Tag Archives: 1862

Valentine’s Day

Then and now, Valentine’s Day was celebrated by young Mississippians, particularly the single ones who made up the majority of the 13th Regiment in the spring of 1863. But just as in the spring of 1862, when the regiment was … Continue reading

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Wrecking a railroad

Saturday, Oct. 18, 1862, dawned clear and cold with a big frost. The 13th and the 18th had a busy day of hard work ahead of them on a stretch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Winchester. Quartermaster clerk … Continue reading

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