Tag Archives: Malvern Hill

On Picket

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Dick Stanley

The regiment returned from its brief assignment to Malvern Hill on Aug. 8, 1862, marching all day and half the night to its old camp on the Yorktown railroad. But the next day, Saturday, they were ordered to turn right … Continue reading →

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Chasing the enemy

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Dick Stanley

August 5, 1862. “Tuesday. Clear and warm,” quartermaster clerk William H. Hill of the Spartan Band wrote in his diary. “A brigade review took place in the fields where it is usually held. We have orders to cook one days … Continue reading →

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Another veteran crosses the river

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Dick Stanley

From the May, 1908 edition of Confederate Veteran Magazine: “WALLACE. Virgil H. Wallace, of Kosciusko, Miss., entered into rest on February 12, 1908. He was among the first to enlist for his State in 1861, becoming a member of the … Continue reading →

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