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Title: Thirteenth regiment of New Hampshire volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865: a diary covering three years and a day
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Thompson, S. Millet, 1838-
Subjects: United States Army New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 13th (1862-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories New Hampshire -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin
Contributing Library: University of New Hampshire Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of New Hampshire Library

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gimental Hospital — I — fifty yards due west ofhouse. Next south of hospital was Lieut. Taggards commissarytent, next the theatre, next the sutlers tent near the road. G. Camp Gilmore, Thirteenth, about 600 yards northeast of Ft. Rodman.H. Mr. J. C. Taylors house, built since the war on the cellar of the old magazine, about 400 yards from the road.M. Marsh, an impassable slough though small, the mud very deep.L. Stockade gate, fronting marsh M — a spur of the Dismal Swamp — and leaving only a narrow roadway between.N. Fort Rodman, enclosing about two acres and having platforms for six guns, and a magazine near the entrance in the rear.P. Position assigned the Thirteenth, behind the earth-works and log breast-works, by Gen. Naglee on Sept. Gth, and always held when we manned the works.R. Military road along the works, and to Ft. Tillinghast — Fort Till.S. Position of Col. Steeres Hdqrs. pointed out by a citizen as at 50 yards east of the eastern platform, D, as it now stands.
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CAMP BOWERS AND CAMP GILMORE.Gettys Station, 1863-4. From a sketch made by the writer in May 1885. 1863 CAMP GILMORE. 199 the railroad near our camp — the enemy threatening again. The worldgoes wrong all the time in the region of Bowers Hill four or five mileswest; the guards up there are always in trouhle, always calling for help,and every few days a force is rushed from our lines here, at a furiousspeed, for Bowers Hill, to do nothing at all when they get there. Onepicket post of the 13th at Bowers Hill is at Davids mill, a tide-mill, onthe creek near Suffolk road. A large body of Union cavalry moves pastour camp towards the front. Aug. 24. Mon. Rainy. Reg. in camp. The dust on all bare andtramped over ground has been at least three inches deep for the last twoweeks ; rising in cjouds with every breeze — enough to choke a horse. There are teasing boys in all camps. The north-country men — fromthe upper part of the State — are fond of jokes that will set the south-country men

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