Reached Yorktown
early this morning so wearied and fatigued I could hardly hold my head up.
Slept three or four hours on the ground and woke up feeling but little
refreshed.
SOURCE: William S.
White, A Diary of the War; or What I Saw of It, p. 102
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Diary of Private William S. White, June 20, 1861
Diary of Private William S. White, June 23, 1861
Everything quiet—no signs
of the enemy and I do not think they will make an attempt against Yorktown
unless with a much larger force than they have at Fortress Monroe. Several
small schooners have run the blockade and arrived at this port.
SOURCE: William S.
White, A Diary of the War; or What I Saw of It, p. 102
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Diary of Private William S. White, June 6, 1861
Left Yorktown this
morning to meet the enemy, who are reported to be advancing.
10 P. M.—Camped at
Bethel Church; enemy reported six miles off. Our guns occupy a good position.
The church exhibits many marks of a late visit of the enemy. Scoundrels! They
even write blasphemy upon the walls of a house consecrated to God.
SOURCE: William S.
White, A Diary of the War; or What I Saw of It, p. 95
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