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Tag Archives: Fredericksburg
27 September 1863: “It would be almost unspeakable joy to me to know that peace was made and I could return home again…”
Item Description: Letter dated 27 September 1863, from John Fuller Coghill to his sister Mildred Coghill, describing movements and counter-movements of the 23rd Regiment N.C. troops, as well as his encounter with “Yankee” pickets. Item Citation: Letter dated 27 September … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Chemanak Ford, Fredericksburg, North Carolina, Orange Court House (V.A.), pickets, Rapidan River, Virginia, yankees
Comments Off on 27 September 1863: “It would be almost unspeakable joy to me to know that peace was made and I could return home again…”
3 August 1863: “Nearly all the houses have been struck by their shot and shell and a great many doors are broken in and windows smashed.”
Item Description: Letter, dated 3 August 1863, written by James Augustus Graham, stationed in Virginia, to his mother, residing in Hillsborough, NC. James Graham served in the 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America and lived until 1908 … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged churches, Fredericksburg, Hanover Junction, marching, weather
Comments Off on 3 August 1863: “Nearly all the houses have been struck by their shot and shell and a great many doors are broken in and windows smashed.”
1 May 1863: “The Yankees Repulsed Above Fredericksburg. Great Battle Expected.”
Item Description: Article from the Wilmington Daily Journal, announcing an expected battle near Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Item citation: Wilmington Daily Journal, 2 May 1863, page 3, column 1. From Miscellaneous Newspapers in the North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 1 May 1863: “The Yankees Repulsed Above Fredericksburg. Great Battle Expected.”
24 April 1863: “Every day serves to increase my anxiety to exchange my present service for some other less laborious and equally necessary branch.”
Item description: Letter, dated April 24th, 1863 from Ruffin Thompson to his father, William H. Thompson. In it he recounts details of camp life and his failed attempts to transfer to a less physically taxing position. Item citation: From folder … Continue reading
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Tagged camp life, food shortage, Fredericksburg, Ruffin Thomson, William H. Thompson
Comments Off on 24 April 1863: “Every day serves to increase my anxiety to exchange my present service for some other less laborious and equally necessary branch.”
7 April 1863: “I woald be glad for the ware to come to eand and we cold cone home.”
Item description: Letter, dated 7 April 1863, from William Sprinkle, located near Fredericksburg, to Thomas Poindexter. This letter is part of a collection of material that was owned by John R. Peacock and transferred to the Southern Historical Collection in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Fredericksburg, militias, rations, weather
Comments Off on 7 April 1863: “I woald be glad for the ware to come to eand and we cold cone home.”
20 February 1863: “Possibly we may go to the railroad and ride to the seat of war – probably our legs will furnish transportation, as has been the case ever since we landed in this state.”
Item description: Letter, 20 February 1863, from Ruffin Thomson, 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, to his “Pa” (William H. Thomson). More about Ruffin Thomson: Ruffin Thomson was the oldest child and only son of William H. Thomson and Hannah Lavinia Thomson. He studied … Continue reading
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Tagged camp life, Charleston, Fredericksburg, Ruffin Thomson, Vicksburg
Comments Off on 20 February 1863: “Possibly we may go to the railroad and ride to the seat of war – probably our legs will furnish transportation, as has been the case ever since we landed in this state.”
10 February 1863: “When we first began the life of a soldier our biscuits would have given a mule the despipsia; now rolls, light and luscious, grace our table.”
Item description: Letter, 10 February 1863, from Ruffin Thomson, 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, to his “Pa” (William H. Thomson). More about Ruffin Thomson: Ruffin Thomson was the oldest child and only son of William H. Thomson and Hannah Lavinia Thomson. He studied … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, food, Fredericksburg, picket duty, Ruffin Thomson, William H. Thomson
Comments Off on 10 February 1863: “When we first began the life of a soldier our biscuits would have given a mule the despipsia; now rolls, light and luscious, grace our table.”
2 February 1863: “We are quartered in the splendid brick mansions of the opulent and luxury-loving citizens of Fredericksburg…”
Item description: Letter, 2 February 1863, from Ruffin Thomson, 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, to his “Pa” (William H. Thomson). More about Ruffin Thomson: Ruffin Thomson was the oldest child and only son of William H. Thomson and Hannah Lavinia Thomson. He studied … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, accommodations, correspondence, Fredericksburg, housing, provisions, Ruffin Thomson, supplies, William H. Thomson
Comments Off on 2 February 1863: “We are quartered in the splendid brick mansions of the opulent and luxury-loving citizens of Fredericksburg…”
25 December 1862: “The boys are in excellent spirits however not much doing in the eggnog line…”
Item description: Letter, dated 25 December 1862, from Isaac Adams Howard of Gonzalez, Tex., to his father, Dr. William Henry Howard. In this letter, Howard, of the 5th Texas Regiment, Company B, gave a graphic description of the Fredericksburg battlefield … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th Texas Regiment, Battle of Fredericksburg, casualties, Christmas, Fredericksburg, Isaac Adams Howard
Comments Off on 25 December 1862: “The boys are in excellent spirits however not much doing in the eggnog line…”
15 December 1862: “It is my painful duty to write you a few lines informing you of the death of your son, cousin Benjamin N. Long.”
Item description: Letter, 15 December 1862, from James W. Jones to his uncle John Long informing him of the death of his son, Benjamin N. Long. The Long family of Alamance County, N.C., included John Long and Letitia R. Long … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rd Arkansas Regiment, Battle of Fredericksburg, Benjamin N. Long, chaplains, death notifications, Fredericksburg, John Long, Long family, Virginia
Comments Off on 15 December 1862: “It is my painful duty to write you a few lines informing you of the death of your son, cousin Benjamin N. Long.”