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March To The Sea
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March To The Sea
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Monday, September 9, 2024
Major-General Henry W. Slocum to His Family, November 7, 1864
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ATLANTA, GA., Nov. 7th, 1864. The last train for the North leaves here to-morrow morning. Our soldiers are scattered along the railroad a ...
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: December 1, 1864
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Thursday morning we are soon; on the way; we make a hard march and go into camp at 3 o'clock P. M. SOURCE: Daniel Leib Ambrose, Histo...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: Friday, December 2, 1864
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To-day we lay in camp while the work of destruction is going on along the Savannah Railroad. SOURCE: Daniel Leib Ambrose, History of the ...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: Saturday, December 3, 1864
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The country is all wrapped in flame; how terrible the sweep of an unchecked army! We go into camp early this evening. SOURCE: Daniel Leib ...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: December 9, 1864
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Companies I, E and F, are now mounted—are now moving upon the war path as of old. The non-mounted portion of the regiment are in the advance...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: December 10, 1864
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We move early this morning. Meeting increased obstructions and encountering rebels in our front, we only succeed in getting about four miles...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: December 11, 1864
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This morning we cross the Ogeechee, and do not advance far until skirmishing commences; Company K is deployed forward, and Company H barrica...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: December 12, 1864
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Finds us across the Ogeechee, finds us before Savannah, finds us twelve miles from the sea. A defiant foe is before us disputing our advance...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: December 13, 1864
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With but short intervals, Slocum's guns have been heard all day. About three o'clock in the evening we hear to our right a sullen ro...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: December 21, 1864
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This morning we walk through the Seventh's camp, and everywhere we see the men with their clubs hulling out rice; this is all they have,...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: December 22, 1864
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Last night Savannah was evacuated—her power yielded. The grand army is tramping now. Soon Sherman's terrible battle-flag will be flying ...
Monday, February 26, 2024
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: November 15, 1864
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This morning the command moves by day-light. The Seventh is ordered to bring the extreme rear from the Chattahoochee to where Companies H an...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: November 16, 1864
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This morning the army moves upon four different roads. The Seventeenth and Fifteenth A. C., comprising the right wing, commanded by Major Ge...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: November 17, 1864
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This morning our brigade takes the advance. At eleven o'clock we pass through McDonald, and in the evening go into camp four miles from ...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: November 18, 1864
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We remain in camp to-day to let the Seventeenth A. C. pass. We live high to-day; plenty of fresh meat and yams. Five o'clock P. M., we m...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: November 19, 1864
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We move early this morning and go as far as the Ocmulgee river, where we go into camp. Two pontoon bridges are now being spanned across the ...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: Sunday, November 20, 1864
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Before daylight this morning we cross the Ocmulgee River, all the rest of the army having crossed last night. Our division is now in the rea...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: Monday, November 21, 1864
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At seven o'clock we move. Oh! how terrible the mud; teams sticking all along the road, and in consequence we move slow. We go into camp ...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: Tuesday, November 22, 1864
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We move at seven o'clock this morning; weather very cool. Mud, mud everywhere; this evening the trains all swamp; night comes on dark an...
Diary of 1st Lieutenant Daniel L. Ambrose: Wednesday, November 23, 1864
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We move at seven A. M.; the troops succeed in getting the train in motion; we go into camp in the evening five miles from Gordon. SOURCE: ...
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