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SERVICE WITH THE THIRD
for the night, happy in the thought that at last we were doing something. On February 28 a strong reconnoitering party of infantry, artillery, and cav¬ alry, moved forward, and without opposition occu¬ pied Charlestown. It was a village of national reputation at that time, for there John Brown was tried and hung. It was one of the hottest seces¬ sionist spots in the State, any Union sentiment that might have existed, being carefully concealed. We remained there for several days quartered in the various churches and public buildings, while I improved the opportunity to visit the many points of interest. On March 2 came my commission as Second Lieutenant of Company D.
On March 11 we once more moved forward in the direction of Winchester, the advance guard skirmishing with the enemy occasionally, but meet¬ ing no serious resistance. The next morning we tumed out at four o'clock, and advancing through fields and woods for about an hour, came at length in sight of the entrenchments of Winchester, about a mile to the front. Our right and left companies were thrown forward as skirmishers, in preparation
for a fight, but met with no resistance, and were
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Object Description
| Title | A narrative of service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry |
| Source Title | Julian Wisner Hinkley's A narrative of service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry |
| Regiment | 3rd Infantry |
| Author/Creator | Hinkley, Julian Wisner, 1838-1916 |
| Description | Julian Wisner Hinkley (1838-1916) was a school teacher in Waupun when the war broke out. He immediately enlisted in Co. E of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry and rose to become its captain. Hinkley fought at the battles of Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and in the Atlanta campaign. He describes draft riot duty in New York and newly recruited European immigrants and Ojibwe Indians as well as commenting on slavery, Southern life, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This book was assembled with his approval in 1912 from his letters, diary, and a manuscript memoir. It is one of a series issued for the 50th anniversary of the Civil War. |
| Subcollection | Personal Narratives |
| Source Type | personal narrative; |
| Place of Publication | Madison |
| Source Creation Date | 1912 |
| Source Publisher | Wisconsin History Commission |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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| Digital Identifier | CWPN013010000 |
| Type | Text; Image |
Description
| Title | 16 |
| Source Title | Julian Wisner Hinkley's A narrative of service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry |
| Event Date | 1862-03-11 |
| Year | 1862 |
| Month | March |
| Day | 11 |
| State | VA |
| Place | Winchester |
| People | Jackson, Thomas J. (Stonewall), Gen. |
| Topic | arrival, to towns and cities |
| Source Type | personal narrative; |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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| Full text | SERVICE WITH THE THIRD for the night, happy in the thought that at last we were doing something. On February 28 a strong reconnoitering party of infantry, artillery, and cav¬ alry, moved forward, and without opposition occu¬ pied Charlestown. It was a village of national reputation at that time, for there John Brown was tried and hung. It was one of the hottest seces¬ sionist spots in the State, any Union sentiment that might have existed, being carefully concealed. We remained there for several days quartered in the various churches and public buildings, while I improved the opportunity to visit the many points of interest. On March 2 came my commission as Second Lieutenant of Company D. On March 11 we once more moved forward in the direction of Winchester, the advance guard skirmishing with the enemy occasionally, but meet¬ ing no serious resistance. The next morning we tumed out at four o'clock, and advancing through fields and woods for about an hour, came at length in sight of the entrenchments of Winchester, about a mile to the front. Our right and left companies were thrown forward as skirmishers, in preparation for a fight, but met with no resistance, and were [i6] |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN013010027 |
| Type | Text |