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

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War Diary and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld.

August 30, 2014

War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld

Columbia, S. C., Aug. 30, 1864.

Dear Father, — I send this letter by Chaplain Fowler. He goes home to-morrow.

We are all well. Chaplain Fowler lives in Cambridge, and will endeavor to see you.

Love to all friends. Please have the following list of men from my regiment inserted in the paper for the benefit of friends. They were taken with me on the 30th July.

Captain W. W. Fay Sergeant Dwelley
Sergeant Ford Private Smith
Sergeant Halloran Private Moriarty
Sergeant Fletcher Private Deering
Sergeant Morse

 

There are 12 more whose names I cannot recall. All the privates were left at Danville.

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