War Diaries (August 29) (nonfiction): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[War Diaries (nonfiction)|War Diary]] quotations for [[August 29]]. | [[War Diaries (nonfiction)|War Diary]] quotations for [[August 29]]. | ||
Previous: [[War Diaries (August 28) (nonfiction)|August 28]] - Next: [[War Diaries (August 30) (nonfiction)|August 30]] | <small>Previous: [[War Diaries (August 28) (nonfiction)|August 28]] - Next: [[War Diaries (August 30) (nonfiction)|August 30]]</small> | ||
== Quotations == | == Quotations == | ||
=== Creed T. Davis: August 29, 1864 === | === Creed T. Davis: August 29, 1864 === | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
In same camp as yesterday, and a good one it is. Wood and water convenient, and a good apple-orchard is hard by. Battery moved yesterday at the head of the column. John Otto, a Dutchman, one of the best soldiers in the company, deserted yesterday. He had been heard to say he would desert unless he could get wheat-bread to eat. He could not eat cornbread. Corn-meal is now issued to the company. | In same camp as yesterday, and a good one it is. Wood and water convenient, and a good apple-orchard is hard by. Battery moved yesterday at the head of the column. John Otto, a Dutchman, one of the best soldiers in the company, deserted yesterday. He had been heard to say he would desert unless he could get wheat-bread to eat. He could not eat cornbread. Corn-meal is now issued to the company. | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
—Diary of [[Creed T. Davis (nonfiction)|Creed T. Davis]], Private Second Company Richmond Howitzers. | |||
* [https://www.civilwardigital.com/CWDiaries/Diary%20of%20Creed%20T.%20Davis,%20Private%20Second%20Company%20Richmond%20Howitzers.pdf Diary of Creed T. Davis, Private Second Company Richmond Howitzers] (PDF) | * [https://www.civilwardigital.com/CWDiaries/Diary%20of%20Creed%20T.%20Davis,%20Private%20Second%20Company%20Richmond%20Howitzers.pdf Diary of Creed T. Davis, Private Second Company Richmond Howitzers] (PDF) | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 20 May 2020
War Diary quotations for August 29.
Previous: August 28 - Next: August 30
Quotations
Creed T. Davis: August 29, 1864
In same camp as yesterday, and a good one it is. Wood and water convenient, and a good apple-orchard is hard by. Battery moved yesterday at the head of the column. John Otto, a Dutchman, one of the best soldiers in the company, deserted yesterday. He had been heard to say he would desert unless he could get wheat-bread to eat. He could not eat cornbread. Corn-meal is now issued to the company.
—Diary of Creed T. Davis, Private Second Company Richmond Howitzers.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Creed T. Davis (nonfiction), Private Second Company Richmond Howitzers
- War (nonfiction)
- War Diaries (nonfiction)