Remy Tillman

#1

Who: W. Adams- Soldier in the Confederate Army

What: He is writing to his parents and sisters about the Battle at Harpers
ferry. They have little supplies like blankets, clothes or shoes.
Where: Camp near Bunker Hill
When: September 30th, 1862
Why: He is telling his family that he is alive and asks for his father to make
him shoes

#2

Who: Alexander Hunter- Soldier for the Union Army

What: He is writing to his family and explaining about the bad conditions that
they are enduring as they nearly starve to death.
Where: Maryland
When: Sunday, Sept. 21, 1862
Why: He is assuring his family that even though he is sick and hungry, he is
alive and still fighting.

#3

Who: Charles, Carleton Coffin- Army Correspondent

What: He is describing the sound of the war
Where: Near the battlefield/ war area
When: Civil War
Why: To describe how devastating the war is, even the sounds

#4

Who: Lt. Thomas H. Evans, 12th U.S. Infantry

What: He is describing the dangers and sounds of war
Where: Battlefield
When: Civil War
Why: To describe how devastating the war is, even the sounds

#5

#6

Who: R. R. Dawes- Union Major

What: He is describing the well trained dog that is accompanying the Captain.
Where: Wisconsin
When: Civil War
Why: It strikes a different emotion when there is an animal involved

Who: William Child- Major and surgeon

What: Letter to his wife. He is describing what it is like to be a medic and
gives her updates of the things that they are doing and where they are
headed.
Where: Battlefield Hospital near Sharpsburg
When: September 22, 1862
Why: His descriptions describe how devastating the deaths were and the
amount of soldiers that were wounded. It really shows how much that he
wants to go home.

#7

Who: Robert Kellogg

What: He is writing in his diary about how close he was to dying because his
group was ambushed during prayer.
Where: Near Mumma farmhouse near Sunken Road
When: September 17, 1862
Why: This shows how devastating the number of losses and how scary it was
to be fighting because you were never safe.

#8

Who: Pvt. David Thompson

What: Diary entry that describes what a soldier sees and hears.
Where: In a camp. He is from NY
When: Civil War
Why: He wrote this to give a vivid image of what it is like on the battlefield.

#9

Who: Pvt. J. D. Hicks

What: He is describing the site of a drummer boy that had been shot
Where: Near Dunker Church
When: Civil War
Why: He is showing that everyone became a victim and innocent people died.

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#11

Who: George
What: A letter to his wife describing a battle that he was a apart of and
Where: Sharpsburg, MD
When: September 21, 1862
Why: He is showing how much that he misses his wife and that he is grateful
to be alive after a successful mission.

Who: Henry
What: He is writing to a group of people, explaining the situation of his group
and that he will write more
Where: Near Virginia
When: September 19. 1862
Why: Giving an update on the battles that he has participated in and the
situation that he is in

#12

Who: John Redfield

What: Letter to his siblings about his new position and his duties. He asks for
things to be sent to him.
Where: Harpers Ferry
When: October 12, 1862
Why: It shows how quickly the position of a lost captain has to be filled

#13

Who: Col. A.S. Pendleton- Lieutenant

What: This lieutenant is describing the amount of gunshots and how it almost
seems impossible to live through all of that treachery.
Where: Battlefield
When: Civil War
Why: The battles were so bad and violent and you honestly lost hope and
didnt really know how you were to live through them.

#14

Who: Pvt. Ezra Stickley

What: Diary entry describing the event of a gruesome event about being shot
and wounded
Where: Virginia
When: Civil War
Why: This war was so tragic and this describes in such imagery just how bad
it was.

#15

Who: J.O. Smith- soldier

What: Diary entry describing a Confederate soldier that was brought to the
hospital
Where: Roulette Farm Field Hospital
When: Civil War
Why: The hospital was helping a soldier from the other side.

#16

Who: Gen. Joseph Hooker

What: Hooker writes in his diary about how the men are dying around him.
Where: ??
When: Civil War
Why: He compares the soldiers to cut corn

#17

Who: Charles Carelton Coffin

What: He is describing the sounds of the battles
Where: Antietam
When: Civil War
Why: This paints a vivid picture in your head and you can almost imagine
yourself being there and understand the horrible conditions.

#18

Who: Lt. Matthew J. Graham

What: He is describing a scene from one of the battles where you honestly
couldnt even stand up.
Where: Volunteers from NY
When: Civil War
Why: It shows that the soldiers were put into such horrible situations and
even the Colonels had to make very tough decisions

#19

Who: Pvt. G. L Kilmer

What: This is a diary entry that is quite troubling as it describes how mad the
soldiers can go.
Where: Antietam
When:
Why: The war did crazy things to men and it was so sad.

#20

Who: W. H. Gaston
What: This letter to his dead describes how he is looking for somebody that
they must know, and about the conditions of where he is and how he is.
Where: Near the Rappahannock River
When: November 28, 1862
Why: As he talks about Robert, it makes me realize how hard it is to keep up
with somebody with all of the deaths that are taking place around you, even
if you are in the same group.