Showing posts with label Furlough. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Furlough. Show all posts

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Return from Furlough

Monday, September 29, 1862

The men of Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment returned to Camp Colby today after their four-day furlough at home with family and friends.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), 4.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Goodbye to Loved Ones

Thursday, September 25, 1862

The Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment received a furlough today to visit their families before leaving for the front. They were ordered to return to Camp Colby by Monday evening, September 29.1

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), 4.