Whiting M. Wetherell Diary, 1865

[loose note: 200 guns fired in honor of the surrender of Lee

April 22, '65.]

Sunday, January 1,1865.

Clear & cold all day. Wind in So West. broke camp at 10 AM & marched to within one mile of Waynesboro. the road was very good being a graveled pike leading from Columbia to Clifton on the Tenn River. halted once & got 2/3 rations for men, passed a smelting furnace, plenty of iron ore in the hills. marched near 14 miles today. I made out Monthly Report for Dec. before starting same. Companies mustered in the morning. Co H did not for I had no time to make them.

Monday, January 2, 1865.

Clear and very pleasant all day. Wind in So West. broke camp at 9 AM & marched to Tenn River a distance of 16 miles. passed Waynesboro soon after starting a hamlet of 15 houses. Country very poor & hilly most of way. got better as we moved the river. Clifton is the name of the town where we came to the river. found 7 transports & 3 gun boats at landing. distance marched from Nashville 120 miles.

Tuesday, January 3, 1865.

Cloudy & quite warm with some rain. Wind in So West. Remained in camp all day wind changed to No West & the air got cooler towards evening. 3^rd Division & part of 2^nd left for Eastport, up the river on transports. towards evening I wrote a letter to Anna got the chance of sending it, also sent one to Doc. Mustered Co for Nov & Dec in PM by Maj Dill.

Wednesday, January 4, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day but cool. Wind in No West bal of 2^nd Div moved & one 1^st Brig also our tent caught fire & burnt down in morning from the stove pipe. finished pay rolls & got orders to move immediately. 2^nd Brig went up & the 12^th Ia 97^th Minn of our Brig also went without a horse, wagon or ambulance 2^nd Div had a little fight report is our Div are all coming back. we did not move all night

Thursday, January 5, 1865.

Cool all day, wind in So East. made out clothing receipt rolls for Dec & Jan & had men sign them. warm in PM with rain all PM & night nothing new transpiring no news from above or below

Friday, January 6, 1865.

Rainy in AM, wind chgd to So West in AM very windy all day. wrote to Grove and Amy, walked down to river in evening.

Saturday, January 7, 1865.

Clear & cold all day, wind in South West. Traded watches with A. Sibley he to give me 10.00 & make out all my reports for 4^th Qr/64. Cap M^cKelroy left for position in Pioneer Corps. I was detailed for picket & went on duty at 2.30 PM with 2 Sgts 4 Corps & 20 men. nothing unusual transpired this day or night. several boats came down from up the river in night.

Sunday, January 8, 1865.

Clear but cool in AM very pleasant all day quite frosty in early morning got marching orders & left on steamer Izetta at 11 PM 35^th Ia 33^rd Mo Div Pioneer Corps & Brig Hd Qrs all on this boat, no teams taken. moved up very slowly. the whole fleet moved up together 2 boats being lashed together, and the gun boats took the lead of which 7 accompany us the rain came down copiously in after part of night.

Monday, January 9, 1865.

Cool & stormy all day, wind in So West with rain. passed Pittsburg Landing at 4 PM I wrote to John & Em Snyder. we travelled all day & got to Eastport late in night. Rained all day & night. Shaw gave me 10.00 to apply on mess a/c Guerillas fired into some of our boats but did no damage, our boys easily driving them off.

Tuesday, January 10, 1865.

Rainy & cold all day. Wind in No West in PM got off boat at 8 AM & moved back on the hills in the timber & went into camp near 12^th Iowa got tent & mess chest before night & fixed up. Lt Evans came to board in our mess until QM comes. 178 N.Y. Inf Brass Band played for us at Div Hd Qrs in evening music sounded very fine. Lt Koehler & Rob Beard left for Nashville to bring up our convalescents & tents &c.

Wednesday, January 11, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant but cool all day. Wind in No West. built table to write on chopped tree for wood wrote to Em Snyder, no change in military matters boats left for more troops down the river, wrote to Mrs Margaret Snyder.

