[from the journal of the Chairman of the Faculty of the University of Virginia, in the hand of Socrates Maupin]

July 10   1862  Corresponded with Dr. J. L. White in regard to the introduction
                        of additional patients into the University.

RG-19/1/2.041
Vol. XIII
1861-1864

[from the diary of Daniel D. Logan, younger brother of General Thomas M. Logan, formerly a Sgt, Co. B, 1st Special Battalion (Rightor’s), now with the Hampton Legion]

                     
                        Thursday – July 10th 1862
Spent this whole day with Mullie
& made up his accounts & fixed his
Company books for him – Came
round however & dined with my
friend Mrs H – Mr H being in the
Country today was not at dinner –
Sat part of the Evening with the
Dunlops – Todays paper Contains
McClellands lying address to his
grand “Army of the Potomac “– a
pack of lies & stories ahead of
all his other bulls – Mr Cook Came
in tonight his Corps is moving
Somewhere with Jackson – Rain
today relieving us of the great heat
of the day – at 4 1/2 o’c – Mullie
heard from Father today, all well –
Rain this Evening – Brother rec’d orders today
from Genl Magruder to go south with him
   Tom Cook is at Mr H’s today

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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[letter of Robert, an unidentified soldier in the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, begun on July 7 and continued on July 9th, concludes]

                              Thursday Morn July 10th

Yesterday we were paid off.  I shall send you
Twenty two dollars, this time, which you can
get by going to the mayor of Lynn.  I did not
receive my fourteen dollars per month, this
pay day, but I shall the next if I am in
Uncle Sam’s service.  I went to Alexandria
yesterday, on duty, as Provost Guard, to bring
in some of our men who had gone there
without leave, I expect to have to go to Wash
ington today on the same business.  I keep
four dollars of my money, one dollar more than
I did last time, I owe about two dollars for Boot
mending, Washing &c and I shall have to buy paper
and a few other little necessaries, that I cant

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very well do without, I hav’nt much time
to write this morning, as I expect
to be called away on duty, every moment.
Write to me soon, and often, I will
write to you as soon as I am dissmised [sic]
from this “Provost” and let you know, all
that I have seen and heard, I dont know
how long we shall be on this guard, but
I hope for some time.  We see some very
curious performances, in the discharge
of our duty,
                  Good morning dear Wife and
little ones, take good care of yourself, go a
visiting and have a good time as often as
you can,and you will please your true
and loving husband.
                               Robert

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              Martinsburg Va
                July 10th 1862

Dear Parents,

                     With much
pleasure I write you  I
am well and enjoying
the comforts of camp
life.  You have already
learned by the date of my
letter where I am.  We
arrived here last evening
about dark and have
been busy ever since
fixing our tents and get-
ting ready to live once more.
We left Camp Carlile on
the morning of the 8th at
day-break; and came
across a part of Md.
on the Baltimore and Ohio R. R.

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I could tell you much of
our journey but have not
time now probably will tell
you something in my
next letter.  Any-how
Suffise it to say, that we
passed through the Alaga-
ny and Cumberland
mountains which was
very interesting to me
you know: We are
now camped on a Secesh
farm close to the banks
of the Potomac River
The Secesh that owns this
farm is in the Rebel
Army Hence  his property
is confiscated to the United
States Government.  The
R.R. bridges about here were burned
by the Rebel Jackson but a few
weeks ago, and the telegraph
lines destroyed also.

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It has rained nearly all
day and is very muddy.
We shall stay here but
a short time –probably
will go in to the field under
McClellan in a few days.
I will write you every few
days, but do not expect that
you will get all my letters I
have not received any letters
since we left camp butler
which is two weeks ago to-day
I want you all to write and write
often for I want to hear from
my friends and you at home
especially Send me papers.—

Letter of William H. Redman, Co. C, 12th Illinois Cavalry will continue on the 11th

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[from the diary of Ephraim A. Wood of Co. C, 13th Massachusetts]
  
     Thursday.  July 10/62

   The pudding that Mitchell and I
made last night, tasted first rate,
and it made us a good Breakfast.
It rained till about three Oclock.
In the morning the Band came
out and played in honor of
the Colonels birth day.
At five Oclock, I was detached
with a party of eight, to
report to Brigade Headquarters
for Fatigue.  We had to go to
the Depot, and unload Cases
of Clothing from the Cars, into
Wagons.  We loaded thirty
Wagons, and it took us till
ten Oclock before we got through.
It was nearly midnight when

we reached Camp.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, musician and private of the 23rd Ohio]

