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Showing posts with label Rifle Pits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rifle Pits. Show all posts
Friday, May 29, 2026

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864-January 23, 1865: No. 19. — Reports of Lieut. Col. Samuel N. Yeoman, Ninetieth Ohio Infantry, of operations December 15-30, 1864.

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No. 19. Reports of Lieut. Col. Samuel N. Yeoman, Ninetieth Ohio Infantry, of operations December 15-30, 1864. HDQRS. NINETIETH REGIMENT OH...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant John S. Morgan, Monday, March 27, 1865

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The whole command stood to arms from revelie until daybreak.      troops in the rifle pits too.       at 9.15 the column moves out at 10. we...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant John S. Morgan, Friday, March 31, 1865

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Rested tolerably last night, At 8. A M. The batteries open on the Forts & keep up a vigorous shelling for 3 hours. P. M. the felled timb...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, June 4, 1863

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Messrs. Underwood and Seeley of the Chicago Board of Trade and Y. M. C. A., arrived from Chicago today. Visited the rifle pits with them. Ba...

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, June 17, 1863

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The siege is progressing slowly but surely. We are making gradual approaches and are now within one hundred feet of the enemy's works. T...

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, June 22, 1863

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Having had some business with the Colonel of the 12th Wisconsin which is stationed on our extreme right in Sherman's corps, and as near ...

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, June 25, 1863

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For some time General Logan's division of McPherson's corps had been mining under the rebel Fort Hill, one of the most prominent wor...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, January 28, 1863

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Bill Boggs and myself secured a pass this morning early and started down to the canal. We followed the river bank until we were about one mi...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, May 19, 1863

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The different corps had only taken such positions yesterday as they could in the dark, but today troops were constantly being brought forwar...
Friday, October 11, 2024

Diary of Elvira J. Powers: Saturday, April 2, 1864

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Reached the "City of the Falls" in the night. Left the boat about six this morning, took a hasty breakfast at the “National,” then...
Thursday, October 3, 2024

Diary of Musician David Lane, June 23, 1863

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Once more we are on the wing. Yesterday morning we were ordered to be ready to march when called on. Of course, the men do not expect to sta...
Monday, August 21, 2023

Diary of Private Louis Leon: November 28, 1863

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To-day the whole army is throwing up breastworks. The sharpshooters are out in front, my corps out to-day. We made ourselves small pits to l...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Dr. Seth Rogers to his daughter Dolly, March 28, 1863

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March 28, Evening. Not yet off. Have worked enough for one day in getting our sick and wounded on the John Adams. Another steamer has arri...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864-January 23, 1865: No. 216. — Report of Lieut. Col. John O'Dowd, One hundred and eighty-first Ohio Infantry, of operations December 7, 1864.

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No. 216. Report of Lieut. Col. John O'Dowd, One hundred and eighty-first Ohio Infantry, of operations December 7, 1864. HEADQUARTERS 181...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Major-General Francis J. Herron to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, June 23, 1863—2 a.m.

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HERRON'S, June 23 , 1863 — 2 a.m. Have just taken another rifle-pit and 13 prisoners in moving up my right line of skirmishers. Will...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Major-General Francis J. Herron to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, June 24, 1863

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HERRON'S HEADQUARTERS, June 24 , 1863 . Nothing of special importance has occurred on my front since yesterday. I am still working up...

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General Edward O. C. Ord, June 25, 1863

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NEAR VICKSBURG, June 25, 1863. General ORD: McPherson secured the crater made by the explosion. The cavity made was sufficiently large to ...
Sunday, January 16, 2022

Major-General James B. McPherson to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, July 1, 1863

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MCPHERSON'S, July 1, 1863. Major-General GRANT: The mine on Logan's front is ready, and the enemy appear to be digging in toward i...
Saturday, December 25, 2021

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant to Acting Rear Admiral David D. Porter, June 21, 1863

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Head Quarters Dept of the Tennessee           Near Vicksburg June 21st 1863 Admiral D. D. Porter Comdg Miss Squadron. Admiral:— Information...
Monday, August 16, 2021

Major Charles Wright Wills: May 16, 1865

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Five miles south of Fredericksburg, May 16, 1865. Our division and brigade in advance of corps to-day. Made 24 miles by 2 p. m. Fences all...