Thursday, January 12, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day, but cool in morning & at night & frosty. Wind in So East. Went down to landing to 2^nd Div Commissary & bot 16# beans for mess. River rising very fast but few boats at landing Fleet expected up every hour 3 Officers & 459 men detailed this day for picket & fatigue. wrote to Em S. Snyder

Friday, January 13, 1865.

Cloudy & cool all day. Wind in So West. wrote to Anna & sent the letter at 12M. also one to Mrs Margaret Snyder & Em S Snyder. Cap M^cKelroy over to visit me from the Pioneer Corps.

Saturday, January 14, 1865.

Clear & cool all day I went on fatigue cut~~ting~~ logs for fort. worked all day. Fleet came up from below bringing our trains &c in evening bro't no news at all got fort mostly finished before night. had 25 men out same from 33^rd Mo. 12^th Ia & 7^th Minn

Sunday, January 15, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. Wind in So West got an axe from Brig QM & borrowed one from Major & went into timber & cut timber for cabin & got team to haul them in. Convalescents came from Nashville, and are at landing. Evans got his last meal in our mess at supper

Monday, January 16, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day wind in No West worked all day at my cabin. got it raised & my tent on it. large mail came. I got 11 letters. I wrote one to Anna & one to Thom Andre in evening. Godfrey Tipton Fergusson David Cox & H Weaver came from Nashville. 23^rd Corps going to Virginia on fleet as fast as they can

Tuesday, January 17, 1865.

Clear & quite pleasant but rather cool in AM. finished my cabin & moved in & made bunk and put up my stove. Lt Parker came into my mess. I wrote to J. Owens in evening sending him a/c of clothing draw since enlistment & also re-directed some letters to W^m Robinson & J Briggs.

Wednesday, January 18, 1865.

Clear & warm all day wind in So West. Inspection by Brigade Inspector at 2 PM. Clothing draw in evening by QM & issued to companies. 2 Brigades of 3^rd Division passed our camp on way for forge or going to Iuka I could not learn which. our new Ass't Surgeon Smith came to Regt to stay. I made out papers for Alger who is in Co K 20^th Ret V.R.C. Point Lookout Maryland

Thursday, January 19, 1865.

Cloudy & looked like rain in AM with wind in So East. Same changed to No West in PM & air got colder. Issued what clothing had on hand. made out papers & wrote to Anna and to Miles. Salute of 17 guns fired from gun boat. We supposed in honor of Admiral Frick who commands Squadron. 178 N.Y. Band played in evening

Friday, January 20, 1865.

Cool & cloudy all day. Wind changed to So East in PM & looked more like rain. I went to Commissary & got pork & coffee & tack & paper Fleet of 24 boats came in from Nashville. Gruwell & Shattuck came. learned Spencer was gone to Cairo with Whicher. Soper moved mess tent & fixtures near my tent. attended meeting to get up resolution relative to Col Hills death, at Surgeons tent. are to meet again tomorrow evening. Wrote to Anna & Alberts wife. I got two letters from Anna in PM

Saturday, January 21, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy most of day. Wind strong in So East. Fitted out Cox & Shattuck with new guns & arranged papers in Co D est. in PM We had Dress Parade in evening. held meeting & passed Resolutions again concerning Col Hill & arranged to meet again on Monday evening to draft Resolutions &c. relative to Capt Gus C Burmeisters death

Sunday, January 22, 1865.

Cold & raw all day. detailed to take charge of 65 men & report to Capt Reyer on steamer New York at 8 AM for fatigue in unloading boat of oats & corn in sacks worked until 2 PM. Capt of boat invited me in to dinner. I got a fine dinner & also bot 30# flour of the steward for my mess. Came to camp by 3 PM. Rained most of night then turned to snow & got very cold. Strong wind in No West.

Monday, January 23, 1865.

Cold & windy all day. Wind in So West. did not go out much only to chop wood. My stove smoked badly & I fixed it in PM so it did better. wrote to Anna in evening and also sent her a Nashville paper with an account of the battle in it, written by the 12^th Iowa Chaplain.

Tuesday, January 24, 1865.

Very cold & windy all day Wind in No West. Fleet came up, brot Spencer & Whicker, also R Baird & many conscripts for different Regiments 12^th Iowa got 50. New colors arrived got several battles inscribed on them.

