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Tag Archives: 33rd New York Infantry Regiment
“Don’t feel much like writing.”
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1862: Letter from Col. Taylor. The Rochester Democrat of Monday publishes the following extract from a letter written by Col. TAYLOR, of the 33d Regiment, to his wife, in that city: HARRISON’S … Continue reading
Died of a Wounded Knee
A Lingering Death Apparently this wounded soldier thought he had a better chance trying to get his own medical help than relying on the army. From a Seneca Falls, New York newspaper in 1862: Death and Burial of a Soldier … Continue reading
“impatiently awaiting the order for the final attack”
So near and yet so far We haven’t heard from George M. Guion, the captain of Company A, 33rd New York Volunteers, since last December. In this letter he uses the first paragraph to review the engagement near Mechanicsville. Without … Continue reading
Trying to avoid being “sent to our long home”
There was a fight near Mechanicsville, Virginia on May 23-24, 1862. It involved the Union brigade led by General John W. Davidson. The 33rd New York Infantry Regiment took part. Apparently a member of the band wrote the following letter … Continue reading
“with a yell that made the woods ring”
150 years ago this week members of the 33rd New York Infantry Regiment were still writing letters home about May 5th’s Battle of Williamsburg. Here’s a couple letters published in a Seneca County, New York newspaper from 1862: Letter from … 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
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
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
Using Oil As a Weapon
It didn’t take long. In 1859 Edwin Laurentine Drake successfully drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania. 150 years ago this week there was at least speculation about possible destructive uses of the material that was becoming more and more available. … Continue reading
No Wake for Finegan?
A Christmas Killing A Seneca County, New York newspaper in January, 1862 included this Boxing Day letter home: From the Thirty-Third Regiment CAMP GRIFFIN, 33D REGIMENT, Co. K. Dec. 26, 1861. I improve the opportunity of writing you this morning. … Continue reading
