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Private Joseph Saberton, Unsung Hero

  • Otterville, Missouri

    Otterville, Missouri
    Warsaw, IN: Soldiers are going to leave for Warsaw.
  • Saint Louis, Missouri

    Saint Louis, Missouri
    Signs and Symptoms of Measles: Measles are spreading in Benton Barracks. Only 500 men are still well enough for combat.
  • In the field near Corrinth, Mississippi, May 29th, 1862

    In the field near Corrinth, Mississippi, May 29th, 1862
    Civil War Brigade Formations and Drills: Men are Ordered out with the brigade. They make it to the rebel pickets. Many men are shot and kiled on the scene.
  • Memphis, Tennessee

    Memphis, Tennessee
    Miltary Dogs of the Civil War: Soldiers march from LaGrange, Tennessee to Memphis. Military dogs followed behind soldiers to kill wounded and sick soldiers, laying on the ground.
  • Camp near Bolivar

    Camp near Bolivar

    Civil War Military Camps:
    Soldiers are staying at camp, but they don't expect to stay there very long.
  • Bolivar

    Bolivar
    Corinth During the Civil War: Price has been fighting with Grant at Corinth. The soldiers have heard that their men killed and wounded 1,400 rebels.
  • Bolivar

    Bolivar
    Hanover Junction: Soldiers are laying in the line of battle, expecting an engagment everyday. They are about 20 miles from the junction. They hear there is a good amount of rebels at the junction.
  • Camp near LaGrange, Tennessee

    Camp near LaGrange, Tennessee
    Railroad's Role in the Civil War: Men try to advance, but can't because the railroad is being fixed to Holly Springs. They assume that it should be completely fixed in two or three days.
  • Camp near Davis Mills, Mississippi

    Camp near Davis Mills, Mississippi
    Army Camps of the Civil War: Soldiers moved out to a new camp yesterday (November 30th), 10 miles from LaGrange.
  • Camp near Davis Mills, Mississippi

    Camp near Davis Mills, Mississippi
    Grand Army of the Civil War: The Grand Army moves into Mississippi. They are gaurding the railroad from LaGrange to Holly Springs. They make their winter quarters there.
  • Memphis

    Memphis
    Memphis During the Civil War: Soldiers are currently in Memphis. The've been there for two days. They've captured around 200 of their men at the theatre.
  • Memphis

    Memphis
    Union and Confederacy in the Civil War: The citizens are having a grand procession around the town. General Hulbert makes his speech. Many people are turning to the Union side now.
  • Memphis

    Memphis
    Gen. Grant: The soldiers are expecting good news from Vicksburgh. There is no chance for the rebels to escape. They are completely surrounded by the orders of Gen. Grant.
  • Memphis

    Memphis
    Civil War Desertion: Captain Dablin is under arrest for going home without leave. Several boys take french leave and go home without furlows. All of them are known as deserters, and treated so when they return.
  • Memphis, Tennessee

    Memphis, Tennessee
    Civil War Recruiting and Enlistment: Soldiers are in Memphis. They are expecting to stay there all winter. They're going to move in town, in the next week. One man from each company is going home to recruit next week.
  • Nasheville, Tennessee

    Nasheville, Tennessee
    United States Military Railroads 1862-1865: Soldiers are waiting for aquipments to arrive. They are expecting to leave for Dectaur, Alabama soon, after just returning from a long journey from Old Hoosier by railroad and crossing the river to Louisville.
  • Dectaur, Alabama

    Dectaur, Alabama
    Civil War Diseases: Many men are sick. Dectaur is a sad, sickly place, currently, on the Tennessee River. Many men are showing signs of sickness. Soldiers have to cross over a pontoon bridge.
  • Dectaur, Alabama

    Dectaur, Alabama
    Civil War Medical Care: There has been very little fighting and only 2 men were lost in the last battle. Many soldiers are still sick and in the hospital
  • Camp West Point

    Camp West Point
    Civil War Communication: Recently, the men went to Jonesborough and cut the enemy's communication off.
  • Camp West Point

    Camp West Point
    Billy Sherman: The enemy has to evacuate and leave the "yanks" in peaceable posession. The entire army is now on the field, under Billy Sherman. One of their miffs were captured.
  • Camp near Savannah, Georgia

    Camp near Savannah, Georgia
    Rebel Arsenal: The soldiers reach the destination that they'd been searching for since September. The rebels left all their big guns there and only took the light guns. They're waiting on marching orders to Charleston.
  • Camp near Savannah, Georgia

    Camp near Savannah, Georgia
    Torpedose in the Civil War: Christmas has just passed, a couple days ago. The soldiers got very little food, much less a holiday dinner. Many are hoping to get some fresh food when the torpedose are cleaned out of the river.
  • Camp near Savannah, Georgia

    Camp near Savannah, Georgia
    Medicine During the Civil War: Still, some soldiers are being wounded and sent to the hospital. Many soldiers are sending letters home to get better medical attention for their freinds and family, that have been wounded in battle.