Civil War Diaries

Civil War Diaries
Who:
W. Adams, confederate soldier from Bunker Hill
What:
He writes to his parents telling about what all hes been
through
When:
September 30th, 1862
Where:
Bunker Hill
Why:
Because he wants his parents to send him some boots

and for them to write back and tell him how they are
Who:
Alexander Hunter, union soldier
What:
He talks about the hardships and how they went

hungry for six days
When:
September 21st, 1862
Where:
Maryland
Why: To tell his parents how he is doing and what has

happened to him
Who: Charles Carleton Coffin, Army Correspondent

What:
talked about how loud and chaotic the war was
When:
Civil War
Where:
n/a
Why:
to describe the war
Who:
Lt. Thomas H. Evans, 12th U.S. Infantry
What:
describing the gunfire of the war
When: civil war

Where:
n/a
Why: to describe the war
Who: Union Major R. R. Dawes, 6th' Wisconsin

What: the dog was the soldiers companion and had been
taught how to fight a war
Where:
When:
Why:
New Found land
civil war
to describe the dog who did remarkable things
Who:
William Child, Major and Surgeon with the 5th Regiment

New Hampshire Volunteers
What:
tells his family what is going on in the war and how he

misses them
Where:
When:
Why:
(Battlefield Hospital near Sharpsburg)
September 22, 1862
because he wants to hear from his family and misses
home
Who: Robert Kellogg, 14th Conn. Vol.

What:
feels blessed by God to be alive
When: Diary entry of September 17, 1862

Where: mumma farmhouse
Why:
document a day that God saved his life
Who:
Pvt. David L. Thompson,
What:
tells how when bullets are coming instead of

attempting to fight just get out of the way
When:
Civil War
Where:
New York
Why:
to explain what soldiers really do in the moment of terror
Who:
Pvt. J. D. Hicks
What:
tells how the drummer boy was killed and how he

looked laying there
When:
Civil War
Where:
Why:
Pennsylvania
to describe how death looks in a war
Who: George
What:
writing to his wife about what all he has been through

lately and where he is
When: Sunday Sept. 21, 1862

Where: Burnside Bridge
Why:
to asked her to send a replacement of her lock of hair

that he lost when using his jacket to cover a wound
Who: Henry 14 Connecticut Volunteers

What: writes to his friends about the war lately and where
th
they are moving too
When: September 19, 1862

Where:
Connecticut
Why:
to keep his friends updated on what is happening with

him in the war
Who:
John Redfield,
What:
to tell his brothers and sisters how much he loves them

and tells them what is happening with him
When: October 14, 1862

Where:
New Jersey
Why:
he wishes for some cider and memories from home and

tells them how he cant wait to see them
Who: History of the 35th Massachusetts Volunteers

What:
When:
talks about the feeling of getting shot by a gun

civil war
Where:
Why:
n/a
to express how much pain it really is
Who: Lt. Col. A.S. "Sandie" Pendleton,

What: describes how a bullet is shot through a gun and that
men arent expected to live through getting hit by one
When:
1946
Where:
Why:
New York
to express the trueness of gunfire
Who: Pvt. Ezra E. Stickley,

What:
talks about how his horse was shot into pieces and that
his right arm blew of
When:
September 1917
Where:
Why:
Sharpsburg
to describe the agony of war
Who: J. O. Smith
What:
talks about the journey of getting a fellow soldier to the
hospital
When:
civil war
Where: Roulette Farm Field Hospital)

Why:
to describe how much pain the guy was in and that he

needed special attention
Who: Gen. Joseph Hooker,

What:
talks about walking through a field and witnessing the

aftermath of a bloody battle
When:
civil war
Where:
n/a
Why:
to describe how brutal war was
Who:
History of the 35th Massachusetts Volunteers,
What:
riffle
describes what its like to take apart and put together a
When:
civil war
Where:
Why:
n/a
to talk about the weapons used in a war
Who: Charles Carleton Coffin, Army Correspondent

What:
talks about how the war sounded and what the guns
sounded like going of
When:
civil war
Where:
Why:
Boston
to describe the scenes of Antietam
Who: Lt. Matthew J. Graham,

What:
describes watching the war and how theyre just

basically waiting to get shot
When:
civil war
Where:
Why:
New York
because he doesnt understand why the general would

order them to get up in such a bloody moment

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Civil War Diaries

W. Adams, confederate soldier from Bunker Hill

He writes to his parents telling about what all hes been

September 30th, 1862

Because he wants his parents to send him some boots

Alexander Hunter, union soldier

He talks about the hardships and how they went

September 21st, 1862

Why: To tell his parents how he is doing and what has

Who: Charles Carleton Coffin, Army Correspondent

talked about how loud and chaotic the war was

to describe the war

Lt. Thomas H. Evans, 12th U.S. Infantry

describing the gunfire of the war

When: civil war

Why: to describe the war

Who: Union Major R. R. Dawes, 6th' Wisconsin

New Found land

to describe the dog who did remarkable things

William Child, Major and Surgeon with the 5th Regiment

tells his family what is going on in the war and how he

(Battlefield Hospital near Sharpsburg)

September 22, 1862

because he wants to hear from his family and misses

Who: Robert Kellogg, 14th Conn. Vol.

feels blessed by God to be alive

When: Diary entry of September 17, 1862

document a day that God saved his life

Pvt. David L. Thompson,

tells how when bullets are coming instead of

to explain what soldiers really do in the moment of terror

tells how the drummer boy was killed and how he

to describe how death looks in a war

writing to his wife about what all he has been through

When: Sunday Sept. 21, 1862

to asked her to send a replacement of her lock of hair

Who: Henry 14 Connecticut Volunteers

they are moving too

When: September 19, 1862

to keep his friends updated on what is happening with

to tell his brothers and sisters how much he loves them

When: October 14, 1862

he wishes for some cider and memories from home and

Who: History of the 35th Massachusetts Volunteers

talks about the feeling of getting shot by a gun

to express how much pain it really is

Who: Lt. Col. A.S. "Sandie" Pendleton,

to express the trueness of gunfire

Who: Pvt. Ezra E. Stickley,

to describe the agony of war

talks about the journey of getting a fellow soldier to the

Where: Roulette Farm Field Hospital)

to describe how much pain the guy was in and that he

Who: Gen. Joseph Hooker,

talks about walking through a field and witnessing the

to describe how brutal war was

History of the 35th Massachusetts Volunteers,

describes what its like to take apart and put together a

to talk about the weapons used in a war

Who: Charles Carleton Coffin, Army Correspondent

to describe the scenes of Antietam

Who: Lt. Matthew J. Graham,