Henry T. Schrock Diary
Mr Henry Schrock's
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Blendon Franklin
Co Ohio
Mr Henry Schrock's Book
Blendon Franklin Co
Ohio
Mr Henry Schrock's
Book
Blendon Franklin
Co Ohio
Henry Schrock
Henry Schrock
Henry Schrock
Blendon Ohio
Henry Schrock
Henry Schrock
Henry Schrock
Henry T Schrock
Henry
Henry Schrock
Henry Schrock
Blendon Franklin Co
Ohio
Henry Schrock
Blendon Ohio
Hellena ARK
September 29th
on a sand-bar
Arrived at William Glasgo on the Evening of the 9th of February 1899
(1) Horse feed. Half bu
even full.
Talley by marks
[talley]
Masured out ten [?]
of corn March 1st
One Tun of Hay at $18
My cows came here on the 22
of feb.
feed for cows
by the half bu
[talley]
Bedstead 7.50
Soap 2.50
Charis 6.60
Jar 1.40
16.80
Oats, Aprile 6
Hails Team Came
hear the evening of the 16th
[talley]
5¼ Hales team
7¼ my team
2½ my cows
15¼
5¼ Hale
10
10 2/3
40 2/3
work for H Glassgow
wendsday the 27 of feb 1 day
friday 29 1
March 1st 1
March 2 1
March 3 1
March 4th for nite ½
March 8 WG 1
" 9 " 1
" 10 " ½
" 19 " ½
April 8 " 1
" 9 ½
May 4 B. fence 1
Sept 8 ½
Sept 10 1
Sept 13 1
March 1st 4 bu Wheat
One tun of Hay at 8.$00
March 15th one tun $8.00
April 12 5 lb of corn
[figures]
Robert Kelley work 18
March 19th
Aprile 3rd days 3½
aprile 7th days 3
april 12 1
950
675
95 Kelley
Stacking wheat ½
Sacking 1 day
[figures]
Work for Hale March 6
work of S. H. Glassgow
in harvest 3¾ days
Monday August 5th
½ day
Note given to William Glasgow the 26 of April Amout 85.80
True Flag
Adieu, my love, adieu;
We part, but not forever;
I leave thee for a while
And then return to stay.
To Stay, forever.—1
Adieu my love adieu.
We part but not forever;
Sadness dwells within my heart;
But soon we'll meet to part,
To part oh, never;—2
Adieu my love adieu;
We part but not forever;
On that Sweet parting kiss
I left my heart with thee.
Thine love forever;—3
Sail at Melone feb
15th 1869
Bedstead 6.30
Set Chairs 6.60
Soap & Tub 2.50
Jar .40
15.80
Payable 1 of Jan 1870
Prise of the army clothing
Drawn by Henry Schrock
in August the 15th 1862
1 Blouse prise $2.63
1 Over Coat 7.20
1 Dress Coat 6.71
1 pair pants 3.03
1 Blanket $2.95
1 p. Shoes 1.95
2 p. Socks .52
1 p. Drawers 1.00
1 Shirt .85
Total $24.87
Richmond Battle Ky, Lost $18.26
Saved $ 6.61
Prise of the army Clothing
Drawn by Henry Schrock
in October the 12th 1862
1 Blouse prise $2.63
1 Over Coat 7.20
1 Dress Coat 6.71
1 pair pants 3.03
1 Blanket 2.95
1 p Shoes $1.95
2 p Socks .52
2 p Drawers 2.00
2 Shirts 1.96
1 Cap .63
Total amount $29.38
April the 18th
1 Shirt one p socks $1.14
Drewe one Gum Blanket 26th
April 1863 prise $2.55
June 1st 1863
I Drew $ ct
1 Shirt .88
1 pr Drawers 1.00
1 pr Socks .26
1 pr pance $3.03
amount $5.17
August 2ond
1 Blouse $2.63
Nov 1st 1 Blanket $3.60
Jan 4th 1 Drawers .95
A Record of the Money that Henry Schrock has received from the Goverment.
of
On the 17th of August 1862 I Received $20.00 County Bounty and on the 25th of September I Received $27.00 of Goverment Bounty. And on the 2ond of October 1862 I Received $13.00 of my monthly wages.
