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Showing posts with label John G Foster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John G Foster. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Diary of Private John J. Wyeth, November 2, 1862

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We started early this morning by the northerly road; we "fell in "regularly enough, but it was not long before we took the "r...

Diary of Private John J. Wyeth, November 15, 1862

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To-day we were inspected by Gen. Foster, an all-day duty, as we were on our feet from early morning till late in the afternoon. The most imp...
Friday, October 6, 2023

Lieutenant-General William J. Hardee to Jefferson Davis, December 15, 1864

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SAVANNAH, December 15, 1864.           (Via Hardeeville 16th.) His Excellency President DAVIS: Sherman has secured a water base, and Fost...
Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Diary of Sergeant David L. Day: December 10, 1863

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NEWPORT NEWS. I am now on the sacred soil of old Virginia, and my first care will be to seek an introduction to some of the F. F. V's....
Saturday, July 17, 2021

Diary of Sergeant David L. Day: December 1, 1863

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NEWPORT News, VA., Dec. 1, 1863. On receipt of my furlough, which came promptly to hand at the appointed time, I, in company with eight o...
Friday, May 7, 2021

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: Sunday, July 5, 1863

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Like most other Sabbaths in the army, so was this; all day busy cleaning up the camp ground, tearing down the board shanties which former oc...
Saturday, May 1, 2021

Diary of Gideon Welles: Wednesday, October 5, 1864

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The President came to see me pretty early this morning in relation to the exchange of prisoners. It had troubled him through the night. I wa...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: April 10, 1863

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 NEWS FROM ALONG THE LINE. The siege of Washington on the Pamlico river continues, and heavy tiring is heard from there every day. We lear...

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: April 16, 1863

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Work goes bravely on at the fort; one gun mounted today and if we can have two or three days more we shall be ready to receive company. Our ...

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: April 19, 1863

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EVACUATION. The steamer Thomas Collyer arrived last night, bringing dispatches of some kind, but just what we were unable to find out. Thi...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: March 24, 1863

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GEN. FOSTER ARRIVES. Gen. Foster arrived this morning and went to work laying out a fort and other defences which we are to build. That jo...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: November 20, 1862

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WE LEAVE PLYMOUTH. On the 8th of December the regiment embarked on the schooner Skirmisher for Newbern, arriving there on the evening of the...
Monday, January 25, 2021

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: November 12, 1862

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THE TARBORO MARCH. On the morning of Oct. 30, Major Pickett, with six companies (the other four being on picket up the Trent road), left N...
Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: July 25, 1862

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COMPANY DRILLS.  The colonel, thinking that guard duty and dress parades are not quite exercise enough for us, has ordered company drills ...

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: October 29, 1862

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COL. UPTON LEAVES US.  Our regiment is now left with only one field officer, Major Pickett. Col. Upton left us yesterday and Lieut. Col. Spr...
Sunday, November 1, 2020

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: June 16, 1862

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HOT WEATHER.  It is so hot most of the time we are scarcely able to do anything more than keep ourselves as comfortable as possible. All dut...