Military History of Capt. Thomas Sewell, Co. G 127th Ill. Vol. Inf. During the War of the Rebellion.

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Sewell, Thomas. Military History of Capt. Thomas Sewell, Co. G 127th Ill. Vol. Inf. During the War of the Rebellion.

Military History of Capt. Thomas Sewell, Co. G 127th Ill. Vol. Inf. During the War of the Rebellion.

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Detailed manuscript memoirs of Captain Sewell's service from November 1862 through his discharge in June of 1865. Among the battles mentioned in the volume are the battles of Vicksburg (where Sewell was wounded in May of 1863, returning to his troop in August of the same year), Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Fort McAllister, and Bentonville. Sewell provided detailed accounts of the capture of Atlanta and the march into Savannah and the subsequent activities in South Carolina and North Carolina. In earlier entries, he mentioned General McClernand taking over command of the 15th Army Corps. from General Sherman "much to the disgust and indignation of all the forces," and expressed special admiration for Col. Eldridge. In January 1864 the troop encamped for the winter near Larkinsville, Ala., where they formed an officers' school. Entries about the battles leading up to the capture of Atlanta and the subsequent march to Savannah are particularly vivid, with descriptions of foraging at abandoned plantations. In early 1865, Sewell described the destruction in South Carolina. He wrote of hearing the news of Lee's surrender and of Lincoln's death while encamped in Raleigh. He wrote of the march through Richmond and into Washington, DC, where he took part in the Grand Review and visited with his brother Charles, who worked for the Surgeon General. He also provided an account of the chilly reception returning soldiers received in Chicago, and related an incident in which a store was destroyed by soldiers when they were insulted by the owner. Several newspaper clippings were pasted into the volume. Among the topics are Sewell's appointment as 2nd Lieutenant, his wounding at Vicksburg, the battle of Resaca, the 15th Army Corp's activities around Atlanta (written by General John A. Logan), and the Grand Review. Also included is an 1889 article about Sewell.

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