June 26th. Yesterday morning, just as I stepped out of bed I heard the report of four cannon fired in rapid succession, and everybody asked everybody else, “ Did you hear that?” so significantly, that I must say my heart beat very rapidly for a few moments, at the thought of another stampede. At half-past [...]
Thursday, 26th–The Eleventh Iowa went out on picket. The Third Brigade of the Sixth Division was inspected by the general inspector of the army. Men and camp both passed inspection quite satisfactorily.
26th. Turned over some commissary stores to the 4th and 9th Wisconsin, who came in that evening. Wrote to Fannie. Another false alarm. Citizens expected an attack.
June. – I visited Eureka Lawrence in Syracuse and we attended commencement at Hamilton College, Clinton, and saw there, James Tunnicliff and Stewart Ellsworth of Penn Yan. I also saw Darius Sackett there among the students and also became acquainted with a very interesting young man from Syracuse, with the classic name of Horace Publius [...]
JUNE 26th.—To-day a letter, hastily written by Gen. Lee to the Secretary of War, stated that his headquarters would be at _______, or beyond that point, whence couriers could find him if there should be anything of importance the Secretary might desire to communicate during the day. This is the day of battle! Jackson is [...]
Thursday, June 26th I was sick in my tent. Before day I heard such noise as I had never heard before. Everything in motion, troops, troops, wagons, wagons, artillery, artillery. Heard cannons from 5 p. m. to 6 p. m., 30 per minute; at 7:30, 40 per minute. Too unwell to go to my men. [...]
Eliza Woolsey Howland’s Journal. . . . June 26th. Running away down the Pamunkey again as fast as we can go, escaping from Stonewall Jackson! All night the wood choppers were at work cutting down the woods at the White House to give the gunboats a chance to command the land beyond, and just now [...]
26th.–The forenoon of to-day passed something as did the afternoon of yesterday. Asked for transportation to bring my tents and baggage from Liberty Hall. Cannot have it till to-morrow; so, having nothing to eat, nor any place to shelter, have lived on the kindness of my friends. About 2 o’clock P. M., ” Stonewall Jackson” [...]
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey to Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey. Linen Room, New Haven Hospital, June 26th, ’62. My dearest G.: A lull in business gives me a chance to write a few lines to you and tell you how glad I was last night to find your letter waiting for me when I got home from my [...]