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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoir of the First Maryland regiment. (search)
y parted from him with great reluctance, though glad enough to go into the Line. In camp on the 23d, eight miles north of Luray, a number of men who claimed to have been enlisted for twelve months, refused to do duty because their time was up. While they were firm they were at the same time perfectly respectful, and only desired, they said, to have the matter determined by the proper authority. All of the companies enlisted at Richmond had been mustered in for twelve months, and on the 17th of May, the year having expired, Company C, Captain R. C. Smith, had been mustered out and discharges given them by Colonel Johnson. On the 21st, some twenty men of Companies A and B, who were also twelve months men, enlisted by Colonel Johnson at the Point of Rocks, but who had not reenlisted with the rest of their companies, were also discharged by the Colonel. These men demanded their discharges also from him. He explained to them that their cases were different, that their muster rolls
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Diary of a Confederate soldier. (search)
Fifty-fourth Tennessee, and is under the command of Colonel Preston Smith, with Promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General.Marcus J. Wright as Lieutenant Colonel. May 10th.--A dark and gloomy day. No morning drill on account of the unfavorable weather. Spent the day in walking to Randolph, and cleaning my gun which was considerably damaged by the heavy rain last night. May 14th, 1861.--This morning, Sergeant George Mellersh was unanimously elected Captain of the Hickory Rifles. May 17th.--To-day at two o'clock the alarm was sounded, and springing to our guns we were promptly on the ground ready for action; but the alarm proved false, and we returned to our camp with nobody hurt. Received a box of cakes from home, for which my thanks are due to my excellent mother. May 20th.--This morning the Third Regiment of Tennessee volunteers arrived at Randolph. There are now about three thousand troops stationed here under the command of General Jno. L. T. Sneed. May 24th, 1