1862: The Union armies stand at the gates of Richmond, and to Burleigh, the war seems all but won. He couldn't be more wrong ...
Company B Fall in for Dinner (Jones, June 13th 1862, #2)
1862: Burleigh K. Jones takes a break from letter writing to observe dinnertime; then he continues with some ghastly details from the Fair Oaks battlefield:
Dear Brother (Jones, June 13th 1862)
Contoocook's Burleigh K. Jones writes to his brother following the Battle of Seven Pines ...
Dodging Shells (Fair Oaks)
The dangers of mealtime missiles at the Battle of Fair Oaks! << BEFORE: Under Fire at 2nd Bull Run Now we'll hear from Nurse Dame herself: This tale takes place during McClellan's 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Union soldiers called the battle "Fair Oaks," while confederate soldiers referred to it as "Seven Pines." Each name commemorates the area of the … Continue reading Dodging Shells (Fair Oaks)
“I Have Seen Her Under Fire” (2nd Bull Run)
An apocalyptic vision of a NH nurse on the battlefield... << BEFORE: Civil War Nurse Another soldier's memory of Harriet Patience Dame's civil war service: NEXT: Dodging shells >> LINK: More H. P. Dame accounts @ NH-Heritage.com 2nd Battle of Bull Run 28 August 1862 29 August 1862 30 August 1862
Civil War Nurse
The 2nd NH's commanding officer recalls Nurse Dame: << BEFORE: Dame's portrait at the NH State House NEXT: "I have seen her under fire..." >> Dame has been called "Perhaps Concord’s most valuable contribution to the Civil War." Her Civil War service spanned the war, from its earliest days in 1861 until the end in 1865. She … Continue reading Civil War Nurse
Harriet Patience Dame (State House)
From a portrait at the NH State House. NEXT: Civil War nurse >> Harriet Patience Dame served as a regimental nurse with the 2nd NH throughout the Civil War, and was even captured twice! She was born at North Barnstead. Dame was inducted into the Nursing Hall of Fame in 2002. born 5 January 1815
“I tell you what it is, George” (First Bull Run)
From a letter by Private Charles Putnam (2nd NH Volunteers) to his brother George in Claremont... Excerpted from My Brave Boys: To War with Colonel Cross & the Fighting Fifth by Mike Pride and Mark Travis.
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