Angus McIntosh Diary, 1865
Sunday Jan 1th 1865
Cold
Releived off gaurd
Monday 2d
Cold
no duty lay round
Teusday 3d
Ditto
Ditto
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Jan Wedensday 4th 1865
Cold fornoon pleasent afternoon On fatigue putting in [?]
Thursday 5th
Rainey day
On no duty
Friday 6th
Pleasent day Rained night
On no duty
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Memoranda.
Date. Dolls. Cts.
Saturday 7th 1865
Pleasent day Cold night
On Pickett All quite on the lines
Sunday 8th
Cold & frosty
Releived off Pickett four Rebs come in before daylight
Monday 9th
Pleasent day begins to rain evening Brigade Dress Parade
Teusday 10
Rained all day
no duty
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Jan Wedensday 11th 1865
Pleasent day muddy
Brigade Dress Parade
Thursday 12th
Pleasent Day
Brigade Drill & Dress Parade
Friday 13th
Cold AM Pleasent Day
On Pickett all quite
Saturday 14th
Pleasent day
Releived of Pickett Brigade Dress Parade
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Jan Sunday 15th 1865
Pleasent Day
Company inspection & Brigade Dress Parade
Monday 16th
Pleasent Day
Inspection Brigade Drill & Dress Parade
Teusday 17th
Pleasent Day cold
Inspection of Arms fornoon Company Drill afternoon
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Jan Wedensday 18th 1865
Cold & frosty
On gaurd in the wagon park
Thursday 19th
Cold Day
Releived of gaurd
Friday 20th
On camp gaurd third Relief Cold
Saturday 21th
Rained all day cold
Releived of gaurd
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Jan Sunday 22d 1865
Cold wet & muddy
no duty
Monday 23d
Pleasent day muddy
On no duty
Teusday 24th
Cold & frosty night & morning Pleasent day
On fatigue round camp
Wedensday 25th
Ditto Ditto
On no duty
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Jan Thursday 26th 1865
Cold night & morning Pleasent day On no duty
Friday 27th
Ditto Ditto
On no duty Boys come from the Relay House
Saturday 28th
Ditto Ditto
On no duty
Sunday 29th
Ditto Ditto
On no duty
Monday 30th
On Pickett Cold
Teusday 31th Cold
Releived off Pickett
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Feb Wedensday 1st 1865
Pleasent day
Called up at 3 oclock Ordered to pack up & be ready to move drawed six (6) day rations no move
Thursday 2d
Pleasent day
On no duty James Dawson come to see me
Friday 3d
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Friday March 24th 1865
I have neglected keeping my track of things for sometime but there has been very little of any importance going on we have been twice Reviewed once by Genl Wright & once by Genl Meade. we have had a good deal of rain but for the last two weeks it has been quite pleasent for the last few days it has been very dusty but today it is pleasent again
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We have been having Batallion & Company Drills when the weather permitted the Rebs have been quite in our front
Saturday 25th
Pleasent day a little chilly cold night
there has been a gooddeal of heavy firing on our left wing this night & morning. Ordered to pack up pull down tents & went to the Fort about 8 oclock stayed there all day the picket line was reinforced & a charge made on the
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Rebs about noon but we failed to drive them then the whole Division was sent out & drove them out in front of our Brigade at half past three oclock PM taken a good many prisinors our company went out to reserve on the Picket line after dark Stayed all night no firing on the lines after dark
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Sunday March 26th
Pleasent day cold night
Rebs commenced firing as soon as daylight on the line about 10 oclock we moved to the left of the Picket line & stayed all day & night
Monday 27th
Pleasent day
Rebs made a charge on the Second Division just before daylight & kept it up all fornoon but could not break the lines Releived off Picket morning
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Teusday March 28th
Called up before four oclock went to the Fort & stayed till after daylight on camp gaurd all quite on the lines sent for my overcoat expecting to move
Wedensday 29th
Releived of gaurd no other duty Dress parade evening all quite on the lines
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Thursday March 30
Rained hard all day
On no duty
hard fighting on the left
Friday 31th
Rainy fornoon pleasent afternoon
Called up at 3 oclock & went out on the Picket line come in at sunrise packed up at noon put up our tent again in the evening
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Saturday April 1st 1865
Pleasent Day
Called up at 3 oclock & went out on the Picket line stayed till sunrise Called out at 10 PM & went to the Fort heavy cannonading along the lines Come back [obscured]
packed [obscured]
& left [obscured]
in [obscured]
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Sunday April 2d
Started from camp at 2 AM went out to the left & formed in line of Battle Charged the Rebs works at daybreak entered them without much trouble drove them back taking a large amount of guns & prisinors
moved to the right afternoon & lay still 24th Corps fighting in our front
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Monday 3d April
Pleasent Day warm
Packed up & moved out at 8 AM moved off to the left marched all day camped in the wood before sundown for the night
the Rebs left Petersburg & all the works around it early this morning Richmond reported evacuated
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Teusday April 4th 1865
