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Showing posts with label Provisions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Provisions. Show all posts
Monday, April 15, 2024

Diary of Captain Joseph Stockton, December 12, 1862

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Was quite unwell for a day or so. Nothing of particular interest occurred. Foraging parties were sent out to gather all the provisions and v...
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Diary of Private William S. White, June 7, 1861

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Throwing up breastworks all day, and we now are impatiently awaiting the enemy. Provisions are scarce; had a couple of hard crackers and a t...
Saturday, February 24, 2024

Diary of Private W. J. Davidson, March 20, 1863

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The gun-boats and steamers are still below the bend, where they have been since Monday. They come up every day and throw shells at our batte...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Diary of Dr. Alfred L. Castleman, August 8, 1861

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"I am monarch of all I survey." Last night, intelligence being received that an attack was expected on Washington; we were ordered...
Saturday, February 3, 2024

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: January 11, 1865

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Clear and pleasant. Cannon heard down the river. Mr. E. A. Pollard, taken by the Federals in an attempt to run the blockade last spring, h...
Thursday, June 29, 2023

Brigadier-General George H. Thomas to Brigadier-General Don Carlos Buell, December 30, 1861

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HDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO,           Lebanon, Ky., December 30, 1861. Brig. Gen. D. C. BUELL,           Commanding Depa...
Monday, August 1, 2022

Diary of Private Richard R. Hancock: Monday, October 14, 1861

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B.   A. Hancock, who had been sent to Cumberland Gap the day before after provisions for McNairy's Battalion, returned. As rations had b...

Diary of Private Richard R. Hancock: Tuesday, October 15, 1861

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Having now received the necessary supply of provisions, General Zollicoffer issued orders for a forward movement of his brigade on the morro...
Saturday, February 26, 2022

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: July 26, 1864

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Clear and pleasant; later cloudy. Yesterday, Mr. Peck, our agent, started South to buy provisions for the civil officers of the department...
Thursday, August 5, 2021

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: May 15, 1864

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Clouds, sunshine, and showers. The tremendous cannonading all day yesterday at Drewry's Bluff was merely an artillery duel-brought on ...
Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Wednesday, January 7, 1863

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Last night a train arrived from Memphis bringing provisions, but not sufficient to relieve us from half rations. Things look gloomy in and a...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Major Charles Wright Wills: February 13, 1865

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Twenty-four miles southeast of Columbia, S. C., February 13, 1865. Made 18 miles to-day. Rear guard for the corps in the morning, but the 2d...
Monday, December 7, 2020

Diary of 5th Sergeant Osborn H. Oldroyd: June 26, 1863

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Combined knife, fork and spoon, used by the boys at the siege of Vicksburg. We have heard that Port Hudson is ours, and I hope this may be t...
Sunday, August 23, 2020

Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General Henry W. Halleck, May 11, 1864 – 8:30 a.m.

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HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,                       Near Spotsylvania Court-House, May 11 , 1864 — 8 . 30 a.m. We have n...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Diary of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes: Monday, June 27, 1864

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At 4 A. M., (we) march and meet a train of provisions at or near Mountain Cove. A jolly feeding time. Camp at old Camp Ewing. SOURCE...
Saturday, May 30, 2020

Major-General Benjamin F. Butler: General Orders No. 22, May 4, 1862

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GENERAL ORDERS No. 22.] HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,              New Orleans, May 4 , 1862 . The commanding general of the depart...

Major-General Benjamin F. Butler: General Orders, No. 25, May 9, 1862

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GENERAL ORDERS, No. 25.} HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF               New Orleans, May 9 , 1862 . The deplorable state of destitutio...
Saturday, April 18, 2020

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: January 2, 1864

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Gen. Longstreet writes that it will be well to winter in East Tennessee (Rogersville), unless there should be a pressing necessity for him ...
Thursday, December 5, 2019

Diary of Colonel Jacob Ammen, March 31, 1862

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General Nelson directs me to conduct the march so as to reach Savannah, Tenn., Monday, April 7, as we are not wanted there before that time....
Monday, September 16, 2019

Major-General Braxton Bragg to General Pierre G. T. Beauregard, April 8, 1862 – 7:30 a.m.

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MILES ON ROAD FROM MICKEY'S TO CORINTH,      April 8 , 1862 — 7 . 30 a.m. [General BEAUREGARD:] MY DEAR GENERAL: Our condition...