This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------0AE1D6150A08869FAD096C81 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------0AE1D6150A08869FAD096C81 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <jstone@rmci.net> Received: from mailhost.rmci.net ([205.162.184.16]) by mailman.ghg.net (8.9.1/8.9.1/GHG 1.2) with SMTP id VAA15454 for <morgana@ghg.net>; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 21:59:19 -0600 (CST) Received: (qmail 29893 invoked from network); 15 Dec 1998 21:05:33 -0700 Received: from unknown (HELO james) (206.159.112.242) by mail.rmci.net with SMTP; 15 Dec 1998 21:05:33 -0700 Message-ID: <000601be28a9$4f14cd60$f2709fce@james> From: "James Stone" <jstone@rmci.net> To: "Sue" <morgana@ghg.net> Subject: Re: [CW-POW-L] Thrift Shop Find Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 21:05:21 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-DPOP: DPOP Version 2.1i Guess What! I did a quick search at Amazon.com. Rev. Louis N. Boudrye seems to have written more than one book about the Fifth NY Cav. The two shown are said to be "Special orders." One sells for $31.50. the other did not say. James -----Original Message----- From: Sue <morgana@ghg.net> To: CW-POW-L@rootsweb.com <CW-POW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 8:47 PM Subject: [CW-POW-L] Thrift Shop Find >This message was sent by Sonia Meyer, but it got a little >scrambled in transmission...so I have tidied it up and posted >it...Sonia is offering to do lookups...reply to her, not to me, >as she is the one with the book!!!! > >Sue >_____________________________ > >From: SONIAGREG@prodigy.net > >While browsing at a thrift shop a few years ago, I found and >purchased a book which pertains to the Fifth N. Y. Cavalry. . It >was written by Rev. Louis N. Boudrye, and dated Headquarters, >Fifth N.Y. Cavalry, near Staunton, Va., June 5, 1865. Boudrye >was the Chaplain of the Fifth N.Y., and he wrote the the >regimental history. ."which is a diary of the remarkable events >of the period writtten during the lull of battle, in the halt of >the march, through the respite of hospital labor, in the >loneliness of prision (where I was confined three months) and >during the quietness of the camp..." The book has a pencil >notation on the first page "The Company of Charles Hildreth >was in _____ killed May 5 - '64 Battle of the Wilderness" >Chapter XV is entitled Life in Southern Prisons. - Personal >Experience of the Author; Capture; Gen. Stuart; Incidents of >March to Staunton, Va. from Pennsylvania; Libby Prison, >Richmond; Cruelties of Managers; State of Rooms; Vermin; Rations; >The Soup; Water; Richmond Papers; "Skirmishing" ; Bone Cutting; >The Debating Club; "Libby Lice-I-see'em (Lyceum); The Weekly >Libby Chronicle; Literary Classes; Religious Services; The >Author Preaches to Our Prisoners in Pemberton Castle; Wretched >Condition of our Men; Release; What he Brought with Him; Diary of >Sufferings at Salisbury, N. C.; Untold Wretchedness at >Andersonville, Ga; List of Men who Died in Rebel Prisions. > I don't know how rare this old book is, but will be glad to >share any of the information in it upon request. > Sonia Meyer > Hacienda Heights, CA > SONIAGREG@prodigy.net > > --------------0AE1D6150A08869FAD096C81--