Christian Appelfeller Diary
Camp Wood Ky Dec 21st
Dear old friend I thought as Geo Runyan was writing to Jo I would put in a line or two to let you know that I am still alive and have not forgotten you I would have written to you before this time but I did not know whare to write to I am well and hope these few lines will find you the same if not more / I supose George has told Jo all the news and this is all the paper I have at present so I shall not repeat and has also got the Directions. I have not heard from Henry or Sarah for some time Write soon and I will answer it and tell you all the news if the Cesesh do not take my paper before that time to C Applefellow
from J. [faded]baum, esq
Christian
Appelfeller
[?] Ohio
June 16th 1862
Christian
Appelfeller Catawba
Clark County
Ohio
Dear friends
I have bought this Book the 16th day of June 1862 of the Sutler of the 36th Regment Ohio
Volentears
Home again!
Home again home again
from this dretfull war
and oh it fills my soul with joy
to meet you all once more
here i dropp'd the parting tear
to save our cuntrys fame
but now i am once again with you
who kindly greet me home
2happy hearts, happy hearts
with mine have laughed in glee
but oh you friends i loved at home
seem happier to me
and if my guide should be the fate
which bids me longer rome
then death alone can break the tie
that binds my heart to home
music sweet music soft
lingers round the place
but oh i feel the homestead charm
that time can not afface
though give me but my homestead roof
ill ask no palice domed
for i can live a happy life
with those i love at home
the 21th of June i give Lut. Garlow 20 Dolars to keep for me ontill i come back [faded]
12 of June we received marching orders but we did not know where to go or what was to be done. at half bast two in the afternoon we the 44th started out toarts Lewisburg to git into another fight. There has bin some rebel caveliry within 6 miles of our camp in the morning well we marched 16 miles and could not see nor here anything of them so we stopt for to rest and wated there if anny body would interfiere with us but it was all quiet there we started back again at 11 oclock marcht 5 miles then we layed down untill morn
that knight i come very neer freasing to death for i had to lay right in the open fieald close to the colonel and adjetant and i had only one gum blanket. i spread it on the ground layed on one have of it, and drawed the other over me. we started up at 4 in the morning and went back to camp before we got our brakfast. I recieved a letter from home wrote the 1th the 14 which was wrote on the 1. and i had send 1th 13th 19th i wrote to Holycross the 22 we went on another march we started at 6 in the morning out through Blue sulfer
Springs at 10 oclock we stoped on Mutty creek for dinner at 4 we had to wate green brier river 3 feet teep and 400 yards across we marcht about 20 miles and stopt for the night on the river bank at 2 oclock of the 23th we started again and marcht to centervill a little town ther we got tiner and restid about 4 hours we went on again ontill 7 at knight 24 we started out again at 5 oclock we went through Salt sulfer and took tiner the rote to Union munrow Co. which we richt between 10 and 11 oclock we went through [faded]
on to Rocky point where we took tiner. we reasted ther ontil 3 P.M. we started on again crosed green brier river again at 7 and encamped for the knight. 25 we took up our line of march again for Camp Meadow Bluff we riched Camp at half bast 12 P.M. we made the tripp in 3 days and a half the tistance of 90 miles. i sad right down and wrote a letter home the 1th day of July i wrote a letter and send 20 Dolars in home by George Frankenburger i wrote another one the same day to let you know that i have send some money to you. i received one
this evning the 1th of July it was wrote the 8 of June there came a mail hear to day ½ was mailed the 8th and the other ½ the 24th all from Catawba. this is the 4th of July a very pleasant morning i rote 1 letter and send home the 5th we had to go skouting again 2 Co. of the 44, 2 of the 36, 2 of the 47, and 2 of Cavelry we went about 14 miles through the mountains to look in some Sesech but there was non to be found so we went back to camp again the same day it was reported that there where 500 Cavelry and 1 Company infantry
lying there to cut of our forige train our teems have to go about 14 miles for hay there are about 1000 horses in camp and they ead a goodihl of hay. I recieved a letter from home the 8 of July it was wrote 26 of June. i got a letter from Josaph Laybourn to day this knight at half bast 8 oclock we started on a scouting expetision we marcht ontill 10 oclock in the morning of the 9th then we layed down and sleaped ontill 3 and started again and marcht till 10. There we layed over for a good rest well we eate some
hard bread and trank water and rested we had then marched 24 miles we went over the top of kean[?] mountain, Munrow County. well we layed there in ambush for cavelry ontill neckt morning at 6 oclock the 10 we started again wend through the tick woods and mountains and at 12 we wend to take some prisners then we was fierd on by some rebel pickeds we fought them ontill they left the ground then we wend acros the river where we had triven away there we found 2 horses and all the things that belong
to cavlery well we bickt up evry thing that was worth taking along and folloed the rote that they had taking in there flight and all at once they came right on us again there where 30 of them well some of our man fiert 4 shots at them that made them whele there horses again and away they wend like lightning and about ¼ of 1 mile there was 20 more when they the 30 a coming they turnt and left to, so that was the last we seen of them then we marcht on some
3 miles further and crosed the river again about 5 miles below where we had crosed at 10 oclock and wend back to the same place again where we had camped they knight before there we lay all knight again and the neckt morning we started back again for camp we got back at 5 oclock in the evning that was they 11 July the 13th I wrote 2 letters one to Josaph Laybourn and 1 home the 14 i got 1 letter from Houck the 17th we moved from our camp back 1 mile on the account of sickness