And on the 27th of February 1863 I Received $24.70 of my monthly wages
And on the 8th of April 1863 I Received $52.00 of my monthly wages. We was then in Louisiana near Youngs P.O.
This brings me up to the first of March 1863
I Received $26 on the 19th of June. this brings it up to the first 1st of May 1863
At the Siege of Vicksburg
I Received $26 on the 5th of August. this brings it up the first of July 1st 1863
on the 1st Nov. I Received $5.50 this brings me up to the 31st of August.
on the 20th I received $19.40 this brings me up to the 31st of September.
On the 31st of January 1864 received 26$.—
paid at camp Tod
On the 9th of April 1864. Received $25.55 to the first February 64,
Wednesday, April.1.1863
Henry Schrock
their was not mutch going on only in the morning I arived at the Mouth of the Yazoo River on April 1.1863 at 4 Oclock A.M. and then we went up the river and encamped out spring
Thursday, April 2 1863
Our camp is at the Mouth of the new canall about a quarter of a mile above the mouth of the Yazoo river
On the 2 of April we was revewed by General Smith
on the review the General came riding along on a full run and when he got almost at the end of the line his Horse throad him and the Horse fell into the river and that closed the review.
This is of greate Intrest
[margin]
there was 6000 men working on the canal that day.
Friday. 3. 1863
On Friday April 3 was the first day that i ever worked on canal I worked hard all day on the canal that commences a little above the mouth of the Yazoo River. It was commenced on the First of April 1863.
Saturday.4
June 4. their was not been any thing of consequence transpired that day after working all day of the 3 we did nothing on the 4th.
On the 4. we had the first Dressprade for the first time for one Months. we belong to the first Brigade third Division fifteenth army Corps.
Sunday.5.
Easter Sunday April 5, 1863
I worked all day long on the canal in mud and water from four to eight inches deep. In stead of reading my Bible I was obliged to work and broke the Sabath. this will be long remembered by me
[overwritten]
this was the first day that we had rachens of whiskey ishued to the Regt
Easter Sunday 1863
Monday.6.
Monday the 6 was my sabath for I was obliged to work on the proper day for rest.
their was nothing of any concequence ocured on that day I spent the day by reading my Testiment. after Roll call Monday Co A was orderd out with their Blankets and tents and we went and through a mistake was sent to dig in the canal in mud and water
[overwritten]
about 3 hours with rachens of liquor for the men
Tuesday.7
On Tuesday the company was excused from duty and we did not mutch of any thing going on that day our squad was as lazy as you may wish for sleeping and drinking was all that we did.
Wednesday.8
On Wednesday 8 1863 I received $52.00 Dollars of my montly wages their was not much transpired on that day
Thursday.9 1863
On Thursday the 9 1863 their was nothing of importance occurd on that day I wrote two letters on that day One to Mary Hoover and the other to Mary Stanton of Westerville Ohio letter 2 of 3
Friday 10
On the 10th of April the Regt was mustered for pay 1863 besids this their was not any thing of importance occurd
On the 10th I being paid off our wage I sent $45.00 home by express.
Saturday 11.1863
Working on the canal the 11 was all of importance
Sunday 12
Sunday we had divine service and during service Sargent P W Gowdown of Halyard Station died of the tifoid fever he was 2ond Sarge of Co A 95 OVI that was all of importance
Monday April 13, 1863
Monday April 13 1863 was the first day that the water was let in the canal This canal was commenced on the first of April and the water was let in it Apr the 13 although not quite finished their was some dredging to do
Wednesday 15, 1863
Wednesday 15th 1863
Wendsda 18th 1863
Wednesday
Thursday 16.
