Category Archives: Mike M. Hubbert Diary

Mike M. Hubbert, RIP

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

On Wednesday, April 8, 1863, Spartan Band diarist William H. Hill recorded that the sickness in the 13th regiment seemed to be increasing. “The scarlet fever and typhoid pneumonia are prevailing to a great extent in our Regiment. There was … Continue reading →

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A dull Christmas

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Christmas Eve, 1862. The 13th Mississippi and the rest of Barksdale’s Mississippi Brigade spent the eve and Christmas Day itself, a Thursday, on picket duty in Fredericksburg. At least the weather was “clear and warm for the season,” William H. … Continue reading →

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The Northern Lights

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

Many authors of fact and fiction about the Battle of Fredericksburg have written about the startling appearance of the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, in the sky the bitterly cold night of Sunday, Dec. 14, 1862, when the battlefield below … Continue reading →

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Aftermath

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

The battlefield was again foggy, but also with a smoky mist from the previous day’s fighting, as well as very quiet on the morning of Dec. 14, 1862—except for the pitiful groans and cries for water from the Union wounded, … Continue reading →

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In line of battle

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

The Mississippi Brigade’s Dec. 11, 1862, stand in the town against the advancing Union army was only a sideshow to the approaching big show. The 13th Regiment withdrew with the rest of the brigade that night to the Telegraph Road … Continue reading →

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“…there is daily skirmishing…”

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

Thursday, Nov. 6, 1862. “Clear and cold,” William H. Hill of the Spartan Band, wrote in his diary. “The baggage that we sent back to Gordonsville arrived back here this morning.” The baggage also included goods the 13th had left … Continue reading →

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The Journey: Back to Brucetown

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

On Oct. 24, 1862, the regiment moved with the brigade from its camp east of Winchester to a new camp within a mile south of Brucetown, a community about seven miles northeast of Winchester. The purpose of the move was … Continue reading →

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The Journey: Withdrawal

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Friday, Sept. 19, 1862. From Private Mike Hubbert’s diary: “Rained last night very hard. Our Army all came across the River last night to the Virginia side, leaving many of our wounded in the hands of the Yankees. We camped … Continue reading →

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Night on the battlefield, anxious morning

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

“We slept on the battle field last night,” Private Mike Hubbert of the Minutemen of Attala recorded in his diary Sept. 18, 1862. “It is very horrifying to hear the cries of the wounded who are all around us. The … Continue reading →

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Battles: Sharpsburg

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

The Spartan Band’s “boiled meat and crackers” eaten, the 13th and the rest of the Mississippi Brigade marched through the dawn’s early light into the western suburbs of Sharpsburg, Maryland (above), headed for Gen. Lee’s headquarters.It was a clear and … Continue reading →

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