the 18 there came 5 companies of indfantry from the 9 Va. there are about 4000 man heare now the 21 I recieved a letter from Holygross, and at 6 oclock in the evening we started at another scout we marched all knight ontill 4 in the morning the 23th there we stoped and sleaped 1 hour then up and for getting brackfast just as soon as the fire begain to burn the captain commanted fall in. well the boys had to through away there coffee water and take holt of there guns and deploy as skirmishers
there we wated for the rebels to atack us but the had found out our posesion and retreated, so up to 10 oclock there was no fiting yet. well we lay there ontill 7 in the evning then started back 1½ mile to make the rebels belive we was agoing back to camp there we lay ontill half bast 11 at knight when we started again and went back to greenbrier river there we lay in ambush ontill 10 but they tid not come, so we started for home. we arived at camp 6 oclock in the evning. i have recieved a letter from home 22
the 24 I wrote 1 letter home in answer to the one that i recieved with Laurays first few lines that she send to me. the 28th the Regementall Collars was presented to our Regement. I received a letter from home the 28th which was wrote the 16th and answerd it the 29th
the 2th of August we went on another scout we started at half bast 6 in the evning marched 15 miles again 2 oclock neckt morning then lay down and rested and sleped ontill 7 oclock then we marched to green brier river took a prisner
and at 11 oclock the sesecs atackted us on the other site of the river but we trove them back. we was 140 men and the rebels where about 200 infantry but there was 500 cavelery of thers only 3 miles from them. so we started back agross the river again as quick as we could well we went to work to git us someting to ead and just as soon as we where tone the rebels opened fire on us again acrose the river we returnt fire for a while and then retreated for we tont know how many there were
colected on the other side by that time, so we went back in the mountains and staed all knight expecting to be atacked again evry mumand but they tid not find us that knight they neckt day we went home well we had 2 man woundet 1 in the thiy and 1 in the left arm and we had killed 5 or 6 and dont know how many they had wounted and we had 6 prisners and they tid not git 1 of our man so we ban out 3 days and knights we got back the 5th in the morning the 6 i recieved a letter from home
the 7th I wrote 1 home the 8 our quartermaster diath Mr. Klinefelter 10 miles from camp while out on a scout with the Regiment the 11th I recieved a letter from Julius i wrote a letter home the 14. 15th we left Camp Meadow Bluff at 4 in the morning we started without brackfast we marched 20 miles before we got somting to ead we had to leve camp on the acount of water. it takes a greadihl of water for 4000 man. we movet slow we mate 20 miles again 2 in the after noon we rested
and got our tinner and at 4 we started of again. we marched 8 miles and then but up for the knight. at 4 neckt morning 16 we took up the line of march again went 10 miles there we stoped and encamped again at Post Ewing that was the 16th of August 1 mile south of Houcksnest. the 26 i recieved 2 letters from home and answerd them the same day
September 1th the Boys had to go to work to tick rifle pits. the 4th of September we left Camp Ewing at 6 oclock in the morning marcht back to Tomkins Haven 3 miles
from Gauley there we got our tents again. we but them up and the furst knight we sleped in them very good, but the neckt knight we was aroust at 2 oclock in the morning to fall in line of Battle well we had formed for Battle in 3 minuts and there wadet for the enymy to atack us but it had been a fals report about being atackted. so we went to our quarters again and went to sleep again this was Saterday morning the 6 of September.
10. 11.
the 9 of Sept the news came to us that the 24 Regiment where all cut to peses at Kentuky 240 killed and wounted and the 95 all taking prissner
the 10th the 34 and 37th fought 7000 Rebbles all day and we fell back to Gauley Bridge in the evning for the purpos of reenforce them at fayettvill neckt morning.
11th we started down the river and at noon the rebels came folloing up the 37 and 34 from fayettvill they fought us for 8 miles down the river ontill knight but a stop to it. Most of the fighting
12. 13
was done whith artillery but there was only 1 man wounted on our site. we lay down and rested 1 our then marcht 4 miles further and rested ontill 6 oclock in the morning, 12th we was then 15 miles from Piatt. we went as far as Piatt, there we lay out all knight in the wet and rain ontill 10 oclock at knight. then started of and went 10 miles to charlston we got there again 8 the neckt morning 13 and at 11 the battle comenced and lasted ontill 7 at knight
13. 14.
we hat 6 Regrment and the Rebels had about 10 this was 3 days fighting for us hand runing, but we tid not have more than about 1 dossend man killed in the 3 days fighting. well we left the battle ground unter hevy fire about tark and marched ontill 2 in the morning of the 14 we then lay down on the ground and rested 2 ours by moonlight. at 4 of we wend again the best we could for we where allmost death for rest and sleep for we had
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marcht 4 knights without anythint to ead but try crakers and water half not half enough to quanch our thurst. well at 8 oclock we stoped and made a little coffee in our tin cups. this was the 2th time since we had left Gauley. well we was then out of sight of the enymy on bur rote to Clarksburg but we tid not know how soon we woult be atackted again in front and rear. but we tid not see a reble that day we marcht ontill knight
Mond 15. 16.
