Civil War – A Thousand Thunders

The Efficacy of the Civil War Chaplaincy:

Fifth Wheel or Godsend? Sergeant George W. Maret, with little else to do on a cold winter’s day in January of 1862, wrote an openly frustrated letter from his regiment’s position near Arlington, Virginia, to his parents in New York. Among other subjects, he vented anger at his (unnamed) regimental chaplain, calling him an “oldContinue reading “The Efficacy of the Civil War Chaplaincy:”

11. Letter to Mary from Licking Battery, KY – (Numbered 4), 14 Sept, 1862

OF MARTIN AND MARY WRIGHT Jacob married Mary Wright on 23 August 1855. I think, though I can’t prove it, that Jacob became friends with Martin Wright before he met his twin, Mary. Martin Van Buren Wright and Mary Wright moved from Illinios after the death of their mother, Elizabeth Beaver Wright, into the homeContinue reading “11. Letter to Mary from Licking Battery, KY – (Numbered 4), 14 Sept, 1862”