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Tag Archives: commissary
27 November 1864: “This extra issue of vegetable coming at this particular time may lead the troops to believe that it was made in consequence of the late mutiny…”
Item Description: Letter, dated 27 November 1864, from Maj. R.S. Gage (commissary officer in Clingman’s Brigade) to Col. Hector McKeithan. In the letter, Gage explains that he has distributed extra vegetables (“one and a half pounds of turnips and about … Continue reading
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Tagged clingman's brigade, commissary, food, Hector McKeithan, North Carolina, R.S. Gage, T. L. Clingman, vegetables
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18 April 1864: “We can buy peas and other things of that sort from the sutler and in that way make out very well.”
Item description: Letter, dated 18 April 1864, from James Augustus Graham to his mother. He describes camp life around Orange Court House, Virginia, specifically the availability of food and the frequency of packages deliveries. [transcription available below images] Item citation: … Continue reading
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Tagged army chaplains, Baptist Preachers, commissary, food, James A. Graham, supplies
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1 August 1861: “Oh, Pidge, I do want to see you awfully, but won’t we be happy when Old Lincoln dies & the war is over.”
Item description: Letter, 1 August 1861, from Edward Porter Alexander to his wife Bettie. Alexander updates his wife on his situation in the weeks following the Battle of First Bull Run: he comments further on his promotion, notes the receipt … Continue reading
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Tagged Army of the Potomac, Arnold Harris, Bettie Alexander, care packages, commissary, Edward Porter Alexander, Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, headquarters, provisions, silver mines, Simon Cameron, stock dividends
Comments Off on 1 August 1861: “Oh, Pidge, I do want to see you awfully, but won’t we be happy when Old Lincoln dies & the war is over.”