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Showing posts with label M Jeff Thompson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label M Jeff Thompson. Show all posts
Monday, August 11, 2025

Official Reports of the Engagement at Belmont, Missouri., and Demonstration from Paducah upon Columbus, Kentucky. November 7, 1861. No. 1. — Reports of Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, U. S. Army, commanding District of Southeast Missouri, and including operations against Thompson's forces, with orders, &c.

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No. 1. Reports of Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, U. S. Army, commanding District of Southeast Missouri, and including operations against Thompson...
Thursday, March 6, 2025

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Tuesday Morning, October 22, 1861

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Morning weather cool though during the day tis very pleasant The news of Jeff Thompson's defeat at Fredrictown by our forces causes much...
Thursday, April 23, 2020

Major-General William T. Sherman to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, August 17, 1862

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HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION,                   Memphis, August 17 , 1862 . Major-General GRANT, Corinth: DEAR SIR: A letter from yo...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Between July 4 & August 31, 1861

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After remaining in Camp at Mound City, Illinois, a few days, we proceeded down the Ohio as far as Cairo, where again the regiment goes into...

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Between September 2 & 20, 1861

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On the morning of the 2nd, with every man a knapsack, haversack and canteen—and these filled to overflowing, the Seventh, for the first tim...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

1st Lieutenant Charles Wright Wills: March 24, 1862

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Point Pleasant, Mo., March 24, 1862. It's only 9 a. m., and didn’t get to bed until 2 this morning, so if I do not talk rational ...
Friday, June 16, 2017

1st Lieutenant Charles Wright Wills: March 12, 1862

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Yet near New Madrid, March 12, 1862. The enemy are separated from us by only a few cornfields, the country is perfectly plain; we can s...
Thursday, June 15, 2017

1st Lieutenant Charles Wright Wills: March 6, 1862

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Near New Madrid, Mo. , March 6, 1862. What oceans of fun we are having here. Here goes for all of it to date, and I'll be lucky if ...
Thursday, June 1, 2017

3rd Sergeant Charles Wright Wills: December 11, 1861

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Bird's Point, Mo ., December 11, 1861. Our cavalry brought in 16 prisoners to-night, about 10 last night; a band of Thompson's ...
Friday, May 12, 2017

3rd Sergeant Charles Wright Wills: 10 a.m., Sunday, November 24, 1861

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Bird's Point, Mo. , November 24, 1861. Sabbath morning, 10 o'clock. I'm in clover. I've got a great big “comfort,” we...
Thursday, May 11, 2017

3rd Sergeant Charles Wright Wills: November 20, 1861

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Bird's Point , November 20, 1861 Part of Pitt's (Col. W. Pitt Kellogg's) cavalry are here. We are glad to see them as it wi...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

3rd Sergeant Charles Wright Wills: November 13, 1861

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Bird's Point , November 13, 1861. Home once more. We all call this home now. Just as we landed last night the Iowa 7th was forming ...
Tuesday, May 9, 2017

3rd Sergeant Charles Wright Wills: November 11, 1861

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Cape Girardeau , November 11, 1861. We have just arrived here after a week's absence from any sign of civilized life. Saturday the ...
Saturday, May 6, 2017

3rd Sergeant Charles Wright Wills: October 10, 1861

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Bird's Point , October 10, 1861. I have just finished a dinner of cider, cake, bread, butter, etc. We have just been paid off and o...
Friday, October 2, 2015

Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Tuesday March 4, 1862

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Bright, cold, snow on ground. Ride with Dr. Joe, A. M. Webby doesn't like the bit; it brings the blood. A good horse, I think. T...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Col. Daniels’ Wisconsin Boys Capture a Rebel Colonel

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO., May 17. Dispatches just received from Col. Daniels’ headquarters, near Bloomfield, Mo., contain accounts of the ca...
Friday, October 18, 2013

The War News

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The Rebels Preparing to Evacuate Richmond. Wonderful stories from Southern Sources. Jeff. Thompson Rampant. CONFISCATION BILLS....
Saturday, October 12, 2013

Southern News

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Special to the Chicago Tribune. CAIRO, May 14. Memphis papers of the 9th, 10th and 11th, are just received, by special express.   T...
Monday, May 6, 2013

Reported Capture of Jeff. Thompson

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CAIRO, Jan. 27. – Rumors are rife in the streets, that the expedition which left Bird’s Point on Saturday has had a fight with Jeff. Thomps...
Friday, May 3, 2013

Another Successful Expedition

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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26. – Official despatches from Cape Girardeau state that an expedition which left that place a few days since for Benton an...