Drummer Boy of Marblehead and the Fort Donelson Triumph
A Marblehead family recalls the Civil War as their drummer Albert Mansur joins the Massachusetts 23d for the Burnside expedition. He rises as drummer and fighter, leads waves of attack at Roanoke, is mortally wounded, and his father fights beside him. The tale ends with the boy’s sacrifice and a mother’s heartbreak.
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Campgas
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Deammer
Albart
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Tait
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Pittsburgh blockade run at Island No. Ten event
A vivid wartime eyewitness account describes the Pittsburg under Capt. Thompson attempting a blockade run past Island No. Ten. Thunderstorms, heavy cannonading, and musket fire accompany the night voyage as the ship moves toward the Kentucky battery amid relentless shelling and rifle volleys.
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Island No. Ten
Ymole
Kentucky
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Heaven
Remebrandt
Pitts
Fred
Pittsburgh
Iys
Benton
Johnson
St. Louiz
Greatest Battle Ever Fought in America
A lengthy field dispatch describes a two day engagement with massive casualties on both sides. It details Gen. Prentiss's 25th Missouri assault, heavy Confederate resistance, and shifting fortunes as Union forces under Grant Buell and Wallace press a decisive assault. Major generals and many regiments suffer and triumph as rebels retreat toward Corinth.
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General Hunter assumes command in Department of the South
Major General David Hunter arrives at Port Royal and, by War Department order, assumes command of the Department of the South. The department is split into three districts with Brigadier Generals Benham Brenoas and Arnold assigned to lead the Northern and Western Districts, while Florida and nearby islands form the Southern District under Brenoas. The staff includes Halpine, Smith, Shaffer, Turner, Hough, Wright, Thompson, Stocton, Ay, Kinzie, and Double Aids. The New York Tribune notes Hunter’s broad military education and suggests a productive campaign ahead, with Sherman ordered to the Mississippi Department and accompanying staff to New York.
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Liew
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IW. ‘Turner
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Chas. E. Ay
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A. C
Hunter
Chas. G. Halpine
New York ‘Tribune
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Pelouze
Fuller
Shuul
Wilson
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O'Rourke
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Ruffus Saxton
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Wallac
Mexico
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Victory Proclamations and War Honors at Pea Ridge
An 1862 order thanks generals and troops for the Pea Ridge and Pillsburgh battles, with a 100 gun salute in Washington. It honors Wallace and other commanders, recounts acts of gallantry, and notes promotions and service across the Civil War.
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