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Category Archives: Sesquicentennial
Letter from Calvin Alewine about Chickamauga – Sept. 30, 1863
Tweet Sept. 30, 1863, Daniel Boyd is still home recovering from his wounds received at Gettysburg. He has missed the big Battle of Chickamauga in North Georgia and Eastern Tennessee. It is on this day, however; that one of the … Continue reading
Daniel Boyd August 29, 1863 – David’s Island
Tweet On August 29, 1863, Daniel Boyd wrote his father a letter from Petersburg, Virginia. Daniel had been wounded and captured at Gettysburg. He was sent to the DeCamp General hospital on David’s Island which would later be home of … Continue reading
Daniel Boyd at Gettysburg – July 2-4, 1863
Tweet First, I want to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day. On July 4, 1776 our founding fathers signed an ordinance of secession from the kingdom of Great Britain known as the Declaration of Independence. So on this day they … Continue reading
Daniel Boyd – June 8, 1863 – It is reported that we are going to Pennsylvania
Tweet On June 8, 1863, Daniel Boyd wrote his father that the word in the camp around Culpeper was that they were soon heading into Pennsylvania. He also spoke of further actions around Fredericksburg. There was little else he had … Continue reading
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Fenton Hall, June 4, 1863 – Yankees burned a good many houses at Pocotaligo
Tweet June 4, 1863, Fenton Hall writes his wife Mary Jane from Adams Run, South Carolina. He talks of a great many matters of local interest and mentions about a federal raid on the nearby town of Pocotaligo. The Military … Continue reading
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May 29, 1863 – Fenton Hall – If you and the children should live
Tweet On May 29, 1863, Fenton Hall wrote to Mary Jane from his camp in Adams Run, South Carolina. There is more discussion about the fight between Peter Burton and Michael Alewine. Also, he talks about his wheat crop and … Continue reading
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May 28, 1863 – Capt. Robert Chatham to Robert Boyd
Tweet On May 28, 1863 Captain Robert N. Chatham, Thomas’s commanding officer, sent Robert Boyd a letter instructing him how to claim Thomas’s final payment from the Confederate government. This was written a year and a day before this fine … Continue reading
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May 23, 1863; Fenton Hall – A Little Fuss In Our Mess
Tweet On May 23, 1863 Fenton Hall wrote his wife Mary Jane from their camp in Adams Run, South Carolina. His duty of protecting the coastal areas and rivers around Charleston continues. Fenton is concerned about Mary Jane and their … Continue reading
May 17, 1863 – Fenton Hall – Let us have peace
Tweet May 17, 1863, Fenton Hall wrote his wife Mary Jane again from camp in Adams Run, South Carolina. The attack they were planning on John’s Island did not happen. Fenton says they heard that one of their men deserted … Continue reading
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