Guard mounting
Dressed up my rattle-
snake skin
practiced some then got
posts & poles for an arbor
which we proceeded to
do.  Lay around some
on account of  [?]
This evening received
by mail letter from
Stanly Hayes
[leff] Long came in
this evening brought
me my watch also
two pairs of stockings
a letter from Mother
& some papers
[Drinking?] is now going on
as usual this night at
Co C–Parade
Some  [?] indications of [a?]
move

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Camp near Harrisons Landing Va July 10th 1862
My Dear Father  yours of the 21 & 22 were received soon after we arrived to the Camp
I suppose you are anxious to hear from us after these hard times we have been
through it will be impossible for me to give you any discription of what we have
passed through you have seen the papers & know about the battles of Thursday
Friday, Saturday Sunday,Monday, Tuesday 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th & 31st six
days hard Fighting & what has been the result simply we have been oblidged to
change Front as McClennen says well whose fault is this who is to blame for the
defeat for defeat it is & nothing else & no amount of agument will alter the case
the fault is to be charged to Congress & Politicians instead of attending to the war
Congress has done nothing by play & fool the time away trying to hinder Genl.
McClellan, when Yorktown was evacuated the thing should have been pushed
forward troops should have been sent forward to reinforce the Army but enstead
this being done the Army was allowed to grow smaller & smaller by sickness, while
the rebel Government were pressing every Man into the service that they coul
lay their hands upon, our Army has been allowed to dwindle down to the smallest
number these are facts I speak from what I know now to give you an idea of the
falling off in the army since we left Yorktown I will just say t his Regiment left
Baltimore with nine hundred & seventy six men (976) on the day of the battle
on the 27th we did not number four hundred the same story can be told of every
Regiment in the Army now you can put that & that together & make up your
mind where the blame ought to rest for my part I am satisfied that this has
been A defeat & it came verry near being A bull run even worse Wednesday
morning when we were leaving Malvern Hill on Turkey bend if the Rebels had
mistrusted how we were situated the whole army could have been cut to pieces
you may think I am wild but I am telling you nothing but facts it was the
wil of Providence we should escape now Just look at it six days fighting no sleep
you would wonder if we got played out at last, Porter Heintcelman Kerney
Summer & [Keyes?] in the fight all the time could they stand A great while
Longer would it be wondered at if they should give out at last, what I wonder
at is  that we held out against such great odds so long no one except those in the
Army know what we have passed through I cannot describe it to you on paper six days
constant Fighting & retreating six days cannonading six days continual excitement
every nerve strung up to the highest pitch, take A violin & screw up the strings untill
they are ready to snap then you will have some Idea of the condition the six days
fight left us. the Army that proberly numbered one hundred & twenty thousand
will not number now seventy five thousand & the blame should be laid where it belongs
to the Congress of the United States all they have done is to talk Nigger & hatch up some contract whereby
some of their friends or themselves could rob the government the consequence of all this is we are defeated
how it will end God only knows hoping this war will end before many months & I shall have the pleasure of seeing you all once more I remain your Son George

Letters of George Leavitt of the 5th New York and his brother Joseph of the 5th Maine were copied into a ledger after the war by their father as a remembrance.  Both boys died in the war, George at 2nd Bull Run and Joseph at Spotsylvania.

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[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]

Thursday July 10, 1862

The gentlemen left this morning, Mr. A. promised
to bring us things he could buy in his
neighborhood. & Dr. Williams said he would come
back to fix our teeth–
There were three Yankees here again this
morning- came for something to eat- were
quite meek till after they got their breakfasts-
said they would surrender to our confeds –
after they were strengthened however, one of
them said “if this war lasted a thousand years-
they would lick us.”  They picked up more
courage- I believe though that they are deserters-
 as the army is at & below Orleans & they certainly
have no business here- they say they are going
to Richmond… the days pass slowly away-  I never felt
more sad in my life than I have been for
the past week–I fear some great trouble
is in store for me–I can’t shake off
this fear–It haunts me-

[transcribed by her granddaughter Anne Madison Wright Baylor in 1972]

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[from the diary of William M. Blackford, bank officer and former diplomat, with five sons in the Confederate Army]

Thursday 10  Had to borrow Mr Power of
the Orange & Alex R R Co to help in
 [?] [work?]  weather still very
hot–Letter at night from Eugene.
The shocking sights he has witnessed
after the late battles and the heavy
loss of his company to which he was so
much attached have affected his
spirits.  He says all the romance of
war has been knocked out of him &
that he longs for peace.  He has seen
very hard service and been in three
of the bloodiest battles of the war
and in the midst of great danger He
escaped by the blessing of god, unhurt.
He was ordered on special duty in pick
ing up abandoned arms & found him
-self at Shirley, when on introducing
himself he was most kindly recd by
Mrs. Carter, a relative of his in [?] It
was quite an incident.

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