On thursday the 16 Sageant Squir and Horchin Murtle and I in Vestes a little skalk and then we went to work and maid some fraid cakes and sold them and at the settlement their was $1.70 a piece we was only about three hours at it. they was bully
Friday April 17, 1863
I have been frying cakes all the day and have been enjoying my self well. besides this their was not much going on in camp the night of 16th the Blocade of Vicksburg was run sharp canonading was hurd
Saturday 18
and still the canonading continueing on the 18th I have not hurd much about the result of the action
Nov
Nov 25 was the day that the moon was [?] Eclipst. I was on picket on the Laufgault Road in Tennessee. and now again on picket to night the 25th of Nov 1863
(the 25 I was on picket)
Monday 20.
We was reviewed by Ajutant General Thomas of the united stases army. he gave us a quite a long speech of [?]
it was good.
General Tuttle
Major Hara
General Buckland theas all mad speeches and it closed with three cheers for General Thomas and cheers for General Tuttle
Tuesday April 21. 1863
May 1st
On the 30 of April left memphis and came out on the cars on Wolf River here we laid all night Built a pontoon bridge on the first of May 1864 crossed daylight the 2nd
Arived at Somerville Tenn at 12 the 3rd and marched all that night and the night before, and the 4th at Bolivar their we met the calvary
Salen on the 8 and laid over on Sunday we was all tired out.
Thursday April 23, 1863
Henry Schrock was captured on the 11th Day of June 1864 by Reb Gen Forrest, mississippi
Saturday April 25.
Saturday
their was not any thing
Friday May 1. 1863
Friday 1 the Regt under marching orders we went about two miles up the river from the mouth of the canal their we camped their over night and then we started again down the river we marched all day and camped out in a corn field the night of the 2 of May march at 6 oclock
Sunday 10.
Sunday we did not march
[upside down]
Hair oil
Half ounce of dry ammania rubbed in to a pint of oliv oil
Monday May 11. 1863
Monday after marching all day Co A was sent out as pickets just befour we got to Bawlwinds ferry we saw afiew Rebbles and fired on them afterwards we served as pickets all night no wone was hurt
Tuesday 12.
Marched all day and night untill 10 oclock and then we started at sunrise the next morning we have all stood the marching very well
Wednesday May 13, 1863
Wednesday marched all day and arived at Wraymon at 4 Oclock and the 14th started at 5 oclock for Jackson
Thursday 14.
May the 14th the Battel of Jackson was fought their was a considerable loss on bouth sides not one man was hurt in our Regt we took 45 prisoners and 8 pieces of canon. the weather was very unfavorable it rained all day
Friday May 15, 1863
Taring up the Railroad from Jackson to Vicksburg tore up a bout 6 miles of road. we did not march far to day but we was buisy all day taring up the road. the weather is fine we have good health
Saturday.16.
We marched all and at night we was almost weared out and we marched almost all night. We also marched sunday and monday
Monday 18.
Monday we marched all day and at night was drawn up in line of battle at Vicksburg we laid in line of battle all night and we now have orders to advance and try our hand. now comes the tug of war
the first day on the battle field of Vicksburg
Tuesday May 19.1863
Tuesday we arived at the rear of the enemys work and encamped for the night. Tuesday after noon we advanced up to the fortifications under very heavy fireing their we laid all night under the fireing of the enemy
Wednesday 20.
Wednesday May the 20th hear we are under very heavy fireing out of all danger on the bluffs we are hear waiting to get a good position it is a very hard place to take they have been planting canon all night we are now under the the smoke of the canon we are on the sides of the bluffs in brush and cain break
Thursday May 21.1863
We laid all day under the fireing. the boys are shooting all the time I have shot several times we could see the heads of the Rebes once and awhile the fireing is continued
Friday 22.
