Tuesday, May 13, 2025

“It always puts me out of humor to see Southern women cheer Yanks in public.”–Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills.

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North Bank of Chickahominy River, May 13, 1865. We crossed the James river this a.m. Our division, the rear of the corps, paraded a little around Richmond, saw Libby Prison, Castle Thunder, the bronze statue of Washington, Lee’s and Davis’ residence, and a number of women. Some handkerchiefs flying. Two women told us they were [...]

Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills, (8th Illinois Infantry)