May 10th. Commenced with pleasant and clear weather, which continued until six fifteen; at ten A. M., called all hands to muster, and read a general order from Rear-Admiral D. G. Farragut, after which performed Divine service; nothing more worthy of note occurred during the remainder of this day, except it be that firing of [...]
Sunday, 10th.—Skirmishing began at daylight. Relieved at 7 A. M.; went back two miles to regiment. Regiment relieved at 6 P. M.; found brigade at 11 P. M., after marching eleven miles. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Sunday, May 10.—Sad, sad tidings were brought to our cottage this morning! Washington, the youngest and darling son of our dear friend, Mrs. Stuart, has fallen. The mother and sisters are overwhelmed, while our whole household is shrouded in sorrow. He was young, brave, and a Christian. He fell while nobly fighting with his company, [...]
Sunday, 10th–Our brigade received orders to march at 5 o’clock tomorrow morning. Regimental inspection at 8 o’clock this evening showed the regiment to be in fine order. Companies D and E went out on picket this evening.
10th. Issued beef in the morning. After cleaning up and inspection, Mr. Brown preached. Small audience but good sermon. Psalms 2-11. He seems to study his sermons. Took dinner with Capt. Nettleton and Lt. Case at a widow’s in town. Very genteel and pretty lady. Read. Went to the woods and let Rowena graze.
May 1 I have not written for some time. The war goes on with the same success on our side & the same pertinacity on the part of the Yankees. The last victory at Fredricksburg has been dearly bought by the loss of our hero Jackson, accidentally shot by his own men who would have [...]
MAY 10th.—Detachments of Federal troops are now marching into the city every few hours, guarded by (mostly) South Carolinians, dressed in home-spun, died yellow with the bark of the butternut-tree. Yesterday evening, at 7 o’clock, a body of 2000 arrived, being marched in by way of the Brooke Pike, near to my residence. Only 200 [...]
From the diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd MAY 10TH–Left camp after dinner. Dinner generally means noon, but our dinner-time on the march is quite irregular. Advanced unmolested till within about three miles of Utica, and camped again at dark. This forenoon my bunk-mate (Cal. Waddle) and I went to a house near camp to get [...]
May 10, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) Editor Peoria Mail: Inasmuch as base, unqualified and unfounded falsehoods are circulated by the Transcript of Saturday morning, concerning a melee at the High School on the 8th inst., we think it would be a great injustice to the so called Copperhead portion of our school, if [...]
May 10, 1863, Mobile Register And Advertiser Tullahoma, Tenn., May 3, 1863. Since my last letter, I have had opportunities to explore and understand the topography and history of this point, and the country around it. Tullahoma is about the line of Coffee and Franklin counties. It is a wretchedly poor and “God forsaken” [...]
June 10, 1863, The Charleston Mercury FROM THE RAPPAHANNOCK LINES. RICHMOND, June 9. Our advices from the Rappahannock state that the enemy still holds his entrenched position at Deep Run, about a mile below Fredericksburg, and is extending his fortifications. Yesterday afternoon the Yankee batteries on the opposite side of the river opened on our [...]
May 10—Preach in camp. Second and Fourth regiments worship with us. General thanksgiving day for our late victory.1 The “victory” cost many lives. Many husbands left widows and orphans. When I made that point in my sermon, and gave number of widows and orphans left by those who fell in the 30th regiment, Gen. Grimes [...]