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Auguste Laugel Visits the Army of the Potomac

“January 1865. Northern Virginia. This curious French visitor describes the effect of the war in Virginia, a black military unit, and the camps. He noted the variety of social classes and the lack of deference to rank among the officers, in the…

Tags: au:male, au:northern, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Petersburg VA, loc:Richmond VA, milt:Army of the Potomac, pd:1961, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:observer, su:occupation, su:political, su:union, ts:memory

A Billy Yank's Impressions of the South

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:union, era:1862, era:1863, era:Civil War, loc:Columbus. Ky, loc:Kentucky, milt:39th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, pd:1953, su:camp life, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:occupation, su:union, su:warfront, ts:correspondence

A Monotony Full of Sadness: The Diary of Nadine Turchin, May, 1863-April, 1864

“May 26, 1863-April 26, 1864. Wife of Brigadier General John Basil Tuchin who followed her husband to Tennessee. She was critical of everyone in charge of the conduct of the war, especially those who were profiting from the war. She noted her views…

A Bluecoat's Account of the Camden Expedition

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:union, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Arkansas, loc:Camden AR, pd:1965, su:battlefield, su:camp life, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:occupation, su:union, su:warfront, ts:memory, ts:narrative

A Connecticut Yankee after Olustee

Tags: au:northern, era:1864, loc:connecticut, loc:Florida, loc:Jacksonville FL, milt:7th connecticut volunteers, su:camp life, su:northern perspective, su:union, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:correspondence

A Connecticut Yankee Fights at Olustee: Letters from the Front

Tags: he:Olustee, loc:Florida, milt:7th connecticut volunteers, su:camp life, su:religion, su:union, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:correspondence

A Letter of Captain V. Chamberlain 7th Connecticut Volunteers

“Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida. A Union Officer describes two occupied towns.”

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:union, era:1862, era:Civil War, loc:South Carolina, milt:7th connecticut volunteers, pd:1936, su:battlefield, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:union, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:correspondence

As I Saw It

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:union, era:Civil War, era:postwar, loc:Mexico MO, loc:Missouri, loc:St. Louis MO, pd:1902, su:camp life, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:occupation, su:union, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:memory

Atlanta in the Civil War

“1861-1865. Articles: ‘Life at the crossroads of the Confederacy, Atlanta 1861-1865 by Robert Gibbons’: ‘Foraging, scouting, and Skirmishing: the Federal occupation of Atlanta as seen in the letter of Maj. William C. Stevens, 9th Michigan Cavalry by…

A Union Band Director Views Camp Rolla, 1861

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:union, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Missouri, loc:Rolla MO, milt:13th Illinois Infantry, pd:1961, su:camp life, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:union, su:war experience, ts:diary

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