then lay town and rested till 2 oclock neckt morning
15th we marched sloly for it was very hot. we got to a little town by the name of Ripply again 5 oclock in the evning this place is 10 miles from the ohio river and 50 miles from Charlston. we stoped there ontill 11 in the morning
the 16th was the hardest marching we ever ton the tust ankel teep and the hottest days there ever was. we arived at the ohio river at 1 oclock in the morning which is 20 miles [faded]
Tus 16. 17.
we marched 100 miles in and had to fight our way through for the first 3 days this place is cauled Ravenvill on the river bank of Ball Ravenswood. At half past 3 in the afternoon the 16th I sad my foot down on Ohio soil
the 17th we marched down the river to Resaine 12 miles there we stoped at Racine ontill 4 oclock. then we went on down 3 miles further to Syracuse got on boats and left at half [faded]
Turs. 18. 19.
and chears. well at ten oclock we stoped and layed over ontill morning
the 18th we got on shore and got us some brackfast we then started of again but at 8 oclock it stuck fast for the river was very low about 8 miles below Bomroy we stuck fast a little below dover ontill 4 in the afternoon at 6 we arived at point pleasant the 19 i recieved a letter from home and wrote 1 home the same day we where trying to get agross the river [faded]
Saterdy 20. 25.
I have lost 1 paire of new pants 1 shiert 1 blanket 1 paire of socks and other little things out of my knapsack on this trip which sombody has stolen, to the amount of 8 Dollars. our knapsacks had been but in wagons the 12 day of September and i had not scen mine ontill the 20th. the 21th we our hole Regiment was tak agros the river for picked duty. the 25 we mooved on the river again. the rebles General Loring talks of giving us another fite
Suderday 27th Oct. 3th. 5.
about the last of this week
the 27th the 29th at one oclock PM we had to form in line of battle but it proved to be a fals alarm. the 1th of October we had a Revew and inspection by Genaral Gillmore and Stafe at Camp Point Plessand
the 2th of this month we got paid of i recieved 68 Dollars and recieved one letter from home and one Dollar bill and 7 post stamps in it. i wrote home the same day the 3 i wrote to Julius to Lewisvill Kentucky the 5th Mr Randall Elsworth and
Sunday 5.
Isic Curl came to see us
the 6th I sent 55 Dolars home with Daniel Randall in a letter the 9th i wrote a letter home the 10th it began to raine, and 25 out of evry company out of our Regt had to go on a scout
the 13th we left Point Pleasant at 2 A.M. marched 8 miles got supper and rested ontill 3 neckt morning we started again marcht ontill 6 got brackfast, started of again and riched Portland again 4 in the afternoon, which is 30 miles from Point Pleasant. there where 17 Regt encamped. we stoped there ontill 1 P.M.
15. October
there we took the cars for Cincinnati there was the 1th railrote car that we had seen for 1 year. the 15th we went through Chillicothe at 6 A.M. at 8 through Greenfield at half bast 9 we stoped at leesburg 11 through New Vicans Clinton Co Manchester. we arived at Cincinnati at 4 P.M. the 16th 190 miles from Portland to Cincinnati the cittisons hat supper prepared for us and after supper we mooved agros the Ohio into Kentucky. I recieved one letter from home the 17th with those Likenesess
the 18 I wrote home again. the 19 we had to moove again we left Camp at 12 oclock for lexington. we made 9 miles to Vinsis stoped all knight.
the 20th we bast through Lawrens and Crittinton 21th through Weleamstown the 22th we started for Georgetown. we arived there at 4 PM. we had traveled then 85 miles in 3 days the 24th we started for Lexington we got to Lexington at 11 AM there we seen Henry Clays Mounamant. it is about 160 feet high, the foundation is 50 feet square that is the nisest graveyart that i ever saw there is one
October December
valt with Johnson over the door and one with Evens one with and a gread many others. well we stoped ½ mile from town and put up our tents. Sunday morning the 26th when we got up there was 6 inches of snow on the ground the 29 + 30th we had a gread Genarals Revew, 7 Regts of intfantry 1 of Cavlery and the 17th Ohio Battery, the 31th we was musterd in again for pay. our recruites goyn us the 28th 160 men. we started from Lexington the 10 of December at 8 oclock in the morning
December
we marched 15 miles to Kentucky river, layed down on the North side of the river, ontill 2 oclock the neckt morning we wated agross it about neeteep. we got to Richmont at 2 oclock in the afternoon there we piched tents stayed there that knight the neckt morning the 13th we tore up again and mooved on the other side of the town the 15th we began to fortify the 19th i recieved a box from home with eadibles in it. the 28th we left Richmond and marched to Danville 37 miles in 2 days
Thursday
January the 1th 1863
clear and very cold. I ade the Raseberrys for tinner which my wife has send me in a box to Richmond Kentucky. the 3th Thomas Holycross came in our camp to see me. the 4th we had a man trumed before our Regt with his head have shaved
the 5 we left Camp Danville at 7 in the morning, marcht through Harothburg at 12 oclock at 3 through Altorato the neckt morning at 9 through Salviser at 1 through Welleamsburg. the 7th we riched Frankfort which is 45 miles from Danville. we but up our tents and the
January
neckt morning the 8th we hat 3 inches of snow on the ground. Sunday the 11th we had Revew and inspection by Major Genaral Gilbert and wright and Breagatier Gilmor. there was too nigers whiped the same day one 21 licks and the other 15. the 13 our comp and Co. D had to go 10 miles to carry a Cornel at Versailles and came back the 14th at 11 oclock A.M. it comenced raining the 14 and rained ontill mitknight and in the morning we had 10 inchis of snow on the ground. the 16 the snow was 20 inchis deep
January
Sunday the 25th foggy and warm, very mutty from the 25th till the last. the 3th of Febuary i went to town on my first pass since i been in the Armey. the 9th we went for our hourses to Lexington 26 miles from Frankfort the 12 we started after the rebles to Danville from there to Richmont but they had left town 3 hours before we got there. we got to Richmont the 28th at 6 oclock P.M. the neckt morning we left at 10 oclock and crosed the Kentucky river at Boons ferry at 5 P.M. it took 12 hours to fery our man agross
10 mi to the river 8 mil to Winchester
got to Winchester at 7 oclock went on 10 miles further meat the Enemy hat a little skirmish about 10 oclock at knight. had tow man wounted one on our site and one on the other went on 2 miles further, layed down on the snow at 2 oclock without any fire and any thing to ead. the 25th we started again and after 3 miles travel we routed them from Mount sterling. we stoped there layed out in the rain all knight.
