[from the diary of Captain William F. Hunter, Co. B., 97th Ohio]
Nov. 21st., ’62.
Moved this morn-
ing at 4 ½ A.M.;
marched rapidly, &
reached Nashville
at 2 ½ P.M.
Saw & heard Brow-
nlow this eve-
ning. Andy John-
son said to be
present, – did not
see him, – have
seen him before.
[transcript by Mary Row Dawson Edwards]
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[from the diary of John Ward, 102nd Pennsylvania]
Nov 21st
At the same Camp
The Rebles are
Reported to be
6 miles from this
Camp in foresee [force]
Whe are in camp
5 miles from
Aquir Creek and
5 miles from
the Potomac Rever
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[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, former musician and private in the 23rd Ohio]
Friday, Nov. 21, 1862
Went this morning
with John-over
to Maths then to
Martins where they
were threshing helped
some came back with
Math & had dinner
there remained curing
the afternoon
came with Walt
over here after some
colts had supper
with Aunt Eliza after
which inspected Cous
[Hales?] Bridal presents
all of which were
very fine am now
writing some in
Johns room
mostly cloudy clear
now
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[from the diary of Eliza Oswald Hill, refugee from Wilmington, N.C.]
Thursday[sic] 21st Nothing new to day–Susys beau Mr Gayle
left last night after they all returned from the concert–
have been sewing all day–No company except students
came to see us such bad weather as we are having–
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[from the diary of Mary S. Boydon of “Hopedale,” Abemarle County, Va.]
Friday 21st A soldier came home with father to spend
the night-Raleigh went to Cobham to hunt with
the boys-
Precept-“Give thanks unto the Lord and call upon his name”–Ps 105:1
Prayer-“Remember me, O Lord, according to the favor
thou bearest they people” Ps.116:4
Promise-“Blessed are they that always keep judg
ment, & do righteousness.” Ps. 103:17.
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[from the diary of William M. Blackford, bank officer and former diplomat with five sons in the Confederate Army]
Friday 21 Spring like day & weather
unsettled–Busy at Bank. Went
at 1r past 2 to the Doctors to at-
tend the funeral of Miss Betsy
Ann. Mr. Mitchell read the Presby
-terian service–for they have a form
of prayer & lessons–there was no ser-
mon. I went to the cemetery–the Dr.
succeeded in getting a lot next to
Charles. There were some seven or
eight carriages.–Richd Davis came
in from Flat creek, without his
Mother & Sister. I was disappointed
that Eugene did not return.
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[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]
One of my greatest temptation is love for
company. Sometimes I find it hard to tear
myself away from everybody to spend an
hour alone–Can I love God & feel thus? If
I loved him better than all else would I not
rather be with him: Oh! how inconsistent
my life is–how wicked my heart-O-God
I pray & beseech thee to enable me to know myself.
let me not be afraid, to search the depths
of my heart But give me thy Holy Spirit
to search & know myself so that I may be
strengthened in my weakness through they grace
for thou has said, my grace is sufficient
for thee-My strength is made perfect in thy
weakness=Oh; give me that grace guide
govern & direct me through all my days
so that at last I may sleep, & when the trumpet
sounds awake in thy likeness. O, God be
merciful unto -hear me, I pray thee for the
sake of thine only son Christ Jesus my
Saviour……
Tom Williams dined here=Cousin E[liza] & L[ena]
left after dinner
It is reported Jackson is moving up the
Valley again-so we will be left
[as transcribed in 1972 by her granddaughter Anne Madison Wright Baylor[\]
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[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Co. F., 25th Massachusetts]
Thursday
Nov 20
Went out on company drill this forenoon
but it rained so we went in. In the
afternoon I commenced a letter to Mary but
stopped to eat walnuts, and so did not finish it
and this evening i tore it up and wrote another one.
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[from the diary of Frank C. Fitzhugh of Cutshaw’s Battery]
November Thursday 20 1862
Received orders to night to
be ready to move
by day light tomorrow
morning. Rained hard
most of the night.
Fort Tillinghast, Va., Novbr 20th/62
Thursday PM
My Dear Wife
I expect to receive a letter
from you to-night, so I will commence to
write you an answer in return, We are now
having some of the worst of Virginia wea-
ther, it has been raining for four days in
succession, and now looks as if it might
continue to rain for the next fortnight
to come, We hardly know what to do
with ourselves. All that we have had
to do this week is to eat and sleep, but
[ink smear] eating and sleeping all the
time is getting “played out” with us,
we want something else to do. We have
heard for the last three or four days that
we were to be paid off to-day, but we
find to our great disappointment, that
such is not the fact, but instead,
that they say we shall not be paid
off before the fifteenth of next
January, Confound the Paymaster,
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I suppose you who are at home, are begi-
ning to think of the coming Thanksgiving,
we also are thinking of the same time,
there will probably be a number of
of[sic] boxes come to my men,so I think
we shall something to eat at that time,
besides soldiers fare. I really hope that
you may have a pleasant time, and
something good to eat, on Thanksgiving
Day, and that I shall be with you on
the next one, How is it with you about
war news. Do you hear anything of any
importance, concerning this “played out”
farce, We get no papers, (for we have no money)
as you see we ai’nt booked up in war matters,
The talk in camp now, is that Burnside
is within three days march of Richmond,
how true it is time will determine.
Yesterday Lieut Rhodes (of our company) took
his command as Capt of Co G. we were
not sorry to loose him, although we liked
him very much, as a man, he is not a
[page 3]
good drillmaster, he will do much better
in Co. G. –Ear[ is still improving in health
and will probably be about in a few days,
If you please, you may send me a few postage
stamps, as I am all out,
[letter of Robert, an unidentified soldier from Lynn Massachusetts in Company M of the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery will continue on the 21st]
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