The James A. Graham Papers, 1861-1884 |
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1862-Returned to duty 27th N. C. Infantry 2d Auditor affectionate Son JAMES AGE EYES HAIR Battle of Bristol Battle of Sharpsburg BORN NAME RANK Brigade Bristol Station Camp 27th N. C. DEAR MOTHER CAMP DESCRIPTION AGE EYES DESCRIPTION EYES HAIR DESCRIPTION OCCUPATION AGE DESCRIPTION OCCUPATION BATTLES ENLISTED WHERE BORN EYES HAIR COMPLEXION Farmer BATTLES ENGAGED final statement forwarded Fort Macon forwarded to 2d furlough GAGED IN AGE Gordonsville GRAHAM MY DEAR Grey Light Fair HAIR COMPLEXION FT Harpers Ferry Hatchers Run Hillsboro Hospital at Richmond INF'Y Jones yrs July letter Lieut Love Macon March morning N. C. Capt Newberne night OCCUPATION AGE EYES OCCUPATION GAGED Orange C. H. PD STATE COUNTY PERIOD KINGDOM Petersburg Private June Raleigh N. C. Reg't REMARKS Sent Returned to duty Richmond Va Sent to Hospital Sept Serg't Sharpsburg Md TOWN OR KINGDOM Walter Thompson Whitted Write soon Yankees yesterday
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Page 116 - ... sleepy and besides, I have to get up to Dress Parade at Day break in the morning I must close. Love to all. Write soon to Your affectionate Son JAMES A. GRAHAM March 1st PS Please tell Father that I received his letter this morning and that I will see about the horse to-day or tomorrow. It is the same horse I wrote about in the first part of my letter. If Capt. Turner will consent to let me have the horse before he turns him over to the state there will be no trouble about getting him, but if...
Page 104 - I would like the collars made just the size of the larger one (it is l/2 inch the largest) and the wristbands made shorter; not more than 1 inch wide. I have been drilling in Artillery for the last two or three days and like it, though it is harder work than Infantry drill. You wished to know whether Willie and I would both need a mattrass. One will do for us both and you can either send it or let him bring it when he comes. He had better bring a pair of blankets also and that is all that he will...
Page 221 - DEAR CAPT. Yours from Fort Hamilton rec's. Your understanding of the battle of Reams Station Aug. 25, '64, as expressed in your letter, agrees exactly with my knowledge, so far as I saw. McCrae's, Cooke's & Lane's Brigades certainly took the works and I never heard that there was any later charge made by infantry that evening. Capt Evans' letter mentions no date whatever, tho I take it he refers to the 25 Aug. fight. I hardly think reply necessary in this case but if you do, would suggest that you...
Page 149 - ... still camped near us. I saw Johnny yesterday. I do not think their Regiment was engaged in the skirmish yesterday. Everything seems to be as quiet here now as though there had not been any Yankees near here lately, and but for the soreness of our feet we would hardly know that we had been marching at all. We have had rain almost every day for the past week or ten days but it seems to have cleared up again. The weather is very hot. Please send me the $50 I wrote for when you receive this as I...
Page 105 - Dickson, Tom Whitted, George Lynch, Charley Parks, Haughton from Pittsboro and myself. There were several more but they have either received commissions or gone home. I suppose that you have heard before this how well the 1st Regiment, under Col. Hill, did at Newport News Va. There don't seem to be much chance of our ever having a fight down here, though we are well prepared for the enemy.
Page 132 - Sharpsbt engaged in the battle there on the 17th. Our Reg't went into the fight with 299 men and 26 officers, were engaged for 7 hours and lost 187 men & 16 officers killed & wounded. Our men behaved very well and we were very highly complimented by every Gen. on the field. Our Col. (Cooke) commanded our Right and the 3d Ark. Reg't and Gen. Lee said that a charge that our two Reg'ts made changed the fortunes of the day. During the hottest part of the fight the enemy brought up two pieces of artillery...
Page 158 - ... has my measure for a double breasted coat. Capt. Webb requests me to present his respects and say that he does not say ugly words now. Rev. Mr Thorne, who preached in Chapel Hill a year or two ago preached here last Sunday. He is now living in Kinston. There is no more news. I will write to Father in a few days. Love to all. Write soon to Your affectionate Son JAMES A. GRAHAM FORT LANE, NC Jan 18th 1862 MY DEAR FATHER I have been appointed adjutant of our Regm't. I found my appointment waiting...
Page 322 - Mar 30 Hatchers Run Va Killed in Battle 56 Wm. J. Sykes " 1864 — — Died from Disease List of men deserted from Co. "G." NC Infantry No NAME RANK DATE PLACE REMARKS 1 McCauley, W. H Private Pt. Lookout Took oath of Md. alliance to Yankees 1865 2 Cape, Wm. T " Feb 28 Petersburg Deserted to the 3 Crabtree, Will A.
Page 321 - Nov 2 Richmond Died of wounds 1863 26 Dunnagan, Lorenzo... Private Nov 4 Washington DC 1864 27 Weaver, Wiley " Mar 3 Gordonsville Died of Typhoid Va. Fever 28 Wilkerson, Uriah " Jan 10 Ft. Lookout Died of Typhoid Md. Fever 29 Forrest, Jas A. " May 2 Richmond Died of Typhoid Va. Fever 30 Davis, Rod C " " 5 Wilderness Killed in battle Va. 31 Wood, John F " " 10th Spottsylvania CH 32 Delamy, Martin " " 29 Lynchburg Died of wounds Va.
Page 120 - ... hands after the razor was taken away from him. It seems strange that a man will meddle with his own life in this way. If you have my flannel shirts done please send them down by Capt. Webb. He will come back about the middle of next week. I will try to get a furlough and come home in about a month. I must close Love to all. Write soon to Your affectionate Son JAMES A. GRAHAM FORT MACON Jan 2nd 1862 MY DEAR MOTHER I received your very welcome letter four or five days ago and as Lieut. Dickson...