FORT MORGAN, Ala.
Arrived Fort Morgan 31 July, set up Miss Pitty Pat in suttler area. Spent night and next day reconnorting the camps and the Fort, which was filling with Reb soliders.
Saturday , Reported to Col. Busby of the 34th. Iowa. After a little coffee we received orders that we are 1st. Division and will be manning the siege line today. While on line we trade shots with the Rebel Soliders in the fort. There was a gun crew who must have had there Atlanta depot Kevlar
shirts on. This was as myself and my file pardner, both excelent markmen, fired many times at them and failed to see them fall.
Sunday 0500, we are rolled out, no haver sacks or tin cups, no noise, as all divisions advance in the dark towards the fort. Just as the sun began to light we hear the reb army capping off, and then shots from the fort begin coming our way. It is at the double quick, into the dry moat, over the ramparts, into the fort. We are on the walls pouring fire into them, heavy smoke, battle din, we are in, it is hand to hand, the fort is ours.
Later the Confederate army is marched out and formaly surrenders.
On the return march to WV, we stop at Andersonville hoping to free some comrades, to no avail. Also reconorited the Richmond Ky battle field. It is a fine field and we should consider fighting there.
Now preparing to move north to fight in Ohio.
At your Service
Capt. J. Fattaleh
45th. Va.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Long Road Home
Arriving in the Appomatox area on the on 11 April and finding a good site on high ground established camp. Reporting for duty were:
Capt./ Corp. J. Fattaleh
Pvt. Al Dunning
Pvt. Doug Dinkle
Pvt. Ken Meador
Pat Fattaleh ( Seamtress)
Brooke Herndon
Attended officer meeting were we were assigined to 5th. Company. Also received greetings from Jackson Corp. as they were glad to have brothers from Wise's Leigion here.
Saturday forming up with 5th. company fought 2 battles, Battle of Namozine Church and Battle at Almiela Springs. Tried and hungry we fought like tigers untill we ran into a federal cannon that fired directly into our attack.
Sunday fighting at Salyor Creek with General Ewell, we became involved in hand to hand fighting with the yanks. After dispaching many with rifle, bayonet, and fists more blue coats came charging off there guns and into us. Heavey were our casulities.
I hear that trains are comming out of Richmond, hope the have food & blankets onboared.
At your service
Capt. J. Ryan (Fattaleh)
45th. Virginia
Arriving in the Appomatox area on the on 11 April and finding a good site on high ground established camp. Reporting for duty were:
Capt./ Corp. J. Fattaleh
Pvt. Al Dunning
Pvt. Doug Dinkle
Pvt. Ken Meador
Pat Fattaleh ( Seamtress)
Brooke Herndon
Attended officer meeting were we were assigined to 5th. Company. Also received greetings from Jackson Corp. as they were glad to have brothers from Wise's Leigion here.
Saturday forming up with 5th. company fought 2 battles, Battle of Namozine Church and Battle at Almiela Springs. Tried and hungry we fought like tigers untill we ran into a federal cannon that fired directly into our attack.
Sunday fighting at Salyor Creek with General Ewell, we became involved in hand to hand fighting with the yanks. After dispaching many with rifle, bayonet, and fists more blue coats came charging off there guns and into us. Heavey were our casulities.
I hear that trains are comming out of Richmond, hope the have food & blankets onboared.
At your service
Capt. J. Ryan (Fattaleh)
45th. Virginia
Monday, April 7, 2014
April 1864 (2014)
Cloyd's Mountain,
Ariving with Al , Doug, Pat, & Brooke of the 45th. Virginia, we fell in with the 36th. Va. were I served as the 1st. Corporal.
After a meal of Beef and Bean Stew the wind picked up and pulled the fly stakes out. They were reset in and out a few more times untill we took the fly down due to the winds becoming even stronger. The wind and rain did die down by Saturday morning and we had good weather the rest of the engagment.
After ariving at the battle field we took positions behind thrown up brestworks. We were attacked first my federal companys on are left and front. We gave them devasting volloys. Then out of the woods and to our right came this huge blue snake pouring on to the field. Our fire slowed them little but we were soon over run, taking causualties and losing the Dublin Depot.
The ladies had camp broke in fine order and we have fallen back to the Salem area.
Capt/Corporal. J. Ryan (Fattaleh)
Cloyd's Mountain,
Ariving with Al , Doug, Pat, & Brooke of the 45th. Virginia, we fell in with the 36th. Va. were I served as the 1st. Corporal.
After a meal of Beef and Bean Stew the wind picked up and pulled the fly stakes out. They were reset in and out a few more times untill we took the fly down due to the winds becoming even stronger. The wind and rain did die down by Saturday morning and we had good weather the rest of the engagment.
After ariving at the battle field we took positions behind thrown up brestworks. We were attacked first my federal companys on are left and front. We gave them devasting volloys. Then out of the woods and to our right came this huge blue snake pouring on to the field. Our fire slowed them little but we were soon over run, taking causualties and losing the Dublin Depot.
The ladies had camp broke in fine order and we have fallen back to the Salem area.
Capt/Corporal. J. Ryan (Fattaleh)
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