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

Diary of Private Richard R. Hancock: Saturday, December 7, 1861

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Our men were still very busily engaged crossing the river and intrenching (at “Beech Grove ”) on the north bank. A cavalry scout crossed F...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, August 27, 1864

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CAMP SHERIDAN'S ARMY NEAR HALLTOWN, VIRGINIA,  August 27, 1864.  DEAR UNCLE:— I am getting letters at last; heard nothing from anybody f...
Thursday, July 16, 2020

Diary of 5th Sergeant Osborn H. Oldroyd: May 29, 1863

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“The early bird catches the worm.” We tried the truth of that adage this morning, but failed to make the catch. A few graybacks were seen af...
Monday, November 4, 2019

Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Friday, May 6, 1864

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To Princeton sixteen miles. Very hot and dusty. Enemy left yesterday evening except a small camp guard. Camps and baggage of officers all l...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864 — January 23, 1865: No. 157. Report of Lieut. Col. William H. Heath, Thirty-third Missouri Infantry, of operations December 15-16, 1864.

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No. 157. Report of Lieut. Col. William H. Heath,   Thirty-third Missouri Infantry, of operations December 15-16, 1864. HEADQUARTE...
Friday, December 16, 2016

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott: Thursday, June 23, 1864

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This has been the warmest day yet this summer, and no sign of rain. We remained in line all day without intrenching when the enemy began to...