Identifier: mystoryofwarwoma1889live (find matches)
Title: My story of the war: a woman's narrative of four years personal experience as nurse in the Union army, and in relief work at home, in hospitals, camps, and at the front, during the war of the rebellion
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905
Subjects: United States Sanitary Commission Flags
Publisher: Hartford, A. D. Worthington and company
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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rect means to thatend. They accompanied General Sherman on theTallahatchie march, which was mere fun, as theroads were good, the country new to them, and verypleasant. Then they went in his command to Chick-asaw Bluffs, where they stood ready to aid in animmediate attack, for three days and nights. Thehorses were ready harnessed, and standing, andthe men sleepless and expectant; the rain pouring,the mud of the swamp-land where they were sta-tioned deepening, the execrable bayous about thembecoming hourly more dangerous and impassable.Baffled, beaten back, and repulsed with great slaugh-ter, Sherman returned up the river to MillikensBend, and our boys, incorporated into the Thir-teenth Corps, in which they afterwards remained,were ordered thither also. Under command of General McClernand, theynext went on an expedition against Arkansas Post,or Foit Hindman, up White Kiver, fifty miles from L. OP ftMl * ^ ^ i ni M i . > r 3^ y aST t 1 3 GO. § tt; X? O: l;_.o 0 ^^ 3J El ■5 1 %^ 1 W
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CAME DOWX THE TREE IN A HURRY. 383 the Mississippi, which fell into the hands of ourtroops, with five thousand prisoners. The follow-ing entries from two of the diaries briefly tell thestory of their share in this engagement: — January 9, 1863. — Started up White River onsteamer Louisiana, which received our men, horses,and guns. Left our sick men on the Adriatic, incharge of Corporal Dyer (the excellent nurse wehave before mentioned), as we are bound on anexpedition of some sort against the enemy. Senttwo short notes to father and friends, not knowingwhat may happen. Men in excellent spirits, spoilingfor a fight. Jan. 10. — Left the boat, and travelled three milestowards the Fort, against which we are proceeding.Received an accession of five men to our squad fromthe One Hundred Thirty-first Illinois Infantry.Horses remained harnessed to the guns all night.Passed a line of rebel rifle-pits. The gunboatsshelled the woods and Fort all the evening. Jan. 11. — Our battery ordered

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