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to: Mary [Armstrong]
1861-1865
Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865
GLC06734.021
to: Mary [Armstrong, his wife].
1865/02/24
Reporting on his arrival at the headquarters of the 9th Corps.
GLC06734.002
to: Wife.
Reports that he is now at the front, describes conditions at front & shells bursting in air around him, spreads news of capture of Wilmington.
GLC06734.003
to: Mary [Armstrong].
1865/02/27
Describes being under enemy fire, ill health due to cold.
GLC06734.004
1865/03/01
Describes how he felt being under fire.
GLC06734.005
to: [?wife?].
[1865]/03/02
GLC06734.006
1865/03/04
Reports on rumor that Sherman has been defeated, hopes it isn't true, talks about great number of dead and burial procedures, remarks on slavery as the sin of the South.
GLC06734.007
1865/03/05
Discusses his commanders & their religiosity, his preaching & religious ministering at the camp.
GLC06734.008
1865/03/07
Talks about systematic pilfering of the Sanitary Commission by high ranking soldiers; also reports on seeing black troops: "Today for the first time I saw whole regiments of black troops…They appear quite as well on parade as their more thoroughly...
GLC06734.009
1865/03/08
Reports various rumors about Sheridan's maneuvers. Also reports on nearby black uprising: "Our allies, the darkies, are evidently burning out their beloved Masters…"
GLC06734.010
1865/03/09
Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.
GLC06734.011
1865/03/10
Reports on troop maneuvers, Sheridan's whereabouts, etc.
GLC06734.012
March 11, 1865
Describes the death of soldiers, his inspection of their graveyards.
GLC06734.014
1865/03/12
Reports on rumors that "Sherman, & Schoield, and Sheridan are working up, & Grant has Lee by the throat." Also describes in detail his work as a Chaplain & what it consists of.
GLC06734.015
1865/03/13
"I keep no diary of events, so I guess I had better send my diary home in the form of letters."
GLC06734.016
1865/03/14
Describes battle in detail. Also: "…The good news from Sheridan was read to the boys at inspection in the form of a dispatch from Gen. Grant. It was received with loud cheers. Surely the end draws nigh…"
GLC06734.017
1865/03/15
Describes impending battle plans .
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