Wednesday, January 25, 1865.

Cold but clear & warmer than yesterday, wind in No West. made wide bunk for Spencer & I in AM Spencer went on picket at 8½ AM

Thursday, January 26, 1865.

Very cold all day, but clear. Strong wind from No West. This has been by far the coldest day we have had this winter. Ice formed all day. Worked at stove which smoked badly all of AM. went to Commissary in PM. got nothing but corn meal & pork out of all eatables our new draw only ¼ ration of raw corn & meat with some coffee. orders read on Dress Parade stating that Dept's of Cumberland & Tenn were merged into one under Gen Thomas.

Friday, January 27, 1865.

Cold & windy all day but not so cold as yesterday. Built place for stove outside of cabin & then cut hole there to let heat in. got mail in PM. I got a letter from Lt Edgington 24 [?] Co B he wrote about John Parker. I answered the letter in the evening and also wrote to Anna

Saturday, January 28, 1865.

Very cold all day with wind in No West. did not do very much all day went to Landing for Commissions & back in AM went to Div Hd Qrs in PM & bot 50# flour & took it to Pioneer Bakery & am to get bread for it pound for pound

Sunday, January 29, 1865.

Clear & quite cold all day. Wind in No West. more pleasant in PM. heard that boat had blown up at Johnsonville and killed most of the persons on board. We fear Whicher & Lowry are on board & were among the killed we are watching for information. Saw 2 drunken Officers today

Monday, January 30, 1865.

Cool & very clear all day, with wind in No West. worked all day at 3^rd & 4^th Quarter/64 Ordnance Returns of Spencer. Gen Thomas passed us usual time. A fleet of boats came up in sight among the boats were the Mepham & Hope two of the best boats on the Miss River

Tuesday, January 31, 1865.

Quite warm all day wind in No East. a Brigade from 3^rd Division passed us in AM going out towards Corinth. John & Thompson came from Memphis & many others sent back to Reg't by order Gen Dana who is sending all men to this Reg't. He looks very well, and says he feels well. got some mail in PM. I got one letter from home. Soper (our cook) building a cook house got the frame up this day

Wednesday, February 1, 1865.

Cloudy & warm with wind in No East. a little rain fell in AM. got timber for another cabin in AM had Brigade Dress Parade

Thursday, February 2, 1865.

Clear & warm all day Wind in So East. worked all day at cabin got two wagon covers for our cook for his tent and so got his tent for our cabin. Sgt Ferguson privates Hill & Flood came from absent sick got 2 recruits from Davenport Clark and Colwell.

Friday, February 3, 1865.

Rainy & windy all day wind in So East. worked all day at Ordnance papers finished 4^th Qr of 1864 & 1^st Qr 1865 or parts of it for which I am responsible. Henry Weaver left on Hospt boat sick. I wrote a letter to Doc

Saturday, February 4, 1865.

Rainy in AM got cooler & stopped raining in PM Wind changed from No E to No West. got orders to get ready to take boats tomorrow morning

John got detailed as clerk at Brigade Hd Qrs & reported in PM

Sunday, February 5, 1865.

Cloudy & cold all day Wind in No West. worked all day at QM returns. got them finished & marked them got a letter from Anna in evening. had Company Inspection in AM turned over all our tents in PM. Lowry came from Cairo. he was on boat Eclipse with Whicher when it blew up. both escaped unhurt.

Monday, February 6, 1865.

Cold & raw all day. Wind in No West. got a new pair drawers of Robt Beard am to pay him 3.00 when I get my pay. left camp & moved to landing at 9 AM. waited until nearly dark and then got on boat Magenta a large side wheel boat. Spencer & I got state room No 26. In accordance with an order from Chief QM Canbert the officers do not pay their board on boat

Tuesday, February 7, 1865.

Very pleasant part of day, but cool wind in No West. Started at 6 AM passed S[?] Pittsburg Landing Johnsonville &c this day

Wednesday, February 8, 1865.

Cold & stormy all day wind in No West. Snowed some this day, arrived at Cairo at 6 AM got off & went up town. men from the Corps committed all kinds of depredation

Thursday, February 9, 1865.

