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Camp of 156th Regt
Fishers Hill Va Oct 9/64
My Dear Sister,
It is Sunday night
Today has been the first day in
three weeks that when we have
not been engaged in marching or fighting
Three weeks ago tonight at mid
night we broke camp at Berryville
& before night had fought & won
the battle of Winchester. We lay
that night about a mile from
the battle field. Capt Elting
& I slept or rather rested under
one rubber blanket, (all that we
had) for there was not much
sleep done that night. The exhaust
tion & excitement of the day would
not permit with of much ^more than feverish
dreams of shouting hosts & the
whistling of the bullets & thunder of cannon
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1864-10-09 Letter from Johannes Lefevre to his sister, Jane Lefevre |
| Creator | Lefevre, Johannes |
| Date.Original | 1864-10-09 |
| Contributors | Bellew, Katie, transcriber |
| Description | Johannes writes a letter to his sister and says that it is the first time in three weeks that he is not engaged in some form of marching or fighting. He talks about winning the Battle of Winchester and not getting much sleep that night due to the excitement from the day. At roll call that night, only 15 men from two companies could be found. In the morning, however, many more stragglers from the battle came in and Johannes was very relieved. That morning, Johannes and his company continued to follow the rebels to their works at Fishers Hill. Then, pursued them on to Staunton and destroyed the railroad there. He explains that this pursuit is very important because it demoralizes the enemy more than the winning of a great battle. They have now fallen back to Fishers Hill and on the way destroyed everything that was the rebels, including local livestock and crops. Johannes wonders what has been written in the paper about the Battle at Winchester. He tells his sister not to expect another letter because he has "run out of paper" and cannot afford anymore currently. |
| Notes | Eldest son of Josiah P. Lefevre, Johannes, was born on May 26, 1837, and attended the academies at New Paltz Academy and Claverack, and Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., where he graduated in the Scientific field in 1860 and Civil Engineering in 1861. During the Civil War, Johannes helped to organize, and later joined the Company E. of the 156th Regiment of N.Y. Volunteers for whom he served as Second and later First Lieutenant in 1862, and First Lieutenant of the 156th N. Y. Regiment of Infantry in October, 1863. He also held the positions of Regimental Quartermaster, Quartermaster of the Pioneer Corps under Gen. Banks and served as Civil Engineer at Camp Bisland, Port Hudson joined Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah, and fought in the battle of Winchester. On October 18, 1864, Johannes received the commission of Captain of the N. Y. 156th Regiment and the next day commanded his troops in the battle of Cedar Creek, where he was fatally wounded. Captain Johannes LeFevre died three weeks later at Tidball Hospital in Winchester, Virginia. His body is buried in the New Paltz Rural Cemetery. |
| Subject.LCSH |
Huguenots United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence |
| Subject.TGM |
Men Soldiers Battlefields Campaigns & battles Correspondence |
| Subject.Local |
Lefevre family |
| Personal Name |
LeFevre, Jane (1842-1908) Lefevre, Johannes (1837-1864) |
| Location |
New Paltz - Ulster County - New York Fishers Hill - Virginia |
| HRVH Topic |
Military People |
| Language | eng |
| Format.Original | handwritten manuscript |
| Resource Type | text |
| Source | Lefevre, Peter (1759-1830) AND Josiah P. Collection |
| Donor | Lefevre, Perry |
| Publisher.Digital | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Date.Digital | 2009 - 02 |
| Format.Digital | jpeg |
| Exhibit Homepage | http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/hhslefever/ |
| Digital.Collection |
I regret to inform you |
| Holding.Institution | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Contact.Information |
Library 88 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561 (845)255-6738 http://www.huguenotstreet.org |
| Rights | This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information. |
| Technical.Data | Archival TIFF - MicroTEK 9800XL; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; 24 bit color; 600 ppi; RGB; 43, 073, 560 bytes: 5503x2608 pixels; no compression |
| Compound objects | october91864 |
Description
| Title | page 1 |
| Contributors | Bellew, Katie, transcriber |
| Personal Name |
Lefevre, Johannes (1837-1864) |
| Language | eng |
| Format.Original | jpeg |
| Resource Type | Text |
| Source | Lefevre, Peter (1759-1830) AND Josiah P. Collection |
| Donor | Lefevre, Perry |
| Publisher.Digital | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Date.Digital | 2009 |
| Format.Digital | image/jpeg |
| Exhibit Homepage | http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/hhslefever/ |
| Digital.Collection | I regret to inform you |
| Holding.Institution | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Contact.Information |
Library 88 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561 (845)255-6738 http://www.huguenotstreet.org |
| Rights | This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information. |
| Technical.Data | Archival TIFF - MicroTEK 9800XL; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; 24 bit color; 600 ppi; RGB; 43, 073, 560 bytes: 5503x2608 pixels; no compression |
| Translation | Camp of 156th Regt Fishers Hill Va Oct 9/64 My Dear Sister, It is Sunday night Today has been the first day in three weeks that when we have not been engaged in marching or fighting Three weeks ago tonight at mid night we broke camp at Berryville & before night had fought & won the battle of Winchester. We lay that night about a mile from the battle field. Capt Elting & I slept or rather rested under one rubber blanket, (all that we had) for there was not much sleep done that night. The exhaust tion & excitement of the day would not permit with of much ^more than feverish dreams of shouting hosts & the whistling of the bullets & thunder of cannon |
| Compound objects | october91864 |
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