Tag Archives: William H. Hill

Fighting clerks

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Saturday, June 13, 1863, dawned clear and warm in the regiment’s camp near the Stevensburg Road, southeast of Clupeper Court House. But the clear day was followed by “a severe storm and rain in the evening,” Spartan Band diarist William … Continue reading →

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The ringing of the alarm bell

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Dick Stanley

17th Mississippi Private Robert A. Moore’s weary return to Fredericksburg from his furlough home to Mississippi turned exciting two days later, Wednesday, April 29, 1863,  when “We were awoke this morning by the ringing of the alarm-bell…” “The enemy crossed … Continue reading →

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Fishing with a net

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Undoubtedly tired of their meat and bread diets since the start of the war two years before, the 13th and the Barksdale Brigade gratefully turned to fishing the Rappahannock River at Fredricksburg. “The soldiers of this brigade are catching large … Continue reading →

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The Journey: On the march

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Dick Stanley

It was clear and cold, with another frost, at sunrise on Friday, Oct. 31, 1862, when the division packed up, broke camp and set off southward. They marched 19 miles, seldom being interrupted by the division wagon trains, and camped … Continue reading →

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