Nathaniel Rollins at Gettysburg and Beyond
Captain Nathaniel Rollins of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry kept a daily diary throughout the Civil War. Parts of the diary are available here at SoldierStudies.org. Rollins diary is informative, at times...
View ArticleNathaniel Rollins at Gettysburg, July 1st 1863
They woke early and made breakfast before heading out towards Gettysburg. The 2nd Wisconsin lead the way as they left Marsh Creek Camp. The oldest and most famous of the five Iron Brigade regiments,...
View ArticleNathaniel Rollins at Gettysburg, July 2nd 1863
[This is a continuation of Nathaniel Rollins' diary entries for Gettysburg, here and here] As the sun crept over the fields and mounds outside of Gettysburg it became apparent to the Confederates that...
View ArticleNathaniel Rollins at Gettysburg, July 3rd 1863
This final post in the short series of Nathanial Rollins who served in the Iron Brigade (2nd Wisconsin) Chronicles the days after the battle concluded and during which he started his time as a...
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