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Showing posts with label 55th IL INF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 55th IL INF. Show all posts
Monday, April 22, 2019

Captain Charles Wright Wills: June 28, 1864

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June 28, 1864. The attack was not general; it was made by our brigade and M. L. Smith's Division. We lost nearly one-third of the b...
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Captain Charles Wright Wills: June 19, 1864

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June 19, 1864. This is the 50th day of the campaign. Our brigade has been under musketry fire 12 days, artillery about 30. We have as a...
Friday, May 18, 2018

Captain Charles Wright Wills: April 9, 1864

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Scottsboro, Ala., April 9, 1864. Don't be alarmed and imagine that I have “photos” on the brain. This is in all probability the las...
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Captain Charles Wright Wills: October 1, 1863

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Griffin's Landing, Miss., October 1, 1863. Clear as a bell this morning; about 8 a. m. we reached Griffin's landing 125 miles a...
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Elizabeth Budd Smith, January 3, 1863

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Headquarters Fourth Brigade, Second Div., “MilliKEN's Bend,” Louisiana , January 3, 1863. I seize a moment to write you a bri...
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Helen Smith, September 15, 1862, 2 a.m.

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CAMP ON HERNANDO ROAD, NEAR MEMPHIS, 2 O'CLOCK A.M., Sept. 15, 1862. MY DEAR SISTER: At eleven o'clock last night ...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Elizabeth Budd Smith, May 15, 1862

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HEADQUARTERS 54TH REGT. O. V. INF., CAMP NO. 6 IN THE FIELD, MISSISSIPPI, May 15, 1862. We are still advancing, counter-skirmishing...
Monday, March 24, 2014

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to Elizabeth Budd Smith, May 8, 1862

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HEADQUARTERS 54TH REGIMENT O. V. INF., CAMP NO. 5 1N THE FIE1D, May 8, 1862. I notice the printers make terrible havoc with my name. ...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith to his sister Helen, April 14, 1862

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HEADQUARTERS 54TH REG1MENT O. V. I., CAMP SHILOH, TENNESSEE, April 14, 1862. MY DEAR SISTER: Well, my dear Helen, the great fight h...
Friday, May 31, 2013

Col. David Stuart’s Headquarters Monument: Larkin Bell’s Field, Shiloh National Military Park

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U. S. * * * HEADQUARTERS, 2 D BRIGADE, 5 TH DIVISION, ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. COL. DAVID STUART, 55TH ILLINOIS, CO...
Sunday, January 27, 2013

Diary of Alexander G. Downing: Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, Sunday, April 6, 1862

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The long roll sounded about half-past seven in the morning, and at once we formed a line of battle on the regimental parade ground. At abou...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Daniel K. Maxwell

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D. K. MAXWELL, an enterprising citizen of Green Bay Township, residing on section 30, is a native of Fulton County, Illinois, born August 8...
Friday, March 2, 2012

Caring for the Wounded

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LA SALLE, Ill., Feb. 18. – A large meeting was held in this place to-night at Cady’s Hall to take action towards the relief of our wounded a...
Monday, June 27, 2011

St. Louis, Feb. 28 [sic] [1862]

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The following is the official report of Gen. Cullum: COLUMBUS, Ky., March 4. To Maj. Gen. Halleck, Commanding Western Department – Columb...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Columbus, Ky., March 4 [1862]

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At 10 o’clock this morning the 27 th , 52d and 55 th Illinois Regiments hoisted the stars and stripes over the rebel fortifications at Colu...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Deceased Soldiers

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Francis Herrington, of Co. H, 55th Illinois, shot in left thigh, and Albert S. Keeler of Co. H, 14th Iowa, of Dysentery. Both died on the 22...
Thursday, December 25, 2008

Further Particulars of the Battle

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KILLED AND WOUNDED Gallant Conduct of the 15th Iowa Regiment Col. H. T. Reid Wounded CAIRO, April 12, 10 p.m. – The body of Gen. Wallace of ...