JULY 27th.—Gen. Lovell, it is said, will be tried by a court-martial. The same has been said of Generals Magruder and Huger. But I doubt it.
Rebel War Clerk
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American Civil War Chronicles
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
A Confederate Girl’s Diary
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July 27th. I have my bird back! As I waked this morning, I heard a well-known chirp in the streets, and called to mother I knew it was Jimmy. Sure enough it is my bird. Lucy Daigre has had him ever since the shelling, as a negro caught it that day and gave it to [...]
Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.
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Sunday, 27th–We had regimental inspection this morning by Colonel Hare. We received orders to march in the morning. The Eleventh Iowa lost two men by disease while here in this camp—such is the penalty of camp life.
War Diary of Luman Harris Tenney.
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27th. Sunday. Wrote home and read some in “Nathalie,” by Julia Kavanagh. Very good story.
“We take what is necessary and give vouchers, which say the property will be paid for at the close of the war, on proof of loyalty.”–Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills.
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Headquarters, 1st Brigade Cavalry Division, Tuscumbia, Ala., July 27, 1862 (Sunday). We received orders for our brigade to march on the 19th, and started the 21st. We only made Jacinto that night, when the colonel and myself stayed with Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, who is a very approachable, pleasant and perfectly soldier-like man. There is [...]