JULY 1st.—My family are gone. We have moved the department to Mechanics’ Hall, which will be known hereafter as the War Department. In an evil hour, I selected a room to write my letters in, quite remote from the Secretary’s office. I thought Mr. Walker resented this. He had likewise been piqued at the effect [...]

Monday, July 1.—Weather beautiful and clear, with the deep blue sea rolling brightly around us, and a gentle breeze from the southward and westward. We have seen no sail since we lost sight of the Brooklyn, and have averaged a speed of about 8 knots. Latitude at noon, 26° 18′ north; longitude, 87° 23′, steering [...]

Cairo, July 1, 1861. Writing letters is getting to be harder work than drilling, and is more dreaded by the boys. Lots of people are visiting the camp now, many of them ladies, but I tell you that they use their fans more than their spy-glasses after a very few looks. I was up to [...]

Georgetown Heights, July 1st, 1861. Headquarters 79th Regiment. Dear Mother: At length I have an opportunity to inform you of my doings since we parted. I will spring over details.however, to say that I am now with Elliott at the Barracks of the 79th Regt. – that I slept last night upon the floor – [...]

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MONDAY, JULY 1 This has been a fine cool day, but a heavy rain this evening. We all (the family) took a ride after dinner to the Camps back of us. We saw the Camps of fifteen Regts and went into a number. Saw the officers of most of the NY Regts in that vicinity, [...]

The railroad, which ultimately ran 87 miles from Mount Jackson to Manassas, VA was begun in 1851 and essentially completed in 1859. It played a role in the audacious Great Train Raid pulled off by Stonewall Jackson in May 1861 which netted 67 locomotives and 386 cars which were removed, captured, or burned at the [...]

At eight o’clock on the morning of the 27th I left Chicago for Niagara, which was so temptingly near that I resolved to make a detour by that route to New York. The line from the city which I took skirts the southern extremity of Lake Michigan for many miles, and leaving its borders at [...]

This always popular black and green $1 from this venerable New York bank that was organized in 1784 depicts History Instructing Youth and has green protectors and design elements. The note faces up very well and has many of the attributes of an even higher graded example. A perfect addition if you need a representative [...]

July 1.—A rumour of a skirmish, in which the Messrs. Ashby were engaged, and that Richard Ashby was severely wounded. I trust it may not be true.

–General Banks issued a proclamation announcing the arrest of Charles Howard, William Getchell, John Hincks, and John W. Davis, late members of the police board of Baltimore, and giving his reasons therefor.– (Doc. 62.) –This afternoon Lieutenant Yelverton and eighteen men of the Seventh New York Volunteers, made a reconnoissance from Newport News, Va., up [...]

July 1, 1861 A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 C. S. privateer “Sumter” escaped from the “Mississippi.” C. S. privateer “Petrel” escaped from Charleston. Late members of the Baltimore Board of Police arrested and sent to Fort McHenry. Fight at Buckhannon, Va. Skirmish at Falling Waters, Va. Engagement at Haynesville, Va. Skirmish [...]