1862 March 29 Chapel Hill, N.C.

[from the diary of Eliza Oswald Hill, refugee from Wilminton, N.C.]

Saturday Tom has shaved off his whiskers dressed
clean & looks much better--Is quite pleased with
Miss Wilson a sweet girl of 16--Not yet in company.

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1862 March 29 Camp Beard

[from the diary of Daniel D. Logan, younger brother of General Thomas M. Logan, and a Sergeant, Co. B, 1st Special Battalion (Rightor's), Louisiana Infantry]


Camp Beard – Saturday Mch 29/62
Rose at six o’c – No Breakfast – drill
at 10 o’c on the 10th La. parade ground –
Went in search of provisions – with
Emmett. Got some oysters – which
we had steamed for dinner –
Spent the Evening with Norcum & Ross
cutting wood – Jim arrived this
Evening from Camp Rightor – The
Enemy are reported at Youngs Mills
today. Our Cavalry Cut off & took
six of their wagons – Rain this
afternoon – Had to go to bed at
dark – tent leaking & a good
prospect of a wet bed – Shreveport
Greys went on picket today night
Genl Magruder’s headquarters are
moved to Lees house today – he
issued an order to govern us in
the coming battle –

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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1862 March 29 Lynchburg, Va.

[from the diary of William M. Blackford, of Lynchburg, Va., former diplomat, newspaper editor and bank officer, with 5 sons in the Confederate Army]

Saturday 29 Bad weather much indisposed
still--scarcely able to do any business. A
tall good looking youth in a rough uni
-form introduced himself as a son of the
late Dr. Wm. Minor, (of Ala, brother of Jno B.
& Lancelot) He is here with forty other recruits
to join Capt. Hobbes company in the 9'
Ala Regt--Took him home for dinner
He was not [?] and I regret that he
could not stay with us longer. Nothing
of any particular interest. No letter, ex
cept a note from D. She Schele' thanking
me for my exertions to get him salt on very
[?] terms.


University of Virginia professor Maximilian Schele de Vere, 1820-1898
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1862 March 29 Camp Hayes, Raleigh, Va.

[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, musician and private in the 23rd Ohio]

Saturday, Mar. 29, 1862
Have not played for Guard
Mount
At the suggestion of the
adjutant and others
officers have practiced
Dixie Played it this
evening. Went this
afternoon with Billy
Critch[field]--out to the
shoemakers
Thad & Gillett on a
bender Gillett quired
the whiskey shooting
Recd letters from
S. Caldwell answered
it. Cloudy rainy

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1862 March 29 New Bern, N.C.

[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Co. F, 25th Massachusetts]

Saturday
March 29

Was sick nearly all night. Had to
get up and vomited considerable
but went on guard today. Was at the
hospital. Saw two of our wounded soldiers who
were dead and laid out in the entry, Got
so I felt better tonight.

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1862 March 29-April 3 Hampton Roads, Va.

[from the memoir/diary of Captain Jonathan B. Hager, Co. F of the 14th Regulars

Mar 29 Morning dawned
and immediately after reveille, I broke for
a house in the distance inhabited by some
white trash to hunt up a breakfast, I was
late; there were a dozen before me,and as but
four could sit down at a time, and as the old
woman was the only cook, and the old man
the only mate, and two blooming daughters
of 16 & 18 years with faces unwashed & hair
unkempt, the only assistants, it was a couple
of hours before my time at the bacon and
cornbread came. A goodly quantity of this
washed down wit a pint of something like
rye coffee, but not quite so good & all costing
but fifty cents, repaid the fast of the previous day.
I returned to Camp turned into an Ambulance
a& was soon fast asleep Our baggage arriving
soon after our tents were pitched & we were home
again. We remained in this camp for a week
The weather was pleasant & we took many a
stroll along the gravelly beach of Hampton
Rhoads. Here we had our first Brigade drill by Gen. Sykes

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1862 March 28

[letter of Hiram Cash begun on the 27th continues]

March 28

I received a letter from you last night and was very glad to hear
from you. I like to hear from home I thereby learn how things are
going on at home I think of home very often especially twords
night I was very glad to learn that Cyrus Strout was getting
better and was likely to get well again when he gets home tell
him if he is able to write to me About the town meeting I have
nothing to say In the review I have spoke about in this letter
they were to a stand to know which was the best division &
Gen McLellan thought Gen. Franklins was the best but Gen
Mac McDowell thought Gen Kings was the best saw so yesterday
these two divisions were called out for a test review each one
tried to do their best and Gen. Franklin's division was declared
the best to this division we belong and to Cap all Gen. McLellan
publicly declared the Me. fifth Regt. to be the best drilled, the best
appearing and was the best Regt. in the whole of McDowells
command, our Brigadier Gen. Slocum sent one of his ades to our
Col. to halt his Regt. after we had started for camp we stoped,
formed a square and Gen. Slocum rode inside and told us what
McLellan as well as McDowell and all of the best judges and spectators
had said about us he said he was willing to own it was the best Regt in
his brigade he also thought McLellan's words were true that it was the
best in McDowells command of between 40,000 & 50,000 men. I have got
six stamps that you sent me you need not send any more at present we expect to
be paid off soon if we stay here this week I think we shall. I have no more to write so
I will close From you son Hiram M. Cash

[upside down in the top margin]
I was glad to hear from Walter that he was doing so well. Tell him I shall
come home when there is no more rebels to fight I think this will be in a few months
what did Walter say about his book Hiram

[soldier in the 5th Maine]

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