Moved out at 6 AM marched till 9 laid still till near noon moved again & marched till after dark & camped for the night roads bad hard getting along Pleasent day
Wedensday 5
Pleasent day pretty warm
Called up & moved at 3 AM Stopped for breakfast at 8 marched hard all day stopped for the night at sundown threw up breastworks
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Thursday April 6th 1865
Rained a little
Moved out at 7 AM went out in the woods & round 5 or 6 miles come back & started on ahead marched till 4 PM came on to the Rebs & had a sharp fight A great many Rebs killed & wounded & a great many captured our loss small moved about 2 miles farther & camped for the night
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Friday April 7th 1865
Rained a little
Moved out about 7 AM Stopped for dinner moved on to Farmvill & stopped for them to build a bridge moved across the river after dark & camped for the night
Saturday 8th
Pleasent day
Started at 7 AM marched about 3 miles & stopped to draw rations moved again at one oclock & marched hard till after dark & camped for the night at New Store
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Sunday April 9th 1865
Pleasent day
Called up at 4 AM & got ready to move marched at 7 Stopped from 10 to 11 & marched again till 4 & went into camp got the news that Lee had surrendered to Grant great rejoicing Salutes fired & the officers made speeches to the men
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Monday April 10th 1865
Rainy Day
Lay in camp all day John Bower come back to the Company having been a prisoner since April 2d received 2 days rations
Teusday 11th
Rained a little
Started back at 6 AM marched hard till 4 PM not stopping for dinner & camped for the night 9 miles from Farmville roads muddy hard marching
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Wedensday April 12th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Started at 7 AM marched about 5 miles beyond Farmville & camped for the night
Thursday 13th
Rained hard most all night & fornoon pleasent afternoon Pulled out at 10 AM & marched about 3 miles beyond Burkeville & went into camp roads very bad got mail & drawed 4 days rations
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Friday April 14th 1865
Pleasent day
Fixed up camp & lay quite all day
Saturday 15th
Rained most all night & fornoon cleared up afternoon Stayed in camp all day 15 men on pickett
Sunday 16th
Pleasent day warm
Stayed in camp all day. heard that Lincoln was killed
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Monday April 17th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Lay in camp no duty
Teusday 18th
Pleasent day warm
Lay in camp no duty
Wedensday 19th
Pleasent day warm
Attended Services at Brigade Headquarters on the occasion of the Presidents death
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Thursday April 20th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Lay in camp no duty
Friday 21d
Pleasent day warm
Lay in camp no duty
Pickets from our Company
Saturday 22d
Pleasent day warm
Lay in camp no duty Drawed clothing
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Sunday April 23d 1865
Pleasent day cool wind
Called up at 3 AM got breackfast Packed up & got ready to move left camp at 6 went to Burkesville our Regt gaurding the wagon train started towards Danville at 9 got along slow fornoon marched hard afternoon got into camp at 9 PM tired come over 20 miles
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Monday April 24th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Called up before daylight pulled out at 6 AM marched hard camped for the night at 6 PM near the Staunton River
Teusday 25th
Pleasent day warm
Pulled out at 6 AM crossed the river on pontoons marched pretty long crossed Bonnwater River & camped for the night near Halifax CH at 3 PM
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Wedensday April 26th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Started at 7 AM marched pretty hard passed Brooklyn 2 miles & camped for the night at sundown
Thursday 27th
Pleasent day warm
Started at 6.30 AM marched hard crossed the river & marched through Danville at 3 PM went about a mile beyond & camped in the woods Sent out on Picket at dark
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Friday April 28th 1865
Pleasent day warm
On picket all day & night moved the line 3 times moved camp
Saturday 29th
Pleasent fornoon Rained PM
Releived off picket in the fornoon
Sunday 30th
Pleasent day warm
Inspection & muster
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Monday May 1d 1865
Pleasent day warm
Lay round camp
Teusday 2d
Pleasent day
Ditto
Wedensday 3d
Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Thursday 4th
Pleasent day light shower
Lay round camp expecting to move
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Friday May 5th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Lay round camp
Saturday 6th
Pleasent day warm
Packed up & left camp at 6 oclock AM took the cars at Danville at 9 left there at 1 PM got to Clover Station at 6 went into camp Headquarters of 9th here one Company at each station along the road
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Sunday May 7th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Lay round camp
On no duty
Monday 8th
Pleasent day warm
Cleaned up round camp on gaurd at night
Teusday 9th
Rained in the morning
Pleasent day
On gaurd all day Captain with 30 men went out after some Rebs
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Wedensday May 10th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Lay round camp on no duty Captain got back in the evening
Thursday 11th