Cold & clear all day did not get off this day borrowed $50.00 of Jno M^cCormick to pay when I get my pay. remained all night at landing.

Friday, February 10, 1865.

Clear & cold all day left Cairo at day light payed Spencer $10.00 & Shaw 5.00 on a/c. bo't valise $16 before I left Cairo. Got letter from Anna & Em I wrote to E Latham about land &c. paid E Kamseling $2.00 on the o coat I bo't of him did not send the letter to Latham.

Saturday, February 11, 1865.

Clear & warm all day. got to Memphis at 2 AM went up town in PM wrote to Anna & Amy. Boat dropped down to coal yard in PM unloaded mules. came back to landing & I went up town with other officers of Regt. Saw Col Keeler who is going along with us. I got a hat. John bo't a trunk. beautiful & warm weather

Sunday, February 12, 1865.

Clear & dry pleasant all day. left Memphis at 8 AM had religious service in cabin at 10½ AM. Chaplain of 12^th Iowa preached serm. Drew clothing for men & distributed it. I took a bath in PM & changed my clothes, passed Helena at 5 PM did not stop. no boats of the fleet in sight but two. We run so fast we lost sight of the others early in the day

Monday, February 13, 1865.

Cloudy & cool all day looked like rain. Wind for last three days in No West. passed Lake Providence in AM got to Vicksburg at

Tuesday, February 14, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy in AM sun shone in PM. men moved off the boat & it was thoroughly cleaned by boat hands held meeting of officers & decided to go with 3 messes 1 for field & staff & 2 for the com officers. Smith came down from the north on boat in night

Wednesday, February 15, 1865.

Clear & beautiful, wind in No West. moved off the boat & moved out 4 miles into camp. Smith came down from St Louis a small mail reached us. I got no letter. I remained at landing in charge of 20 men to guard stuff & help load it. walked to town with Whicher & got supper. erected tent & wrote to Anna & sent for Harpers for Feb.

Thursday, February 16, 1865.

Clear & quite warm all day Loaded teams & went out to camp leaving 12 men & 1 Sgt to finish & come to camp tomorrow. got two letters from Anna one from T Andre & one from F. E. Easton.

Friday, February 17, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. Co Drill from 8 to 9½ AM & from 2½ to 4 PM wrote Anna letter one to F. E. Easton & one to J K Snyder nothing new from our movements

Saturday, February 18, 1865.

Clear & very warm all day. Wind in So West. Did not drill to day. men ordered to wash all extra clothing & to pack & send all extra baggage to town & to be ready to move. had Dress Parade in evening. John paid me a short visit, got orders in night to be ready to move at 8 AM tomorrow morning

Sunday, February 19, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day, wind in So West. Marched into town at 8 AM & got on board the Magenta in PM. I wrote to Anna and sent the letter to town by one of Co "C" men.

Monday, February 20, 1865.

Clear & warm but windy all day. Wind in So West. left Vicksburg at daylight passed Grand Gulf at 10 AM. Gen Taylors plantation at noon Natchez at 3 PM mouth of Red River at 7 PM stopped running at 1 AM at Morganzia

Tuesday, February 21, 1865.

Cloudy & windy passed Baton Rouge at 7 AM got to N Orleans at 3 PM had a very bad time in landing. stopped on west side of river

Wednesday, February 22, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy all day Wind in So West. moved down river east to battle ground where battle was fought by the British & A Jackson. disembarked & went into camp. maj orange grove around camp & plenty of fruit went to city on street cars in PM went to varieties theatre in evening heard play of London assurances went to a boarding house & got a bed

Thursday, February 23, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy all day Wind in So West. wrote to Anna in PM came to camp in morning. found it all under water from so much rain. Spencer & Stewart remained up town.

Friday, February 24, 1865.

Cloudy & very rainy all day. Wind in So East Remained all day in camp Cloudy & muddy where camp ground under water. got quite a large mail. I got 3 letters 2 from Anna and 1 from Miles. Slept in Sutlers tent. tremendous rain thunder & wind storm came up in night blew our tent down and we got covered with mud & wet through.

Saturday, February 25, 1865.

