Monday, September 30, 2013

"Things looked very gloomy for our side about then:" Cresswell Waller and the Second South Carolina in the West Woods, Part III of III.

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Greenwood So. Car. June 13 1901 Genl. E.A. Carman, Dear Sir; Your two of the 10th inst. to hand, [1] I was glad that you were pleas...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

"They came in splendid order ..." Cresswell Waller and the Second South Carolina in the West Woods. Part II of III.

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The advance of the 2nd, 7th, and 8th South Carolina to the Dunker Church plateau at approximately 9:30 a.m. Tompkins battery's two d...
Monday, September 2, 2013

"I tried to hold my place...but soon concluded it was hopeless..." Cresswell Waller and the Second South Carolina in the West Woods. Part I of III.

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On April 14, 1861, twenty-one year old Cresswell A. Waller enlisted in Company F of the 2nd South Carolina Infantry at Greenwood, S.C.. ...
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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Memorial Day 2013

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Letter From Home. Hattie [Reese?] to William. Found by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. on the battlefield probably in the vicinity ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

"After a while the woods became too hot to hold anybody:" Edwin Marks and the Louisiana Guards in the West Woods

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New Orleans, La. May 31st, 1899. Gen’l. E.A. Carman, War Department, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: In answer to your enquiries as to my person...
Monday, May 13, 2013

"The Federal sharpshooters...gave us a good deal of worry..." John T. Block and the Louisiana Guards

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New Orleans May 30 1899 Genl E.A. Carman Washington, D.C. My dear Sir, The “Louisiana Guard Battery,” consisted of four (4) guns,...
Friday, May 10, 2013

The Louisiana Guard Battery: John O'Connor to Ezra Carman, June 14, 1899

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Daybreak: D'Aquin's Battery position just north of the Alfred Poffenberger Farmstead. New Orleans June 14 1899 Gen. E.A. Carm...