The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865 |
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... Minie Balls into us mighty thick , but on we went and was within twelve feet of the works when I was struck and ... ball had struck me in the side on the belt plate . ( I have it now in my trunk . ) On the march my belt plate had worked ...
... Minie Balls into us mighty thick , but on we went and was within twelve feet of the works when I was struck and ... ball had struck me in the side on the belt plate . ( I have it now in my trunk . ) On the march my belt plate had worked ...
Page 24
... minie ball struck him in the head and it waked him in short order . It was a spent ball having come through the clay flanks of our pit . He d ยท m'd a little and then got his gun and popped away all day at the reb who was behind sand ...
... minie ball struck him in the head and it waked him in short order . It was a spent ball having come through the clay flanks of our pit . He d ยท m'd a little and then got his gun and popped away all day at the reb who was behind sand ...
Page 90
... Minie Ball a few yards from the works . The ball went through my blouse pocket , hit a Knife , Spoon and Fork in one handle and ten rounds of cartridges . I was knocked senseless for some- time , when I came to my Regiment had gone on ...
... Minie Ball a few yards from the works . The ball went through my blouse pocket , hit a Knife , Spoon and Fork in one handle and ten rounds of cartridges . I was knocked senseless for some- time , when I came to my Regiment had gone on ...
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Affet Alex Chisholm Alexandria April Army August battle boys Brandy Station breastworks Brigade Brother Alex's Letter Capt Weltner captured charge City Point Cold Harbor Company July 14 Daniel Chisholm Date mustered Dear Father Decr Division Dollars Dress parade Drill Feby fight fire Friday furlough Genl getting glad to hear guns halted hard tack Head Quarters Hospital hundred inspection Irish Brigade James Jany Johnnies Jolliffe June killed last night looking March 31 miles Minie Ball Monday morning moved mustered into service nice Novr O'Clock P.M. Octr Penna Petersburgh Picket Pittsburgh Po River Potomac prisoners quiet in front Rail Road rain rebel rebs Regiment Regt Res Corps Robert Glendenning Saturday sent Sept Sergeant Sergt service February 29 service March 31 shells shot soldiers soon Spottsylvania Springer Sunday tents Thursday took troops Tuesday Uniontown weather Wednesday Williams wounded write yesterday