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Melvin Thomas - Journal Entry

April 7, 1862 It's been a year since I joined the infantry , and much has changed. McClellan is no longer the Union General, and the position has now been given to Ulysses S. Grant. He has been doing a good job, and we recently won the battle at Shiloh in Tennessee. It sure was a bloody fight, they say there were over 23,000 causalities and I believe it. We got off to a rough start and it was looking bad, but soon General Grant's strategy came into play and we had them graybacks on the run I think I used the last of the minieballs in my cartidge box. I decided to name my rifled musket Betsy, she's my best friend while i'm on picket duty. Well i gotta go it's time for the morning drills. June 15, 1862 I haven't seen it first hand but I hear that General Lee has a new leader under his command named "Stonewall" Jackson . They say he brilliantly executes turning movements that can quickly out flank our forces. If I could get my h

Alvin Cobb - letter home

April 15, 1861 My dear Amy Cobb, Training camp has exhausted the life out of me. I can barely walk without my aching leg screaming for rest. There aren’t many my color here but I know that all this training will lead to great victory. After Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers after the surrender of Ft Sumter, many of the men here began to dig in more to the event. The Northern States responded positively to the event but the "border-states" were not to fond and Lincoln received both support and criticism from editorials . I don’t know how much longer I can stand these conditions. The food is almost as dry as the sand by the sea. Despite all the trouble yet to come, I know that I am doing what is right for our people. I hope to see you soon my dear sister. Love, Alv

Melvin Thomas - 1865 Blog

1865 Blog - Journal Entry Melvin Thomas April 28, 1865 Never has there been a sadder or happier day then the one on April 15, 1865 . Cheers and shouts sounded, as our nation's flag was lifted into the sky that day at Ft. Sumter. This piece of fabric put all them Reb flags to shame. The Union had won the war, and everyone was ecstatic. Peace had been made, and all them Southerners were back to being our farmers. Everything was great until grim news spread throughout our ranks like wild fire. President Lincoln had been shot, and actor John Wilkins Booth had pulled the trigger. That news was like a punch in the gut, all the breath knocked out of you. Mr. Lincoln had been at a play with his wife, called "Our American Cousin." During the play Booth pointed his pistol to President Lincoln's head and shot. We now all mourn the loss of a great man, Abraham Lincoln.

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