June Camp Notes From the 34th Division
A breezy June camp entry describes pleasant health in the 34th Division despite heat and hardship. It covers Princeton skirmishes, Raleigh hospital cases, amputations, wounded soldiers including a boy facing possible foot loss, and near misses such as a lieutenant shot near the eye and a private grazed by a bullet.
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Princeton
Raleigh
Ransom
James B. Winter
Co. I
Husing
Peak
Desperate Civil War Encounters and Camp Life Notes
A vivid Civil War letter recounts injuries from a battle near Fayetteville, with a soldier badly wounded in the arm and another mortally harmed by a musket. Prisoners at Princeton are mentioned, along with parole terms and hopes for exchange. The text critiques drunken officers and local resistance, details property damage by Floyd’s forces, and describes army life, pay, and plans to hold a mountain position near New Bern Station, signed by Hawlins of Piatt Zouaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peters
Princeton
Wyttieville
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Frank Millward
Ile
Floyd
Dr. Stites
Payette C. IL
Cincinnati
Fayette
Toland
Moor
Ife
Hineolf
Gauly
Giles
C. I
Cox
Newbern
Mo. Hawiins
Co. F
34Th Regiment
Piatt Zouaves
Union Father’s Instructions to his Drafted Sons
Norfolk correspondent recounts a Union view praising Yankees as deliverers from despotic rule. An elder laments conscription and vows his two drafted sons will not fire on fellow Confederates. A thrilling tale follows of Oscar, thirteen, aboard the Varuna aiding gunners amid bombardment, surviving a close call and saluting Captain Boggs.
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Norfolk
Boston Traveler
Mark
C. 8
Richmond
Capt
Boggs
Varuna
Mississippi River
Oscar
Ando
Rebel movements near Giles and Princeton in 1862
General Cox's division reports Union operations toward Newbern and East Tennessee rail lines. Aides describe repeated skirmishes with Jenkins' Cavalry, heavy fighting at Princeton and Frenchville, prisoner captures, and a planned retreat to a strong position at East River before resuming advances.
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Richmond
East Tennessee R. R
Virginia
Ohio
Giles U. S
Newbern
Wytbville
Scammon
McMallen
Dimension of the National Capitol and its beauty
The article lists official measurements of the Capitol in Washington including total length 751 feet 4 inches and wing lengths 324 feet. It compares the Capitol’s outward form to a ship and notes its role as a civilizing agent, with a brief mention of visitors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and a Sunday construction feature described as a veritable battery edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capitol
Washington
Old Capitol
Navy’ Yard
Brooklyn
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A. Fitch
T. Fitch
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Marshall & Palmer
Hayne
Clermont County
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Simmons & Knowles
Tee
Isa
RW. Clarke
M. Jamieson Clarke & Jamieson
Glermont
J. A. Penn
Frank B
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Penn & Keyt
Poem & Ashburn
Taing
Clermont
Court House
Dee
Nate
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Min KY
Clermont Co
A. Frazler
RL. McKinday
LAW and Notary Public
A.T. Cowen
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Milford
Nnne
Td, Hartman
Ofhce
Cynthiana
Postoffice
Marathon
Elston, JR
Hamilton
New Salisbury
Mulberry
Clemmont County
William Howard
Dennison’s
L. Swing
Reene
Oho
Ofco
Weaver
Batavia Hotel
Wal. Althlar
Williamsville
Asétf
Geo. W. McLefresh
Ftorwey
Omco
Market Street
M. LuWig
JM. M
Lewis & McGrew
Seration
Donixon
J. M. McGrew
Natyl
R J.tritt
Officer Sturges
Front
Quarry Streets
New Richmond
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Amelia
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Pepe T
J.P. Wiil
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P. H. Hastings
Kentucky
Missouri
Main Street
J. A. Adams
E. A. Parker
Adams & Parker
Hamilton Counties
Alo
Boldiert
J. M. M'Grew
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Brown
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Stereo
June
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Recorder’s Office
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Batas Via
Second St
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M. D
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Broadway
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Third
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Cincinnati, O
Insyl
Mutual Insurance CO
Office Storges’ Building
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Geo. McMurdy
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John Shaw
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Foot
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Times
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Main St
Bet
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Williamsburga, Onto
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