25th Indiana soldier hunted down by Rebel dogs – Corinth material for sale
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25th Indiana Infantry soldier (John Nilson) writes about a soldier being hunted by bloodhounds and torn to pieces near Holly Springs, MS.
Great content related to guerilla warfare in the summer of 1862.
Autograph letter signed (ALS), 4pp., 8vo.,
La-Grange, Tenn.
7/9/62
Description:
Nilson writes with a keen eye that while on a blackberry expedition he heard some shooting nearby. His [...]
PA soldiers describes action in Franklin, July 1863
Camp Winfield
Franklin, Tennessee,
July 16, 1863,
“…I receieved your kind and most welcome letter…and it gave me much pleasure in hearing that you was in good health and also that when your state was invaded by the notorious rebels that you was so willing to take your musket and defend your state. God Bless the noble [...]
5th Iowa cav soldier – Schlapp – writes about being captured near Corinth
Letter for Sale — 5th Iowa Cav. (Curtis Horse) – August Schlapp
Tells story of action at Lockridge’s Mill, TN (part of Siege of Corinth) where the 5th Iowa suffered severe casualties, over 60 soldiers captured, including Schlapp
The 5th Iowa was engaged in Hood’s middle Tennessee campaign, fought at Nashville and was much engaged in Hood’s [...]
2nd Illinois Lt Artillery soldier writes about Union army sweeping through East Tennessee, Memphis
Memphis, Tennesse,
July 21, 1862,
“…as you know that I am in the service of the government, I need not inform you of that. I was sent down here with body of Illinois Artillery who we all mounted or ride on the gun carriages to be eased around large cities principly so as to move from [...]
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Letter for Sale — 5th Iowa Cav. (Curtis Horse) – August Schlapp
Tells story of action at Lockridge’s Mill, TN (part of Siege of Corinth) where the 5th Iowa suffered severe casualties, over 60 soldiers captured, including Schlapp
The 5th Iowa was engaged in Hood’s middle Tennessee campaign, fought at Nashville and was much engaged in Hood’s [...]
Bishop Charles T. Quintard, chaplain and surgeon for the Army of Tennessee
This CDV was recently sold at auction by HA. The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture states:
During the Civil War, Quintard was a chaplain for the Confederate army. He also worked as a surgeon. As bishop he was instrumental in the revival of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Tennessee and extended its ministry to blacks.
Newly discovered letter from 63rd Indiana soldier details scene at Franklin after the battle
I recently attended the Civil War Show in Nashville and acquired several letters from a 63rd Indiana soldier named Addison Lee Ewing. Ewing was from Haubstat, Indiana and enlisted on 5/1/62, mustering in to Company C of the 63rd Indiana Infantry with the rank of 1st Sergeant. He resigned on 4/6/65 due to disability.
During his [...]
December 2nd New York Times records carnage and killing at Franklin
TENNESSEE.
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A Severe Battle at Franklin, Tenn.
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HOOD DEFEATED BY THOMAS.
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The Rebels Desperately Assault Our Works.
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They are Repulsed with Fearful Carnage.
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Six Thousand Rebels Killed and Wounded.
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TWELVE HUNDRED PRISONERS CAPTURED
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Our Loss Less Than One Thousand.
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MAGNIFICENT BEHAVIOR OF OUR TROOPS
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Full and Graphic Account from Our Special Correspondent.
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
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Washington, Thursday, Dec.1.
The following official dispatch concerning the report of the victory [...]
Telegrams related to the Battle of Franklin
Here are all the Union-Federal telegrams that took place related to the Battle of Franklin. They are in order of earliest to latest. Most of the telegrams in the Official Records are between Maj-Gen George H. Thomas and Maj-General John M Schofield (his subordinate).
Nov 29th, 1 pm – Pontoons down
Nov 30th, 5:30 am – troops [...]
General James H. Wilson, CDV
A cdv portrait of General James H. Wilson, a versatile soldier who rose from a topographical engineer early in the war to the inner circle of Grant’s staff, culminating as one of the outstanding cavalry commanders of the Civil War, with John Goldin & Co., Washington, D.C. backmark.
Wilson, James H., major-general, was born in Illinois [...]
63rd VA infantry soldier writes about Franklin, post-battle
While in camp at Tupelo, Mississippi, 2nd Lt. Samuel Robinson , Co. G/I, 63rd Virginia Infantry, wrote home to his wife Lydia in Virginia………
Tupelo, Mississippi
January 15, 1865
“We have been marching and fighting all of the time on the 30 day of November we had the hardest little fight that has bin during this campaign but [...]
4th Corps (U.S.) – Army of the Cumberland
The 4th and 23rd Corps (U.S.), respectively served at Franklin.
Here’s some background the 4th Corps during the Civil War:
Missionary Ridge; Orchard Knob; Dandridge; Dalton; Rocky Face Ridge; Resaca; Cassville; Adairsville; New Hope Church; Pickett’s Mills; Kenesaw Mountain; Smyrna Camp Ground; Vining’s Station; Peach Tree Creek; Siege Of Atlanta; Jonesboro; Lovejoy’s Station; Spring Hill; Franklin; Nashville; [...]
New York Tribune, Monday, Dec. 5th, 1864
THE LATE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN
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THOMAS CONCENTRATED AT NASHVILLE
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EAST TENNESSEE TO BE DEVASTATED
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Official from General Thomas’ Army, Washington , Dec 4, 1864.
The latest official information from the army of General Thomas is, that he has so concentrated the forces at the fortifications of Nashville , as to be prepared for any movement which General Hood may [...]
23rd Corps (Union)
The 4th and 23rd Corps (U.S.), respectively served at Franklin.
Here’s some background the 23rd Corps during the Civil War:
Lenoir; Blue Springs; Campbell’s Station; Knoxville; Mossy Creek; Dandridge; Walker’s Ford; Strawberry Plains; Rocky Face Ridge; Resaca; Cassville; Dallas; Pine Mountain; Lost Mountain; Culp’s Farm; Kenesaw ; Chattahoochie; Decatur ; Siege Of Atlanta; Utoy Creek; Lovejoy’s Station; [...]
Actions in middle Tennessee in November 1864?
What important engagements and actions did the middle Tennessee region see during the Civil War in November 1864?
The Official Records list the following actions by the day of the month for November 1864. Each action has an entry in the Official Records detailing what happened.
1-30 Tennessee/transfer of the First and Third Divisions, Sixteenth Army Corps, [...]
