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Tag Archives: marching
23 Febrary 1865: “There is one thing sertain this war cannot last many months longer”
Item Description: A letter from Theodore W. Skinner to his family regarding his thoughts on Wilmington, Jefferson Davis, the War, and the moral of his fellow soldiers in the aftermath of the Battle of Wilmington. Item Citation: Unit 45, in the Federal Soldiers’ … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Wilmington, Civil War, Jefferson Davis, marching, soldiers, William Sherman, Wilmington
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12 May 1864: “The news is not very reliable but indicates that a great & bloody battle is being fought and that Grant is giving the rebels a bitter lesson.”
Item description: Letter, 12 May 1864, from Robert Finley to his fiancee, Mary A. Cabeen. Finley was a member of the 30th Illinois Infantry, serving in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia. Item citation: From the Robert Stuart Finley papers #3685-z, Southern Historical Collection, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 30th Illinois Infantry Regiment, Alabama, marching, Mary A. Cabeen, music, rain, Robert Stuart Finley
Comments Off on 12 May 1864: “The news is not very reliable but indicates that a great & bloody battle is being fought and that Grant is giving the rebels a bitter lesson.”
4 March 1864: “now and then you could see the blood in their tracks as they marched along.”
Item Description: Letter, 4 March 1864, from James Augustus Graham to his mother. Graham was a resident of Hillsborough, N.C., and an officer in Company G (Orange Guards), 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America. [Item transcription available below images] … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate camp, James Augustus Graham, marching, snow
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21 September 1863: “Such a drunken crowd you never have seen, Generals, Colonels, Majors […]”
Item description: Letter, dated 21 September 1863, from John Andrew Ramsay to his cousin Julius. Ramsay describes the movement of his company toward Tennessee, changes in command, and camp life. He also requests boots be finished for him, and sends … Continue reading
3 August 1863: “Nearly all the houses have been struck by their shot and shell and a great many doors are broken in and windows smashed.”
Item Description: Letter, dated 3 August 1863, written by James Augustus Graham, stationed in Virginia, to his mother, residing in Hillsborough, NC. James Graham served in the 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America and lived until 1908 … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged churches, Fredericksburg, Hanover Junction, marching, weather
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26 July 1863: “…if it had not been for the warning of the slave he know doubt would have been captured perhaps murdered.”
Item identification: Diary entry by Levi Fritz, dated 26 July 1863. Fritz discusses troop movements around Warrenton, Virginia, and recounts the story of a Union soldier being warned by a slave about an imminent ambush. Item citation: From folder 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged guerrilla warfare, marching, prisoners-of-war, slaves
Comments Off on 26 July 1863: “…if it had not been for the warning of the slave he know doubt would have been captured perhaps murdered.”
1 July 1863: “Heard along the line that there was a fight going on at Gettysburg and that Genl Reynolds was killed.”
Item Description: Diary entry, 1 July 1863, written by Levi J. Fritz, describing his regiment’s march toward the Battle of Gettysburg. Fritz served in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and wrote the regiment’s song, “My 53rd.”. He … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Levi J. Fritz, marching, Pennsylvania, Virginia
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30 June 1863: “the difficult feat of marching 30 miles in one day”
Item description: Diary entry, 30 June 1863, written by Levi J. Fritz, describing his regiment’s march toward the Battle of Gettysburg. Fritz served in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and wrote the regiment’s song, “My 53rd.”. … Continue reading
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Tagged Levi J. Fritz, marching
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28 June 1863: “This campaign is pregnant with great events & how or when or where it will end, is with Gen Lee & our God.”
Item Description: Letter, 28 June 1863, from Second Lieutenant Leonidas L. Polk to his wife. Leonidas La Fayette Polk (1837-1892) of Anson County, N.C., was a planter; editor; merchant; Confederate officer in the 26th and 43rd North Carolina infantry regiments; Democrat and … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Confederate raids, drinking, Leonidas Polk, marching, provisions
Comments Off on 28 June 1863: “This campaign is pregnant with great events & how or when or where it will end, is with Gen Lee & our God.”
25 June 1863: “So far we have lived very good in the enemy’s country.”
Item Description: Diary entry, 25 June 1863, written by Louis Leon, a Confederate soldier in the North Carolina Infantry. In it, Leon describes the town of Carlisle, PA, and his regiment’s march to Gettysburg. Item Citation: From the Diary of a Tar … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Carlisle Pennsylvania, Confederate Army, Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier, Gettysburg Campaign, Louis Leon, marching
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