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so much service everywhere

John Ellis Wool, 85, died at his home in Troy, New York on November 10, 1869. Major-General Wool was a veteran of three major North American wars. After volunteering for the War of 1812 he made the U.S. Army his … Continue reading

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one nationality

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in September 1866: The Second Campaign for the Union. The noblest soldiers in the army of the Union, assembled in convention at Cleveland on Monday, the 17th, inst., for the purpose of giving … Continue reading

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Sent express to Rip Raps

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 7, 1862: In the hands of the Lincolnites. –James Clarke, the money clerk of the Southern Express Company, started from Richmond several weeks since, to visit his parents in Baltimore. He was met on … Continue reading

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Surrounded at Hyattstown

The last we saw of the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry it was encamped at Pleasant Valley, Maryland as part of General Banks’ army. During the month of August there was some grumbling in the 19th. Initially they had assumed that … Continue reading

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Back to Work

From The New-York Times August 20, 1861: GEN. WOOL AT FORTRESS MONROE. FORTRESS MONROE, Sunday, Aug. 18, via BALTIMORE, Monday, Aug. 19. Gen. WOOL assumed command at Old Point this morning. Lieut. C.C. CHURCH is acting as AdjutantGeneral. The presence … Continue reading

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Dyed-in-the-Wool

A sampling of reaction to the surrender of Fort Sumter and President Lincoln’s call for 75,000 troops to put down the insurrection as reported in the April 17, 1861 edition of The New-York Times: A. General Wool Is Steadfast NEW-YORK. … Continue reading

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