we left Chickahominy
And went to Richmond and taken the cars and went to the Junction that night And
the next morning we left thar And about a hour befour the sun set we arived at
Linchburg
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
we stade at
Linchburg
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
we got on the cars
about dark and the next morning we found our relief at Sharlottsvill
(Charlottesville) which was about 75 miles from Linchburg And we chainged cars
at that plase
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
we traveld threw the
Mountins And about too hours befour the sun set we got to the little town cauld
Staunton And we stade ther tell the 18
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
And the 18 which was
just twelve months from the time I taken the oath we left Staunton And marched
about 15 miles wright back the railroad the way we came down And stade all
night at a little town cauld Wainsborough (Waynesboro) clost to the Turnel
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
we croust over the Blew
ridg and marched to Mitchiners River And staid thar all night
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
[On the morning of
the 21th] we taken the cars at Mitchiners River and road up to Sharlottsvill
And then taken a railroad thar that went to Gordnesvill And we got to
Gordnesvill about 2 oclock in the eavning and we taken the Richmond Railroad
thar And road about 25 miles toward Richmond at a station cauld Frederickshall
And thar we got off
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
we stade at
Frederickshall
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
And also the 22 we
stade thar
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
we started out again
on our march and marched all day long threw the hot sun and dust for it was
very hot and dusty the 23 but it raind that night.
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
we still continued
our rout and when we stopt for night we was in 6 miles of Ashland
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 21
we travield all day long and at night we campt a mile west of Ashland
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 22
we travield sloley
down the Chickahominy River driving in the pickets as we went
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 22
we still went on and
about 3 oclock in the eavning we come up with the main body of the Yankees (at
Cold Harbor) and attacked them And from that time untell dark we had a wright
warm time of it But we whipt them And in our company A. Burk was kild and A.
Tucker and Page was slitley wounded
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 22
we marched about a
mile the other side of the battle field and stade thar all day
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 22
we stade at the same
place And about 2 oclock in the eavning we had orders to fall in to march but
we did not go And as we was stacking our armes again one of Captain Tates men
shot another one threw the thigh but it was don axidentley
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 22
we was rousted up
about too oclock in the night and about day break we started out again And
crost the Chickahominy River and marched untell we came to the York river
Railroad 8 miles below Richmond And then we taken down the Railroad and about 2
hours befour sunset we come to a little creak whar the Yankees had burnt the
bridg And left sum of thir peases thar to bumb us so we couldent build the
bridge untell they could get thir armey futher along, And we never got the
bridge built untell next morning about a half of a hour by sun
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 22
Clifden. was married yesterday by special licence at St. James's Church. The bride was lovely to behold, full of grace and graciousness of demeanour. There was a sumptuous luncheon after the ceremony at Spencer House, but fortunately no toasts or speeches.
A curious despatch written by Prince Gortchakoff to the Russian minister at Washington, and to be shown to Mr. Seward, has been published in the American and English newspapers. It professes warm interest in the American Union and people; deplores the present state of things, and strongly urges the Government to try and come to some agreement which shall put an end to the war. Mr. Seward confines himself to a courteous reply, thanking the Russian Government for the interest shown by them in the internal differences 'which for a time have threatened the American Union.' The Times' remarks (probably justly) on this correspondence, that the advice it contains is excellent, but obviously not to be taken by a proud and obstinate people—more blood must be shed, and more treasure squandered, before the counsels of St. Petersburg will be listened to by the United States.
SOURCE: Alice Countess of Stratford, Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville: 1857-1861, p. 401-2
Hatchford. I have been at Frognal and Hillingdon and came here yesterday. When at the former place I received a letter from Fanny Kemble, who declares there is not a man in the Northern States who is not convinced that the South will be conquered—whether or no they can be coerced back into the Union is another question, and can only be settled when they are reduced to make peace. She complains of the evident sympathy of this country with the South, which she says is very apparent, notwithstanding the professed neutrality of the Government. I reply that we have no sympathy with either party, and all we wish is that the war should come to an end.
At Hillingdon I assisted at a pretty concert in the Town Hall, composed of Georgy Greville's choir, and that of Ickenham, and assisted by Miss Grosvenor, Seymour Egerton,1 and B. Mitford. They sang glees, madrigals, &c., and acquitted themselves in a manner to do credit to their teacher.
From thence I went to pay a visit to the Ponsonbys at Windsor, where I met Granville, just returned from Berlin, where he said all had passed off very well, and the Fêtes very handsome.
I have a letter from Naples to-day stating that everything there is in a very unsatisfactory state. Brigandage is busy at the very gates of the city. Indeed all Europe may be said to be in a very anxious state. France is in the midst of great financial embarrassment, owing to a bad harvest, to the reckless extravagance of the Government and Court, and above all to the American war. Russia is much agitated by the question of the emancipation of the Serfs, which has been much mismanaged, as also by the state of Poland, added to which their finances are in a deplorable condition. Of Austria and Italy it is needless to speak, and there does not appear to be any master mind in any country capable of dealing with great difficulties.
The Queen held an investiture of the new Indian order, 'The Star of India,' on Friday at Windsor. The Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales were first invested privately, and entered the throne-room with the Queen, wearing their blue satin mantles. Dhuleep Sing, Lords Combermere, Gough, and Clyde, and Lord Harris, Sir T. Lawrence and Sir J. Pollock, with two or three more, were invested. Lord Combermere, however, was prevented by illness from attending. Lord Ellenborough refused the order, and in doing so said that he had accepted an earldom and a Bath merely that he might be 'righted with posterity,' and that he wanted no further honours. The order is a cameo of the Queen's head set in diamonds and with the collar costs 900l. These insignia are given by the Crown, but are to be returned on the death of the holders. I believe Canning thinks there may be some difficulty in procuring the restoration of the order from the Indian Princes.
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1 Afterwards third Earl of Wilton.
SOURCE: Alice Countess of Stratford, Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville: 1857-1861, p. 407-9
Wrest. I came here on Monday. The party is composed of Dowager Lady Spencer and Lady Sarah, Lord and Lady Proby, Dufferin, A. Egerton, E. Lascelles, H. Calcraft, and Arthur Scott.
This morning I was startled by a paragraph in the 'Globe' stating that intelligence had reached London last night that an American frigate, the 'San Giacinto,' had stopped the Royal Mail steamer 'Trent' bearing the British flag. That the 'Trent' had been boarded by armed men, who forcibly seized Messrs. Mason and Slidell, envoys from the Confederate States to France and England. The captain of the 'Trent' was unable to offer any resistance, and these gentlemen were carried off under protest. This is a very serious affair, and is sure to rouse the British Lion. A Cabinet was at once summoned.
SOURCE: Alice Countess of Stratford, Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville: 1857-1861, p. 410-1
