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Category Archives: Military Matters
Good Business Model?
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch May 7, 1862: Camp near Yorktown, April 30, 1862. Deserted — On the 26th inst., from the camp of the 19th regiment Virginia Volunteers, one Robert Byrnes, a private of Company K, same regiment. Said … Continue reading
Bedding Down with the Dead and Wounded
In the rain and mud 150 years ago today the Battle of Williamsburg was fought. Here’s how the lieutenant colonel of the 33rd New York wrote home about the regiment’s role in the fight. The 33rd was in Smith’s division … Continue reading
Three French Princes
The rebels on the Virginia Peninsula in the spring of 1862 might have had a prince commanding a division, but the Union army had three French princes along with it. ________________________________ Thanks, Pa. In 1861, when the American Civil War … Continue reading
Pithy, Pointed, Prodding
On April 4, 1862 General George McClellan and his huge Union Army of the Potomac set out from Fortress Monroe for Richmond. By April 7th the army had made it to the Warwick River and the Yorktown area (approximately 25 … Continue reading
All for $13 per month (with pork and hard bread)
Here’s another letter from a member of the 33rd New York Volunteer Infantry. 150 years ago this week the 33rd was taking part in the Union siege of Yorktown. This is quite a long letter that begins with a recap … Continue reading
“Twenty-five thousand 13 inch shells”
150 years ago today people in Richmond could have read some “telegraphic news” from the day before. The Union navy is firing thousands of bombs into Forts Jackson and St. Phillip on the Mississippi, but the forts have not been … Continue reading
Severely Wounded in Mexico; Mortally Wounded at Shiloh
You can read a lot of interesting information about the Battle of Shiloh at Seven Score and Ten. Here’s an obituary of a Confederate general who was mortally wounded early in the battle. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch April 19, … Continue reading
Sharpshooters and “balloon reconnoissance”
From The New-York Times April 13, 1862: THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN.; The Weather once more Favorable for Military Operations. Heavy Reinforcements Received by the Rebels. SUCCESSFUL BALLOON RECONNOISSANCE. Compliments to the National Troops. NEAR YORKTOWN, Saturday, April 12. The sun … Continue reading
Trading Barbs and Bullets
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1862: Letter from Lieut. Brett. Camp Near Yorktown, Va. April, 11th 1862. Since I last wrote, we have had some pretty sharp fighting. Our brigade thus far has done all the skirmishing … Continue reading
