Box 1 [1M-H-4A]
Contains 110 Results:
David B. Snow Nicholasville, Kentucky to J.C. Snow, 1862-11-02
Camp life in Kentucky; details of last march; Henry Clay’s monument in Lexington; exiles from Tennessee
David B. Snow Louisville, Kentucky to J.C. Snow, 1862-11-17
Marched 30 miles from Nicholasville to Frankfort; incident involving African-American members of regiment; regiment called the “Greyhound” because of its speed
David B. Snow On board Steamer Belfast to J.C. Snow Norway, Maine, 1862-11-24
Moving from Louisville to Memphis; Gen. Rosencrans in charge of department; confidence in Gen. Burnside; Joseph’s plans to join Bank’s Texas expedition and hopes to meet him there; need for stamps; boarded the “Emma Duncan” to attend a musical festival; scenery along the Ohio River, including “Cave in Rock”; effect of war on family
David B. Snow Near Memphis, Tennessee to J.C. Snow Washington, D.C., 1862-12-05
Reached the mouth of the Ohio River; number of rebel prisoners waiting to be exchanged at Vicksburg, including Southgate, a Miami University friend; trip down the Mississippi River on the steamer “Emerald”; arrival at Memphis; typhoid fever in the regiment
R.N. John Memphis, Tennessee to J.C. Snow Washington, D.C., 1862-12-13
Landed at Camp City, camped at nearby embankment in the middle of a secessionist community, doing picket duty; sickness in regiment; forming a part of General McClernand’s expedition, with Gen. A.J. Smith as division commander; plans to embark for the mouth of the Yazoo, to operate as a part of the land force intended for the reduction of Vicksburg
David B. Snow Near Memphis, Tennessee to J.C. Snow Washington, D.C., 1862-12-19
Work of regiment’s chaplain; recovering from illness in a private house and the owner’s fate since the beginning of the war; war becoming one of extermination; news of Burnside’s retreat across the river after loss
David B. Snow Memphis, Tennessee to J.C. Snow Auburn, Maine, 1863-01-07
Moved from Overton Hospital to Jefferson Hospital; work and conditions there
David B. Snow Memphis, Tennessee to J.C. Snow, 1863-01-14
Working at Gen. Hospital No. 3; regiment not under fire at Vicksburg; state of affairs in Memphis; activities of confiscation and guerrillas; loneliness because of lack of correspondence
David B. Snow Memphis, Tennessee to J.C. Snow Washington, D.C., 1863-01-23
Newman wounded in left wrist before Fort surrendered; now recuperating at Jefferson Hospital, where David is attending to him
David B. Snow Memphis, Tennessee to J.C. Snow, 1863-04-24
Role of a chaplain among soldiers; receipt of payment for work; recent skirmish involving capture of 80 confederates; condition of prisoners; knowledge of Mr. Vanmeter’s role as a spy with the 5th Ohio Cavalry