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

So crowded and dirty that life is becoming intensely disgusting.

April 22, 2012

Woolsey family letters during the War for the Union

Joe Howland to Eliza Woolsey Howland.

York River, April 22

Here we still lie awaiting orders, without a word of news and nothing to do. The boat is so crowded and dirty that life is becoming intensely disgusting, yet there does not appear any prospect of getting away. Last night there was heavy firing towards Yorktown and we could see the flashing of the guns; but we do not know what it was.

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