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1 Thompson, S. Millett. Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Thompson, S. Millett. Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865. A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day. New York: Houghton, Mifflin, & Co., 1888. I. JULY 1, 1862, TO DECEMBER 10, 1862. Call for Troops 1 Camp Colby, at Concord N. H, arrival companies, 2 Entertainment, 2 Clothes, 3 Sentinels, 4 Panic about danger to Washington, 5 Camp visitors, 6 March to the Seat of War . 9 Philadelphia refreshment saloon, 9-10 Camp Chase, at Arlington Heights 11 General Casey. 11 Inspection, 12 Munson’s Hill, forts, 13 Upton’s Hill expedition, disease, 15 Fiasco of regiment capturing their own men, 16 Reveille, 19 Camp Casey, at Fairfax Seminary 20 Republicans, Democrats, bounty, 20 Tents, 21 Religious revivalists in the army, 22 First death in camp, typhoid, 23 Disease in camp, 24 Food, 24 Cooking, inspection, 24 Policing camp streets, 25 Cold, exposure, threatened mutiny, 25-26 Thanksgiving, 26 Armor vests, 27 March through Maryland to Fredericksburg .... 27 Fence rails, 28 Purchasing food, foraging, 29 Snow, 30-31 Acquia Creek, 33 Severe cold, 33 Fredericksburg, 34-35 II. DECEMBER 11, 1862, TO FEBRUARY 8, 1863. Battle of Fredericksburg 36 December 11, 36-40 December 12, troops and looting, 41-45 December 13, 45-75 1 December 15, 75-81 More accounts of the battle, 80-85 Smoky Hollow, 86 Dead on the battlefield, stripped, 86 Bombardment of Fredericksburg, 87 Extreme cold, 87-88 Camp opposite Fredericksburg 88 Water, 88 Description of the camp, 89-90 Firewood, 90 Improving winter quarters, 93 Charges against 25th New Jersey in the battle, 94 New Year’s, 95 Disease, funerals, 96 Alcohol, whiskey, 96 Fraternization, tobacco, 97 Confederate deserters swims across Rappahannock, 98 Food prices, 99 Improvement of winter quarters, 99 Soldier death, measles, burial, 100 Mud March, 101-2 Disease, 102 Malaria and typhoid, 103 Rations, poor food, 103-4 Shirkers, 104 Bands not allowed to play dispiriting music, 104 Fraternization, Confederate pickets, mud march, 105 Snow, 106 First death in the company, 106 Confederate shell strikes the sinks, 106 Winter camp, 107 Move from Fredericksburg to Newport News . 108 Destruction of supplies, 108 Winter camp and soldiers of varying character, 108-9 Bathing, 109 Court martial, 109 III. FEBRUARY 9, TO MAY 16, 1863. Camp at Newport News 111 Not allowed to shoot bird, 111 Zouave regiment attacks sutler, 112 Baseball, 113 Resent against arrogance freed slaves, 114 Demoralization of Fredericksburg and winter camp lingers, 115 New Hampshire governor’s election, 116 Camp near Suffolk 117 2 Rail journey to Suffolk, 117 St. Patrick’s Day, 118 Snow, 119-20 Wells, water, 121 Drummer boys, 122 Surgeon, 122 Slaves come into camp, 122 Women in camp, 124 Tents, 124 Dismal Swamp, 125 Siege of Suffolk 126 Rumors, Longstreet, 126 Entrenchments, 127 Line of battle, 127 Bridge building, 128 Local whites evasive in their opinions, 128 Man going for water severely wounded, 128-29 Hills’ Point Battery affair, 129-30 Jericho Creek, 132-33 Skirmishing, 134-35 Reconnaissance in force, 135 Fraternization, Jefferson Davis, 138 Battle of Providence Church Road 139-53 Disease, burial, 153-54 Siege of Suffolk, 154 Confederate camp, 157-58 IV. MAY 17, 1863, TO APRIL 18, 1864. Camp in ' The Pines,' at Getty's Station 161 Camp, Fort Rodman, 161 Work on entrenchments, boys calling for bread, 162 Letter writing, 163 Camp of slaves, 166-67 Felling trees, abatis, 168 Former slaves employed on earthworks, 169 Yankees and racial equality, 169 Pretended sickness, 170 ' Blackberry Raid ' 171 Coffins for beds, 172 Raid, blackberries, Yorktown, Williamsburg, 173 July 4, 175 Soldiers buying odds and ends, Confederate guerrillas damaging property, 182 Washing clothes, 182 Regimental band and young women, 183 Slaves, 183-84 Hospital steward, property destruction, 184 3 Sleeping on duty, 187 Teamsters invade contraband camp, riot, 187-88 Men return from raid in theatrical costumes, 191-92 Black religious meeting, 193 Camp Gilmore, at Getty's Station 195 Fort Rodman, 195 Camp Bowers and Camp Gilmore, 197 Substitutes and conscripts, 202 Deserters, 202 Bear, 202 Woman selling alcohol, whiskey, 203-4 Union scouts captured by pickets, 205 Dismal Swamp, 206 Winter quarters, log houses, 209-11 Substitutes, 212 Deserter executions, 215 Accidental shell explosion, 217 Drunken soldier, 220 Campfire and food, 222-23 Christmas, 223 Sunday duties, 224-26 Substitutes, 227 Hospital entertainment, 230 Lieutenant William H. H. Young, 232-33 Deserters, 233 Cavorting with a young black woman, 233-34 Smallpox, 235 Soldier voting in New Hampshire, copperheads, 237-38 