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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: June 20, 1862

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[On the morning of the 21th] we taken the cars at Mitchiners River and road up to Sharlottsvill And then taken a railroad thar that went to ...
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: December 21, 1864

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Raining; rained all night. The following dispatch was received this morning: "WILMINGTON, December 20th, 1864, 10 A.M.—The head of ...
Friday, September 9, 2016

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: November 12, 1862

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The heavy firing heard did no execution. Letters from Gen. Lee indicate no battle, unless the enemy should make an egregious blunder. He sa...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: August 4, 1862

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Lee is making herculean efforts for an “on to Washington,” while the enemy think he merely designs a defense of Richmond. Troops are on the...
Saturday, April 2, 2016

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: December 24, 1864

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Savannah has been evacuated, without loss to us, except of some stores, which could not be removed. The city was surrendered by its mayor, ...
Friday, December 19, 2014

Major-General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Mead, October 22, 1864

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Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , October 22, 1864. Since I wrote to you we have received the news of Sheridan's last victory — th...
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Major-General Thomas J. Jackson to Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, November 20, 1862

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Don't you wish you were here in Winchester?   Our headquarters are about one hundred yards from Mr. Graham's, in a large white hou...
Monday, January 6, 2014

Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, June 26 1862

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CAMP NEAR NEW BRIDGE, VA., June 26, 1862. Everything is quiet on our part of the line. Yesterday Heintzelman, on the left, made an adva...
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Brigadier General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, May 30, 1862

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CAMP OPPOSITE FREDERICKSBURG, May 30, 1862. It would appear from your letter that the Great Stampede, or, as it is called, the “Third U...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Interesting News from Richmond

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WASHINGTON, May 5. The following statement, dated yesterday on the Rappahannock, has reached Washington: A colored many came in to-...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

From Virginia

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HARRISONBURG, Va., April 29. Three thousand rebels, under Edward Johnson, formerly of the Federal army, are posted a few miles from Sta...
Friday, July 6, 2012

Specials to the New York Papers

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(Special to Times.) WASHINGTON, March 12. – The statement published that account in council of war in Washington decided by 6 to 4 tha...
Friday, June 29, 2012

From Winchester

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WINCHESTER, March 12. – Despatches say Gen. Jackson’s force yesterday consisted of Loring’s brigade and several fine batteries and 300 of ...

Chicago Specials

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CHICAGO, March 13             . – The Times Washington special of the 12th says our scouts have arrested seven rebel bridge burners caught...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

From Washington

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WASHINGTON, March 12. Nothing new at Manassas.  The Rebels have retired towards Gordonsville.  They rest with their advance at the Cape Dai...