Friday another charge was maid and did not accomplish anything lost a number of men we laid all night in sight of the fourt
Saturday May 23. 1863
Saturday 23 we was still under the fireing of the enemy their was a large tree befour the enemy of which Joseph Thakery was picking off the rebles. and through missfortune he was wounded through the side and arm it was pretty bad Sunday 24
Saturday 18th of July being Discharged from the Hospital 9th Di on Friday we came to Vicksburg and sleep in the depot all night waiting for the cars. started at 4 P.M. and arived at big black R at 5 PM on the cars. arived at Champion hill at 9 AM on Sunday we ate our dinner on the Battlefield
July 19th
Monday May 25, 1863
Laid on the battle ground of Champion hill all day Sunday July 19th
Reported to my company on monday 20th of July at Jackson Miss
Received a mail at Clinton on the 23rd July
Sept. 63 Tuesday 26.
arived at home on fairlough at 6 oclock PM on the 4 of September 1863 and found the folks all well and glad to see me and I the same I found Mr Hutches folks was at home and they was glad to see me
Received May
Mary Schrock 25
1 Walter Schrock 28
1 Auntt Mary Sch 28
1 Emma Dixon 28
1 Mollie Schrock 30
Writen
May 20th 64
Annie Carter 20th
May Emma D 22nd
Mary Day 24th
Ursula Ginn 24
Mary A Schrock 24
Emma Dix 29
Matt Schrock 30
Writen April 1846
Aunt Mary 2nd
Ann Gill 2nd
Delia Ferris 4
Mollie Schrock 4th
Lizzie Schrock 5th
Emma D 9th
Smantha Hutches 14
Emma Hamaker 14
Silvey Y. 14
Brollie Day 24
Homer S 24
Mary S 26
Aunt Mary S 25
Mollie Hoo 24
Anna Gill 25
Lizzie Schrock 11 of May
Emma D 12 May
Emma D 14
Wm Schrock 14th
Sarah Woolman 15 May
Delia Ferris was 18th Sm H 19th
Received April
April 4th Delia ferris 4th
Mollie Schrock 4
Aunt Mary 2nd
Mollie Schrock 2nd
Homer 5th
Mollie Hoover 7
Mollie Day 7
Ella Grinnell 7
Mary C Schrock 14
Emma Horn 18
Delia F 18
Aunt Schrock 23
Homer 23
Joseph 23
Emma D 26
Mollie S 26th April
Homer Mary Lizzie Joe Emma D
May the 10th. Samantha Hutches Delia Ferris May 16 Mary Day 23 SS 23
MS 25
Ursula Ginn 23rd
Rarry Expendature
Boots $5½
Book $1.35
[figures]
J Willcox Co D 1
S Cain D 2
E Carter C 3
J Hise H 4
M Landon H 5
J Withrall B 2
D Pickering I 1
D Watters B 3
W Poisel E 2
A Smith K 5
O Stutson K 1
B Vanhorn F 2
J Jones A 3
C Wait G 4
S Tailor G 5
My Love I will lead thee safely on
Through every press of woe.
My strength shall sustain thee on the
shore of death
Where dark waters flow.
Ill bear thee on my heart.
Forever faithfuly.
And O ma my memoral be.
My daly prayers for thee.
My Love
1 Fond reccollictions brings to me
In dreams of days gon by.
The form of one I long to see
One with a spirit light and free
And brilliant laughing eye.
2 You are a lady loving and true
An only friend of mine
But now unto my raptured view
Araid in robes of heavenly hue
You live where freedom and glouries shine
3 Taken from you in beautyus prime
It was a heart-rending stroke to me
You live in a more glorious clime
Behond the shores of earths rebelion-
time
Where nought but joy can be.
4 Now standing on this miserable shore
In fancy her I see.
That loved one gone for evermore
With anxious fears and griefs all oer
And waiting now for me only.
When those we love are absent
From our hearthstone and our side
Tis joy to learn that pleasure
And peace with them abide.
