Private Joseph Saberton

Joseph Saberton is born

Apr 22, 1830

British History OnlineJoseph Saberton is Born in Chatteris England on April 22nd, 1830.

Civil War

Period: Apr 22, 1830 to Mar 26, 1883

Joseph Saberton immigrates to america

Jan 1, 1845

Elizabeth Blog: History, English and ScienceJoseph Saberton comes to America at about ten years old in the late 1840s to early 1850s. Correct date is unknown.

Joseph Saberton gets enlisted

Aug 19, 1861

National Park ServiceOn August 19th, 1861 Joseph gets enlisted to the 25th indiana volunteer infantry for three years, becoming a soldier for the Union.

Waiting at Syracuse

Nov 27, 1861

Central New YorkJoseph writes a letter to his brother about his infantry at Syracuse waiting for further orders to move on.

At Benton Barracks

Jan 20, 1862

Benton Barracks, MissouriJoseph Stops at Benton Barracks in Saint Louis, Missouri writing a letter to his brother talking about the men in his infantry getting sick and there is only about 500 men able to do something around there. He also talks about how the movement in his infantry are little to no warning when they leave a certain area.

in the feild near Corinth, Mississippi

May 29, 1862

VillageProfileJoseph Saberton is writing to his brother about the battle he just faced and how the two people beside him got shot and killed and how he got relived with no scratches whatsoever.

Saberton in Memphis, Tennessee

Jul 31, 1862

Memphis LibraryJoseph talks to his brother about the Memphis heat and how six men died of sun stroke right on the sidewalk. even though that happened, his infantry still moved on through the harsh conditions.

Bolivar, Tenessee

Sep 16, 1862

Bolivar, TennesseeJoseph Saberton visits a camp near Bolivar, Tennessee talking about the really long march from Memphis to Bolivar.

25th Volunteer Infantry

Sep 23, 1862

25th Indiana Volunteer InfantrySaberton is writing to his brother about how he has to fight soon and that right when he left the battle near Corinth General Grant had a beatdown and it was pretty terrible.

Bolivar letter 3

Sep 30, 1862

Postage StampsJoseph is writing to his brother about how he didnt pay for a postage stamp when he wrote a letter and that he recieved a letter from the postmaster.

Camp near LaGrange, Tennessee

Nov 20, 1862

Le Grange, TennesseeSaberton Is talking about how the ene,y is at a retreat and he can almost smell victory,

Camp near Davis mill, Mississippi

Dec 1, 1862

Fighting in the Civil WarJoseph is talking about Holy Springs, which is a place that men have been talking about since the war started. "it seems to be a beacon of hope" he says.

Back in memphis: letter 1

Jan 21, 1863

Saberton talks about how he is back in Memphis, Tennessee, and how he caught about 200 soldiers in a theatre without passes so he and a portion of the infantry took them straight to prison.

Memphis 2

Jun 8, 1863

Civil War NewspapersSaberton tells his brother about how there was a big event on that last saturday and everyone was there. He said that it was fun and heart warming.

Memphis 3

Aug 26, 1863

Sickness and Disease in the Civil WarJoseph is talking to his brother about how he has grown sick. He said he is taking medication and staying in memphis for a litte while.

Memphis 4

Oct 1, 1863

Memphis in the Civil WarSaberton is talking about how he is better and that the weather is cold and very rainy and how his letters have stopped for a while.

Memphis letter 5

Oct 2, 1863

Memphis HistorySaberton is talking about how he will stay in memphis the whole winter and he hasn't heard about any signs of getting out of there.

Nashville

May 8, 1864

Nashville Train SystemSaberton tells his brother about his travels and how he went passed the mississippi and ohio and rode by train to nashville.

Joseph Dissappears

May 20, 1864

Casualties and missing soldiersMuster roll says that Joseph Saberton dissappeared from the Evansville Hospital with a possible shot to the arm.

Decatur Ala

Jul 15, 1864

Decatur AlabamaSaberton is talking to his brother about how he is back with his regiment and the road to it was tough with all the walking and all the different routes.

Decatur Ala 2

Aug 3, 1864

Decatur, AlabamaSaberton is tlking about how he was scouting out for rebels and how the last fight was a while ago and how it only lost two men.

Camp West Point

Sep 11, 1864

Camp West PointSaberton talks about how he got in a rustle with rebels but he beat them and they left their dead on the feild.

near savana Georgia

Dec 28, 1864

Savana, GeorgiaSaberton talks about how he is in the georgia area and how he is getting ready to go to the charleston area. The war is almost over and he said that he will be home soon.

Joseph Dies

Mar 26, 1883

Civil War CasualtiesJoseph Saberton is pronounced dead on march 26th, 1883.