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Tag Archives: Battle of Chickamauga
7 December 1863: “He says nearly all the negroes there would come back to their masters if they were not afraid that they would be whipped and sold.”
Item description: Entry, dated 7 December 1863, in the Samuel A. Agnew Diary. [Transcription available below images] Item citation: From folder 9 of the Samuel A. Agnew Diary #923, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Chickamauga, Corinth, Mississippi, sale of slaves, Samuel A. Agnew, slavery, slaves
Comments Off on 7 December 1863: “He says nearly all the negroes there would come back to their masters if they were not afraid that they would be whipped and sold.”
1 December 1863: “The status of the Yankees is mysterious.”
Item description: Entry, dated 1 December 1863, in the Samuel A. Agnew Diary. In this entry, Agnew describes a miscommunication about the whereabouts and strength of Forrest, Ferguson, and Lee’s units and uncertainty about the location of Union troops. Agnew … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Chickamauga, Corinth (Miss.), General Braxton Bragg, Knoxville (Tenn.), Lowry's Brigade, Nathan Bedford Forrest, New Albany (Miss.), Orizaba (Miss.), Robert E. Lee, Samuel A. Agnew
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25 October 1863: “His wife went to see him but he was buried the day before she reached Atlanta.”
Item description: Entry, dated 25 October 1863, from the dairy of Samuel A. Agnew. Agnew describes a church service and news from engagements in Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia. [transcription available below images] Item citation: From folder 9 of … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Atlanta (G.A.), Battle of Chickamauga, Charleston (S.C.), Chattanooga (T.N.), church attendance, religion, Samuel A. Agnew, wounded soldiers
Comments Off on 25 October 1863: “His wife went to see him but he was buried the day before she reached Atlanta.”
26 September 1863: “He snatched for the book but she clung to it and insisted upon keeping it…”
Item description: Diary entry, 26 September 1863, of William H. Tillson of Company E, 84th Illinois Infantry Regiment, United States Army. Tillson was captured by Confederate troops while foraging for water on 21 September 1863, the day after the Battle … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 84th Illinois Infantry Regiment, Augusta GA, Battle of Chickamauga, Branchville SC, prisoners-of-war, William H. Tillson
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25 September 1863: “My whole heart & Soul have been with you & your brave Corps in your late battle.”
Item description: In this letter, 25 September 1863, General Robert E. Lee wrote to General James Longstreet with congratulations for brave fighting at the recent Battle of Chickamauga and urged him to return quickly to the Rapidan River in northern … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Chickamauga, General Braxton Bragg, General George Meade, General James Longstreet, General Robert E. Lee, Major General John Bell Hood, Rapidan River
Comments Off on 25 September 1863: “My whole heart & Soul have been with you & your brave Corps in your late battle.”
22 September 1863: “If they are unsuccessful, we must nerve ourselves to face many new trials.”
ITEM DESCRIPTION: editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), 22 September 1863, page 2, column 1. NB. The editorial describes the Battle of Chickamauga, fought 19-20 September 1863. TRANSCRIPTION: THE DAILY JOURNAL. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, SEPT’R. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Alabama, Arkansas, Battle of Chickamauga, Braxton Bragg, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mobile, newspapers, Tennessee, Texas, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 22 September 1863: “If they are unsuccessful, we must nerve ourselves to face many new trials.”