Click here for this soldier’s biography:
https://micivilwar.com/authors/gibbs-amos/
Regiment: 28th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
November 18, 1864
Springfield, Kentucky
In camp in a building on the fairground in Springfield beloved companion and wife tho my body is far from home my mind and and hart is thear We left our camp at Lebanon this morning and came on here eleven miles and camped about 2 o’clock this afternoon.
There was a young slave come into camp and wanted to go as a waiter for some officer but could not get a place. In a little while, his master came after him with an order from the provost marshall for him. He cried and took on; he said his master would about kill him if he went back with him. The major of the regiment said if any officer would take him his owner could not have him. And one of the Captains took him for a waiter on purpose to keep him from his master.
Last night or yesterday while at camp, our boys got whiskey that had strychnine in it. Five of our men were poisoned, but the doctors near at hand made out to save them. One man was laid out for a good while as if dead. They were so sick, we could not move with us. They will let whiskey alone while in rebeldom!
November 18th. Today we come on to Bargetown, a distance of 14 miles. It has been a fair, sunshiny day the first day it has not rained since we’ve been on the march. We have some sore toes. I reckon it is all paved roads here.
