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.

September 19, 2014

War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld

Monday, September 19.— Found that the officer who called yesterday thought the corporal was the Provost Marshal, Captain Hampton. He received a letter from General Ripley, commanding post at Charleston, asking whether my “status,” as Captain Senn called it, was good. He rather thought it was, on inquiry. Day cloudy. Began Mistress and Maid. We heard that men were being sent away from Andersonville.

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