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24 March 1864
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol., no. 96 (March 24, 1864)]
Proclamation by Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States, The Rebel Calumny on Col. Dahlgren, Charleston impregnable from the sea approaches.
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28 June 1864
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 27 (June 28, 1864)]
News from Petersburg, Situation in Virginia, Morgan's victory in Kentucky.
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1 July 1864
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 30 (July 1, 1864)]
Operations in front of Petersburg.
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10 December 1864
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 158 (December 10, 1864)]
Sherman's position, Lincoln's message to Congress, Abolition of slavery by Constitutional Amendment.
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11 January 1865
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 179 (January 11, 1865)]
Removal of General Butler.
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27 January 1865
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. (January 11, 1865)]
The Lake Erie Raid, Letter from General Glenn - Athens, Georgia.
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24 January 1863
E.W. Ayres and W.H. Wade
Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (January 24, 1863)]
The war along the Mississippia, Sketch of Barksdale's Mississippi Pickets watching the Yankee pontoons at Fredericksburg.
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31 January 1863
Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 21 (January 31, 1863)]
Sketch of General Albert Sidney Johnston.
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7 February 1863
Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 22 (February 7, 1863)]
Sketch of General Lloyd Tilgham.
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1865/02/24
Armstrong, Halleck (fl. 1865)
to: Mary [Armstrong, his wife].
Reporting on his arrival at the headquarters of the 9th Corps.
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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.
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1865/02/27
to: Mary [Armstrong].
Describes being under enemy fire, ill health due to cold.
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1865/03/01
Describes how he felt being under fire.
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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.
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1865/03/05
Discusses his commanders & their religiosity, his preaching & religious ministering at the camp.
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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...
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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…"
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1865/03/09
Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.
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1865/03/10
Reports on troop maneuvers, Sheridan's whereabouts, etc.
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Describes the death of soldiers, his inspection of their graveyards.
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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.
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1865/03/13
"I keep no diary of events, so I guess I had better send my diary home in the form of letters."
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1865/03/14
to: Mary [Armstrong]
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…"
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1865/03/15
Describes impending battle plans .
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1865/03/16
Describes feeling of impending battle. In part: "…Everything is quiet this morning, but it may be the calm before the storm. Sheridan is here, & his wonderful cavalry are not far off…"
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