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Book Review: “A Volunteer in the Regulars: The Civil War Journal and Memoir of Gilbert Thompson, US Engineer Battalion”
Published soldiers’ letters and diaries are nothing new to Civil War bookshelves. But editor Mark A. Smith’s latest addition to The University of Tennessee Press’ Voices of the Civil War series stands out among thousands of enlisted men’s published letters, … Continue reading
Along The River: Corporal Lynch’s Summer Breaks
Charles Lynch’s diary is one of my favorites for a Union soldier’s perspective on infantry fighting in the Shenandoah Valley during 1864. He promoted to corporal after the Battle of Piedmont and served with the 18th Connecticut. It’s also one … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Primary Sources
Tagged Charles H. Lynch, primary source, Shenandoah River, soldier life
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“And now I am going to tell you what I think about soldiering”
From my ancestor, Sheldon S. Appleby—the letter that began my hunt earlier this week for information about a Civil War ancestor I didn’t know I had. Suffolk, V.A. Feb. 6th 1863 Dear Father and Mother,
Posted in Common Soldier, Personalities
Tagged 85th New York, sheldon appleby, Sheldon S. Appleby, soldier life, Suffolk
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