the 26th Well our force was part of the 44th 45th ohio and 10th 14th kentucky all mounted man and 5 pieces flying artillery
Febuary
the reble force was suposed to be 1000 from Morgans troops. the 26th we started at 2 P.M. went 10 miles to Tomorco but they had left again at 1 PM we got back to camp at 10. and so soon as we had our horses feat and our blankets spreat on the wet ground we had to saddle again to be ready to moove at any minit well at one oclock A.M. the 27th we started for Paris. we went through Mittledown and got to Paris at 9 A.M. we left Paris Sunday morning the 1 of March at one oclock went 16 miles to Winchester again 6 oclock A.M.
March
the 2th at 7 A.M. we started again for Mount Stirling, got there at 10 oclock 16 miles. we had another little skirmish with some of them took 8 prissners and routed them we started on the little Rade river there we caught them again and fought them again at 1 oclock and routed them again. marcht back again to mount sterling 10 miles through mud neeteep campt there ontil the 6th we mooved in the town for it was rayning day and knight. I took the chills at 6 oclock in the evning and the neckt day the 44th and 100th left for
March
Lexington and i was not able to go on horseback so i had to go to the hospital at Mount stirling. i went in the 8th at 10 oclock A.M. and stayed there ontil 9th at 10 oclock started for lexington in a post wagon, got to Winchester at 6 P.M. stayed all knight with Mr. W. P. Allen got supper and brackfast and had a good bet to sleep in. left at 9 oclock for Lexington 15 miles from Mount stirling to Winchester 18 miles from winchester to Lexington. we arived there at 4 P.M. went to where the 44th had camped but they had left for Richmont
March 10. 11. 12. Fryday 13th
the morning before i got there so i went to a house stayed all knight. the 11th i got up ead a little brackfast with Mr Jasper Smith ½ mile from Lexington at 11 oclock i was orterd back to the hospital No 3. got there at 12 oclock stayed there ontill the 18th then went to Richmond to joine the Regiment. the 24th we left Richmond at 6 A.M. got to Lancaster again noon 22m stoped there for diner stayed ontill 6 in the evning then started for the Kentucky river. 25th we had a fight with the rebles took 17 prisners. the 27th we started for lexington, went through
March 27. 28. 29. 30
Necklasvill went within 3 miles of Lexington which is 42 miles from Richmond there we stoped and stayed ontil 6 in the evning then started back to Necolasvill and stoped till 2 in the morning of the 28th then started back to the river again. at 6 oclock we stoped for our brackfast then went on agros the river again to Lancaster and on the other side 6 miles campt all knight. the neckt morning the 29 we went 6 miles to Craporchert on the rode to sumerset it is 24 miles from Craporchert to sumerset we went 12 miles to the river and stoped all knight the 30th we started and 3 miles on
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the other side of the river buck creak we met the enemy. the battle comenced at noon and lasted till after 2 oclock. then the rebels fell back on the other side of sumerset and made another stant at 5 oclock the battle comenced again and lasted till knight we mooved back ½ mile and stayed ontil 8 oclock neckt morning then went forward again to cumberland river and fought again. we on this side and the rebels on the other side. we had taken about 300 prisners and 250 head of cattle the rebel force unter Ganaral pegram begram 500 and ours unter Garter X Gilmore
Wensday the 1th of April 2.3.
1500 we started back to somerset layet there all knight the 1th day of Aprill we went back to Craborchart the 2th we went to Stanfort 9 miles from Craporchart. well we had killed 57 rebbels and wounted 28 on the fieald, and 5 killed and 25 wounted on our site. We got to Stanfort at noon went into Danville to camp 10 miles from stanfort the 4th we left Danville at 10 AM got to Lancaster 12 miles at 2 P.M. we left Lancaster the 4th went to Craborchard 12 miles
the 16th we had orders to go to Mount Vernon, but as soon as we got ready to moove the
Friday 17 of Aprill
orders was countermanted and we stayat at Craborchart ontil the 18th then went to Mount vernon 12 miles the 19th we presented our Major with a sword worth 250 Dollars. Co F. 44th
the 25th we left camp at 8 A.M. went to Rockcastle river Xing grosed at 11 A.M. went through London 16 miles at 4 P.M. went 12 further to [?] mill, stoped there ontill the 26th A.M. went on 10 miles and stoped ontil 2 P.M. we started back to London again got to Londen at 12 at knight of the 27th we left Londen at 2 P.M. went to Barbersville 25 miles
27 Tusday the 28th
when we got within one mile of town we heard that the rebels where in it, about 400. then we left the rode went over the mountain to git in behint them but they got wint of it and left town at 11 oclock at knight and we got on the rode at 12 where the had went out. we went to town and staed there all the rest of the knight expecting them to come back in the morning we whare 150 man, and would have wipet them if we had fought them. we left
29 May 1
Barbersville the 29th at 8 A.M. went 3 miles and stoped till 2 oclock then started for London we got to London 24m at 9 P.M.