We are thought of day by day
Tis sweet to be remembered by
Thoes who are far away
It seams like years have passed since
I saw the form I loved so well
Since last we sat side by side
Written March
Mollie Day 17th
Mollie C Schr 17th
Mary S 19th
Ella Grinnell 19th
Emma Hammond 20th
Orintha Schwetz 21
Matt S 22
Homer s 23
Emma S 23
Aunt Mary S A 2d of April
Delia Ferris 4th
Mollie Schrock 4th
Emma D 9th
Emma Horn 19
Delia F 19
Letters Writen
Miss Martha Schrock
Writen Homer Schrock Sept. 27
Writen Mary Schrock Sept. 29
" Homer Schrock Oct. 5th
Writen Emma D Oct 11th
" Mary C Schrock Oct 21
" Aunt Mary Schrock Oct 25
" Matt Schrock Oct 27
" Davis Columbus 27
" Homer Schrock November 1st
" Emma November 6th
" " Nov 13
" Matt Nov 18
" Harry Nov 18
Harry Nov 20
Aunt Mary Nov 20
Mollie Schrock Nov 22
Emma Nov 22
Harry Nov 29
Emma Nov Dec 29
Hammond Dec 9th
Received Letters
Homer J 24
Mollie Schrock 29th Jann
Joseph Schrock 27th Jann
February 1864 [?] 17th
Received 5 letters one from
Harry Homer Lizzie Emma
and Mollie Day
on the 23 Emma
on the 22 Rosetta
on the 28 Martha S
Delia Ferris March 14th
Emma D 15th
Mary S 19 March
Ella Grinnell 19
Matt S 22
Ann Gill 27
Mollie Schrock 27
Aunt Mary Schr 29
Rosie S 29
Emma S 2 of April
Matt Schrock 2 of April
Writen
Homer Schrock Feb 19th
Mollie Day 20th
Emma 20
Lizzie 21
Rosie 22
Matt S Feb 28
Homer S 29
William Dixon 27
Emma D 27
Emory Grinnell March 1 64
Lizzie S March 2nd
Delia Ferris 3rd
J C Schrock 5 March
Ella Grinnell 6 March
[two lines of names obscured]
March the 8th 64
Delia Ferris 14th
Emma Dixon 15th
Mollie Schrock 16th
Letters Received
Homer Octo 21
Mary Schrock Nov 2ond
Martha Nov 18th
Homer Nov 18th
Emma Nov 22
Harry Nov 29
Mary Dec 4th
Homer Dec 4th 1863
Harry Dec 5
Harry Dec 15
Mary Dec 15
Matt Dec 15 63
Emma Dec 18 28
Lizzie Dec 21
Rosey " 21
Mollie Day 23
Harry Jann 2 64
Matt Jann 2 1864
Lizzie S Jan 15th
Rosie and Harry Jan 16
Harry Jan 22
Letters Writen
Dec 9 Martha
Dec 9 Ferris
Dec 10 Mary Day
Dec 15 Harry
Dec 15 Mary
Dec 15 Matt
Dec 18 Emma
Dec 21 Homer
Dec 21 Lizzie
Harry 28 Dec
Homer 28 Dec
Mollie Hoover Dec Newyears
Emma Jan 2 1864
Harry Jan 2 64
Joseph Schwetz Jan 4 64
Matt S. Jan 13
Mollie Day Jan 14
Emma Jan 21
Rosie S Jan 21
Homer Jan 20
Head quarters 95th OVI
Henry Schrock
the 95th Rigement started from Columbus, Ohio on the 18th of January 1863.
We started at 12 Oclock AM and arived at Cincinnati 6 PM and went on board of the boat Macnola. Distance 120 miles.
On the 19th at 6 Oclock PM we started from Cincinnati. And arived at Louisville Ky at 7 Oclock AM on the 20th Distance 150 mi
We started from Loui at 6 AM on the 21st and arived at Cairo Ill 12 Oclock AM on the 23rd Distance 450 Miles
We started from Cairo
12½ Oclock and arived at Columbus Ky 4 PM Distance 120 miles. Their we took in six pieces of artilery.
We arived at Memphis at 10 Oclock AM the 24th the total Distance 320 Miles.
We went to camp in the Fourt on the 25th of January. And remained their untill the third of March.
