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Showing posts with label Dead Horses. Show all posts
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Diary of Private Richard R. Hancock: Sunday, December 8, 1861

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Brother Ben and four others of Allison's Company left Mr. West's to rejoin our battalion at Camp Hall, seven miles beyond Monticello...
Saturday, February 11, 2023

Colonel Ferdinand Van Derveer to Brigadier-General Albin F. Schoepf, December 8, 1861

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CAMP NEAR SOMERSET, KY. , December 8 , 1861 . GENERAL: I have the honor to report that at 2 o'clock this afternoon rapid firing was h...

Brigadier-General Albin F. Schoepf to Brigadier-General George H. Thomas, December 8, 1861

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HEADQUARTERS FIRST KENTUCKY BRIGADE,           SOMERSET, December 8 , 1861 . GENERAL: We met the enemy's scouts this evening about 3 m...
Thursday, December 29, 2022

Dr. Spencer G. Welch to Cordelia Strother Welch, June 26, 1862

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Camp near Richmond, Va . ,           June 26, 1862. I returned to camp on Monday because we expected to have a fight. Our brigade was orde...
Sunday, August 28, 2022

Diary of Private Louis Leon: May 23, 1863

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Marched fifteen miles and halted. On our to-day's march we saw any amount of dead horses, which did not smell altogether like cologne. ...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864-January 23, 1865: No. 225. — Report of Lieut. H. Milo Torrence, One hundred and fifteenth Ohio Infantry, Assistant Inspector Railroad Defenses, of operations December 4-17, 1864.

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No. 225. Report of Lieut. H. Milo Torrence, One hundred and fifteenth Ohio Infantry, Assistant Inspector Railroad Defenses, of operations De...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864-January 23, 1865: No. 216. — Report of Lieut. Col. John O'Dowd, One hundred and eighty-first Ohio Infantry, of operations December 7, 1864.

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No. 216. Report of Lieut. Col. John O'Dowd, One hundred and eighty-first Ohio Infantry, of operations December 7, 1864. HEADQUARTERS 181...
Sunday, July 25, 2021

Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard Hayes, October 21, 1864

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CAMP NEAR STRASBURG, VIRGINIA, October 21, 1864. DEAR UNCLE:— Early reinforced by a division or two of Longstreet's Corps was foolish ...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Wednesday, October 19, 1864

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Before daylight under cover of a heavy fog Rebels attacked the left. Colonel Thoburn's First Division was overwhelmed. His adjutant, Lie...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes to Sophia Birchard Hayes, September 23, 1864

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WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA, September 23, 1864. DEAR MOTHER:— We have gained two great victories this week. The first was after a fierce and long...
Sunday, September 20, 2020

Diary of Colonel Jacob Ammen, April 8, 1862

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The line of battle of the Fourth Division is formed before day; all ready to commence the terrible work again. The night, was rainy, disagr...
Sunday, December 8, 2019

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864 — January 23, 1865: No. 184. Report of Capt. Milton A. Osborne, Twentieth Battery Indiana Light Artillery, of operations December 15-16, 1864.

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No. 184. Report of Capt. Milton A. Osborne, Twentieth Battery Indiana Light Artillery, of operations December 15-16, 1864. HEADQU...
Saturday, October 12, 2019

Andrew Hickenlooper, Sr., April 11, 1862

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Pittsburgh, Tenn ., April 11th, 1862. My Dear Family :—Andy and father are both well, which you will be glad to hear. We both went thro...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 19, 1864 – 5 p.m.

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Kingston, Cass County, Ga., May 19, 1864, 5 p. m. The artillery has been working all day, but have not heard how much of a fight. That ...
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 14, 1864

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May 14, 1864. Reveille at 3 a. m. and an order has just come to leave all our knapsacks and move at 7 a. m. Great hospital preparations...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes to Mrs. Delany, July 26, 1863

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Camp White, West Virginia , July 26, 1863 Mrs. Delany : — I have seen several officers and men who were with your husband at Wytheville...
Saturday, April 7, 2018

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Luman Harris Tenney: June 16, 1864

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Engineer Corps came out and made fortifications. 2nd had strong works. Co. D left in a fort thing built by Co. in evening over night. Just ...
Friday, April 6, 2018

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Luman Harris Tenney: June 15, 1864

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Moved out on Richmond road, and Malvern Hill road till we encountered the enemy. Six companies of our regiment on extreme left skirmish lin...
Saturday, June 24, 2017

1st Lieutenant Charles Wright Wills: April 4, 1862

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Camp, near Point Pleasant, Mo., April 4, 1862. I received your last letter within three days after it was mailed, and praised Uncle Sam...

Diary of Sergeant Major Luman Harris Tenney: May 22, 1863

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After breakfast sleeked up. Charlie blacked my boots. Bill shaved me. Played two games of chess with Capt. N. Even games. Wrote to Sarah. R...