the 30th we started at 8 A.M. for Manchester 24 miles we arived there at 5 P.M. but did not find any rebels we left for Wildcat the neckt morning
the 1th day of May 32 miles we stoped there and fead our horses, and then went on to Mount Vernon 12 miles further we arived at Mount Vernon at 10 oclock at knight. we left Mt Vernon again for London 24 miles the 5th of May the 6th we left London, went
May 6
out on the Barkersville rode 5 miles and encamped there ontill the 9th at 5 P.M. we left for Barberville went about 6 miles and stoped for a copble of hours at Mr Hunters farm, then started for Barberville we got there the 10th stayed all knight the 11th we started for Cumberland cap went 6 miles then turn back again at 11 oclock we started again for Wellemsburg wend 18 miles and stoped to for we stayed ontil the 13th at 7 A.M. marched to Gilleses from Gillises back to Mr King stayed there ontil 8 A.M. the 15th we went back 4 miles and took the
Friday the 15th
Welleamsburg rode went to the river and layed in ambush ontil evning then went back to Loughlin stayed all knight
the 16th we went back to Gillises trawed 2 days rations and went on to Willeamsburg we crosset the river at 8 oclock at knight and rode all knight the neckt morning the 17th we stoped and layed in ambush 8 miles bejont Willeamsburg ontil 2 P.M. then started back to town again crosed the river and went to Loflins and campt all knight the 18th we went back to Gillises trawt ratons went to Willeamsburg and back again to kings
Tusday the 19th
we left at kings at 6 A.M. went to B king and stopet there ontil the 20th we started at 8 A.M. went back to gillises stoped to git tiner and traw rations we stayed there ontil the neckt morning. the 21th we started for London 20 miles from London to Willeamsburg is 30m to Sumerset 24m to Craporchard 24m to Barberville 24m to Mancester 24m
the 27th our man started again for Willeamsburg. We stayed at London ontill Friday the 5th we started back to Mt. Vernon the 7th we got payed of again for 2 months March and Aprill the 9th of June i got a
June 9th 1863
ferlow at 8 oclock in the evning for 20 days at Mount Vernon Kentucky. well I started of at 9 oclock at knight and went 13 miles to Craborchart, then I took the stadge for Nicolasville payed 4 Dollars, from there to Coffington 3.60 from ther to Cincinnati 30cts from there to Dayton 2 Dollars from there to Springfield 80cts from Springfield to home 40cts. I got home the 11th at 3 P.M. and left home the 26th at 1 P.M. for the regt. I got to Mount Vernon on the 1th day of July at 9 A.M. and at 3 P.M. we started for London. I wrote home the 1th
July 1863
the 5th we started from London at 6 oclock in the evning, rode that knight to Mount Vernon again 2 oclock the neckt morning there we layed down and rested till morning. at 7 A.M. of the 6th we started to Craporchard, got there again 11 A.M., but our horses in a pasture got something to ead and at 1 P.M. we left for Stanford 10 miles got there at 4 stoped and but up for that knight we was 6 of our company and 4 of the 9 ohio Cavelry well after 8 oclock there was some more came
17 July 1863
in and again neckt morning there was 5000 man at the place. they had been coming in all knight from evry direction. at 4 P.M. we left again for Danville 10 miles encampt there and wated for John Morgan to come with his 5000 man. the 11th we went back again to Stanfort. the 26th we left at 5 A.M. wend to mount Vernon, and on to withcut stayed there all knight and ontill the 28th we went back again to craborchart and to Lancaster and Hickmanbritch the 29th we
July 29/63
left the bridge at 8 P.M. and went to Necklosville and Lexington. we got to Lexington at 3 A.M. the 30th
the 31th we left at 3 A.M. and went to Richmont. got there at 11 A.M. and left again at one P.M. for Lancaster after the Rebels. we turned of of the Lancaster road and wend to Craborchart stayed there all knight. the 1th of August at 6 A.M. we left for stanfort we left stanfort at noon on Saterday the 1th of August went 20 miles and stoped for the knight Sunday the 2th we started at 6 A.M. for somerset
Sunday the 2th of August
we went from Craborchart to stanfort and to sumerset where we had to travel 46 miles, and where it is only 22m the other way. we stayed there ontil the 5th at 2 P.M. we started for Craborchart we stoped all knight at Buck creek. the 6th we went to Craborchart from there to Lancaster from Lancaster to Camp Dick Robinson we left Camp Dick the 12th at 3 P.M. went to Danville stayed there ontil the 17th we left at 9 A.M. we marchet to Stanford it was the hottest day that i ever seen I came very neer deing there there was
16 17 August
a good many sunstruck well we went to camp at knight and stayed ontill the 19th we left camp at 4 A.M. and went to Craborchart. there went to camp again. the 21th all the troops left for Sumersett except those that was not able to walk there was 13 out of the 44 and I was one of them. we went to the hospital. the 23 David Marten visited me and a Yong Tavenner. there Regt was camped at Craborchart I left Craborchard Hospital and was taking to Camp Nelson Hospital the 6th of Sept.
