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Showing posts with label Augusta GA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Augusta GA. Show all posts
Monday, September 23, 2024

Diary of Corporal John Worrell Northrop: Monday, May 23, 1864

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Arrived at Augusta, Ga., at daylight, one of the nicest towns of its size in the South; the home of Alexander H. Stephens, long celebrated a...
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General William T. Sherman, September 12, 1864

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CITY POINT, VA , September 12 , 1864 .   Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN, Commanding Military Division of the Mississippi: I send Lieutena...
Friday, April 10, 2020

Major-General William T. Sherman to Major-General George H. Thomas, October 20, 1864

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HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,                         In the Field, Summerville, Ga., October 20 , 1864 . Major-General ...
Friday, August 19, 2016

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Fessenden Morse: November 3, 1864

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Atlanta, Ga ., Nov. 3,1864. I am now going to let you into some of our mighty secrets, which, probably, when you receive this, will be ...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Diary of Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle: Sunday, June 7, 1863

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Augusta is a city of 20,000 inhabitants; but its streets being extremely wide, and its houses low, it covers a vast space. No place that I ...
Friday, July 15, 2016

Diary of Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle: Saturday, June 6, 1863

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Arrived at Atlanta at 3 A.M., and took three hours' sleep at the Trouthouse hotel. After breakfasting, I started again for Augusta at 7...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Diary of Sarah Morgan: Monday, February 23, 1863

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Here goes! News has been received that the Yankees are already packed, ready to march against us at any hour. If I was up and well, how my ...
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Diary of Sarah Morgan: Sunday, February 22, 1863

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Mother has come to me! O how glad I was to see her this morning! And the Georgia project, which I dared not speak of for fear it should be ...

Diary of Sarah Morgan: Sunday, February 22, 1863, Sunset

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Will [Pinckney] has this instant left. Ever since dinner he has been vehemently opposing the Georgia move, insisting that it will cost me m...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Diary of Mary Boykin Chesnut: December 2, 1864

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Isabella and I put on bonnets and shawls and went deliberately out for news. We determined to seek until we found. Met a man who was so ugl...
Saturday, September 19, 2015

Diary of Corporal Alexander G. Downing: Saturday, December 3, 1864

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We started off on our railroad destroying this morning at 7 o'clock. Our corps destroyed about ten miles of road, from Millen down to...
Thursday, September 17, 2015

Diary of Corporal Alexander G. Downing: Friday, December 2, 1864

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We marched eleven miles today and went into bivouac after dark near the town of Millen. We passed through some fine country with very large...

Diary of Corporal Alexander G. Downing: Thursday, December 1, 1864

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A heavy fog this morning. Our division crossed the Ogeechee river early this morning, the other two divisions of the corps having crossed l...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Diary of Mary Boykin Chesnut: November 25, 1864

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Sherman is thundering at Augusta's very doors. My General was on the wing, somber, and full of care. The girls are merry enough; the st...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Diary of Corporal Alexander G. Downing: Sunday, November 27, 1864

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We started at 8 o'clock this morning, marched eight miles, and went into camp for the remainder of the day. On our march this forenoon ...
Saturday, August 29, 2015

Diary of Mary Boykin Chesnut: September 21, 1864

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Went with Mrs. Rhett to hear Dr. Palmer. I did not know before how utterly hopeless was our situation. This man is so eloquent, it was hard...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Senator John Sherman to Major General William T. Sherman, September 4, 1864

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[MANSFIELD, OHIO, September 4, 1864.] We have just heard of the occupation of Atlanta by your forces, and that a battle had occurred at...