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Civil War Letters
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Camp Sherman, Newark, OH
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=camp+sherman+ohio&FORM=HDRSC3#ov_em' At Camp Sherman Lieutenant Richard W. Burt wrote his first letter home.In that letter he wrote that the camp was pretty nice and organized. All his troops were getting squirmy and were ready to see some fighting. -
Attack on Fort Donelson
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Battle+of+Fort+Donelson&form=HDRSC3&first=1#view=detail&mid=35D6B5540E6B7607344E35D6B5540E6B7607344E' Richard first experience on the battle field was the attack on Fort Donelson. It took them three days to get there by foot and the first night he was in charge of the guard duty. After the first night evreyone was ready to go back to camp and some even wanted to go home. -
Camp near Memphis, TN
http://historic-memphis.com/memphis-historic/civil-war-memphis/civil-war-memphis.html'
They finally got out of the woods after such a long time in this wild country. We pitched there tents a mile west of the concured city of Memphis. The next day news was spread that they had to be ready to march by three o'clock the next morning. -
on the Mississippi river
http://www.hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/Mississippi/5war.html'
Richard felt tired after marching for two days and then finding out that they had to keep moving, heading out at seven o'clock the next morning. -
Butler's canal, Louisiana
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/vicksburg.html' The attack on Vicksburg is still in progress and work on the canal is also in progress,slowly. We have been shelling the city by a boat in the canal. Richard was reading a letter at Arkansas post between two brothers fighting on different sides of the war.Richard states in his letter that after this war peace will have to come from the North. -
Attack on Vicksburg
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history/videos/the-union-siege-of-vicksburg' Richard writes a letter in the middle of the battle telling us he can hear the bullets fly over top of him. He states that on the 23th day of the attack everything is quiet and it looks like the South is giving up slowly. He says that the fighting is the worst in the morning and the evnings not in the heat of the day. -
Camp near Black river Bridge, Miss.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1864/january/furlough.htm' Everyone in camp get two to three months off after about three months of active campaigning. In our regiment only 29 men have died and 14 wounded but everyone else is a little shooken up. Richard is tired and is going to go home for a month to see his family. -
Nashville, TN
http://www.civilwar.org/hallowed-ground-magazine/winter-2013/life-of-the-civil-war-soldier-army.html' He has been waiting to go back to the front lines but for now he is enjoying himself. The State house looks amazing but I am ready for this pleasure trip to be over. -
Kenesaw Georgia
http://civilwarhome.com/hospitalssurgeonsnurses.htm' Richard has recovered from his wound just enought to go back to his regiment and support his men. He explained how everyone is his regiment is in good health and has high spirits. I think that they think that the war will be over soon. -
The Battle for Atlanta
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/atlanta.html' Richard writes that they did a ton of walking and he is tired. In the battle of Atlanta a lot of the Confederate troops were drunk because they were depressed so, the battle had a lot of deaths on both sides. Richard starts to feel sad after seeing the 100 dead Confederate troops right in front of there camp. -
Foraging for Sherman's Army
http://www.civilwarbummer.com/home/' Richard was put in charge of a foraging party of about 50 fearless men. He explained that he was a little nervous because it would be easy for you to get captured by the Rebels and then sent to prision. He even seemed a little scared to be put in charge of the foraging party. -
Foraging Party
http://www.civilwaracademy.com/civil-war-prison-camps.html' Richard was scared because he was sent to the front lines for the day but he got to return to his camp the next morning.Two of his friends were captured and sent to prison camps. Also, 15 or 20 men went out on a foraging mission and were captured (or killed) by the Rebels. -
Chasing General Hood
http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/603225' Richard is tired after walking all day chasing the coward, general Hood. They have already captured 600 of general Hoods troops but have not been able to catch up with Hood. They have been foraging for food in the forest and found many cattle, hogs, sheep, chickens, and different kinds of vegtables. -
Marching to Savannah
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/shermans-march' Came within one mile of the rebel forts guarding Savannah. He is thankful that his brigade has remained in camp and he found out that fort McAllister has been captured. I think that Richard can't wait until they get to rest again and that sometimes he doesn't seem like he wants to be there. -
Destruction of the Union
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/reconstruction/section1/section1_intro.html' I think that Richard is not really happy about tearing up all the railoads and destroying all the towns. It is like destroying part of yourself and having to start all over. At the end of the war Lieutenant Richard did more watching in battles than fighting. -
Civil War Badges
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War_Corps_Badges' Three badges were given out to the three divisions of the 76th regiment. The badges were given out by Commander Logan and had a picture of a cartridge box on it. I think that Richard would have liked to have been awarded a badge but was glad that other people got them. -
Goldsboro, NC
http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-uniforms' Richards regiment had a little encounter with confederate soldiers that night and in the morning they were gone. Everyone needs new uniforms but clothing and shoes are supposed to arrive in a day or two. Richard adds that all he and his men want to see is the end of the war. -
Men lost in battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25HHVDOaGeE' Richard served 3 years, 5 months, and 12 days; he traveled over 5,000 miles and had 361 men die in his regiment. He believed that there Ohio regiment could not have had better records and he would not have wanted to be with any other men.
