Army Letters From Kentucky and Tennessee Camps
The letter from Lipanoy Kentucky dated May 24 1863 reports guarding the New Green River Bridge after a Lieut Terrill resignation and election of Dunn Ri Stage as 1st Lieutenant. It praises Col Riley and Capt Slater and notes rumors of Morgan crossing the Cumberland. A second note from Murfreesboro May 20 63 describes the 68th Regiment encamped near Dearborn with Gen Reynolds division and reflections on Hooker and Vallandigham amid Civil War operations and Cumberland army sentiments.
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Lipanoy
Borror
Green River
Robert Terrill
Riley
Dunn
Slater
Cumberland
Thas
A. Hackleman
Green
Lebanon
GSTH
Munrreesporo
Fem
Dearborn
Indiana proposes cemetery for soldiers near Indianapolis
Governor Morton and Indianapolis Journal discuss creating a 100 to 150 acre veterans cemetery north of the city near Fall Creek. Plans include a monument and per-regiment plots, with subscription books opened to raise funds and a future state fair assembly to enlist county delegates.
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Executive ‘Department
Inprawarorts
Indiana
Indianapolis
O. P. ‘Morton
Tediava
A. Correspondey
Indianapolis Journal
Fall Creek
At Erecta Pyramid
Castia
Conridéa
Gwen
Mattin
Dianeral
Ethis
The Soldier's Dream by R F Drewington
An 1860s era verse about a soldier dreaming of home as he rests by camp fires. The poem traces love and memory, imagining a return to his birth place and the voices of his mother father sister and wife. It conveys longing, faith, and the solace of home amid war's distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beng
Chiele
John
Union
Sanitary Commission
Bertiés
Ind
Hani
James
Marfreesboro
Tennessee
Shaye
Kraut,, &c
Santitary
Commission An
Indiana
Taurofa
Lawrenceburg
Moore
Jon
Hodkwre Lonkk
San Ag’t
Idoseph
Benjamin-eléa
Hell
Laugter
Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Saul
Aga
Also Mentioned on This Page
OUR Army Correspondence
Lee
Hooker
Army of the Potomac
Washington
Vallandliplinte
Vallandigham
Co. K
R. F. Drewington
Tiler
Toim
Dres Umer
Reveille Hord
England
Hartford Police
Tegan
Maine
Asta Sais
X ‘Guntrinwan
Brya
Saya
Abe
Daniel
Dickinson
Daniel S. Dickinson
Albany
N.Y
Cooper Institute
Burnside
New York
White
Seymou
Hum
Seymour
Appia
Itis
Otto
Tipo Seta
Bridget
Wint
Barney
Conley
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