Jacob S. Bailey Civil War letter, 1862 May 5.

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Jacob S. Bailey Civil War letter, 1862 May 5.

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Letter written by Jacob S. Bailey, dated May 5th, 1862, to his friend, Dana Morse, describing events around the end of the seige of Yorktown, Virginia on May 4th. He also describes an African American Confederate sniper. Also included in the letter is a transcription of a note left by a Confederate soldier and found by the Sharpshooters, addressed "To the Yankee" and stating his intention to continue the fight.

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Vermont Historical Society

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United States. Army. Sharpshooters Regiment, 1st (1861-1864). Company F

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Bailey, Jacob S.

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Jacob Stillman Bailey (often called Stillman) was born in Vermont around 1838, probably in Braintree or Randolph, Vermont. He enlisted in Randolph, Vermont in Co. F of the First United States Regiment of Sharpshooters on September 11, 1861 and was promoted Corporal on December 1, 1862. Bailey was wounded first at the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862, and second at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863, where he lost his arm. He was discharged on August 26, 1863. From th...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...