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3 September 1861-5 December 1861
Van Nuys, Samuel Watson
[diary]
Commences: "Bid friends farewell and left for camp Morton to enter the service of "Uncle Sam."
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1 June 1862-19 October 1862
daily life, troop movements, visits home.
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20 October 1862-10 May 1863
daily life, troop movements, and news of the war.
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11 May 1863-16 October 1863
daily life, troop movements, and news of the war. 5 July reads: "The enemys loss has been enormous. Our men also suffered severly--especially our artillery. [B]ehind one of our batteris were 30 dead horses. The stench is almost unbearable."
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28 October 1861
Cincinnati Gazette
From Western Virginia The Battle at Romney
Report of events at the Battle of Romney, Virginia
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31 October 1861
Unknown
The Retirement of General Scott
Reprints Scott's letter of resignation to Simon Cameron, Lincoln's address acknowledging the resignation, Scott's reply to Lincoln, and Cameron's letter to Scott.
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1861
Greenfield Sentinel
The Soldiers Dream
Reprint of poem "The Soldier's Dream" by unknown. Found inside Van Nuy's 1861 diary.
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22 October 1864
The Franklin Jeffersonian
Contains obituary of Samuel Watson Van Nuys on page 2; also contains news of the upcoming election.
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no date
Indiana War Expenses
Reprints an exchange between Mr. Wickliffe and Mr. Porter in the House of Representatives concerning charges of mismanagement bt Gov. Morton of Indiana in preparing troops for battle
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Layfayette Courier
[Lafayette Courier]
Contains two short items: one a quote by Hon. Albert S. White pertaining to the conquest of the Potomac; the other a report by Maj. Milroy of the 9th Regt. Indiana: "...since that regiment left Indiana, there have been 44 deaths from sickness, and 20...
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