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Category Archives: Military Matters
shrapnel shell
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in January 1864: A Rebel Shell. Jas. Townsend, formerly of this village [Seneca Falls], and a member of the 1st New Jersey Battery, has left upon our table a rebel shrapnel shell, which … Continue reading
staunch
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 25, 1864: Siege of Charleston. –This is the two hundredth day of the siege of Charleston. The Courier, of Thursday last, says: The enemy continues the bombardment of the city with slight intermissions. The … Continue reading
skating … or not
Here a Northern newspaper acknowledged the huge contrast between the suffering soldiers and the still luxurious life at home. For all the people in New York could tell, the fighting might just as well have been in China. The least … Continue reading
kill ’em with kindness
Families at home trying to survive during a seemingly unending war in which important supplies for the army are questionable – there are reasons for a Confederate soldier to consider deserting, even if they are treated well by their commanders. … Continue reading
still heading south
The North needed men to continue a “vigorous prosecution” of the war. 150 years ago this month large numbers were waiting at the Elmira, New York railroad depot for their trip South. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in … Continue reading
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honoring his mother …
and honoring her son From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in January 1864: PRESENTATION OF A BATTLE-FLAG. – The members of the 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, have recently presented their old battle-flag to Mrs. Rachel Nevius, of Lodi, in … Continue reading
“childish despondency”
Late in 1863 the Confederate Congress abolished substitution – those conscripted could no longer hire replacements to serve in the CSA army. The Congress went further (third paragraph) in January 1864 by requiring “that men who had hired substitutes report … Continue reading
“a question of numbers and of time”
While on winter break in Philadelphia 150 years ago this week, General Meade, commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, was serenaded. He used the occasion to encouraged the walking wounded in the audience to rejoin the army and, … Continue reading
tough nut to shell
It’s already going on three years since the federal garrison at Fort Sumter was evacuated as the shooting war started. But the Union wasn’t content to leave with its tail between its legs. The North had been trying to retake … Continue reading
nurses should be paid
From The New-York Times January 10, 1864: Ladies’ National Army Relief Association. WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. 7, 1864. To the Editor of the New-York Times: Thankful for your courtesy in publishing my letter in your issue of the 3d, I desire … Continue reading
