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Showing posts with label Seth J Wells. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 5, 2026

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 1, 1863

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We had company inspection at 12 o'clock and dress parade at 5 o'clock. We then drew clothing, which was needed very much. I drew thr...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 2, 1863

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On picket in the cotton field today until about 3 o'clock, when Capt. Wheeler, officer of the day, came around and relieved us. They hav...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 3, 1863

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We had a short game of ball this morning, but Buttons got mad and broke it up. Negroes are coming in very fast. We had dress parade at 5 o...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 4, 1863

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We had dress parade at 4 o'clock. Orders were read for regimental drill of one hour each forenoon and afternoon. SOURCE: Seth James We...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 5, 1863

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We received the news of the Conscription Act. It passed both Houses and became a law. It receives the general approval of the soldiers. Peat...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, Friday, March 6, 1863

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The gunboat "Tyler" came up last night and is lying here this morning. I helped make out muster-rolls today. SOURCE: Seth James ...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 7, 1863

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We had a heavy rain storm last night. I finished making out the muster rolls for January and February. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Sieg...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, Sunday, March 8, 1863

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We had a warm and sultry day which ended in a thunder and hail storm. We had dress parade at 4 o'clock. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 9, 1863

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Helped get out the morning report book in the forenoon. At noon the company formed and we marched up town and received our pay. Mine was nin...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 10, 1863

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Cold, rainy and disagreeable. We paid old Sampson off and let him go. We still have our house and cook in it, and are living very well at pr...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 12, 1863

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Bright and pleasant. About one hundred and twenty-five Nigs were set to work this morning to open the old levee and let the water in. We wer...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 13, 1863

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Clear and pleasant. I made out the quarterly returns. For some reason they have suspended work on the cut. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The ...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 14, 1863

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Bright and clear. Drill forenoon and afternoon. Dress parade in the evening, the same as yesterday. We had a game of baseball in the evening...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 15, 1863

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Warm and rainy. I arose before roll call and took a walk down to the levee. Vegetation is starting rapidly. Peach trees are just in bloom, a...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 16, 1863

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The long expected opening in the levee was made this evening, amid the shouts and cheers of the two divisions. The water was let through in ...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 17, 1863

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Hot and sultry. I got up at reveille and went down to see how the cut prospered, and found the water rushing through, a perfect torrent. The...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 18, 1863

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The cut has washed about one hundred feet since yesterday. The water in the ditch is rising fast. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of ...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, Thursday, March 19, 1863

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Cloudy, looks like rain. Cleaning up and ditching our camp was the order of the day. I was on the detail to dig a ditch on each side of the ...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, Friday, March 20, 1863

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I was up at reveille as usual and went down to the ditch. To my surprise I saw a big oak just outside the channel washed up by the roots. Th...

Diary of Private Seth J. Wells, March 21, 1863

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The water rose in the canal so that it ran up into our camp in the night. It washed away the trees that were rooted up yesterday. The channe...