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the diary of ellen in thecivil war ● May 12 1862-We left camp in the evening and marched straight to the White House landing right at the Pamunkey River.There we lucky that we found these 3 guns here ready to go and feeling way more confident now than before. That night I attended an outdoor meeting next to Negroes. One of the men preached a sermon.He tried to prove from the Bible that a true soldier will seek his is own salvation..

● Malvern Hill July 1/62- oh The nightmares of the day's work, but at last we finally stopped the rebell.

● July 4 1862 -This morning every single troop were laid out outside on the ground. Right as i was going to the spring to get a drink i ran into General McClellan who said to me” good morning soldier and did i tell you our party that is as soon as the fort is finished.”



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Amazon.com,. \"All For The Union: The Civil War Diary & Letters Of Elisha Hunt Rhodes: Elisha Hunt Rhodes, Robert Hunt Rhodes, Geoffrey C. Ward: 9780679738282: Amazon.Com: Books\". N. p., 2016. Web. 29 Jan. 2016.