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Angela Kirkham Davis, memoir
1861-1862
“Mr. Davis [Angela’s husband, Joseph]…had always been true to his party and loyal to his state. Now, in a crisis like this, he felt that his allegiance was to the government of the United States, therefore true to his convictions,...
Full DetailsAngela Kirkham Davis, memoir
1861-1862
“…there were threats at time of burning [Joseph Davis’] store, and house, running his d---- ‘Yankee wife’ out of town, etc., however before this political excitement I had never met with a kindlier or more tender hearted people in my...
Full DetailsAngela Kirkham Davis, memoir
1861-1862
“During the summer of 1861, Western Maryland was occupied, more or less, by United States troops…At times we were not only surrounded by Union soldiers, but they were right in our midst. The stores were crowded with them. Most of...
Full DetailsAngela Kirkham Davis, memoir
1861-1862
“Often at midnight, we were awakened by the rat-tat-tat and shrill notes of fife and drum and the tramp, tramp, tramp of men, followed by heavy baggage wagons… Our population would be increased very suddenly with infantry, cavalry, and soldiers...
Full DetailsRobert Cruikshank, letter
October 23, 1862
“It is very monotonous in Camp… I get up at reveille,- that is, at 5:30 in the morning; call the roll; take the sick to the surgeon, then make my report of the same; then take my breakfast. Then I...
Full DetailsRobert Cruikshank, letter
October 23, 1862
“We suffer for the want of clothing left with our knapsacks when we left Washington. In the evening when it begins to get cold the men will start the cry of "Knapsacks, knapsacks, knapsacks," and keep it up for an...
Full DetailsRobert Cruikshank, letter
October 23, 1862
“Our rations are bad, the crackers are wormy,- the same kind of worms as we find in decayed wood. We break the crackers into small pieces and boil them so we cannot see the worms. We find worms in our...
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December 21, 1862
“You see that I am in the hospital… The Hospital was a factory before the war and is a large brick building well calculated for a hospital. There are several tents put up and used for the same purpose. I...
Full DetailsRobert Cruikshank, letter
December 30, 1862
“There are several men of our Company here but I do not see them as they are in other wards or in tents. This building is four stories high and each story holds two hundred beds. I do not think...
Full DetailsRobert Cruikshank, letter
June 28, 1863
“We passed through Frederick City at four o'clock P. M. It rained hard all afternoon. When passing through the city the people brought out pails of whiskey with tin cups and set them on the sidewalks. Some of the men...
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