Our War
This blog is about my new Civil War history, Our War: Days and Events in the Fight for the Union.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
11. ‘we were hurried to the deadly fire and fought like men’
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[ Previous post ] Sgt. Eldad Rhodes’s time recovering from his wound at Malvern Hill had given him time to think. He had steamed for the...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
10. 'we are growing dainty on hard bread and tainted pork'
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[ Previous post ] The 5th New Hampshire Volunteers idled at Harrison’s Landing on the James River for nearly a month and a half. It then ...
Saturday, September 5, 2015
9. At Malvern Hill, 'Kind friends alone prevented me falling into the hands of the Enemy’ – Eldad Rhodes
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[ Previous post ] After the Battle of Fair Oaks, many men of the 5th New Hampshire Volunteers were confident they would soon be marchin...
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
8.The Battle of Fair Oaks: 'thus the Sabath has passed with the most horible seins I ever witnessed'
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[ Previous post ] Like bugler Cutler Edson and Sgt. Eldad Rhodes, Col. Edward E. Cross kept a diary. He was the commander of their regi...
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