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Showing posts with label Schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Schools. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Diary of Gideon Welles: Friday, January 12, 1866

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Nothing very particularly interesting to-day in Cabinet. Stanton said he was to introduce some persons to the President and had appointed so...
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Diary of Sergeant David L. Day: February 11, 1864

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The Expedition. The morning of February 6th found us in line on the parade ground, New York and Massachusetts shoulder to shoulder. Capt. ...
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Abstract of the Report of Mr. John Eaton, Freedmen's Superintendent for Tennesee

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Prepared, for the President, by the American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission. __________________ Abstract of Mr. John Eaton's Report. ...
Monday, September 14, 2020

Diary of Caroline Cowles Richards: May 20, 1861

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I recited “Scott and the Veteran” today at school, and Mary Field recited, “To Drum Beat and Heart Beat a Soldier Marches By”; Anna recited...
Saturday, March 7, 2020

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: December 25, 1863

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No war news to-day. But a letter, an impassioned one, from Gov. Vance, complains of outrages perpetrated by detached bodies of Confederate ...
Saturday, December 28, 2019

Diary of 5th Sergeant Osborn H. Oldroyd: May 10, 1863

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Left camp after dinner. Dinner generally means noon, but our dinner-time on the march is quite irregular. Advanced unmolested till within a...
Friday, December 20, 2019

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: December 26, 1861

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Christmas went off very pleasantly and apparently to the satisfaction of all. Drills were suspended and all went in for a good time. The Ir...
Friday, October 11, 2019

Diary of Laura M. Towne: June 18, 1862

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Ellen had her first adult school to-day, in the back room — nine scholars. I assisted. The girls were much interested in seeing the ...
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Charles Lowe to Dr. LeBaron Russell, December 7, 1863

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Somerville , Dec. 7th, 1863. My Dear Sir , — It gives me great pleasure to present, at your request, a statement of the impression made...
Friday, March 29, 2019

Lucy Chase, December 24, 1863

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Norfolk, Va ., Dec. 24th, 1863. We shall continue our school through the holidays. A prospect of rest and vacation wearies us. My s...
Friday, February 15, 2019

William T. Sherman to George Mason Graham, January 9, 1860

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Seminary , Monday, Jan. 9, i860. According to your request, I prepared yesterday and will mail today for Governor Wickcliffe: 1. A copy...
Friday, February 8, 2019

Miss S. M. Pearson, December 22, 1863

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Newbern, N. C , Dec. 22d, 1863. On the morning of Nov. 23d, I was duly installed as Teacher in a log school-house, in Camp Kimball, jus...
Saturday, February 2, 2019

Morbid Sensibilities.

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We admit the truth of your first remark, that “the subject involved is delicate, and daily becomes more so from the morbid sensibilities wh...
Friday, October 26, 2018

Gerrit Smith to the voters of the Counties of Oswego and Madison, New York, November 5, 1852

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To the voters of the Counties of Oswego and Madison. —You nominated me for a seat in Congress, notwithstanding I besought you not to do so....
Thursday, October 25, 2018

Amos A. Lawrence to Governor John W. Geary

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To secure the adoption in all parts of the Territory of the best system of public schools seems to be desirable at this early day, and I ha...