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Tag Archives: Minutemen of Attala
The Bloody Thirteenth
A descendant of Private Thurman Early Hendricks, of the Minutemen of Attala, sent me a copy of his undated post-war memoir which is available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. In it, Hendricks said the men of the regiment … Continue reading →
Correspondence
Fredericksburg Va Jan 1st 1863 Dear Mollie In the last you wrote that I must remember you on the first day of the year. I write now that you may know that I am thinking of you. We are going … Continue reading →
The Journey: Back to Brucetown
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 →
Correspondence
Clarke County Va Oct 5th 1862 Dear Mollie After hearing a good sermon from Dr West, our Chaplain, I concluded to spend a few moments in writing you; but have no news woth naming. The health of the soldiers is … Continue reading →
The destruction at Warrenton Springs
After another march of 16 miles, this time in the rain—making their eleven day marching total more than 100 miles—the 13th camped near the Warrenton Springs resort, (probably the Fauquier White Sulphur Springs, above) southwest of Warrenton. They surveyed the … Continue reading →
Correspondence
Richmond Va Aug 7th/62 Dear Wife I received two letters from you yesterday, one mailed the 22nd July. There is nothing new transpiring here at present, and I hardly know how to commince writing. I have taken a severe cold … Continue reading →
Replacements
On August 4, 1862, the 13th enlisted thirty-eight replacements for their dead and wounded. The new men, most of them in the late teens and early twenties, enlisted for the war at Brookhaven, Mississippi, south of Jackson. A few of … Continue reading →
Correspondence
Aug 3rd 1862 As Lewis Nash is going to leave for home this eve I have concluded to write some more. I have had fever for two days caused from [a] cold which I spoke of in the first of … Continue reading →
Correspondence
Hospital Richmond Va. July 20th/62 Dearest One I am still in good health for which I try to thank our heavenly Father. This is Sunday and I recon it will be a lonesome day here. There are so many sick … Continue reading →
A night on the battlefield
It’s worth remembering that, at this time, the 13th’s infantrymen were not hardened veterans. Malvern Hill was their first truly-difficult battle with high casualties. Minutemen of Attala Private Peter F. Ellis, an 18-year-old clerk from Madison County when he enlisted … Continue reading →
Posted in Battles: Malvern Hill, Battles: The Seven Days, Jess N. McLean, The Minute Men of Attala
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Tagged 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 29th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Barksdale's Mississippi Brigade, Battle of Malvern Hill, Minutemen of Attala, Private Peter F. Ellis, William H. Osborne
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