Sunday, August 30, 1863
After a company inspection this morning the men of the Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment reflected on the events of their first week at Camp Gilmore. The camp expected a raid by the Confederates and every man was detailed to slash trees and to dig entrenchments and rifle pits. Two men died from diphtheria and the severest cases were sent to Balfour Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.1
References:
1S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 199-200.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
Camp Gilmore
Sunday, August 23, 1863
On Thursday the Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment moved to a new location, Camp Gilmore, nearly a half-mile away from Camp Bowers. Today the 13th spent their Sunday in the usual inspection and dress parade and in felling trees around the camp. The diphtheria outbreak has been increasing. This afternoon the Thirteenth received news that the Confederates were in the vicinity. A large envoy of Union cavalry answering the threat moved past Camp Gilmore.1
References:
1S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 194-99.
On Thursday the Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment moved to a new location, Camp Gilmore, nearly a half-mile away from Camp Bowers. Today the 13th spent their Sunday in the usual inspection and dress parade and in felling trees around the camp. The diphtheria outbreak has been increasing. This afternoon the Thirteenth received news that the Confederates were in the vicinity. A large envoy of Union cavalry answering the threat moved past Camp Gilmore.1
References:
1S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 194-99.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Packages from Home
Sunday, August 16, 1863
The men of the Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment endured another hot week at Camp Bowers. Two additional cases of smallpox were reported in camp. Today the men of the Thirteenth were engaged in the usual inspection and picket duty, and were delighted to receive packages from family members.1
References:
1S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 192-94.
The men of the Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment endured another hot week at Camp Bowers. Two additional cases of smallpox were reported in camp. Today the men of the Thirteenth were engaged in the usual inspection and picket duty, and were delighted to receive packages from family members.1
References:
1S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 192-94.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Diphtheria Outbreak
Sunday, August 9, 1863
Although the weather remained exceedingly hot at Camp Bowers, the temperature cooled from 108 degrees to 100 degrees. The extreme heat exacted a toll, as the diphtheria outbreak had become more widespread and malignant.1
References:
1S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 190-92.
Although the weather remained exceedingly hot at Camp Bowers, the temperature cooled from 108 degrees to 100 degrees. The extreme heat exacted a toll, as the diphtheria outbreak had become more widespread and malignant.1
References:
1S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 190-92.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Transfer to the Eighteenth Corps
Sunday, August 2, 1863
The Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment endured another week of exceedingly hot weather in camp. The intense heat and the poor quality of drinking water resulted in a breakout of diphtheria. Today the Thirteenth was engaged in the usual fashion in inspection and dress parade, and also received the news that the Seventh Corps was being dissolved and that they were transferred to the Eighteenth Corps.1
References:
1S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 187-90.
The Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment endured another week of exceedingly hot weather in camp. The intense heat and the poor quality of drinking water resulted in a breakout of diphtheria. Today the Thirteenth was engaged in the usual fashion in inspection and dress parade, and also received the news that the Seventh Corps was being dissolved and that they were transferred to the Eighteenth Corps.1
References:
1S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 187-90.
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