Tag Archives: Seneca Falls NY

All for $13 per month (with pork and hard bread)

Posted on April 27, 2012 by SUMPTER

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 →

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Trading Barbs and Bullets

Posted on April 11, 2012 by SUMPTER

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 →

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Big Tow Operation

Posted on April 5, 2012 by SUMPTER

150 years ago this fortnight a native son of Seneca Falls, New York wrote some letters home from far, far away at the mouth of the Mississippi River. JOHN was a mate in the Union navy that was preparing for … Continue reading →

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Fire as Cold Comfort

Posted on January 23, 2012 by SUMPTER

January 1862 was very cold. The 19th NY Volunteer Infantry suffered on its march from Frederick to Hancock, Md. Here a Seneca County newspaper paraphrases a letter from James Ashcroft, the captain of the 19th’s Company C. Ashcroft or the … Continue reading →

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No Wake for Finegan?

Posted on December 26, 2011 by SUMPTER

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 →

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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like …

Posted on December 23, 2011 by SUMPTER

Plenty of Time to Decorate Camp In Lieu of General Advance South Captain Guion of Company A, New York 33rd Infantry Regiment describes his quarters, the regiment’s decorating mission, the 25 mile front, and the regiment’s non-fighting role during the … Continue reading →

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New Millennium on Hold

Posted on August 2, 2011 by SUMPTER

An editorial from a newspaper in Seneca Falls, New York that leaned toward the Democrat Party (and which must have been published about 150 years ago this week): The Fulfillment of Prophesy. Upon the eve of last Fall’s election our … Continue reading →

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Death by Cannon Ball

Posted on July 25, 2011 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca Falls, New York newspaper in 1861: Death of Another Volunteer We are pained to learn that CALVIN COLGROVE, a former resident of our village, was killed during the battle near Manassas on Sunday the 21st. For the … Continue reading →

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“the wounded jumped”

Posted on July 21, 2011 by SUMPTER

On July 21, 1861 Confederate forces at Manassas Junction, Virginia beat back and eventually routed the Union army at the First Battle of Bull Run. Here’s a Union participant’s letter to his parents ten days after the battle. From a … Continue reading →

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Oh, To Be a Zouave!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin

I found out yesterday that I was wrong to say that no Zouaves from Seneca Falls volunteered as a Zouave unit. 150 years ago this month they made their appearance at the great organizing and training encampment for New York … Continue reading →

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