September
I arived at the convalesand camp the 7th at 4 P.M. the 20th there passed through hear 2000 priseners from Cumberland gap the 20th I was apointed Bugler in camp. the 8th of October I left the convalescent camp with about 200 more, all but in the invalit corpe. we started from camp at 3 P.M. went to Nicoulvill stayed there ontill 5 A.M. neckt morning, there took the cars for Lexington 12 miles. we got there at 6 oclock the 9th we left Lexington at 3 P.M. got to Coffington at 8 P.M. stayed all knight at the Barax
the neckt morning the 10th we stayed at Coffington ontill 5 P.M. we got on the Boad Arizonia and started down the Ohio. we got to Jeffersonville at 7 P.M. the 11th. the 22th we left at noon, went to Jeffersonville, toock the carrs at 5 P.M. and went to Indianapolis, there we chanceed carrs, at 6 A.M. the 23th we went to Union city and Sedney and from Sedney to Toleto from Toleto we started at 3 A.M. to Detroit we riched Detroit at 10 A.M. marched from the railroad to fort Wayne on the 24th.
November
the 4 of November we left Fort Wayne at 5 P.M. on a steamboad went to Detroit there took the carrs at 7 oclock at knight and went to Camp Lee neer grand Rabbits, 150 miles. we got there at 10 oclock on the 5th
the 25 of November I got payed of 52 Dollars. and sent home 40 Dollars. the 14th of December it began to shnow. the 1th of January 1864 we had the coldest wether I ever saw or fealt
the 27th of January 1864 Brigadeer Ganaral Champlin Diad.
March the 4th 1864
we left Grand Rapids at 6 oclock in the evning and got to Detroit the 5th at 6 PM. 178 miles. we stayed at the Soldiers home ontill the 7th we took the carrs back again to Grand Rapids at 10 A.M. got there at 6 PM. from there we went to grand Haven 30 miles on the carrs arived at 7½ P.M. went on the Boad. the 8th we started agross the Lake 85 miles at 6 AM. arived at Milwaukee at 2 P.M. there took the carrs again at 5 and got to Mad
1864
dison at 10 P.M. 105 miles
the 14th of April I got pay 63.65 Cts for 4 months and chlothing not trawn
the 11th of May I got 26 Dollars pay up to the 1th of May
the 2th of June we left Camp Randall at 10 P.M. and arived at Milwaukee on the 3th 4 A.M. we marched out to Camp Reno 3½ miles from the Tepod
the 10 of July I was but in the Guard house for going to town with my Blous on. the 8th we got payed of 32 Dollars
July 1864
the 6th was put in the Guardhouse for going to town with my Blous on and had to stay in a week the 9th of Aug Co E and H of the 4th Regt came from Davenport here. the 22th came 4 Companys of the first United states infandry here most all of them Rebel Desirters. the 13th of September I drawed 32 Dollars pay
Zebetee Jones said that if I had resisted he would have taking my hart out.
in John Grays hearing
Joseph Runyan
Nathan Bomgarner
Christian Appelfeller
6 14 11 3
15 7 10 2
1 9 8 16
12 4 5 13
6 1 8
7 5 3
2 9 4
April the 4 1864 I recived a letter from home wrote home the 6th I wrote home the 16th the 18th I sent home 50 Dol wrote home the 18th rote home recived a letter from home the 19th wrote home the 20th I recived a letter from and wrote Bretney in Springfield on the 21. I recived a letter from home the 24th wrote home the same day. I got a letter from home the 28th wrote home the same day. I recived a letter from home the 1th of May wrote home the 6th recived one from home the 7th recived one from home the 11 wrote home the 12 sent 20 Dolls
I wrote one letter to Julius the 12 of May I recived a letter from home on the 14th from Laura wrote home the 15th. I recived a letter from home the 23th wrote home 24th
the 28th I got a letter from Caroline and anwsert it the 28th. I wrote home from camp Reno the 3th. I recived one from home on the 4th recived 1 from home on the 11th wrote home on the 12th got one the 13 wrote home the 14th. I recived a letter from home on the 22th wrote home the same day. I recived a letter from Julius the 29th which was wrote on the 7th
June and July 1864.
I recived a letter from Laura the 28th and wrote home the 29th I recived a letter from home the 2th of July and wrote home the 3th the 9th I recived a letter from Laura. the 15 I got a letter from home, and wrote home the 16th. the 24th I wrote to John Evans I recived a letter from home the 25 and wrote home the 26 and send 20 Dollars. the 3th of August I recived 3 letters from home 1 from S. 1 from L. and 1 from C. the 4th I wrote home. recived 1 from home the 5th and wrote home again the same day
August 1864.
the 6th I wrote to Caroline I wrote 1 letter to Kaley the 10th lent him 5 Dollars on the 6th I recived a letter from Kaley the 11th recived a letter from home 13th wrote home the 14th. I recived a letter from home and 1 from Kaley on the 17th. rote home the same day. the 25th I recived a letter from home. wrote home the 26th. recived one on the 27th. wrote home the 28th. I recived a letter from home on the 4th and wrote home the same day Sunday the 4th. I recived a letter the 8th wrote home the 9th I recived 2 letters from home on the 18th wrote home the 19th and send 10 Dollars
Captain
Comissary of subsistans 138.50
Assistant of C. Subsist 111.00
Surgeon General 228.33
" 225.00
" 189.00
" 174.50
" 138.50
" 121.83
Paymaster General 228.83
" 213.00
" 189.00
Colonel 222.00
lt Colonel 198.00
Major 179.00
Captain 130.50
lt 1th 110.50
lt 2th 105.50
Agt extra 18.00
Q. M. extra 26.00
Pay of Soldjers per Month
lt General 778.00
M. General 477.00
Brg. General 329.50
Agt. General 337.00
Agt. G. Colonel 237.00
Agt. G. Lt. Colonel 213.00
At. G. Major 189.00
Agt. G. Captain 138.50
Judge Avgt Major 189.00
Inspector General 237.00
Signal Offecer 189.00
Quartermaster General 329.50
Asistent Q. M. G. 237.00
Deputy Q. M. G. 213.00
Q. M. Major 189.00
Asistant Q. M. 138.50
Comissary General 237.00
Asistent C. G. 213.00
Comissary of Subsistents 189.00
Carpenter
Frank
J Clark
Sanders 3.15
Nolte
Withrow
Carr came in at 3
Moore 3
Stin
Emaus 2½
Money send home 15.00
1864 the 12 of May 20 20.00
July the 7th I got tow 20.00
months pay. send 55.00
home 20 Dollars 10.00
on the 26th. the 19th 50.00
of September I sent 20.00
10 Dollars home. 40.00
50.00
Tursday the 1 of October
I recieved one letter from home the 7th. I wrote home the 13th.the 17th I wrote to L. S. Schudder I wrote one letter home the 21th. the 25 I wrote home from Fort Wayne I recieved 1 from home the 30th which was wrote the 14th 30 recieved one from L S. Schudder I wrote one letter home the 30th
the 2th of Sebtember I recieved a letter from home with 2 Dollars in it and wrote home the same day. I wrote home on the 6th from camp Lee grand Rapids. the 8 I wrote to Detroit to the express office the 15th I recieved a letter from home wrote the 13th. i anwserd it the 16th. I wrote to Julius on the 17th. (Lindner
Novb. December—
the 24th of November 1863
I wrote again to Detroit. the 26 I sent 40 Dollars home. the 27 I wrote another one home and had recieved one from home. I wrote 1 letter to Thomas Randal on the 1th of December. I recived a letter from home the 9th and anwserd it the same day and send my Photograph. the 9th I wrote to Houke again I recived a letter from Laura the 13th and anwserd it the same day. I recived a letter from Jo Layborn the 19th and anwserd it the same day.
the 24 I recieved one from Houke the 25th I got one from Julius. the 25 I wrote to Houke.
Febuary 1864
the 27th of December 1863
I recived a letter from home rote home the same day. I recived a letter from home the 30th wrote home the 1th of January. recieved 1 letter from home the 7th. wrote home the same day. the 9th I recived a letter from Jo. L. the 15 I recived one from home the 17 I wrote home again. the 23 I recieved 1 from home. the 24 I wrote home again.
Febuary the 5th I got a letter from home, and wrote home the same day. the 11 recived one and anwsert it the 11th the 17th I got a letter from home, wrote home the 18th
Feb: March
recived a letter from home the 25th anwsert it the same day. received one from home the 28th wrote home the 29th the 4th of March I wrote to Wooley. I wrote home from Madison on the 8th of March the 11th I wrote to Britney Springfield the 12th rote to Conway Catawba the 12 recieved 1 from home rote 6th rote home the same day.
received a letter from home the 21th was wrote the 15th wrote home on the 22th.
I recived 1 from home the 24 anwserd it the 25th. recived 1 from home the 2th of April wrote home the 3th. I wrote to Mr. Woolley on the 4th
May the 3th 1863. Sunday
I wrote home I received a letter from home the 9th which was wrote the 26th of Aprill. the 16th I recieved 2 letters from home one was wrote the 1th and one the 5th. the 21th I recieved one from home, was wrote the 11th I wrote home the 22th. I recieved one from home wrote the 24th mailed the 26th on the 28th at London. recieved one from home the 4th of June was dated the 29th the 6th I wrote home again. I wrote one letter home the 1th of July and another the 8th. I recieved one letter from home the 14th and one the 15th I wrote home the 16th I wrote I recieved one from home 23th.
July August
and anwserd it the same day recieved 1 from home the 26 wrote home the 30th from Lexington. I recieved one letter from home the 7th of August and wrote home the 8th and 11th 15th. I wrote to Houck. I received 1 from home the 16th which was wrote the 31 of last month. I anwserd it the 18th. received 2 the 20. and wrote one the 22th. I wrote one the 1th of September. I wrote home the 9th. I received one letter from home the 16th which was wrote the 13th. I wrote home the same day I recieved a letter from home the 29 and anwserd it the first of October
Aprill the 8th 1863
recieved of Thomas Randall
$35.00
Sent it home to his Father
the12th by george Frankenburg
Alexander McConkey x 15cts
Thomas Randall x May 15th 25cts at Couflin
Thomas Roberts
John Cox 15 5
Hiram Rhodes x F 28th 25 5
Frank Tiearnan x F 7th x 5
Icac E Page x 11 25
Josaph Runyan x
James Goff x
Matison Kimball x
John Waldman x
Jacob Groves x
Josaph Bodkin x
Geotosius Bodkin x 2 sheats paper
Jesse Neer x
Chlothing october the 20th 1863
at Camp Joe Holt 1 Jacked 1 Blanket the 14th of Decemb at Grand Rapids 1 paire of Pants 1 paire of Socks the 17th of May 1864 at Camp Randall 1 paire of Pants 20th of August 1 paire of Pants. the 28th 1 paire of Drawers 1 Shirt 1 paire of Socks.
January the 1th 1863
I wrote 1 letter home from Danville Ky the 3 i recieved one from home dated the 28. the 7th I recieved one from home with 50 cents in it and i wrote back to you the same day and send you 10 Dollars the 8th i recieved 1 from home i wrote home the same day the 20th i recieved one from home was wrote the 14th the 21th i wrote home again recieved 1 from home writ the 21th on the 27th i wrote home the 28th recieved 1 the 31th wrote home the 1th Febuary the 2th i wrote one to Julius to nashville recieved 1 from home the 7th
Febuary
the 8th i wrote back again the 12th we recieved our horses, i recieved 1 letter from Henry Laybourn, on the 13th it was wrote the 4th the 14th i recieved 1 from home, i wrote to Henry the 16th. the 18th i wrote home the 20th i recieved 1 from Julius the 7 of March i wrote home from Mount stirling i wrote home the 12 from Lexington hospital 13. the 17th i recieved one from home which was wrote the 5th of March. wrote to Julius the 16th wrote home the 20th recieved one from home the 19th which was wrote the 16th. the 27th i recieved 1 from home which was wrote the 20th wrote home the 3th of Aprill
Aprill
recieved 1 from Julius the 4
the 8th of Aprill I recieved 5 letters 4 from home and 1 from H. O Laybourn dated Febuary 22th. and those from home Febuary 16. 24. and March 24. I wrote home the 10th and send 10 Dollars in it. the 12th i send a letter home by Frankenburg with 40 Dollars. I recieved one letter from home the 21th of Aprill which was wrote the 15 wrote home the 22th recieved 1 from home the 1 of May wrote the 19th
the 22th of September 1862
i threw 2 paire of socks
the 12th of October 1 paire of pants
the 22th " " 1 Shieart
November " 29: 1 pair trawers
March the 21th 1863 one paire
of Pants and 1 Drawers.
July 16th. 1 Shieart 1 haversack
August 12 1 pair pants 1 trawers
1 shocks 1 Shoose. the 17th 1 Cap
May the 17th 1864. 1 paire of Pants
Camp Joe Holt [?]
the 20th of October I have drawn one Jacked and one wollen Blanked
the 14th December 1 pair Pants and 1 pair of Socks.
120 Regt. Co. I. OVI.
Captain Robison
December 62
the 30th i wrote home again i recieved 1 the 3 of December recieved 2 the 4th. and one the 5th from Julius. the 7th i wrote home the 14th i recieved one from home and wrote 1 home 1 to Henry Laybourn 1 to Julius i recieved 1 box the 19th which my wife had send the 9th by express i wrote home the same day the 19th i wrote 1 letter to S Rhodes in Springfield the 21th i recieved 1 letter from home with all the childrens writing in it i wrote home the same day. i wrote home the 25th. the 25 i recieved from you and Henry by Pearson 2 letters i wrote home the 28th
[further catalogue of letters sent/received, faded]
October November
I wrote 1 letter home the 9th I recieved one letter from home the 18th I anwserd it the 27 i wrote 1 home and 1 to Ludwig Howell the 28th I recieved 1 letter from home wich was wrote on the 12th i wrote home the 31th of october. i wrote home again the 5 of November i recieved 1 letter from home with 5 Dolars the 5th i wrote one the 6th home. i recieved 1 from home the 12 i wrote to Julius the 11th. i wrote home again the 18th. i recieved one the 17th and anwserd it the same day
[?] 11th
Appelfeller 31.5.9.11.19.25
Creamer September 1.5.10.12.20.4
Flack 2.6.23.13.21.7
Hansly 14.22.23
Long 3.7.24.25.17.23.29
[?] 4.8. 18.21.30
& [?] 26.29. October 4 October 8.
C.10.27.30.
H. 23.28. October 18.
F. 2.
[?] 24.25.3. 7.1
October 8th 1862
[?] 8.13.25.29.2.6.10.14.
C. 9.17.
F 10.27.27.30.3.7.11.
HT 11.18.26.31.4.8.12.
November
[figures, faded]
August [?]
the 6th 5 Dollars
30th one paire of cloves
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take this book and take good care of it until I come home to stay you may have it to sing and remember [faded]
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Tags: Camp/Lodging, Clothing, Death (Military), Food, Foraging/Theft, Homesickness, Injuries, Mail, Marching, Money, Payment, Poetry, Prisoners of War, Promotions, Railroads, Recreation, Supplies, Weather
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- (5402) [writer] ~ Appelfeller, Christian
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Christian Appelfeller Diary, DL1016, Nau Collection