We then went to camp Tod and remained their untill the 13th of March
We went on board of the Boat Champion and started on the 15th about 3 oclock PM
March 13
I was at camp Tod ten days on the 12th of march Co A went out as scouts. we found one prisoner and brought him in the camp and I had a good time that day we started out on double quick on the account of having one of our pickets shot in the leg. After scouting around through the woods untill about noon and we becoming hungry we went out to an naboarhood and maid a chase of a [?]. And after dinner the Captain gave me two men and we went and schirched two splendid mancions we confisticated three guns and two men The young ladies of that
March 13
famliey felt very bad about how I took away their father. But I could not help it for it was my duty to do so according to orders. I learned their names was Matie and Cate Strange. they were bouth pretty they had black eyes and hair light complection and fine fetures I had a long chat with them they were of diferent opinion they sang some of their familiar war songs and they did well. they wer about 15 and 16 years. they said that the yankies are the soldiers for them if I would just leave father alone. But alass their father doom was cast to go to camp with me
March 13
After having a long talk with them and we talked about the maters concearning the war. I turnd around and tould the old men to fall in under my guards and we will go. at that moment the girls bursed into tears, and said not to take their father away for he had not dun any thing to take him away from us It shoked me but i did not mind it. I bid them the time and then started leaveing them in tears of grief I have not seen or hurd from them sence. I then went to camp and arived their about 5 Oclock PM I had a plesant time of it this is up to the 13th
March 14 15
The 14th we were on the boat 15 also. we started down the river from Memphis about 3 Oclock PM and arived at Helena Arkansas about 10 Oclock PM and staid untill morning we started down the river about three miles and landid on a sand-bar. it was surrounded with water. we first encamped on the sand-bar on the 16th of march. 1863. on that day their was a fleet of about 8 transpoarts came down with us and on the 20th their was another fleet of 6 transports and one gun boat went down past our camp bound for Vicksburg. this is up to the 20th of March 63.
March 22
The 21 nothing of importance on the 22ond I was at meeting it was the first time sence the first of January about three months. it seamed to me almost a year to me. it sounded like Old times. he was from the 114th Regt Indiana Vol I did not learn his name. he was a fine fellow and a fine minester of the gospol His text will be found in the first Epistle of John and in the fourth chapter and eighth verse. The words are. He that loveth not knoweth not God: for God is love. From this text he preached a fine sermon if it was on the sand-bar and called camp Smith
[margin]
the first preaching on the sandy island
March 27.28.29.30
We started on the 28 of March from camp Smith Ark. about 7 Oclock PM and landed at providence about 3 PM the 29th. We traviled all night of the 28 and it rained and stormed all night. At Providence the soldiers that was encamped their broke into the old sutler and distroid about $8,000 worth of goods and it was a sight to see them opperate upon the sutlers. It looked like bees that was geathering in their Hunney they was as bissey caring box after box way and the enjoyed
We arived at Transylvana Landing on the 30th about 11 AM and encamped their just one day. On the 31 we received orders to move down the river again. We arived at the Mouth of the Yazoo river at 4 Oclock AM April 1st and then we went up the river and encamped out on a piece of ground at the mouth of the New Canall we are now doing well now
We arived at Grand Gulf May 7th Missippi it was captured a fiew days befour. 7 days hard marching and hard times
Henry Schrock
A short Sketch of the Prison Departure
I left Camp Lauten on the 23 of Nov & came to Savang & Paroled
arived at Annaplos Md
1st of Dec all in good spirits
DATABASE CONTENT
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Tags: Alcohol, Artillery, Bounties, Death (Military), Fighting, Foraging/Theft, Furloughs, Mail, Marching, Money, Payment, Picket Duty, Poetry, Prisoners of War, Reading, Religion, Ships/Boats, Siege of Vicksburg, Supplies, Work
People - Records: 1
- (5212) [writer] ~ Schrock, Henry Thomas
SOURCES
Henry T. Schrock Diary, DL0976.001, Nau Collection
