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Tag Archives: pickets
25 May 1864: “This fight has been going on 21 days and I suppose that Mr. Grant says he will fight ninety days or take Richmond. Well for my parte I do not know whether he will take it or not but I know he will have some hard fighting before he gets Richmond.”
Item Description: Letter, dated 25 May 1864 from H.C. Fogleman, a Confederate Lieutenant, to his cousin Martin Moser, describing his participation in the Battle of the Wilderness. Moser was a farmer in Alamance County, North Carolina. [Item transcription available below … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Alamance, Battle of the Wilderness, General Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, pickets, Richmond
Comments Off on 25 May 1864: “This fight has been going on 21 days and I suppose that Mr. Grant says he will fight ninety days or take Richmond. Well for my parte I do not know whether he will take it or not but I know he will have some hard fighting before he gets Richmond.”
4 April 1964: “I believe the pickle was appreciated the most.”
Item description: Letter, dated 4 April 1864, from Peter M. Grattan to Mary E, Grattan. Peter writes from Orange Court House, Va. about picket duty and camp life in general. He also thanks her for a box of provisions and asks … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged food, Orange Court House (V.A.), pickets, provisions, rations
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27 September 1863: “It would be almost unspeakable joy to me to know that peace was made and I could return home again…”
Item Description: Letter dated 27 September 1863, from John Fuller Coghill to his sister Mildred Coghill, describing movements and counter-movements of the 23rd Regiment N.C. troops, as well as his encounter with “Yankee” pickets. Item Citation: Letter dated 27 September … Continue reading
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Tagged 23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Chemanak Ford, Fredericksburg, North Carolina, Orange Court House (V.A.), pickets, Rapidan River, Virginia, yankees
Comments Off on 27 September 1863: “It would be almost unspeakable joy to me to know that peace was made and I could return home again…”