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Showing posts with label John McArthur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John McArthur. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, Thursday, January 1, 1863

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Bright and clear, warm and pleasant. How well do I remember two short years ago today when we took a sleigh ride and made a regular family v...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, January 12, 1863

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We were called up at half past three this morning and were on the road inside an hour, and by sunrise were four miles on the way. We arrived...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, April 27, 1863

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Still in camp. The men are drilled in batallion drill and dress parades are held regularly. I have ridden around the country and must say th...
Sunday, July 13, 2025

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, December 21, 1862

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The long roll was beaten at 3 o'clock this morning. The company was formed and we marched down to our cotton fort where we lay until day...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Diary of Captain Joseph Stockton, November 30, 1862

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Sunday morning the regiment was ordered out on grand guard. Went up on hill some two miles from camp—heavy firing heard in the distance—McAr...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Major-General William T. Sherman to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, July 4, 1863

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CAMP ON BEAR CREEK, July 4, 1863. Major-General GRANT: MY DEAR GENERAL: The telegraph has just announced to me that Vicksburg is ours; its ...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Major-General William T. Sherman to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, June 23, 1863—11 a.m.

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AT McCALL'S, June 23 , 1863 — 11 a.m. DEAR GENERAL: Parke, with Smith's division and one brigade of his Yankee troops, is on the...
Sunday, January 16, 2022

Major-General William T. Sherman: General Orders, No. 49, June 29, 1863

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GENERAL ORDERS, No. 49.} HDQRS. FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,           Camp at Bear Creek, June 29, 1863. The following modifications of existing ...
Friday, October 22, 2021

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864-January 23, 1865: No. 200. — Report of Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson, U. S. Army, commanding Sixth Division, of operations November 24-December 19, 1864.

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No. 200. Report of Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson, U. S. Army, commanding Sixth Division, of operations November 24-December 19, 1864. HEADQU...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Monday, October 13, 1862

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This morning the Seventh is busy cleaning and scouring up the guns, which is the soldier's first duty after a battle is over. Troops kee...
Sunday, June 20, 2021

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Friday, October 3, 1862

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This morning ere it is light, the drums are heard, which tell us that something is demanded of the Seventh—a march and a fight forsooth. Ord...
Monday, November 30, 2020

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864-January 23, 1865: No. 194. — Reports of Bvt. Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson, U.S. Army, commanding Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, of operations October 24, 1864-February 1, 1865.

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No. 194. Reports of Bvt. Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson, U.S. Army, commanding Cavalry Corps,  Military Division of the Mississippi, of operation...