Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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20 to 30,000 already gone.

March 20, 2012

Woolsey family letters during the War for the Union

Georgeanna’s Journal.

March 20.

We have been getting some stores to-day for Will Winthrop. They are at last delighted by the order to join Heintzelman. Twenty to thirty thousand men have gone in the transports already. Will’s black mess-boy came in to us and took out a basket with enough for the voyage. Have been up to see Charles Bradford, son of Captain Woolsey Hopkins’ sister, at Columbian Hospital, and have sent him jelly, oysters, etc. Nice young fellow and pleased to see us.

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