Civil War Diaries

1.
Who: 4th N.C. Volunteer, W. Adams
What: A son talks about that he was in to battles in Maryland and that a lot
of his regiment was taken prisoner, also that he needed new boots
Where: Camp near Bunker Hill
When: September 30th, 1862
Why: To inform his parents and to ask for new boots
2.
Who: Alexander Hunter, a soldier
What: A son tells his parents about his regiments march through Maryland, how
their clothes are destroyed and that they are starving
Where: Maryland
When: Sunday Sept. 21, 1862
Why: To inform his parents of his experiences
3.
Who: Charles Carleton Coffin, Army Correspondent
What: a Correspondent talking about the sound he hears
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: To describe the scene
4.
Who: Lt. Thomas H. Evans, 12th US Infantry
What: describes the shelling
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: tell about the shells

5.

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

What: talked about how Captain Bachelle found a dog and died next to it in battle
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: to say they found a dog
6.
Who: William Child, Major and Surgeon with the 5 th regiment New Hampshire
Volunteers
What: A letter to his wife talking about the war
Where: Battlefield Hospital near Sharpsburg
When: September 22, 1862
Why: To inform his wife about the war and how he is coping
7.
Who: Robert Kellogg, 14th Conn. Vol.
What: description of a small battles where several of his friends were wounded
Where: Mumma farmhouse, down to the west of the Roulette farm near Sunken
Road
When: September 17th, 1862
Why: to express his feelings about a terrible day
8.
Who: Pvt. David L. Thompson, Company G, 9th New York Vol.
What: a description of bullets hitting trees and flying near you
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: To inform why people run from battle
9.
Who: Pvt. J. D. Hicks, Company K. 125th Pennsylvania Vol. John P. Smith
What: a description of a lifeless drummer boy
Where: Antietam
When: N/A

Why: to describe the horrors of war

10.
Who: George, 11th Connecticut
What: letter to wife describing a battle and the wounds he received
Where: Sharpsburg, MD
When: Sunday Sept. 21, 1862
Why: to give his wife a description of war
11.
Who: Henry, 14th Connecticut Vol.
What: saying he was in a successful battle and in good spirit and will write more
mail
Where: N/A
When: September 19, 1862
Why: to talk to his friends
12.
Who: John Redfield, 13th New Jersey
What: wrote to his brother and sisters asking for some food and medicine
Where: Harper's Ferry
When: October 14, 1862
Why: needed some supplies
13.
Who: N/A
What: describes the mini ball or shell hitting things
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: to explain how destructive they are
14.
Who: Lt. Col. A.S. "Sandie" Pendleton, CSA Douglass Southall Freeman, Lee's
Lieutenants
What: describing the gun fire

Where: New York

When: 1946
Why: to describe what war is like
15.
Who: Pvt. Ezra E. Stickley, Company A, 5th Virginia Infantry
What: talking about how he was wounded
Where: Sharpsburg
When: September 1917,
Why: to describe the war
16.
Who: J. O. Smith
What: a description of soldiers helping put a wounded soldier
Where: Roulette Farm Field Hospital
When: N/A
Why: describes a daily occurrence on the battlefield
17.
Who: Gen. Joseph Hooker
What: talks about a battlefield in a corn field
Where: N/A
When: N/A
Why: to show how bloody the battles are
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 make people realize that it wasnt easy to just run and gun