. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . Blair, with his Second Division,was left at Millikens Bend to hold the place, and guard theroads below, and was relieved by troops ordered by Grantfrom Hurlburt at Memphis, when both the First and SecondDivisions followed Grant and caught him up in season to takea part in the stirring movements preliminary to the siege. We had left Youngs Point on April 26, on the D. , and arrived at Millikens Bend, on the same day,signed the pay rolls on the 28
. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . Blair, with his Second Division,was left at Millikens Bend to hold the place, and guard theroads below, and was relieved by troops ordered by Grantfrom Hurlburt at Memphis, when both the First and SecondDivisions followed Grant and caught him up in season to takea part in the stirring movements preliminary to the siege. We had left Youngs Point on April 26, on the D. , and arrived at Millikens Bend, on the same day,signed the pay rolls on the 28th, and on the 29th received fourmonths pay. On May 2nd received orders to move that same afternoonat 4 with three days cooked rations in haversack. Comrade Josselyn has the following : * * * * ■ Movedsouthward through Richmond, and passed many fine plan-tations, making about sixteen miles a day. On the 5th, wemade four miles of very hard marching after dark througha dense forest. One day (the 4th) as we were taking ournoonday hard-tack, a body of rebel prisoners passed goingNorth, four hundred and thirty-eight in number, taken at r~. 308 HISTORY OF THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT. Port Gibson. They remarked as they went by us that allfashionable Southern gentlemen took a trip North during thehot months. On the 4th we passed McArthurs Division in Camp, inwhich is the Ninety-fifth Illinois whose boys brought us can-teens of cool water which greatly refreshed us. On May 5thmade Perkins Landing through New Carthage ; and in theevening marched six miles further and camped in the groundsof the plantation of Dr. Bowie, who was one of the exceptionsamong Southern slaveholders who generally spent little or nomoney at home, on residences, ornamental grounds, roads,bridges, schoolhouses, churches, or other public buildings ;but, leaving the plantation in the hands of an overseer, thevast income, not uncommon, was spent at Saratoga, or otherplaces of summer resort in the North, or in Europe. Dr
Size: 1838px × 1360px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidmilitaryhist, bookyear1892
