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“In a nearby vault is a bent gold coin that archaeologists also found in the submarine. It was carried by the sub’s captain, Lieutenant George Dixon, for good luck after it stopped a bullet from entering his leg during the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.”
— “Complete Civil War Submarine Unveiled For First Time” (
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Sunday, February 1, 1863
nicolldiary:
In camp all day. Signed the pay rolls. Got payed for two months ($27.30). Rather pleasant today.
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The David Nicoll Diary Project
My mother is blogging our ancestor’s Civil War diary in real time, one post per day, in sync with his original writings. Some of it shows the day-to-day drudgery of David Nicoll’s experience, but added together over time it paints a unique picture of the war.
(Once we have a complete transcription of his diaries, we’ll see what the next step is in this project.)
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