Class Year
2016
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
3-15-2016
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
On June 27th, 1863, while camped at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Nadine Turchin, wife of Brigadier General John Turchin of the Army of the Cumberland, wrote an irate entry in her journal. "Really, I think that the commanding general should take me as his chief of staff," she began, "or at least as his personal advisor." She went on to discuss the movements of her husband’s regiment as they campaigned in the west, criticizing the orders given to him by his superiors that had resulted in several deaths within the regiment and offering her own take on how they should have proceeded. "Oh, uncivilized beasts!" she concluded, in reference to the army’s leaders: "They are dedicated to sacrificing this unfortunate army." [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Nadeau, Ryan M., "Tactical Insight and Sick Burns from a Woman at War: The Diary of Nadine Turchin" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 144.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/144
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