Pleasent day warm
Rained at night
Lay round camp on no duty the rest of the men come in early this morning Company L left here
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Friday May 12th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Lay round camp all day on gaurd at night
Saturday 13th
Pleasent day warm
On gaurd all day releived at night Genl Wright passed here
Sunday 14th
Pleasent day warm
On no duty
Lay round camp
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Monday May 15th 1865
Pleasent day warm
On patroal helped load pontoons on to the cars. Orders to take in the Safe Gaurds & be ready to move
Teusday 16th
Pleasent day hot
on no duty all day
On gaurd at night Genl Ricketts & 1st Brigade 3d Divn passed here today
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Wedensday May 17th 1865
Pleasent day warm
On gaurd all day releived at night Genl Wright & Headquarters gaurd passed here at night
Thursday 18th
Pleasent day hot
On no duty lay round in camp
Friday 19th
Pleasent day hot
On Patroal morning Second Divn going first today
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Saturday May 20th 1865
Pleasent day warm
On Patrol morning
On gaurd at night
Sunday 21d
Pleasent day hot
thunder shower at night
On gaurd all day Releived at night
Monday 22d
Pleasent day hot
Packed up & got ready to move at 7 AM layed round all fornoon got on the cars & started at 5 PM
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Teusday May 23d 1865
Pleasent day warm
got to Manchester by sunrise got off the cars & went out about 2 miles & camped went to Richmond afternoon went to see Libby Prison Costel thunder Capitol Davis house & Govenors house
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Wedensday May 24th 1865
Pleasent day warm
Got up at daylight got ready & left camp at 5 AM went to the City stacked arms & stopped in in the streets 2 hours reviewed by Genls Halleck & Ord 26th Corps turned out to recieve us
marched all day went into camp near Hanover CH at 5½ PM
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Thursday May 25th 1865
Very hot day Rained night
Moved out at 6 & ½ AM Marched pretty hard went into camp at Chesterfield Station at 4 PM
Friday 26th
Rained hard all day
moved out at 9 AM marched through mud & water till 1 PM & went into camp near Bulls b[?]
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Saturday May 27th 1865
Rained in the fornoon cleared off afternoon lay still all day
Sunday 28th
Pleasent day
Lay in camp all day
Monday 29th
Pleasent day warm
Pulled out at 5 AM marched pretty hard till 1 PM & went into camp near Fredricksburg crossed the Po River on pontoons today
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Teusday May 30th 1865
Pulled out at 5 & ½ AM
Marched through the City crossed the river on pontoons camped for the night at 4 PM by Acquia Creek hot day
Wedensday 31d
hot day
Pulled out at 5 AM marched pretty hard went into camp before 1 PM
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Thursday June 1d 1865
Hot day
Pulled out at 4½ AM Crossed Octqueon River at Wolf run Shoals went into camp near Fairfax CH at 1 PM Saw TL Kingdon & J Dunn
Friday 2d
Hot day
Pulled out at 5½ AM marched slow went into camp at 2 PM near Baleys Cross Roads
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Saturday June 3d 1865
Hot day
Fixed up our camp
Sunday 4th
Hot day
Lay round in camp Company Inspection
Monday 5th
Hot day
Lay round in camp
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Teusday June 6th 1865
Pleasent day Cloudy
Lay round in camp Brigade Dress parade got our clothing that was stored in Washington
Wedensday 7th
Hot day
Went to the Express Office & sent home a bundel of clothes Brigade Dress parade
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Thursday June 8th 1865
Hot fornoon Rained afternoon
Corps Reviewed in Washington I did not go on gaurd in camp
Friday 9th
Hot day
doing nothing lay round in camp
Saturday 10th
Rained some
Lay round doing nothing
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Sunday June 11th 1865
Hot day
Lay round doing nothing
Monday 12th
Hot day
Ditto Ditto
Teusday 13th
Warm day rained afternoon
Lay round camp
Wedensday 14th
Cloudy day Rained a little
doing nothing
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Thursday 15th 1865
Cloudy & dull
Packed up & left camp about 9 AM went to Washington marched up 7th St to Mount Pleasent then took across to Fort Sumner got there about 6 PM
Friday 16th
Warm day
Cleaned out the barricks Dress Parade afternoon
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Saturday 17th June
Hot day
Company Drill
fornoon part of the Regt left here
Sunday 18th
Hot day
Company Inspection & Dress Parade
Monday 19th
very hot
Brigade Inspection & Dress Parade
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Teusday 20th June 1865
Hot rained afternoon
Company Drill fornoon
Wedensday 21d
Hot day
Artillery Drill fornoon
Artillery Inspection afternoon
Thursday 22d
hot day
Went to Fort Henry fornoon Artillery Drill afternoon
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Friday June 23d 1865
Hot day
On gaurd excused doing nothing Company at work on the Fort
Saturday 24th
very hot
On no duty 36 men working on the Fort dress parade
Sunday 25th
very hot
Company Inspection & Dress Parade
DATABASE CONTENT
| (15270) | DL0924 | Diaries | 1865 |
Tags: Camp/Lodging, Drilling, Fighting, George G. Meade, Guard/Sentry Duty, Guns, Marching, Picket Duty, Prisoners of War, Rivers, Weather, Work
People - Records: 1
- (5296) [writer] ~ McIntosh, Angus ~ McIntosh, August
SOURCES
Angus McIntosh Diary, 1865, DL0924, Nau Collection