Thirteenth goes Home to vote 238-39, 242 Snow balls, 243 Inspections, swearing in Sunday, 246 Northern resolve, Union and emancipation, 247 Letters from home, 247 V. APRIL 19, TO MAY 11, 1864. Spring Campaign of 1864 250 March to Yorktown, and Camp there 251 Hospitals, army rations, 251 Marching, reduction in equipment, 252 Embarkation of troops, 256 Move to Bermuda Hundred 257 Battle of Port Walthall 259-62 Battle of Swift Creek 263-74 Spencer rifles, 267 4 VI. MAY 12, TO MAY 27, 1864. Advance on Richmond 279 Battle of Kingsland Creek 279-83 Battle of Drewry's Bluff, casualties, 284-324 Hospital, 321 Camp at Bermuda Hundred 322 Shelling, field hospital, 322 Morale, 323 Chaplain, 324 Confederate shelling, 325 Praying before battle, 328 Slaves and Confederates, 328-29 Tired men routinely take cover, 329 Colonel Dutton, Fort Dutton, 329 Bermuda Hundred, 330-334 VII. MAY 28, TO JUNE 15, 1864. March to Cold Harbor . 335 Sanitary Commission, 336-37 Battle of Cold Harbor 338-82 Wounded, 361 Entrenchments, 361-63 Siege operations, 364 Maggots, 369 Band, 370 Under fire, 372 Inspection, 372-73 Ambulance, wounded, hospital, 373-74 Move to Front of Petersburg 374 Sanitary Commission, 375 Battle of Battery Five 382-403 Thirteenth captures a Redan with Five Cannon . 387 VIII. JUNE 16, TO SEPTEMBER 27, 1864. Siege of Petersburg. In the Trenches 404 Sketches of Life in a Military Hospital 405 Crossing the James River, 406 Bermuda Hundred, 407 Wounded soldier, hospital, 407-8 Coward drummed out of camp, 408 Wounded soldier, chaplain, 408-9 Hospital, soldier death, 409 Petersburg siege, entrenchments, 410-17 Wounded soldiers, hospital, gangrene, 417-18 Capture of Battery Five, 418 Layout of entrenchments, 419 5 Hospital, chaplain, 419-20 Captain Charles O. Bradley, 420-21 Hospital meeting against surgeon, 421 Water, 421 George W. Getty, 422 Hospital food, 423 Treatment of Confederate wounded, 424 Pickets, videttes, 426-27 Hospital wounded officers, furloughs, 426 Hospital patient recuperating, 428-29 Mine Explosion and Crater 431-34 Confederate mine, 436 Service in trenches, 437 City Point explosion, 438 Heat, food, 439 Mud, cannot stick heads up, rain, 442-44 Assistant surgeon resigns because of health, 442 Dodging mortar shells, 443 Shell and partial paralysis, 445 Hospital, gangrene, 445 John Hare’s field, 446-47 Return to Bermuda Hundred 447 Soldiers pay for someone else to do dangerous duty, 447 Deep shoulder wound, 447-48 Dispute about a possible foot amputation, 448 Dorothea Dix, 450 Soldier letter, 450 Truce boat, Libby prisoners, 452 Copperheads, soldier voting, 452-53 Soldiers’ library, books for hospital, 454-55 Black hospital servant, 355-56 Confederates and McClellan nomination, 357 IX. SEPTEMBER 28, 1864, TO FEBRUARY 28, 1865. Battle of Fort Harrison 458-90 Before Richmond 490 Picket truce, 492 Food, cooking, 493-94 Confederate deserters, 496 Battle of Fair Oaks 499-508 Winter Camp near Fort Harrison 508 Presidential election, 510 Grumblers in the army, 510 Huts, 512 Ord, savings fund, food, 513 Thanksgiving, 514 6 Regimental flag, 519 Alcohol, 520 Grant vs. Lee, 520-21 Cold Harbor, 522 Dutch Gap canal, 523 Nature dictates black and white conflict, 523 Black camp followers, 525 Selection of men for furloughs, 526 Company C in Redoubt McConihe 527 Teasing an unpopular sergeant, 528-29 Baking, 530 Ridiculing old slaves, 531 Substitutes, deserters, execution, 531 New clothing for regiment, 531 Shoes, 532 Confederate deserter execution, 533 Deserters, 534-35 Washington’s birthday, 535 X. MARCH 1, TO APRIL 12, 1865. Last Campaign 537 Confederate deserter, 537-38 Food prices, Richmond, 539 Preparing to march, 539-40 Army life and amusement, 542 St. Patrick’s Day, 543 Description of Union lines, 545 Deserter execution, 546-47 Lincoln and Grant visit, 547 Dangers of picket duty, 548-59 Roster of Gen. Devens' 3d Division, 24th Corps .... 549-50 Petersburg breakthrough, 551 Surrender of Richmond 552 First Flag hoisted in Richmond 559 Thirteenth the First Regiment in provost duty, 563-85 Appomattox, 586 Robert E. Lee, 588 XI Close of the War — Peace 589 Assassination of President Lincoln 589 Camp in Richmond, Confederate officers, 590 Scenes in Boston, April 3-16, 1865 590-91 Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, 592 Mosby, 592 Postwar Richmond, 592ff Welcoming the Homing Army Corps 595 Copperhead, 601 7 Thirteenth mustered out and starts for Home .... 602ff Old plantation slaves, 603-4 Concord, 611 Personal Notes on individuals mentioned in the book, 612 Band of the Thirteenth 625 Official monthly reports, 629 Visit south, 630-32 XII. Roster of the Thirteenth 638 Reunion at Boston, April 5, 1887 686-707 Index 709 8 .
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