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Showing posts with label Pioneer Corps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pioneer Corps. Show all posts
Thursday, March 21, 2024

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...
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...
Sunday, April 16, 2023

Dr. Spencer G. Welch to Cordelia Strother Welch, August 10, 1863

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Camp near Orange Court House, Va . , August 10, 1863. All is quiet here now. When two armies have a great battle both sides are so cripple...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant: Special Orders, No. 180, July 4, 1863 (draft copy)

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Head Quarters, Dept. of the T[en] Near Vicksburg, July 4th 1863, Spl. Orders, No 180 II II 1 Immediately On the surrender of the City ...
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...
Sunday, September 20, 2020

Diary of Colonel Jacob Ammen, April 6, 1862

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A beautiful, bright, pleasant morning. The men of the Tenth Brigade are putting their guns in order and brushing their uniforms for the pa...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Major-General William T. Sherman: Special Field Orders No. 120, November 9, 1864

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SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS No. 120.} HDQRS. MIL. DIV. OF THE MISS.,                                    In the Field, Kingston, Ga.,           ...
Thursday, June 14, 2018

Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 2, 1864

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West bank of Crow Creek, near Stevenson, May 2d, 1864. Only about seven miles from last night's camp, but will have to wait until...
Friday, August 25, 2017

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Luman Harris Tenney: August 27, 1863

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Breakfasted and moved out at 7. Passed the 44th, 104th, 103rd, 57th and 12th Ky. Watered and went into camp. Forage party detailed and star...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Diary of 1st Lieutenant John S. Morgan: Thursday, April 20, 1865

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Revelie at 3. Genl. at 4. column moves at 5. 33d in the rear. co. G. in the wagon train. very warm roads tolerably good. At 2½ P. M. leave ...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant John S. Morgan: Sunday, April 9, 1865

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Revelie this morning on the drums which is the first time while we have been before Spanish fort. Soon as breakfast is over many of the men...
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant John S. Morgan: Wednesday, March 29, 1865

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E. Co relieves K. before daylight. The enemy & our skirmishers talked all night. Rebs say their torpedos had sunk one of our Monitors ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant John S. Morgan: Thursday, March 9, 1865

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Go to Commissary at Ft. Morgan to buy provision for Mess, get to ride most of way to & from. Ship load of troops at the pier near the F...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

Diary of Corporal Charles H. Lynch: June 15, 1864

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Up and early on the march this hot morning. Going up the narrow road over the mountains we make very slow progress. The Rebs and bushwhacke...
Saturday, November 8, 2014

Major Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, Friday Night, August 30, 1861

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French Creek , August 30, 1861, Friday Night. Dearest : — “The best laid schemes of mice and men,” etc., especially in war. That beauti...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

Major General William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, March 30, 1863

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CAMP BEFORE VICKSBURG, March 30, 1863. I got back from an excursion up to Deer Creek in connection with Admiral Porter the day before y...