Civil War Diaries (2/29/16)

1. Who: W. Adams of the 4th N.C. Volunteers

What: To inform his parents about the battles he has been in and that
he has been uninjured
Where: A camp near Bunker Hill
When: September 30th, 1862
Why: To contact his family and ask for a new pair of boots
2. Who: Alexander Hunter, a soldier
What: He talks about the lack of food and the starving soldiers
becoming ill
Where: Maryland
When: Sunday Sept. 21, 1862
Why: To tell his family the hardships faced marching through Maryland
3. Who: Charles Carleton Coffin, Army Correspondent
What: A relation of the ocean to the sounds of war
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: To describe the scene
4. Who: Lt. Thomas H. Evans, 12th U.S. Infantry
What: A man telling of a shell blowing up above them
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: To describe how war is
5. Who: Union Major R. R. Dawes, 6th Wisconsin
What: His captain had found a dog and adopted it
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: To show companionship of military dogs
6. Who: William Child and Surgeon with the 5th Regiment New Hampshire
Volunteers
What: A letter to his wife telling her about recent battles, he sent her a
bit of gold lace
Where: Battlefield Hospital near Sharpsburg
When: September 22, 1862
Why: To inform his wife of whats going on and that hes having trouble
coping with the war mentally
7. Who: Robert Kellogg, 14th Conn.Vol.

What: A description of a small battle, where several of his friends were

wounded
Where: Near the Mumma farmhouse, down to the west of the Roulette
farm near Sunken Road
When: September 17, 1862
Why: To express his feelings about a terrible day
8. Who: Pvt. David L. Thompson, Company G, 9th New York Volunteers
What: A description of bullets hitting soldiers and flying across the
battlefield
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: To tell why men run from battle
9. Who: Pvt. J. D. Hicks, Company K, 125th Pennsylvania Volunteers
What: A description of a young dead drummer boy
Where: Antietam
When: N/A
Why: To show the horrors of battle
10.
Who: George, 11th Connecticut
What: A letter to his wife describing a battle fought at Burnside Bridge,
and the wounds he got
Where: Sharpsburg, MD
When: Sunday Sept. 21, 1862
Why: To give his wife an image of everyday life
11.
Who: Henry, 14th Connecticut Volunteers
What: A letter to the infantry talking about why he hasnt sent mail and
that they are headed to Virginia
Where: N/A
When: September 19, 1862
Why: To tell his friends he will write more when he gets the chance
12.
Who: John Redfield, 13th New Jersey
What: A letter telling his siblings about how he wants to go home and
that he is having a hard time
Where: Harpers Ferry
When: October 14, 1862
Why: To ask for supplies
13.
Who: N/A
What: Description of a mini ball or shell striking something
Where: N/A
When: N/A

Why: To describe what its like when a soldier is shot

14.
Who: Lt. Col. A.S. "Sandie" Pendleton, CSA Douglass Southall
Freeman
What: Description of an artillery barrage
Where: New York
When: 1946
Why: To show the struggles of war
15.
Who: Pvt. Ezra E. Stickley, Company A, 5th Virginia Infantry
What: A description of his horse getting shot and him getting founded
Where: Sharpsburg
When: September 1917
Why: To show an injury in the war
16.
Who: J.O Smith
What: A description of soldiers helping out a wounded soldier
Where: Roulette Farm Field Hospital
When: N/A
Why: Describe a daily occurrence on the battlefield
17.
Who: Gen. Joseph Hooker
What: The aftermath of a bloody battle in a cornfield
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: To show how bloody and how many deaths accumulated in such a
short time
18.
Who: N/A
What: A description of how hard it is to load a musket quickly
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: To show the patience of battle
19.
Who: Charles Carleton Coffin, Army Correspondent
What: The sounds of shells and battle that he hears
Where: Antietam
When: N/A
Why: To describe the scene of a battle
20.
Who: Lt. Matthew J. Graham, Company H, 9th New York
Volunteers
What: The amount of shells and bullets flying through the air in battle
Where: N/A
When: N/A

Why: To show how easy it was to get shot, wounded, or killed because
of all the bullets

Civil War Character Diaries

African American, Profile 12
My master has just gone off to fight for the Confederacy. The past
couple days have been the best days of my entire life. Whippings and
beatings have stopped and work has not been as intense. I hope my
master never comes back and dies a gruesome death on the battlefield.

Soldier, Profile 11
We have been marching for the past 3 days towards Gettysburg.
Everyone is tired and we are running out of food. I miss my wife very
much and all I want to do is go home to North Carolina. Im tired of
fighting and I dont want to see all this gruesome battle. When we defeat
the Union I will come immediately home to you and the children.

Civilian, Profile 3
Both of my sons have been deployed into the Unions army. I pray every
day that they will come home safe. Without them I have become lonely and
have nothing to do except think about my children all day. The sooner this
war is over the sooner my sons will come home.