Wednesday, November 6, 2024

“We are going to shake up the bones of the rebellion.”–Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills.

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November 6, 1864. Rain all day. We are preparing for a huge campaign, and are all right glad of it; 50 days’ rations is the word. Don’t know when we start. Montgomery or Augusta are probably the points. We are going to shake up the bones of the rebellion. I would not miss this campaign [...]

Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills, (8th Illinois Infantry)

War Diary of Luman Harris Tenney.

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6th. Sunday. Inspection of division by Major Otis. Undress parade. Col. Purington took leave of the boys. Given three cheers. Ordered out on two days’ scout. Went to forks of road, Cedar Creek and Strasburg over Little North and camped. Acted Adjt. Very laughable scene. A drunken citizen came in, bewildered and lost, almost frozen. [...]

War Diary of Luman Harris Tenney.

A Diary From Dixie.

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November 6th.–Sally Hampton went to Richmond with the Rev. Mr. Martin. She arrived there on Wednesday. On Thursday her father, Wade Hampton, fought a great battle, but just did not win it–a victory narrowly missed. Darkness supervened and impenetrable woods prevented that longed-for consummation. Preston Hampton rode recklessly into the hottest fire. His father sent [...]

A Diary From Dixie by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut.