Ephraim E. Brown Diary, 1863
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E.E. Browns Book
Belonging to Co C 64 Rj. NY
S.V.
 
E.E. Brown s Book
Beloning To Co. C. 64
NYSV
 
                                                           
 
Camp Falmouth Va.
Ephraim E. Brown's
Day book, beloging
to Co. C. 64th N.Y.S.V.
Borned & Enlisted
from Otto, Cattaraugus
Co. NY State.
if this Book is lost & found please send or forwar it to the owner which is here directed My Fathers name is John Brown & Mother's Lucinda Brown which now lives in Otto, Catt Co. NY. this Book is bought on Newyears for a memarandoum in Soldiering's life. E. E. Brown
 
                                                           
 
1 Thursday
January 1st                               1863
We lay in camp Falmouth Va. under marching orders Lou and Frank Goodrich wer over & we had a tip top visit Weather verry nice indeed.
 
Friday
January 2und                            1863
I got a pass & went over to the 154 Regt. Stayed all day had a ball play &c. &c. had a tip top time weather is good
 
                                                           
 
Saturday                                              2
January 3d                               1863
a Detail made out of our Regt for picket I come on weather is tiptop excepting rather foggy we lay under marching orders all the time.
Sunday
January 4th                              1863
was relieved about noon & went to Camp Weather verry windy all day the was some of the 154th over nothing agoing on of any account Drawed some clothing
 
                                                           
 
3 Monday
January 5th                              1862[sic]
Lay in camp had a Co. drill in the fournoon & in the afternoon had to police up & get ready for a grand Revieu
 
Tuesday
January 6th                              1862
lay in camp & drilled company drill &c
weather verry nice &c &c
Orders for 3 day rations
But no marching orders
 
                                                           
 
Wednsday                                           4
January 7th                              1862
was orderd to be ready for Grand Revieu had a Brigade and Division Drill in the after noon weather verry nice.
 
Thursday
January 8th                              1862
had Co. Drill & lay in camp nothing a going on of any importance weather cloudy & midling cold.
 
                                                           
 
5 Friday
Jan the 9th                                1863
Was a detail made for Picket of 5 out of Co C. & weather verry cold & frosty nights & frosty
 
Saturday
Jan. 10th                                   1863
Lay in camp Falmouth Va I washed 5 shirts & 5 drawers & 5 pair of socks
towells
hankechievs
&c
weather rainy.
 
                                                           
 
Sunday                                                6
Jan 11th                                    1863
Lay in camp all day until about night then I went over to the 154th NY for to stay all night weather rather cloudy & cold
 
Monday
Jan 12th                                    1863
Lant Wiant & I went to the town of Falmouth on a pass got back about noon then I returned to Regt again weather cool.
 
                                                           
 
7 Tuesday
January the 13th                       /63
Lay in camp weather midling cloudy & cold had a Brigade Drill in the after noon
 
Wednesday
January 14th                            1863
I was detailed for picket had to report to Colwells head qtrs & lay till about noon then had to march round by Falmouth
 
                                                           
 
Thursday                                             8
January 15th                            1863
My [?] came off at one in the morning then we marched to the Reserve & lay untill we wer relieved. weather verry windy all night & day
Friday
January 16th                            1863
Lay in camp & had Company Drill had orders in the afternoon to hold our selvs in readiness for a march weather verry cool & windy with a little rain
 
                                                           
 
9 Saturday
January 17th                            1863
Lay in camp till about noon then had to go out on a grand Revieu weather verry cold air
Burnside & Staff revieud us had marching orders
Sunday
January 18th                            1863
orders wer counter manded untill Monday then the orders wer to be ready. had a Sunday morning inspection
weather verry cold air all day
order for marching in AM
 
                                                           
 
Monday                                               10
January 19th                            1863
I had a verry hard headache all day & also had it some Sunday the orders is for to be ready for to march in a moment warning weather cold & cloudy
Tuesday
January 20th                            1863
I got up in the morn with a hard head ache went to the Docters was excused from duty.
orders is to be ready for to march at 5 oclock tomorrow morning order read from Gen Burnside to the troops
 
                                                           
 
11 Wednesday
January 21st                             1863
I had the headache verry hard all day it began to rain about midnight & rained untill after noon. I was excused by the Surgeon the is lots of troops out on the march
Thursday
January 22ond                          1863
I was excused from duty had a verry hard headache all day weather rainy & cold lay under marching orders expecting to moove every moment
 
                                                           
 
Friday                                                  12
January 23d                             1863
I had a verry hard headache in the four noon was excused by the Sergon orders wer countermanded & troops went back to their old qtrs on the account of the storm.
Saturday
January 24th                            1863
I had a verry hard headache all day was excused from duty weather cold & rainy &c &c 145 Pv wer payed off. now the provisions did suffer especily what could be had.
 
                                                           
 
13 Sunday
January 25th                            1863
I had a bad headache all day the was a detail for Picket but I could not go on the account of being sick
weather cool.
 
Monday 26th
January 26th                            1863
Weather cold & cloudy
I was not verry well but head did not ache as hard as it has at the 4 or 5 days past
good many rhumors fling in camps near Falmouth Va
 
                                                           
 
Tuesday                                              14
January 27th                            1863
I lay in camp near Falmouth weather cold & cloudy
froze in the eve
Going very bad rodes all full of ruck holes &c &c
 
Wednesday
January 28th                            1863
I was detailed in the eve for Picket the next day it began to snow in the morning & stormed all day verry hard all day & night had a verry hard time in the storm no shelter
 
                                                           
15 Thursday
January 29th                            1863
was relieved in the fournoon about 11 oclock. went to camp weather clear in the morning. sun rose in the morn & began to thaw.
 
Friday
January 30th                            1863
had a Gen inspect weather rather cold the roads verry bad &c &c
I drawed 5 days rations Gen Burnside relieved of his command also Gen Sumner &c &c
 
                                                           
 
Saturday                                              16
January 31st                             1863
lay in camp nuthing agoing on weather clear & cold. no drill nor nuthing else.
 
Sunday
Fabuary 1st                              1863
lay in camp had a Sunday morning inspection.
            times is rather dull in camp
 
                                                           
 
Monday           17
Fabuary                       2ond 1863
lay in camp near Falmouth Va.
I was detailed on fatigue a spell in the fournoon Weather rather cold & cloudy &c &c
 
Tuesday
Fabuary           3d                     1863
I was detailed on Picket. it began to snow in the morning & stoped about noon cleard off & was a terrible cold night boys like to froze to death. was relieved the next day
 
                                                           
 
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Wednsday
Fabuary 4th                              1863
was relieved from Picket went to camp weather air verry cold & clear. some boys arested was arested for building fire on Post.
 
Thursday
Fabuary 5th                              1863
it began to snow in the morning & stormed all day snow was 4 or 5 inches at night we hear to day that the 154 is going to Aqua crick to day.
 
                                                           
 
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Friday
Fabuary 6th                              1863
lay in camp Near Falmouth Va.
Bill Hemple was on Picket to day
weather rainy & cold Snow all gone off & mud going
Col. Niles returns to day to the 61st N.Y.V.
Friday
Fabuary 7th                              1863
I am in camp Bill Hemple came in from Picket I had a bulley Poppy when he came in made it out of meat potatoes & flour
Rigent went to the 37th got back at diner
 
                                                           
 
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Saturday
Fabuary 8th                              1863
we lay in camp nuthing agoing on of any imp weather nice as a tin whistle.
had a little headache most all day.
 
Sunday
Fabuary 9th                              1863
Lay in camp nuthing agoing on of importance
load of Express boxes came this after noon
weather quite warm & mild. Seamingly like spring.
had some bread one lofe which we drawed
 
                                                           
 
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Monday
Fabuary 10th                            1863
Lay in camp had a game of ball
weather sunshiny & rather windy
had fried cakes for supper &c
Capt is putting up his tent to day
            Bill H helping.
Tuesday
Fabuary 11th                            1863
was routed about 3 oclock in the morn & was packed up & tents struck at 5 oclock in the morning. marchd about 5 miles & camped in old qtrs for to guard a [?]
weather dull & rainy
 
                                                           
 
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Wednsday
Fabuary 12th                            1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredrick City fixed up the old qtr weather cloudy & rather windy the qtr Master's things came up at night.
 
Thursday
Fabuary 13th                            1863
Lay in camp opasit of Frederick's Birg weather verry nice had a big ball play. Rebels played on the opposit side of the river
 
                                                           
 
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Friday
Febuary 14th                            1863
I was detailed on guard over the casons. it began to rain in the evening but dident amount to much
 
Saturday
Febuary 15th                            1863
Opasit of fredrick Burg Virginia
it rained a little in the morning & cleared off about night the baloon went up at eve from Hoockers head qtrs.
 
                                                           
 
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Sunday
Febuary 16th                            1863
P. C. Crain and thy self had a pass & went to the town of Falmouth returned in the after noon. going verry muddy our men went over with a flag of truce to the Rebs.
 
Monday
Fabuary 17th                            1863
it began to snow in the morning and snowed all day so we could not leave camp and did not get any wood So it was rather roughf &c &c
 
                                                           
 
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Tuesday
Fabuary 18th                            1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg. Stormed all day, wet rainy so we could not get to the woods to get fuel &c &c. Stormed so we could not brew
rations not short.
Wednsday
Fabuary 19th                            1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Birg Virginia
weather rather dull snow ill clearing off & cold at night
had to lugwood about 1/3 of a mile.
 
                                                           
 
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Thursday
Fabuary 20th                            1863
Lay in camp opasit of fredricks Burg Va. got a ration of fresh beef got quite shor for rations Boys are all out and cant get any.
 
Friday
February 21st                           1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg drawed a ration of soft bread potato beens pork & sugar had a nice supper Crane went to camp got 3 lbs of sugar & 10 of flour for a Poppie weather warm
 
                                                           
 
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Saturday
February 22nd                          1863
it began to snow about 3 oclock A.M. and stormed all day verry hard cleared off in the night and froze quite hard
 
Sunday
February 23d                           1863
Lay in camp near FredricksBurg, Virginia
Stormed most all day wind rained and was a cold bad day all day. the wer a good many salutes fired for Washingtons Birth Day.
 
                                                           
 
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Monday
February 24th                          1863
weather cloudy & cold
Snow about a foot deep Pickets suffer a great deal no shelter even to a tree to brake the wind off and not a bit of fire on post so it makes it bad.
Tuesday
February 25th
Lay in camp Lieut Fuller just returned on his furlow.
weather clear sun shone all day & thawed some so the Boys had a big time snow-baling each other
 
                                                           
 
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Wednsday
February 26th                          1863
Lay in camp all day Stormed a little.
nuthing going on of any importance.
 
Thursday
February 27th                          1863
Lay in camp opisit of Fredricks Burg Virginia
nuthing a going on of any importance
 
                                                           
 
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Friday
February 28th                          1863
Lay in camp had a big ball play &c &c
weather quit warm & mild snow most all gone off again
Shipy & Henry More returned to duty
Saturday
February 29th                          1863
Lay in camp
Opasit of fredricks Burg had a Gen. muster for pay
 
                                                           
 
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Sunday
February 30th March 1            1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredericks Burg had a big ball play &c &c
nuthing going on in any potickular
weather windy
 
Monday
March 2ond                              1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Va
weather cold & windy
 
                                                           
 
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Tuesday
March 3d                                 1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg I done out a big washing washd for all of the tent & the boys Capt.
 
Wednsday
March 4th                                1863
Lay in camp opasit of fredricks Burg the wind was verry cold Hamp is goen to the 10 O V.I. & has not returned yet I am on gard 24 hours over a prisenor
 
                                                           
 
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Wednsday
March                                      5th  1863
Lay in camp opasit of FredricksBurg Virginia
nuthing a going on of any importance
weather lousy &c &c
 
Thursday
March                                      6th  1863
Lay in camp opasit of FredricksBurg, Va. had a big ball play weather cloudy & some windy.
 
                                                           
 
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Friday
March                                      7th  1863
Lay in camp
Weather quite windy & cold had a Co drill in the fore noon &c &c
 
Saturday
March                                      8th  1863
Lay in camp opasit Fredricks Burg nuthing a going on Weather rainy
we heard a little serenading this morning for the first this spring
 
                                                           
 
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Sunday
March                                      9th  1863
Lay in camp near Fredricks Burg Virginia
nuthing a going on of any importance
weather rather cold & windy the 10 of March is [?] my bearth day
 
Tuesday
March                                      10.  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia to day is my bearth day we are laying in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Va I do not enjoy my self very well I wrote a letter to my counsen Frank L Hemstreet
Play a game of ball in the after noon.
 
                                                           
 
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Tuesday
March                                      11th  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Va. nuthing a going on of any importance weather rather cold & rainy.
 
Wednsday
March                                      12th  1863
Lay in camp nuthing a going on times is rather sad in camp all down hearted
weather rather rainy.
 
                                                           
 
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Thursday
March                                      13th  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia nuthing that is exciting no papers to be got hole of
weather cold.
 
Friday
March                                      14th  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg nuthing a going on of any importance weather rather cold & windy &c &c
 
                                                           
 
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Saturday
March                                      15th  1863
Lay in camp opasit of fredricks Burg Virginia weather windy & cold.
 
Sunday
March                                      16th  1863
lay in camp some hail & snow but rather cold &c &c
 
                                                           
 
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Monday
March                                      17th  1863
Got a pass & went over to the brigade had a horse race &c
Some big times one or 2 men killed & some horses &c &c
got home foun Express Box
Tuesday
March                                      18th  1863
Lay in camp had a big time over our Express Box &c &c had a big ball play in the after noon
I wrote a letter home [?] &c &c
 
                                                           
 
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Wednsday
March                                      19th  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia
nuthing agoing on of any importance
weather cold & quite rainy.
 
Thursday
March                                      20th  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Va.
nuthing agoing on of any importance
weather snowey & cold.
 
                                                           
 
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Saturday
March 21st                               1863
Lay in camp nuthing a going on we are having fine times over our Express Box &c &c
 
Sunday
March 22ond                            1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Va nuthing a going on of any importance had a Sunday morning inspection weather rather misty & cold.
 
                                                           
 
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Monday
March 23d                               1863
Lay in camp opasit of fredricks Burg Va
nuthing agoing on of any importance
weather rather cold & rainy.
 
Tuesday
March 24th                              1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia weather good.
 
                                                           
 
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Wedensday
March 25                                 1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia
weather cold & rainy
no partickular news in camp.
 
Thursday
March 26th                              1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia weather cold & snowey in the A.M. & warm in the P.M. I done out a big washing.
 
                                                           
 
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Friday
March 27th                              1863
got a pass & went over to the 154 about 8 miles had a good walk stayed over night had a bulley visit. weather good & clear.
 
Saturday
March2 8th                              1863
Stayed over to the 154 N.Y. until about 4 oclock then started for our old camp
Lant Hstreet got a pass & went home with me rained in the fournoon.
 
                                                           
 
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Sunday
March 29th                              1863
Lay in camp had 2 inspections one in the fore noon & one in the after
weather quite suitable rather windy if any thing
 
Monday
March 30th                              1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia had a bitalion drill in the after noon by Colonel Binnarny for the first I
I washed in the fore noon.
weather clear & cold
 
                                                           
 
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Tuesday
March 31st                               1863
got up and found the ground all covered with snow & still pouring down rather weat & heavey cold & rainy snowey &c &c. nuthing a going on.
 
Wednsday
April                                        1st  1863
lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia nuthing a going on of any importance had a big ball play all day weather verry nice
 
                                                           
 
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Thursday
April                                        2nd  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Va nuthing agoing on in the four noon
had a drill in the after noon Gen Colwell
inspected us & the 61 NY to see which done the best.
Friday
April                3d                     1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia
nuthing a going on the wind blows so hard we could not drill. I am on gard to night.
 
                                                           
 
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Saturday
April 4th                                  1863
Lay in camp near Fredricks Burg Virginia weather verry windy & cold. commenced snowing in the evening Snowed considerable Did not get out to [?] on that account so cold & snowey.
Sunday
April 5th                                  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia
I went to the wood with Tom Place for wood & drove his mules
weather cold & windy
no drill nor nuthing a going on.
 
                                                           
 
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Monday
April                6th                    1863
Lay in camp near Falmouth V.A.
nuthing a going on had a big ball play in the after noon weather warm but rather wet & sloppy
 
Tuesday
April                7th                    1863
Lay in camp
had a drill in the fore noon & one in the after noon
weather verry windy.
 
                                                           
 
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Wednesday
April                8th                    1863
Lay in camp
had a bitalion drill in the after noon & a Co. drill in the fournoon &c &c
 
Thursday
April                9th                    1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks burg Va.
weather is quite cold & windy
had a drill &c
 
                                                           
 
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Friday
April                10th                  1863
Lay in camp had a drill & nuthing a going on of any importance.
 
Saturday
April                11th                  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Va
had a dril Brigade drill in the after noon
 
                                                           
 
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Sunday
April                12th                  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg had a preaching no Drill a going on on Sunday weather quite mild
 
Munday
April                13th                  1863
lay in camp
I am on guard
weather rather cold & cloudy
nuthing agoing on
Drill 2se a day regular    Skirmishing
 
                                                           
 
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Tuesday
April                14th                  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Near Falmouth Virginia had a gen inspection & got marching orders we are a ready for to strike tents. Overcoats & part of the blankets are packed & sent to the Dept. we expect to leave in the morn. weather rather chilly.
Wednesday
April                15th                  1863
Lay under marching orders & did not moove we drawed 2 days rations the orders is for to have 2 days rations on hand all of the time.
we have got 8 for the marching.
 
                                                           
 
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Thursday
April                16th                  1863
Lay in camp opasit of fredricks burg Va. nuthing a going on the weather is exclent sun has come out & it is drying off quite fast.
 
Friday
April 17th                                1863
Lay in camp near nuthing a going on in the four noon we had a drill in the after noon weather is verry good now.
 
                                                           
 
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Saturday
April                18th                  1863
Lay in camp near Fredricks Burg Va. had a Bitalion drill by Colonel Binnarny nuthing agoing on in the after noon
 
Sunday
April                19th                  1863
Lay in camp near Falmouth Va. had a Co. drill in the after four noon no drill in the PM weather verry warm
 
                                                           
 
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Monday
April                20th                  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Va. had a game of ball in the morning & it commenced raining in the morning fournoon & kept it all day. nuthing agoing on
 
Tuesday
April                21st                  1863
Drawed pay. More & I went to Falmouth Station & bought our dinners.
the is considerable stir round
Presume we will moove soon weather cold & cloudy
 
                                                           
 
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Wednsday                   22        1863
Lay in camp no drill nor nuthing agoing on weather midling good.
 
Thursday
April                23d                   1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg nuthing agoing on I expressed 35 dls home & got a reciet for $5.00 75 for More. weather rather cloudy & rainy
it rained quite hard all the four noon
 
                                                           
 
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Friday
April                24th                  1863
Lay in camp opasit of Fredricks Burg Virginia
nuthing going on weather windy cold & rainy
 
Saturday
April 25th                                1863
I got a pass & More & myself went to Agua Crick on the cars & back had tiptop time got $100 worth of fresh fish nuthing agoing on in camp of any importance weather quite windy.
 
                                                           
 
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Sunday
April                26th                  1863
Lay in camp nuthing a going on of any importance weather windy.
had a Sunday morning inspection.
 
Monday
April                27th                  1863
Lay in camp opposite of FredrickBurg Va. had a big ball play had orders to march before morning so we haft to get ready to march Expect to leave before morning now. I dident get a minuets sleep in all night had to start 12 oclock
 
                                                           
 
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Tuesday
April                28th                  1863
Started about midnight to fine our Brigade got their about sunrise  & lay about an hour & then the Division started. marched untill about noon then camped for the night. lay about ½ hour then packed up & went 2½ miles on fatigue building corderoy got back about 10 oclock no warm coffee
April                29th                  1863
was routed about 3 oclock in the morn & had to go right back 2½ miles on fatigue worked hard all the four noon then join the brigade & marched hard all day & night untill 12 oclock. boys all just about dead. havent had time to make coffee before since we started quard the bagage train through then join the brigade very hard march for the boys.
 
                                                           
 
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Thursday
April 30th                                1863
Started to march 5 or 6 miles & stoped a spell & took dinner near the Eagle mine then crossed the river about dark took 200 prisenors & marched about 5½ miles came to a halt at 12 oclock & I had to go on picket 30 pickets out of the 64
Friday
May 1st                                    1863
started about 12 oclock & marched about one mile & ½ & deployed as skirmishers & advanced for a while then fell back to drawed the Enamy into our lines & gave them some sport & drove them back from our line & dug rifle pits all night untill day break
 
                                                           
 
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Saturday
May                 2nd                   1863
the regt fell back about ½ a mile & lay through the day & built breast works all day. got some shelling. had a hard fight on the right Howards Corpse got drove but the left held our ground.
Sunday
May 3rd                                   1863
we left the works & advanced about or to the front line the four part of the night and held the front the rebs tried to break our front but we held our front. had quite a battle. our loss 16teen killed & 18teen wounded 2 officers
 
                                                           
 
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Monday
May                 4th                    1863
mooved a piece down to Howards Corps & built breast works to support a battery. lay untill about 9 oclock at night then slung knapsacks & marched across the river cold rainy dark as pich had to wade a river up to our waist
Tuesday
May                 5th                    1863
started at day break & marched across the Rhapahanock river & went about a mile or 2 & halted got up & marched clear to Falmouth through the rain & mud. boys all tired & wore out. Stoped in the 27th old qtrs lay that night
 
                                                           
 
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Wednsday
May                 6th                    1863
Lay in camp near Falmouth Va. & cleaned our equipment had a gen inspection & got a list of clothing &c. weather quite cold & stormy lay in camp no orders yet.
 
Thursday
May                 7th                    1863
Lay in camp near falmouth Va.
Troops all mooveing back to their old qtrs &c.
                                                           
 
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Friday
May                 8th                    1863
Lay in the 37th camp near Falmouth expected to moove weather cold and cloudy
 
Saturday
May                 9th                    1863
got orders to moove marched some 2 or 3 miles & changed our camp
Camped back of the old Brigade
weather rather warm
Troops mooveing back to old camp
 
                                                           
 
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Sunday
May                 10th                  1863
Lay in camp near Falmouth Va back of the old Brigade
weather rather warm
 
Monday
May                 11th                  1863
Lay in camp back of the old Brigade
weather warm
orders for 3 days rations on hand cooked & at the companies ready
 
                                                           
 
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Tuesday Tuesday 12
May                 12th                  1863
I was detailed on Picket had to go about 6 miles down the river weather verry hot good many of the Boys felt sick one sunstruck
had to march quite hard. I came on 2 relief
Tuesday Wedensday 13
May                 13th                  1863
was relieved about 12 oclock & marched into camp & some of the Boys fell out & was reported to Gen Howards Head qtrs weather verry hot & scaulding
 
                                                           
 
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Wednsday Thursday 14
May                 14th                  1863
Lay in camp
nuthing going on in the fournoon.
I was on fatigue had a Brigade drill in the after noon quite cloudy & thunders like haveing a storm.
Thursday Friday 15
May                 17th                  1863
I came on guard at Brooks head qtrs. weather verry warm but some air stiring.
 
                                                           
 
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Wednsday Sunday 16
May 17th                                  1863
Lay in camp
I was on fatigue fixing up head qtr of Quarter Master Park worked hard all day weather quite windy.
 
Thursday Monday 18
May 18th                                  /63
Lay in camp near Falmouth Virginia had inspection 2 Det
Nuthing going on of any importance
Detail came off of Picket
 
                                                           
 
 
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Friday Tuesday 19
May 19th                                  1863
was routed in the morning and had to be ready for picket at 4 oclock marched out weather verry hot. I came on the 4th roll weather quite hot no air of any account.
Thursday Wedensday 20
May 20th                                  1863
was relieved about 10 oclock & marched at camp weather so hot the Boys got tired out before they got back to camp had a drill in the fournoon.
 
                                                           
 
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Friday Thursday
May 21st                                  1863
Lay in camp
I went down [?]
 
Friday May 22 1863
May 22ond                                1863
got a pass from the Capt went to the 154th took dinner and went on to the 9th NY Cavalry & stayed all night with Ren[?] Taber. Vet Allen was out on a scout weather hot.
 
                                                           
 
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Saturday
May                 23rd                  1863
Lay in the 9th N.Y. Cavalry. Camp Sylvester Allen came home or into camp. Said they had made a rade & took one Brigadeer and 15 Privates & some bagage trans or wagons went home in the after noon
Sunday
May                 24th                  1863
Lay in camp near Falmouth Virginia had Sunday morning inspection weather verry hot.
 
                                                           
 
73
Monday
May                 25th                  1863
Lay in camp near Falmouth had a drill & came on guard about dark stayed on 24 hours long weather was hot all day.
Stephen Rogers came back on his furlough
Tuesday
May                                         26th/63
Lay in camp
I came off of guard about dark weather verry hot.
 
                                                           
 
74
Wednsday
May 27th                                  1863
Lay in camp
nuthing agoing on I washed my clothes & came on guard Fatigue. weather quite warm
 
Thursday
May                                         28th/63
Lay in camp near Falmouth Va.
Vet Allen & Ren Taber came over to see me weather quite hot. Some troops invadeing 5th Corps leaves here to night expect they are going on to the right to
 
                                                           
 
75
Friday
May                 29th                  1863
was detailed on picket went on Picket I was on Supernumary did not come on duty. weather quite hot all day.
 
Saturday                                  1863
May 30th
was relieved about noon and came into camp weather quite cloudy and verry windy
 
                                                           
 
76
Sunday
May                                         31st 1863
Lay in camp near Falmouth Va.
Weather was verry windy and could not see one mile from camp on the account of dust
 
Monday
June                                         1st 1863
had a brigade revieu Gen C[?], Hancock, Caldwell B[?] and comder Gen Howard made a speach to the old Brigade he spoke verry highly of the 5th N.Y.C. 64th N.Y. 61st N.Y. & 81st P.V.
 
                                                           
 
77
Tuesday
June                                         2ond 1863
had a brigade drill in the after noon and Co drill in the fore noon
nuthing going on weather hot
 
Wednsday
June                 3rd                    1863
I came on Picket the Rebs came down about 11 oclock and filled the rifle pits chuck full expected an atact from us weather good
 
                                                           
 
78
Thursday
June                 4th                    1863
was relieved and came into camp got in about 1 oclock all tired out
Expected to moove in camp was routed at 2 oclock but did not moove
Friday
June 5th                                    1863
nuthing going on had a skirmish drill weather good
 
                                                           
 
79
Saturday
June                                         6th 1863
Lay in camp nuthing going on of any importance had no detail made for Picket weather midling good
 
Sunday
June                 7th                    1863
was detailed about day break I had to come on so I riged round & went on Picket.
Found one Division across the river our loss is not yet known getting across
                                                           
 
80
Monday
June                 8th                    1863
was relieved about 10 oclock & came in to camp was some shelling across the river yesterday from our men Shelled the Rebs but got no answer weather verry windy
 
Tuesday
June                 9                                  /63
Lay in camp near Falmouth Va. nuthing going on I was arested for shoteing my gun off first time I have had any trouble since I have bin in the service. weather good.
 
                                                           
 
81
Wednsday
June                                         10th 1863
Lay in camp nuthing agoing on weather quite warm
 
Thursday
June                                         11th 1863
Lay in camp near Falmouth Va weather cooler we have got troops acrost the river
6 Corps
 
                                                           
 
82
Friday
June                 12th                  1863
Lay in camp nuthing agoing on of any importance Rebs fired at our Baloon in the morning
 
            weather nice
Good many troops moveing to the right
Saturday
June                 13th                  1863
Lay in camp the was a detail made for us to go on Picket
weather good in the fournoon & in the after clouded up and had a heavy rain at night
 
                                                           
 
83
Sunday
June                 14th                  1863
had orders to have evary thing packed except tents struck and ready to march. got orders to march at 2 oclock ready to march in 2 minuets marched to Bankses ford then fell back 2 miles & camped
Monday
June                 15th                  1863
Started at sunrise and marched to Stafford Court house about 6 miles weather verry hot. Stoped & rested then marched till 4 oclock & stoped Boys all tired and and lots of the sunstruck
 
                                                           
 
84
Tuesday
June                 16th                  1863
Started from South Branch of Aqua Crick & marched to Acqua crick and camped down for the night 60 out of our Division sunstruck & nomber died ambulances all full I was about tired out
Wednsday
June                 17th                  1863
Started from the Acqua crick at break of day and marched to Dumphres and drawed 3 days rations & got dinner marched to the Occquan crick and camped at 10 oclock that night
 
                                                           
 
85
Thursday
June                 18th                  1863
made a mistake on the [?] stoped at Popes run and camped for the night catched up with the 6th and 12th Corps lay all day I came off of gard
Friday
June                 19th                  1863
Lay in camp untill 3 oclock then had marching orders & went to Centerville got their about dark and camped down for the night weather rainy and damp heavy rain at dark
 
                                                           
 
86
Saturday
June                 20th                  1863
had orders to march at 10 oclock. Started and marched to Therough Fair Gap marched 23 miles in 8 hours boys got midling tired had to go on picket about 2 oclock in the morn weather cloudy & cool
Sunday
June 21st                                  1863
was advanced on top of the hill & lay all night weather quite rainy all day got wet and cold & slept cold all night Some fighting on the at Snickers Gap.
 
                                                           
 
87
Monday
June                 22ond                1863
Lay on top of the Blue Rridg on Picket waiting for to be relieved. weather better was relieved at 5 oclock & went down to the Thurough Fair Gap and camped
 
Tuesday
June                 23d
Got up and went to the Regt on top of the mountain the other side
weather warm and nice &c &c
 
                                                           
 
88
Wednsday
June                 24th                  1863
had to moove further to the right and stand picket 3 on a post. had to stand post 4 hours. weather hot.
 
Thursday
June                 25th                  1863
Started and marched of of the mountain and marched 17 miles before we stoped to march rest. boys quite tired weather cold & rainy Stoped at 8 oclock all tired out.
 
                                                           
 
89
Friday
June                 26th                  1863
Started from Fern Springs at 7 oclock A.M. and marched 4 miles before we stoped to rest then marched to the Potomack river and waited untill 11 oclock P.M. then crossed the Pontoons on the bridg 67 boats
 
Saturday
June                 27th                  1863
Started from Edwards Ferry at 4 oclock & marched to Poolvill & camped we was some 5 miles from Sugar loaf mountain weather cloudy & misty stoped at 11
 
                                                           
 
90
Sunday
June                 28th                  1863
Marched from near Shugar Loaf Mountain & marched to Frederick City or near there & camped for the night stoped about 7 oclock
drawed 2 days rations weather cool & crops very [?]
Monday
June                 29                    /63
Started from near Frederick City marched to Mt Plesent liberty & rested. from their to Johnsville, from their to [?] ridg from their to midleton from their to Union town and about one mile beyond which is 33 miles boys all tired out I could not go one mile farther to save my self then I had to go on picket.
 
                                                           
 
91
Tuesday
June                 30th                  1863
I was on picket & went out to a house & got 3 canteens of milk & one pye which goes verry nice. was relieved at 4 oclock & returned to the Regt. did not moove lay over night near Union Town M.D.
Wednsday
July                 1st                    1863
Started from Union Town & marched to Taney Town quite a nice little place from their to Varney Town & rested
weather quite hot & muggy all day nuthing the Battle comenced a least one Gen killed
 
                                                           
 
92
Thursday
July                 2ond                  1863
marched 2 miles in the morning and lay in line of battle till ½ past 4 then went into the fight of gettiesburg had a heavy battle till dark our loss of the Regt was one hundred & one total loss our Co 3 wounded was all. drove the Rebs ½ a mile & had to fall back.
Friday
July                 3d                     1863
formed a line of Battle on the right & carried rails & built breast works got them done the Enamy commenced shelling & we brought up the reserve artillery & herd a heavy artillery fight seaceing the enamies battery & driveing them back
 
                                                           
 
93
Saturday
July                 4th                    1863
was but a few shells thrown in the morn & in the after noon it rained verry hard heavy brook run in the road the rebs fell back in the night our men kept their ground verry short of rations.
Sunday
July                 5th                    1863
left the breast works & went two the 2 taverns about 6 miles march some shelling back to the front weather cloudy pleasant had to ford quite a stream clear to our waists
 
                                                           
 
94
Monday
July                 6th                    1863
left 2 taverns marched to Farney Town & camped for the night got a verry big mail I got 7 letters 3 from home weather rather cloudy & muggy.
 
Tuesday
July                 7th                    1863
made a mistak we lay at 2 taverns one day so that makes to days march from 2 taverns to Farney Town. weather verry muggy from 7 to 800 prisenors went by here this morn
 
                                                           
 
95
Wednesday
July                 8th                    1863
started from Farney town at 5 oclock to march it comenced raining before we started & got tents & every thing soaked & rained verry hard all day till 2 oclock Boys all wet through marched 25 miles most to Fredrick Citty roads was verry muddy a wors looking set of Boys was never seen
Thursday
July                 9th                    1863
Started 5 miles from Fredrick Citty & marched to Arorasville 8 miles rested then marched over the mountain which made 20 miles march. I was sick & had an ambulance pass and rode first time I have rode on the march.
 
[margin]
 
see where the reb [?] was hung he lay under the tree there [?]
 
                                                           
96
July                 10th                  1863
Started from Arorasville and marched to Keetiesville & rested then marched of Antietam Battle ground & a little beyond & camped for the night again in reach of the Rebs our pickets is haveing sharp picket firing.  Saturday
July 11                                    1863
Started and marched to Dapens Cross Road I came on picket when we got their weather midling good.
 
                                                           
 
97
Sunday
July                 12th                  1863
we advanced the skermishers ½ a mile & mooved up the whole line & then began to make brest works worked till about 10 oclock then bivewhacked was relieved from picket at dark
 
[margin]
 
stood post all night
 
Monday
July                 13th                  1863
we stayed there and finished the breastworks got them done up nice & lay there over night every thing quiet along the lines weather raney in P.M.
 
                                                           
 
98
Tuesday
July                 14th                  1863
had orders to march at 2 oclock in the morning marched & our Regt 5th N.H. had to go skermishing did not find the Rebs untill we got in about one mile of the river then took 164 prisenors and took them back to the Provos gards lay there over night
Wednesday
July                 15th                  1863
Started from falls inside or below Millicuns Park & marched to Harpers Ferry or near there about 2 miles up the canall & camped boys all tired out weather rainy in the after noon & hot in the four C.C. go to Prickert
 
                                                           
 
99
Thursday
July                 16th                  1863
Started to march at 7 oclock and marched to Sandy Hook and camped for the night had orders to make a Gen camp expect to make a short stay & get rested out weather good
Friday
July                 17th                  1863
Lay in camp near Sandy Hook and drawed clothing weather cloudy & rained a little in the after noon & evening.
 
                                                           
 
100
Saturday
July                 18th                  1863
got orders at 4 oclock in the morn to be in line in one hour ready to march marched back to Harpers Ferry and then crossed the Potomack on pontoons & crossed the Chandac River on the bridge & marched to Keys Gap & Clearfield
Sunday
July                 19th                  1863
Started from Keys Gap & marched some 8 or 10 miles stoped and camped for the night. Stoped where the was sights of black berries weather midling good
 
                                                           
 
101
Sunday Monday
July                 20th                  1863
Started and marched to Broomfield got their about sundown and camped for the night weather rather hot and muggy most all day &c &c
Monday Tuesday
July                 21st                  1863
had no orders for mooveing in the A.M.
Lay in camp head qtrs Teems came up with wall tents &c Expect to lay here to day layed in camp to day, nuthing agoing on weather good
 
                                                           
 
102
Tuesday Wednesday
July                 22ond                1863
Started from Broomfield & marched to Ashbies Gap to our Brigade took posesion of the Gap. I came on Picket also Tracy lots of berries all along the roads weather warm & cool at night.
Wednsday Thursday
July                 23                    63
Started and marched back through Paris and started on to catch up with the Corps. marched and catched up with them about 2 oclock in the morning 2 [?] had put 2 stacks of guns rockiest place ever was known hard traveling did not keep up 30 missing out of our Regt
 
                                                           
 
103
Thursday Friday
July                 24th                  1863
Started back about 10 oclock & marched back to Martins Burg & camped got orders for 3 days rations last 6 if needed I came the nearest being sunstruck that I have before on the march weather so hot Boys liked to melt
Friday Saturday
July                 25th                  63
Started from MartinsBurg at 5 oclock & marched to white plains & camped for the night got quite tired night got a pass to fall out but made out to keep up weather verry hot
 
                                                           
 
104
Saturday Sunday
July                 26th                  1863
marched from White plains at 5 oclock got to Warengton about 1 oclock made coffee and rested ½ an hour & then went within to miles of Warrengton Junction & camped
Sunday Monday
July                 27th                  63
Lay in camp near Warrengton Junction weather verry hot all day got verry short of rations and did not draw till about dark then drawed one days ration.
weather verry hot
 
                                                           
 
105
Monday Tuesday 28th
July 27                        1863
Lay in camp near Warrengton Junction and got orders for 3 days rations in the harver sacks & 2 in the train weather verry hot
 
Tuesday
July                 28th                  63
Lay in camp near Warrengton Junction had 9 days rations drawn. boys began to need it pretty bad.
weather verry hot had inspection
 
                                                           
106
Wednsday
July 29th                                  1863
Lay in camp near Warrengton Junction and our detail went after conscrips 6 enlisted men one Capt & 2 Lieut. I came on picket. weather rainy.
 
Thursday
July 30                                    1863
was relieved from Picket about 4 oclock and got into camp had to march the whole Corps marched 8 miles then camped for the night Camped about 11 oclock name of place is not known. weather rather rainy & cloudy. drawed some clothing but not time to draw it all.
 
                                                           
 
107
Friday
July                 31                    1863
Orders to pack up in the morning and marched about 8 or 10 miles got in about 10 miles of Kellies Ford camped about noon weather verry got good many fell out [?] on July 31st
Saturday
August 1st                                            63
Lay untill about noon then packed up & went or mooved about ¼ of mile & got into the woods had orders to put camp up in regular order and then I had to go on picket before got tent up went 2 miles on picket
 
                                                           
 
108
Tuesday
August 2nd                               1863
lay out on picket untill 9 oclock in the eve then was relieved and had to go 4 miles in to camp & did not put up our tent weather verry hot found 6 [?] of apples hid in the briers
Wednsday
August 3                                  1863
got our tent poles and every thing ready to put up our tent then had marching orders mooved camp 2 miles & bivwhacked camp in regular order was payed off about noon
 
                                                           
 
109
Tuesday
August 4th                               1863
got a day behind hand left camp & mooved 2 miles & bivwhacked camp in regular order got pay to day about noon weather verry hot & rainey in the after noon.
 
Wednsday
August 5th                               1863
nuthing going on onley cleaning up camp and riging up tents &c &c
 
                                                           
 
110
Thursday
August             6th                    1863
fixed up tents and had to go on picket at 4 oclock
weather verry hot
 
Friday
August 7th                               1863
lay in camp 2 miles from Marrestown was relieved from picket
            weather verry hot.
 
                                                           
 
111
Saturday
August 8th                               1863
lay in camp. I was on fatigue drawing brush & fixing camp
weather hot some air stiring
 
Sunday
August 9th
came off of head qtr guard at 7 oclock weather verry hot
Regt had a Gen inspection for the first since the Battle of Gettiesburg
weather verry hot and muggy.
 
                                                           
 
112
Monday
August 19th                             1863
Lay in camp of the Morristown Virginia nuthing a going on of any importance.
 
Tuesday
August 11th                             1863
Lay in camp had orders to fix up the camp &c
 
                                                           
 
113
Wednsday
August 12th                             1863
Lay in camp near MorrisTown
weather verry warm.
 
Thursday
August 13th                             1863
nuthing agoing on in camp
weather verry warm
 
                                                           
 
114
Friday
August 14th                             1863
had orders to cover the whole Regt with brush and make a splendid shade for to drill under
 
Saturday
August 15th                             1863
had to go on picket last eve and was relieved to night. weather verry hot had orders to be ready to march at a minuets warning.
 
                                                           
 
115
Sunday
August 16th                             1863
weather verry hot and we lay in camp near Morris Town Virginia. I was out makeing up my lost $3.00 and am agoing to let this finish it. [?] the all up
Monday
August 17th                             /63
lay in camp near Morristown Virginia nuthing agoing on
 
                                                           
 
116
Tuesday
August 18th                             /63
lay in camp had orders to be ready for Picket at 5 oclock in the morn weather verry hot.
 
Wednsday
August 19th                             /63
lay in camp had inspection 2 Gen cmdg.
weather verry hot
 
                                                           
 
117
Thursday
August 20th                             1863
lay in camp and had inspection and orders to clean camp and befor dark the orders wer to pack up but did not moove
                                    weather hot
Friday
August 21st                              1863
lay in camp near Warrengton Virginia the wer a man shot out of the 71st O.V. at 4 oclock in the after noon. he folowed his coffin to the grave & sat down on it and was shot
weather verry hot and he stood it well.
 
                                                           
 
118
August
Saturday 22nd                          1863
lay in camp nuthing agoing on weather verry hot all day
 
Sunday
August 23d                              /63
lay in camp nuthing a going on
onley inspection in the morning
weather verry hot all day
Tardell had his pocket book hooked in the night
 
                                                           
 
119
Monday
August 24th                             1863
Lay in camp nuthing agoing on weather verry hot.
 
Tuesday
August 25th                             /63
Lay in camp near morris ville had inspection Regt. inspection
weather verry warm
 
                                                           
 
120
Wednsday
August 26th                             1863
had a detail on picket I was on head qtr gard & did not go out weather quite warm & cool at night
 
Thursday
August 27th                             /63
lay in camp near Morris Vill Va nuthing agoing on in the four noon & at ½ past 4 PM the was 2 men shot to death in about 50 rodds of the camp I saw them shot both shot to once 3 deserters has bin shot and buried close to gather
 
                                                           
 
121
Friday
Aug 28th                                  /63
lay in camp
            had inspection weather rather windy through the day & verry cold at night all most a frost.
 
Saturday
August 29th                             1863
lay in camp
went on Picket and had a good time rather cloudy & rained a little in the morning.
            cleard off & was terrible cold at night.
 
                                                           
 
122
Sunday
August 30th                             1863
was relieved from post at 9 oclock in the morn & went to camp had some green corn to carry in
            weather midling pleasent.
 
Monday
August 31st                              1863
had orders to be ready to move at 6 oclock A.M. orders came about midnight had to get up & boil pork & cook green corn for to last 3 days. Started at 6 oclock & marched to harwood church & rested and made coffee. that was 14 miles here then marched to N.S. Ford 6 miles further & camped near the Eagle Gold mines. firing.
 
                                                           
 
123
Tuesday
September 1st                          1863
Lay in camp near N.S. Ford ½ mile from the old Eagle Mines.
waiting for the cavalry to make a rade.
            weather verry hot
 
Wednsday
Sept                 2ond                  1863
Lay in camp opposite N. S. Ford waiting for the Cavalry return. weather rather warm. drawed 8 days more rations. had 3 with us.
 
                                                           
 
124
Thursday
September       3rd                    1863
Lay in camp opposite of N. S. Ford.
weather good
 
Friday
September 4th                          /63
Started from N. S. Ford at 6 oclock for the old camp Got back their about 2 oclock to old camp weather rather cool in the morning & in the afternoon verry hot & dusty traveling
 
                                                           
 
125
Saturday
September 5th                          1863
I was on camp guard weather verry nice
 
Sunday
September 6th                          1863
Lay in camp was relieved from guard at 9 oclock weather good
 
                                                           
 
126
Monday
September 7th                          1863
I came on guard Camp Guard
weather rather cold nights & hot days. Pickets relieved this morn
 
Tuesday
September 8th                          1863
Lay in camp near MorrisTown Va had considerable policeing to do
weather quite hot
 
                                                           
 
127
Wednsday
September 9th                          1863
Lay in camp near Morris Town Virginia
weather rather hot our Regt goes on Picket every 11th day.
 
Thursday                                 10th/63
September
Lay in camp near Morris Town Va. had a picket detail & was detailed & had a terrible colick so I couldent go it lasted till 10 oclock in the eve then closed up a spell
 
                                                           
 
128
Friday
September 11th                        1863
Every thing all right I was a little better but I weak I couldent hardly walk. weather rather cool. Picket relieved at 10 oclock P.M.
 
Saturday
September 12th                                    /63
had orders at one oclock A.M. to detail 10 men out of the Regt for Reconosence Party & then orders came to have the whole camp broke up at 7 oclock & ready to march went 8 or 10 miles & camped one mile from the Rhapahanock River
 
                                                           
 
129
Sunday
September 13th                        1863
broke up & packed up ready to march at a qtr to 9 oclock. crossed the Rhappahanock and marched to Culpeper about 6 oclock at night cavalry had some quite sharp skermishing took 5 artillery pieces & some horses & 30 or 40 prisoners
Monday
September 14th                        /63
Lay in camp one mile from Culpepper.
weather verry hot had mail & the was one train of cars came up to town at dark.[?] foart of the Regt went on picket.
 
                                                           
 
130
Tuesday
September 15th                        1863
Lay in camp till about noon then had orders to fix camp and lay out streets & just as we got ranged round right had to pack up & march went through the town, quite a place
 
Wednsday
September 16th                        /63
Wednsd           lay on Picket near Culpepper & guarded a road
had orders to march at noon went to the Rapadan River was socked on Picket & relieved the Cavalry the Rebs shot at us no. times doing no damage
 
                                                           
 
131
September 17th                        1863
lay on Picket all day the Rebs liting into us every time they could see our heads. it rained from 7 oclock in the morning till ½ past 11 & then cleared up was relieved at 9 oclock got to camp at 11.
September 18th                        /63
we wer relieved from Picket I have lost the date of one day some where.
weather verry rainy
 
                                                           
 
132
Saturday
September 19th                        1863
Lay in the woods till 8 oclock in the eve then had to pack up & go out to the front on Picket or for the Reserve. weather rather cold Every thing thawes for at [?]
Sunday
September 20th                        /63
Lay on Picket as our Regt is on the Reserve
weather rather cold.
 
                                                           
 
133
Monday
September 21st            /63
Lay out on the Reserve.
Every thing quiet along the lines &c &c. was routed up at midnight for to draw 8 days rations
Tuesday
September 22ond                      /63
Lay near the Rhapadan River for Picket support nuthing going on of any import
weather verry cold nights.
 
                                                           
 
134
Wedns
September 23d                        /63
lay near the River had 111 Conscrips & substituetes come they act like a quite sensible set of men
weather rather cold
 
Thursday
September 24th
Lay in camp got our pay on the 23rd & conscrips came on the 24th
weather rather cold
 
                                                           
 
135
Friday
September 25th                        1863
Lay in camp near the river weather quite cold but clear. was Organized & divided up into Co. &c I got 10 men.
 
Saturday
September 26th                        /63
Lay in camp near the woods by the River weather cold had a drill.
 
                                                           
 
136
September 27th                        1863
Lay in camp near the river had a meeting & weather verry warm all day no drill to day
 
Monday
September 28th                        /63
Lay in camp near the Rhapadan River Virginia
had no drill
weather verry nice
 
                                                           
 
137
Tuesday
September 29th                        /63
Lay in camp near the Rhapadan had a Co Drill weather verry nice
 
Wednsday
September 30th                        /63
Lay in camp near the River & was on guard weather good through the day and & rained in the night verry hard.
 
                                                           
 
138
Thursday
October 1st                              1863
I was relieved from guard verry late and marched to the qtrs
weather verry rainy
 
Friday
October 2ond                            /63
weather verry bad cold & rainy had to rig up & go to the parade ground in front of Gen Caldwells head qtrs & see a man out of the 66th NY shot.
            mud verry deep & weather verry rainy & windy
 
                                                           
 
139
Saturday
October 3rd                              1863
Lay in camp of the 64th NY & had to clean up camp a little weather clear & warm
 
Sunday
October 4th                              /63
lay in camp near Fulton Station Virginia had a sermon from the chaplain weather quite mild
 
                                                           
 
140
Monday
October 5th                              1863
Lay in camp of the 64th on detached duty for a support on the Rapadan River. Orders to have things packed & ready to march at any time weather rather cool but clear
October 6th                              1863
was routed in the morning at oclock in the morn & got our breakfast & packed up & joined our Brigade at the break of day marched to Culpepper & camped for the night Boys especily new men pretty well whiped
 
                                                           
 
141
Wednsday
October 7th                              1863
Lay in camp 2 miles from Culpepper had a drill in the A.M. weather verry nice nuthing going on of any importance.
 
October 8th                              1863
Lay in camp near Culpepper had Co. Drill 2 times through the day. weather verry nice. had a detail to go on Picket weather rather rainy.
 
                                                           
 
142
Friday
October 9th                              1863
Lay in camp had a drill. weather verry nice and no marching orders.
 
October 10th                            /63
Lay in camp till noon then marched back to Culpepper and went 2 miles North & camped for the night weather verry nice but cloudy
 
                                                           
 
143
Sunday
October 11th                            1863
was routed at 3 oclock and had to march about 20 miles went back to Morris Vill Station and camped for the night our Cavalry & the Rebs had a brisk
October 12th                            1863
was ordered to pack up and be ready to march at one oclock Started and went to the Rapadan crossed the river & formed lines of battle & drove the enemy about one & ½ miles Boys all tired out got orders to bivwhack weather good
 
                                                           
 
144
Tuesday
October 13                              1863
I came on guard the night before and was on picket camp guard till 12 oclock & then was routed and marched back across the river & clear to Bealton Station stoped & rested then marched some to Sulpher Springs and got breakfast & then marched to or near Warrengton junction and got orders to camp had a skermish killed & wounded 30
Oct.                 14th                  1863
Started from near Cathlick Station had a fight in the morning Rebs opend on us before we got our coffe. they shelled us verry hard killed our Ordely & killed 4 out of Co A. our men took the battery and marched about 6 miles & then had nothr fight drove the Rebs back & captured 6 more pieces camped
 
                                                           
 
145
Thursday
October 15th                            1863
was on the march till 2 or 3 oclock in the morning then camped near Bull run Bivwacked till morning & then mooved ½ a mile and halted lay till night had a little shelling at dinner time lay over all day.
October 16th                            /63
Lay in camp near Senter Vill Va. and waited for the Rebs to atact but they fell back during the night we sent a Division of Cavalry over the river & found they had not gone weather verry rainy a man shot out the 116 NY
 
                                                           
 
146
Saturday
October 17th                            1863
Lay near Senter Ville all day Drawed 4 days more rations and expect to moove before day break Weather rather cold & wet our Loss killed wounded & missing 52. on the retreat &c
weather cool I am on guard at head qtrs
October 18th                            /63
Lay at Senter Ville and waited for the Cavalry to bring back the report
weather rather rainy did not hear any thing from the Cavalry that day
 
                                                           
 
147
Monday
October 19                              1863
Lay in camp at Senterville for ½ of the day and then we packed up and did not moove Struck or pitched tents again weather little better
 
October 20th                            /63
Started at 6 oclock and marched cross Bull run and up to Manassas Junction and rested then went 2 miles farther and camped for the night heard a little firing off down Thourough Fair Gap weather little warm
 
                                                           
 
148
Wednsday
October 21st                            1863
was routed at the sound of the bugal at 4 oclock and ready to march at 5 marched across both one river 3 times and crossed another one had to ford all places.
Camped at Aurban about dark had a verry hard march Boys all tired out
October 22ond                          1863
Lay on the old Battle ground all day where the Rebs opened on us so early in the morning before we got any breakfast killed our Ordely &c weather good I was verry sick all day & night with colick
 
                                                           
 
149
Friday
October 23d                             1863
Lay till 8 oclock then marched to Turkey Run and camped for the night
I was so sick I could not march so I got a Ambulance pass and rode weather cold & windy
October 24th                            /63
Lay in Turkey Run had orders to put camp up in regular order &c
weather verry rainy all of the night and cloudy and rainy all day verry cold rain &c &c
 
                                                           
 
150
Sunday
October 25th                            1863
Lay in camp on Turkey Run 4 miles from Warrengton Virginia
drawed 4 days more rations which makes out 8 days on hand we now lay under marching orders weather cold & windy
Monday
October 26th                            1863
Lay in camp had orders to pack up and be ready to moove at a moments warning dident moove Orders wer countermanded. was head qtr guard weather verry cold and clear
 
                                                           
 
151
Tuesday
October 27th                            1863
had orders to pack up all but tents and be ready to march at a moments warning. Expected to moove but orders wer countermanded and dident moove Weather clear and cold
Wednsday
October 28th                            /63
had orders to march at 5 oclock on the 27th went to Drainsville to guard the suply train and came back to day on the 28th. no one went onley our Regt got back next day at 4 oclock.
 
                                                           
 
152
Thursday
October 29th                            1863
Lay in camp on Turkey Run 4 miles from Warenton. had no marching orders. weather rather warm and cloudy rained about midnight.
 
Friday
October 30th                            /63
Lay in camp nuthing going on. Bill Wimple has returned to day also C. Fermen and Gim Austin came into camp boots off and feet all cut to pices
 
                                                           
 
153
Saturday
October 31st                            /63
was detailed on Picket
had to go ½ a mile
weather clear and warm
was detailed on picket went out at 4 oclock
 
Sunday
November 1st                          1863
was relieved from Picket about 4 oclock and went to camp.
Bill Wimple came to the Regt on the 29th of October had muster next day weather warm and cloudy
 
                                                           
 
154
Monday
November 2ond                        1863
comenced raining about day break and rained till noon we was musterd after comeing of of picket
 
Tuesday
November 3d                           1863
Lay in camp in Turkey Run 4 miles from Warenton. weather warm and cloudy had a Brigade Drill in the four noon and Division Drill in the after noon also Grand Review by Gen Warren
8 days rations on hand
 
                                                           
 
155
Wednsday
November 4th                          1863
Lay in camp 4 miles from Warenton Virginia had a verry hard Brigade Drill in the four noon. Pickets wer relieved at 4 oclock. Expect to moove every day got 9 days rations on hand weather good.
Thursday
November 5th                          /63
was ordered up at day break. Expected to moove I came on head qtr guard weather verry windy nuthing going on onley drill. Brigade Drill in the fournoon.
 
                                                           
 
156
Friday
November 8th                          1863
was on guard at head qtrs was relieved at 5 oclock weather rather warm. had no drill.
 
Saturday
November 7th                          1863
was ordered out at 3 oclock in the morning and ordered to have breakfast & every thing packed & on the color line at 5 oclock ready to march. Our Brigade guarded the train and we got to morrisvill at twelve in the eve & I was rear guard and we got lost from the Brigade and run on the rong road & was stoped by the Rebs & came back to morris ville & camped & start in the morning
 
                                                           
 
157
Sunday
November 8th                          1863
got about 2 hours sleep was routed out 4 oclock and took my quard & put on for the Brigade over took them at the river at the river onley 10 guns went through the days tramp on the 7th the most straglers ever was went 3 miles further
the was fighting both days
Monday
November 9th                          1863
Lay about 3 miles from Kellys Ford on the Rapahanock River expecting to moove every minuit but did not had no fighting in our hearing to day
 
                                                           
 
158
Tuesday
November 10th                        1863
Expected to moove every moment but did not to day drawed fresh beef and lay over but nuthing agoing on in hearing weather midling good a few flakes of snow fell to day for the First.
Wednsday
November 11th                        1863
Lay in camp till about 3 oclock then packed up and mooved about 2 or 3 miles and camped near Brandy Station. Expect to lay here quite a spell weather quite warm Boys began to fix for winter qtrs but no orders to yet weather good
 
                                                           
 
159
Thursday
November 12th                        1863
Boys all fixing up as comfertably as poossible Pickets wer relieved at 4 oclock P.M. and came in. I was not on weather quite cold all day Lay of the ground is rather rough and large crick runs in about a mile of camp woods all round
Friday
November 13th                        /63
Lay in camp had orders to police camp and clean up for Dress Parade had Dressparade and Co inspection of Arms weather warm in the fournoon & in the After it clouded up and was considerable signs of rain.
 
                                                           
 
160
Saturday
November 14th                        1863
it clouded up and rained a little in the fournoon and in the after about 4 to 5 PM it commenced thundering and lightening and we had a verry heavy storm during the night some verry heavy thunder
Lay in camp
Sunday
November 15th                        /63
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va. had Sunday morning inspection about 11 oclock rained till 9 then cleared of and was nice and warm the rest of the day
 
                                                           
 
161
Monday
November 16th                        1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va. had a Gen Inspection of arms and equipments also of Co Books and Co street our Co bore inspection to the highest noted. weather rather cool. was a detail for Picket
November 17th                        /63
Lay in camp and I had to go on Picket went about 3 miles and came on the reserve and lay all day weather verry good and pleasent.
 
                                                           
 
162
Wednsday
November 18th                        1863
was relieved and came in from Picket got in from Picket and the Boys had drawed 4 days rations for to make up the 8 days rations expect to moove every day but get no orders yet.
weather good.
November 19th                        /63
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va. no drill nor nuthing agoing on of any importance no marching orders weather good
 
                                                           
 
163
Friday
November 20th                        1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va. had no drill nor nuthing to do the was a detail to go on Picket weather rather cloudy
 
November 21                          1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Virginia had no drill. weather midling good. Boys got at a post commisary and tore him down took his whisky and other varius articles cheese &c &c
 
                                                           
 
164
Sunday
November 22ond                    1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va. had no drill nor inspections except Sunday morning inspection
            weather quite warm
 
November 23d                         /63
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Virginia no drill expect to moove soon no detail excepting camp guard
weather rather cloudy
 
                                                           
 
165
Tuesday
November 24th                        1863
Was ordered out at 3 Oclock in the morning and to be ready at day break to march packed up but it commenced to rain and the orders wer countermanded and we did not go Tents all got wet and every thing
November 25th                        /63
was a detail made out of the Brigade for Picket I came on we expected to moove this morning but did not on the account of the weather. weather acts like snow
 
                                                           
 
166
Thursday
November 26th                        1863
was relieved and drawed in off of picket at 3 oclock in the morning and marched down to camp and the Brigade had packed up and gone so we all followed on and came round to the same post in marching about 6 miles and it was about dark 9 oclock in the morn got nuthing to eat or drink till after dark catched up with the Brigade and then had to ford the river clear to our waists water very cold
November 27th                        1863
was packed at day break and ready to march went some 6 or 7 miles and came in contact with the Rebs and our men and their wer skermishing all the after noon. French is coming up on the right and Sickes on the left.
 
                                                           
 
167
Saturday
November 28th                        1863
had orders to pack up and march at 5 oclock in the morning Started and went to White Plains Church and run on to the enamy again they shelled us a little an we returned the fire Not but a few killed & wounded Our Regt had to go skermishing at 10 oclock in the night and advanced the posts
 
November 29th                        1863
we lay over the day and then marched on from Robisons Farm to White Plain Church and had a skermish with the Rebs and about dark killed a hog and dressed it then went to relieve the 53 N.Y. weather rather cold.
 
                                                           
 
168
Monday
November 30th                        1863
3rd Corps came up at 4 Oclock in the morning and 2ond Corps wer ready to make a charge on the works at 8 oclock when Gen Mead came up and countermanded the order we had some skermishing 3 men wounded & one killed.
Tuesday          December 1st
December 1st                           1863
Lay in line of battle all day and about 3 oclock had orders to go to building breast works built them off good and lay down to go to sleep and had orders to fall in and we started on the retreat marched hard till 12 oclock in the night & stade on the march weather verry cold
 
                                                           
 
169
Wednsday
December 2ond                        1863
marched all night hard and reached the Rapidan at 7 oclock in the morning marched from the Rapidan 3 miles and had one hour for rest and coffee First time we rested after the hour was up started and kept on to old camp got in about 5 or 6 oclock which made 22 hours march and only one hours rest in the whole time weather verry cold & chilly
December 3rd                          1863
Lay in camp Boys all tired out and good many nearly barfooted on our rout the Regt lost 3 wounded & one killed besids some who wer sick and some [?] to go to the hospital got mail to day 2 letters from home weather good
 
                                                           
 
170
Friday
December 4th                          1863
Lay in the old camp near Brandy Station Virginia and expected to moove camp about one mile and put up for winter qtrs but orders wer countermanded and we expect to move on another march to morrow weather rain three times
December 5th                          1863
had orders to be in line to march at 8 oclock wer in line started and went to Stephens Burg and camped Lay out camp in regular order weather verry cold I came on head qtr quard. the was a picket detail made we did not fix our tents weather verry pleasant but cold
 
                                                           
 
171
Sunday
December 6th                          /63
had orders to be ready to march at 8 oclock in the morning went some 3 miles and went into the woods and commenced for winter qtrs but no orders wer given we got our stove out for fire place to day and piched tent weather quite pleasant
 
                                                           
 
172
Tuesday
December 8th                          1863
Rogers Bartlett and Brown tents to gather we got out our timber and got it up to the street to day but dident get any thing done on the shanty. worked hard weather quite nice except little cloudy
December 9th                          /63
we put the shanty up to day and got ready for the eave spouts & tent. weather rather cloudy and not verry cold. no orders yet to fix winter qtrs but they are all to work at it and fixing up at Corps head qtrs &c &c
 
                                                           
 
173
Thursday
December 10th                        1863
was a detail on picket Jud had to go on picket so Steph and I got the eave spouts on and tent up on the house for coverings & chimney started but not near done. weather good
 
December 11th                        /63
Jud was relieved from picket and came in helped finish the chimney and mud up then the did not work. but could not do any more weather rainy & lousy &c &c
 
                                                           
 
174
Saturday
December 12th                        1863
Jud came on fatigue and we did not do so much the Express Box came from home and of cours we had to atend to it Boots did not fit & I sold them for 10 dolars & wait till pay day found every thing all right.
weather rather rainey
December 13th                        we tore the chimney down and fixed it up knew it works to a charm got some logs and split our boards and put in a floor it is said to be the best one in the Brigade I have got my little flag up in the back end of the tent it looks verry nice
 
                                                           
 
175
Sunday
December 14th                        1863
was a detail for Picket I came on also Jud went out on picket and so it goes no rest for the Laberor. guess our folks will think strange in my not writing. weather verry cold & windy.
 
December                   15th      /63
was relieved came in off of picket and have wrote 4 letters to day had a good dinner soft bread butter handy potatoes pork chese and tea it best meal I have had this summer. weather cold & hazy expect to moove day after to morrow back across the Rapahannock to bad to bad
 
                                                           
 
176
Wednsday
December 16th                        1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va.
nuthing agoing on of any importance the order is countermanded and we dont expect to moove wrote a letter home to day. weather rather cold & hazy
 
Decmeber 17th                        1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va. Charles Cummings started for home to day on a furlough of 10 days. weather verry rainy and bad all day. I sent a [?] for a pair of boots to day
 
                                                           
 
177
Friday
December 18th                        1863
Was detailed on Picket and had to go about 2 or 2 & ½ miles on Picket got on the reserve weather quite cam and sharp
 
December 19th                        1863
Was relieved at 10 Ocl. and came in off of Picket. Bartlett and I took a job of building a fire place & chimney weather verry cold and clear. great talking of renlisting good many going in for 3 years longer
 
                                                           
 
179
Sunday
December 20th                        1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va. nuthing going on of any imp. 3 Regts musterd in to day for 3 years longer.
 
December 21st                         1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station
Bartlett and I finished our chimney weather verry cold and clear ground froze about 6 inches now.
 
                                                           
 
180
Tuesday
December 22ond                      1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va.
nuthing going on of any importance considerable talk about the reinlisting
Expecting that we are going home
 
December 23d                         1863
was a picket detail and I came on went out and did not get out on post untill 2 oclock weather quite cold also was a large fatigue duty
 
                                                           
 
181
Thursday
December 24th                        1863
was relieved about 10 oclock and came in the Picket detail was advanced about 2 miles and we drawn in weather verry cold and sharp air
 
December 25th                        1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va nuthing going on excepting the men are rigging up for winter qtrs &c weather rather cold. Steph was sick and we had blisters and &c. Christmas poorly spent with Eph Brown
 
                                                           
 
182
December 26th                        1863
Lay in camp near Brandy Station Va. Express Boxes are on the road. Expect them soon hope they will be here before long.
 
December 27th                        1863
at 3 oclock in the morning the Capt came round and said Boys you must be packed and in line ready to march at 9 oclock went 5 miles to Germania Ford and stoped in the woods Boys all wet & cold it rained so began new qtrs
 
                                                           
 
183
Monday
December 28th                        1863
Lay in camp near Germania Ford it rained steady all night and cold the next morning every thing all weat & in bad condision well we have got to build new qtrs.
 
December 29th                        1863
Lay in camp near Germania Ford and worked hard all day on our shanty expect we will have a little old time New Years weather quite warm and pleasant Sun shines but a cold night
 
                                                           
 
184
Wednsday
December 30th                        1863
Lay in camp near Germania Ford till 10 oclock then I came on post the Picket out post and it raines verry hard & wind blows strong had a hard chase.
 
                                    Friday
Thursday
December 31st                         1863
Lay on the Picket out post till 10 oclock at night waiting for the relief this New Years is the porrestly spent with me of any I ever saw pass by before. O Lord another year is gone and I thank you for my lifes being spared
 
                                                           
 
185
Sergt
            E E Brown
Corprals          Kraeger 3d
                        Cummings 2ond
                        Vinater 1st
                        Fardell
                        Sigman 4th
 
Privates           Alison
                        Barrow
                        Bartlett
                        Foot
                        Hophfield
                        Samson
                        Shumaker
                        Tracy
                        Warren
                        Whitman
                        Wilcox
                        Sanders
 
                                                           
 
186
List of Mail which I have received
April                                        1863
Lucinda Brown                       5th & B.C.
Frances L. Hemstreet              5th
8th        Sophia F. Morris
10th      B. L.C.
11th      Selvanus Walker
14th      Lucinda Brown
15th      Francis Hemstreet
16th      B. L. C. 16th M. A. Sanders
17th      Clemmy Kerr
30th      Lucinda Brown
30th      M. D. B.
April 6th                                  1863
6th        Lucinda Brown
6th        M. D. B.
6th        Net & Mary Elliot
9th        Sophia J Morris Aunt
9th        B. L. Cole
8th        Clemina Kerr
 
                                                           
 
187
May
May 8th            Em Morris
May 13th          Lucinda Brown
Mary D. Babcock                   14th
Frances Hemstreet                  18th
Lucinda Brown                       18th
M. D. B.                                  18th
Sophia J Morris                       18th
Frank L Hemstreet
            September                   19th
L. Brown                                 19th
Edd Morris                              15th
M. D. B.                                  26th
L. Brown                                 26th
                                                           
 
188
New Years I got a letter from home and one from Sophia and Em also a new pair of boots as quite a present for me hope they will proove to be
 
Camp near Germania Ford Va.
Januery 1st                               1864
Mother this will give you quite an idea how I have got along and the hard times we have seen but I pray that in one year from now I may be enjoying my self better and see better times in the future. E E Brown
 
                                                           
 
189
Names of Co C 64th
Sergeants
Wimple
Brown
Corprols
Shmiet
Kruger
Cummings
Vinater
Sigman
Alison
Privates
Barrow
Bartlett
Foote
Hupfeld
Samson
Tracy
Warren
Wilcox
Witmire
Shumaker
Riley
 
                                                           
 
190
Camp Near Germania Ford Virginia.
Januery 1st 1864
Father  Mother
Brother and Sister
this diary will show to you by reading and looking it over the hardships and trials which I have bin through for the past year 1863 I have made some mistakes in dateing it and in days of week &c but as a gen thing it is as correct account of my journey and what I have bin through as you will genl find owing
 
                                                           
 
191
to the circumstances that I have had in getting it up. But as I have said in my letters to you if I should live to be an old man I never shall forget 1863 and if I should live to come home and enjoy the comforts of a sweet home and life I should perhaps want to recall my times on this book back to some of those hardships and awful scens. yes scens and sounds of Battle where my brave and dearing
 
                                                           
 
192
Comrads fell by my side. Oh how was it at Antietam at Fredericks Burg Chancelors Ville and GettysBurg. how did the sound of Battle appear to my ears at Antietam on the commencment of the fight I feared nuthing nor cared for nuthing untill Ephraim Green fell by my right side pierced through by a ball from the Enamys gun. Oh how quick was I struck with the thought from a friend and then to see my other friends
 
                                                           
 
193
John Orr shot on Picket and Norman Foster & from our Co it looked hard on the 19th the last guns wer fired and the Enamy was on the retreat. But oh it was hard to leave the 2 best friends behind me but now they ly slumbering in the toomb was killed on the 17th & 18th of Sept. 1862.
My next engagement was at Fredericks Burg on the 13th day of December. how did the sound of Battle appear to my ears then it sounded as though the whole
 
                                                           
 
194
Heavens had opend upon the earthly and that the Rebelion would be crushed in less than 24 hours. A dreadful day was that to me I was wounded slightly by a shell from the Enamys Artillery but not to lay me up onley about 2 weeks
Our Cos loss one Lieut killed Andrw Galigar wounded Chancey Sanders wounded and but such a scene of Battle cannot be emaginable to those that do not see & hear it. next was at Chanceloreville
 
                                                           
 
195
the result of that awful battle was this that we in the end got drove. But we lay in our breastworks and threw our amunition away at them as we would at birds we drove them 3 lines of Battle back and repulsed them in every front on the left but when our right gave way we wer compelled to fall back loosing many of our comrads but none from our Co. this was done on the 3d day of May 1863 if I remember right we fell back across the river
 
                                                           
 
196
My next was at GettysBurg Penn on the 2ond day of July 1863 how did the sound of Battle appear to my ears their wy it appeared we drove the Rebs about a ½ a mile and was compelled to fall back and take our own posision as we belonged at first tho we left many of our brave comrads behind Wilbur Kemp taken prisenor but good luck has brought his safe return. but I am sorry we
 
                                                           
 
197
are compelled to fight and loose our friends in such a cruel war, altho we know this war is a breaking out of Rebellion that must be crushed, altho if I live to see another year roll round I call on uncle Abe for my discharge and return to a home once more. Dear Parents I shall send this to you asking you to keep it in rememberenc of me and looking for my safe return home. Signed Sergeant Ephraim E. Brown
            To Parents
 
                                                           
 
198
List of Mail Which I have written
April                                        1863
5th        Lucinda Brown
5th        Sophia J. Morris
6th        B. L. C.
8th        Harlow Morris
11th      Sylvanus Walker
14th      Lucinda Brown
14th      B. L. C.
15th      M. D. B.
19th      Ant Morris & Emory
19th      Francis Hemstreet
19th      Lucinda Brown
21st      M. D. B.
21        Clemina Kerr
24th      John Brown     on the account
                                    of Express money
30th      Lucinda Brown
30th      M. D. B.
May 8th            M. D. B.          1863
8th        Net Belnap & M. Elliot
8th        Lucinda Brown
8th        Frank L Hemstreet
 
[margin]
 
Considerable mail which I could not get a chance to set down
 
                                                           
 
199
May 10th          John Brown
May 10            M.D.B.
May 10th          D. R. N.
May 13th          B. L. C.
May 13            Lucinda B
May 14th          John Brown
July 2              Lucinda Brown
November 16th L Brown
Nov 15th          Sophia Morris
Nov 16th          Grand Father
Novemb 18th   M. D. B.
Nov 19th          Clem Kerr
Nov 20th          L Brown
Nov 22ond        M. J. E. Riper
Nov 23d           M. D. B.
Nov 2
December 9th  S Morris
December 12th L Brown
December 12th M. D. B.
Decem 12th      M. J. Elliot
Decem 12        Emma Kerr
Decem 12        Nett Belnap
 
                                                           
 
200                                                      201
Sergt
            Ephraim E. Brown
Belonging to Co. C. 64th N.Y.
4th Brigade Col. Brooks in command
1st Division Genl Coldwel in Comand
2ond Corps Maj Genl Hancock in comand
Army of the Potomack Maj Genl Meade
 
                        Washington
                                    D.C.
                                    1863
 
                                                           
 
202                                                      203
 
[picture]
 
Union For Ever
 
Sergt Ephraim E. Brown Co. C.
            64th N. Y. S. Vols.
 
                                                           
 
204                                                      205
 
[alphabet]
 
Ephraim E. Brown Co. C. 64th Ny Vols
 
                                                           
 
 
[figures]
 
                                    Bounty 402
                                    State    200
                                    Town   300
                                                902
 
                                                           
 
H. J. More       45 cents
from the 29th of Sept.
 
[figures]
 
                                                           
 
Ephraim E. Brown
 
                                                           
 
I let Capt Wait of Co D. have 17 dolers to keep till next pay day from the 22ond of Sept
                                    E.E.Brown
Joseph Charlesworth
one dolar & a half from the 14th of June
Seth Hariman one dollar from the 29th of July
Seth Hariman 25 cts from the 11th of June
Henry J. More 55cts 25 cts from the 26th of Sept
Capt W. Wait three dolars $3.00 from the 27th of September
Captns whole amount is $20.00 not part of $2.00 [?]
 
                                                           
 
Tuesday July 7th
Letters I received
3 from home
1 Frank Hemstreet
1 M. D. B.
1 Charles Belnap
1 Fuldah Elliot
1 M. A. S.
1 B. L. C.
27 F. L. Hemstreet
27 E. M. Morris
28th Lucinda Brown
29 answer them all
31st Lucinda Brown
 
[several lines scratched out]
 
September 10th one pair of pants
Sept 10 one pair of napsacks
Sept 11 one pair of shoes to be charged to N. Slocum
 
                                                           
 
List of Clothing
Pair of Shirts               First Jan
One pair of dawers      1st Jan
One Canteen               3 of Jan
One Harvey Sack        3 of Jan
One Ruber                   1 of Jan
One Shoes                   1 of Jan
One Socks                   1 of Jan
One Legings                4 of Jan
One Shoes                   20 Jan
One Knap sack strap   Feb 1st
One Drest Cote           March 7th
One pair of Sh[?]        April 1st
May 9th pair of Socks
& one shelter tent       May 9
May one Cap              May 12
one pair of drawers     May 12
one cartridge Box       15th
July 30th          One Shoes
July 30th          one Harvey Sack
July 30th          one Canteen
July 31            one piece of Tent
July 31            one Gum Blanket
 
                                                           
 
Lisr of Mail which I have written
Cousen F Hemstreet               1st Jan
Uncle Em. Morris                   Jan 11th
Mother Brown                        Jan 11th
            Mary D. B.                  Jan 12
            Mary Wood                 Jan 13
Aunt Sophia Morris                Jan 18
Cousen Frances Hemstreet     Jan 18
Mother Brown                        Jan 17
            M. D. B.                      Jan 18
            Mary J. Elliot              Jan 26
Mother Brown                        Jan 26
Dolphin P. Brown                   Jan 21
M. D. B.                                  Feb 1
Lucinda Brown                       Feb 2
Betsy S. Colvin                       Feb 6th
Charles Brown                        Feb 8
Aunt Morris                            Feb 16
Sophia Morris Aunt                Feb 15
Dolphin Brown Brother          Feb 15th
Frances Hemstreet                  Feb 23
O. Bates 27     B. Cox             27th
 
                                                           
 
List of mail which I have written in March
Lucinda Brown                       4th
[?]                                            1st
Frank & Em Morris                8th
Herman Carter                        Mar 31
Lucinda Brown                       Mar 30
Lutia Colvin                            March 31
Harlow Morris                        Mar 31
Betsy L Colvin                        Mch 31
List of mail in the
May                                         1863
May 20th          L Brown
20th                  Emory Morris
L Brown                      June 28th/63
September 10th   answered L Brown
Sept 14th     M. D. B. answered it to day
October  paper  L. Brown  ink  22/63
Em Morris & Frank Hemstreet           22
on the 19th one from C L Belnap
19 one from L Brown & one from MDB
19 one from
 
                                                           
 
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                                    month of
Febuary
14th      Sophia J Morris Aunt
11th      Lucinda Brown Mother
23        Frances Helmstreet Cousen
23d       Lucinda Brown
24th      M. D. B.
24        Mary A. Wood
25th      Henry J. More
Lucinda Brown Mother
March
2          Wd Pepper
2          S. Morris & E. Morris Cousen & Uncle
9          Francis L Hemstreet Cousen
8th        Jerome Morris Uncle
12th      L Colvin
15        M. D. B.
17        Lucinda Brown Mother
17th      Express Box from home things good
25        Betsy L Colvin
26        Lucinda Brown
30th      one Lucinda Brown
 
                                                           
 
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List of Mail
January                                   1863
2          Lucinda Brown           & paper
2          Betsy Colvin
5th        Francis Hemstreet       Cousen
10        Mary Wood
10        Mary D. B.      Ring & Picture
8          Express Box from home
18th      Lucinda Brown My Mother
18        Betsy Colvin
19th      Francis Hemstreet my Cousen
19th      Sophia Morris my Aunt
23d       Lucinda Brown Mother
26th      Mary A Sanders
28th      Lutia Colvin Aunt
31st      Lucinda Brown           Mother
31        Aut Morris                  Uncle
31        Sophia Morris             Aunt
31        Edgar Waren               Uncle
Febuary                                   1863
5th        Henry More
Hellen Mary                Feb 8th
 
                                                           
 
[picture of ship and flag]
 
Eph. Brown. S.
 
                                                           
 
[ships]
 
[inner pocket]
 
Ephraim E. Browns Diary
Co. C. 64 N.Y. S. Vols

 

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1863 Diary of Ephraim Brown, 64th New York Infantry


Tags: Ambrose Burnside, Artillery, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Boredom, Camp/Lodging, Clothing, Death (Military), Discipline, Drilling, Fatigue/Tiredness, Fighting, Food, Fortifications, Guard/Sentry Duty, Hygiene, Illnesses, Mail, Marching, Payment, Picket Duty, Prisoners of War, Recreation, Religion, Rumors, Supplies, Weather, Work

People - Records: 1

  • (528) [writer] ~ Brown, Ephraim E.
SOURCES

Ephraim E. Brown Diary, 1863, DL1021, Nau Collection