Category Archives: Mike M. Hubbert Diary

Christmas 1861

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Dick Stanley

The 13th regiment spent its first Christmas Day, 1861, in camp near Leesburg. Private Mike Hubbert of the Minutemen of Attala wrote in his diary: “Camp is in quite a stir this morning. The boys all feel gay from the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from the 13th Mississippi

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Dick Stanley

The regiment spent its first Christmas Day, 1861, in camp near Leesburg. Private Mike Hubbert of the Minutemen of Attala wrote in his diary: “Camp is in quite a stir this morning. The boys all feel gay from the effect … Continue reading →

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Mike M. Hubbert, RIP

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Dick Stanley

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 Dick Stanley

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 Dick Stanley

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 Dick Stanley

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 Dick Stanley

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 Dick Stanley

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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