Manuscript/Mixed Material Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ($1,000 in prizes, awarded in 1866 ); Entries 221-230
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Image 1 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... William Oland Bourne Box 4 Folder 5 Left Handed Penmanship Contest Series 1 221230 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 2 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 1865 Dec 28 Series 1 221 Charles Jackson Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 3 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... Willimantic Ct Wm Oland Bourne Dec 25th 1865 Sir The paper you sent The Soldiers Friend is received for which I am very thankful The premium offered to the left armed soldiers...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 4 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... in the following battles Roanoke Island Newburn Fort Macon South Mountain and Antietam at the latter place I was wounded with an Minnie ball the ball passing through my hand and I...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 5 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No work is the hardest work Ho ye who at the anvil toil And strike the sounding blow Where from the burning irons breast The sparks fly to and fro While answering...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 6 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... no 221 Jan 366 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 7 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... Williamatic Jan 1st 1866 WM Oland Bourne Sir I hope my specimen is not to late I have scarcely any time to write If this is not too late put me down...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 8 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 1865 Dec 26 serial 222 Josiah Coosby Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 9 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... Washington Dec 26th 1865 To W O Bourne Esq Sir As I belong to that class of disabled soldiers who have lost their right arms in the service of their country and...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 10 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 2 The 29th of the same month We reached Hagerstown Maryland August 1st and remained in that state during the fall and winter making some severe marches that fall and in the...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 11 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 3 stationed at Manassas Warrenton Waterloo Culpeper and were first under fire though not engaged at the battle of Cedar Mountain Our Division was commanded by Genl Ricketts and we were brought...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 12 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 4 to a murderous firewavered then broke and a large number of the men rushed down headlong through our ranks This caused some disorder in our lines We advanced however up the...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 13 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 5 we had arrived within short range We were hotly engaged for about two hours when we were relieved and ordered to the rear Our ranks were terribly thinned and our Brigade...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 14 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 6 and determination but our men were terribly slaughtered and repulsed at every point Our Brigade was badly cut up but out Regiment being engaged as skirmishers suffered less severely After recrossing...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 15 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 7 fall in and proceed to the front We soon learned that during the engagement of the afternoon the enemy had made a vigorous assault upon our right wing and had driven...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 16 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 8 a brisk cannonade was kept up at intervals during the day This was on Sunday May 3d The next day our Regiment with part of our Brigade made a reconnaissance and...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 17 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 9 the Seminary We then learned with deep sorrow that General Reynolds our Corps commander had been killed Our first Division which had proceeded us was hotly engaged on another ridge further...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 18 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 10 repelling the attacks of the enemy frequently changing position under a galling fire from noon till about five oclock when we had orders to fall back We did so gradually and...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 19 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 11 The other Corps were coming up during the night and at daylight our Army had nearly all arrived Our Division lost slightly in the battles of the two succeeding days we...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 20 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 12 was consolidated with the 5th and on the 4th of May we again crossed the Rapidan of Germania Germanna Ford and entered the Wilderness The battle began about noon the next...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 21 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 13 prevented our pressing them closely or advancing in any order As soon as our lines could be closed up and regulated we again advanced and after clearing the wood found them...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 22 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 Jan 366 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 23 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 222 J Q Crosby Wilderness 628 THE CITY RECORD April 13 1881 BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS REPORTED MORTALITY for the week ending April 2 1881 together with the ACTUAL MORTALITY for the...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 24 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... April 13 1881 THE CITY RECORD 627 Report of the Photometrical Examinations of Illuminating Gas for the week ending April 2 1881 made at the Photometrical Rooms of the Department of Public...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 25 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 Washington Dec 26th 1865 Wm Oland Bourne Esqr Sir As I belong to that class of disabled soldiers who have lost their right arms in the service of their country...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 26 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 2 picketing the banks of the river etc etc We crossed the Potomac at Williamsport on March 1st and entered Martinsburg entered Winchester on the 12th were on provost duty...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 27 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 3 morning were held in reserve frequently changing position in the rear of our line of battle till about 3 PM when the enemy massed a large force and made...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 28 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 4 General Hooker We were exposed to a severe shelling while moving into position on the night before the battle and advanced on the enemys lines the next morning at...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 29 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 5 terribly slaughtered and repulsed at every point Our Brigade was badly cut up but our Regiment being engaged as skirmishers suffered less severely After recrossing the Rappahannock we encamped...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 30 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 6 skirmishers were then thrown out and we were busily engaged during the remainder of the night in intrenching and preparing for the expected attack in the morning The attack...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 31 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 7 convinced us that we had hot work to encounter When within a short distance from the town we left the road and filed off to the left towards Seminary...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 32 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 8 by the 11th Corps which was passing at the same time this caused us a heavy loss in prisoners We finally got into position or rather what remained of...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 33 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 9 maneuvering but doing little fighting The two principle battles were fought at Bristow and Rappahannock Stations we were not engaged in either On the 26th of November we crossed...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 34 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... No 222 10 We soon deployed advanced in line and encountered the enemy in a wood They fell back after a sharp fight but the trees and the brushwood prevented our pressing...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 35 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... 223 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 36 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... Augusta Maine Jan the 7 1866 1 Too the Editor of the Soldiers Friend Dear Sir your letter of the second is before me stating that you wish me to write my...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 37 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... was bound that I should not live thay had me all most laid out two or three times but I thought it would pleas them too much too have me die just...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 38 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... lines two days but being well acquainted with the land I managed too escape and join my company the first days battle of Getters burg I was taken prisinor again and was...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 39 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... if you want reference for the acurucy of this history I would refer you too ex Gov Morrel of Augusta Maine you will pleas rectify all mistakes I will subcribe for the...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 40 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ... Augusta Maine Feb the 28 1865 To the Editor of the soldiers friend Dear Sir one of your circulars has just come to hand and now I hasten to comply with its...- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866