News of the capture
of Roanoke Island rec'd with rejoicing weather moderating, Clear &
pleasant.
SOURCE: Transactions
of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 235
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Wednesday, February 12, 1862
Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Thursday Morning, February 13, 1862
Camp Cairo, Illinois.
Lt. Williams Officer of the Guard to day
weather clear and pleasant in the morning but changed towards night commenced
storming sleeting and snowing with the wind in the north.
SOURCE: Transactions
of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 235
Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Friday Morning, February 14, 1862
Weather extremely
cold clear with snow about 12 inch deep. Report of Burnsides capture of Roanoke
confirmed this morning. The seige of Ft. Donelson is said to have commenced
both by land and water.
SOURCE: Transactions
of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 236
Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Saturday, February 15, 1862
Weather still cold
No duty can be performed except to stand guard & perform fatigue duty an
uncommon amount of which has fallen to our share of late.
SOURCE: Transactions
of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 236
Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Sunday, February 16, 1862
Our Regt. on Guard
to day Lt. Williams detailed with 40 men on fatigue duty to Mound City to day,
more news from Fort Donelson to day rather unfavorable although the reports are
conflicting.
SOURCE: Transactions
of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 236
Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Monday Morning, February 17, 1862
Camp Cairo Illinois. Glorious news this morning, Ft. Donelson is
taken, Fifteen Thousand prisoners and an immense quantity of arms and
ammunition. A salute of 34 Guns fired by order of Col. Buford in commemoration
of the event.
SOURCE: Transactions
of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 236
Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, February 18, 1862
Prisoner taken at
Donelson are continually arriving Lt. Williams detailed with a squad of 50 men
on fatigue duty in town A salute of 10 Guns was fired at 10 O'clock in honor of
Gov. Yates and Suit who arrived to day also Gov. Morton. Weather fair.
SOURCE: Transactions
of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 236
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Robert C. Winthrop to John J. Crittenden, June 25, 1854
BOSTON, June 25, 1854.
MY DEAR SIR, — Why
should the Attorney-General stay at home while all the rest of the cabinet are
traveling? I hear confidentially that old Harvard is
going to make him an LL.D. at her approaching commencement.
Why can you not come on and take it in person? You shall
have three days of most agreeable festival. On the 15th of
July the law-school hold their anniversary celebration, and have an oration
from Mr. Choate, followed by a dinner. On the 16th, the commencement exercises
take place; and on the 17th, the principal literary society, ΙΈ B K, have
an oration and poem, followed by a very quiet free-and-easy sort of dinner. I
want you especially at this last frolic, as I am president of the
fraternity. You shall meet all our cleverest people and
see old Harvard with all her bravery on. Such a trip
would "renew your youth like the eagle's." I have
written to Sir H. Bulwer to come along, and perhaps you can make a party
together. We should be most truly glad to see you, and then you could go off to
Newport or where you like.
I am, dear sir, very faithfully yours,
ROBERT C. WINTHROP.
Hon. J. J. CRITTENDEN.SOURCE: Ann Mary
Butler Crittenden Coleman, Editor, The Life of John J. Crittenden: With
Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches, Vol. 2, p. 110
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 16, 1863
Reveille at three
P.M.; started at half-past four; marched through Burkittsville, and went into
camp at half-past nine A.M. Seven miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 278
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 17, 1863
Started from Berlin
at half-past five. Crossed the Potomac, into Virginia, over a pontoon-bridge.
Went into camp at eight P.M. Six miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 278
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 18, 1863
Reveille at three;
started at half-past five; marched through Burlington, Va., and went into camp
at half-past ten.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 278
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 19, 1863
Reveille at four;
started at six A.M.; marched through Princeton, and went into camp at nine
o'clock.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 278
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 20, 1863
Reveille at two;
started at four A.M.; went into camp at half-past ten. Twelve miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 278
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 21, 1863
In camp at Goose
Creek.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 278
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 22, 1863
Started from Goose
Creek at half-past one P.M.; marched to Rectortown, Va., and went into camp at
six P.M.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 278
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 23, 1863
Reveille at four
A.M. Left Rectortown at half-past six, and marched through Markham. Went into
camp at Manassas Gap at three P.M. Thirteen miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 278-9
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 24, 1863
Started at half-past
ten A.M.; marched through the Gap a mile or two, and went into camp on the Blue
Ridge Mountains.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 279
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 25, 1863
Reveille at
half-past three; started from the Gap at five A.M., and went into camp at three
P.M. Weather hot. Fifteen miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 279
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 26, 1863
Reveille at three,
and started at half-past six. Marched to within three miles of Warrenton, and
went into camp at three P.M. Marched ten miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 279
Diary of Corporal John W. Dennett, July 27, 1863
Reveille at three;
started at half-past five; marched through Warrenton, and went into camp two
miles from the town.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 279
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