Cloudy most of day wind in So West. Cleared off in PM & got warm & dry pleasant went to town. travelled nearly all over city on street cars for 5 cts. went to theatre with Cap Corn Lt Knight & G [?]

Sunday, February 26, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day went to camp at 9 AM found it was moved to near street cars & nearer the levee. got two letters from Anna. all well at home. rec^d detail as Acting Asst Inspector Gen'l 3^rd Brig 1^st Div 16 AC & will report tomorrow. turned over Ordnance & QM property of Co K to Lt Knight. built bunk in Cap Corns tent Spencer went to town. got some money in draft in Davenport

Monday, February 27, 1865.

Cloudy & raining all day. Reported at Brig Hd Qrs & went to work. got the news of the fall of Charleston & Columbia S.C. to Gen Sherman Rec^d letter from Anna containing 5.00

Tuesday, February 28, 1865.

Clear & cool all day. Festival Day at N. Orleans all the people around in masks & funny dresses. several balls in the evening I did not go. had to make out Descriptive Returns all day for Brigade. Cloudy at night & rainy. Received a letter from Anna containing 50¢ in postage stamps

Wednesday, March 1, 1865.

Cloudy & dull all day. First Brigade left on Gov transport for Ft Gaines Mobile Bay. we are ordered to be ready to move at any time.

Thursday, March 2, 1865.

Rather cloudy but quite warm all day. Wind in South went up town & to Pay Masters in PM got my a/c in & left my order for detail & one to get my pay tomorrow morning. went all over town afterwards with Hoover. went to camp at dark

Friday, March 3, 1865.

Cloudy & damp AM. Went to city & to Pay Master & got check pay to Feb 28^th 422.25. then went to Nations Bank & got it cashed at 1½ pr ct disct at 415. 92

Pd Sloan $23 bal due to date

" Whicher 38.85 due to date

Cap Corn 10.00 due to date

Soper 5.00 "

John 15.00 due to date

Spencer 50.00 on a/c

M^cCormick 50.00 due to date

Kamseling 5.00 on a/c

Saturday, March 4, 1865.

Clear & cooler than yesterday, wind in East. Remained in town last night grand procession of firemen & speeches in AM in honor of the inauguration of Lincoln who commands a new term of 4 years as president of U.S. Got orders to move 33^rd Mo & 35^th Iowa on transports with 5 days rations to Dauphin Island Ala immediately. got 1 doz photographs taken at Lianthals Gallery with M^cKelroy Spencer & Shaw am to get them Monday. Rec^d letter from Anna.

Sunday, March 5, 1865.

Cloudy & cool all day Wind in No West. went to camp early on street cars, found orders to move. Moved at 9 AM with 12^th Iowa, 7^th Min & 35^th Iowa thru city & out Canal St on Shell Road to Hickok's Landing & on board the schooner for Dauphin Island in PM got on board the A. G. Brown left mouth of canal at 6 PM 200 miles from landing to Ft Gaines

Monday, March 6, 1865.

Clear & fine all day. Foggy last night so boat did not run very far. started again early got off the lake & into big Gulf at 11 AM. passed several oyster banks & boats fishing off Cat Island at 12M. Ship Island at 3 PM. saw very first sunset at sea a beautiful sight got in sight of Dauphin Island at 6 PM to cast anchor for the night. Clouded over in the night & looked like rain

Tuesday, March 7, 1865.

Cloudy & cool, wind in So East. Got fast on a sand bar & could not get off for several hours got out of fresh water on board & men & animals suffered much for want of it. Sold my watch for $25.00 got clear at 12M made Ft Gaines & Morgan at 2 PM. Landed at Ft Gaines & marched down the beach two miles & went into camp on the sea shore Div Hd Qrs are near us Rained very hard in night

Wednesday, March 8, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant sort of day but windy. Waves rolled in high. I went along shore picking shells with Hoover saw several ships under sail & ocean steamers. took horse back ride with Hoover & Creitz in PM & then wrote to J Elton. 2^nd Brig of 2^nd Division came in towards evening & camped near us. the 27^th & 32^nd Iowa are in this Brig. I saw Eisenbart who is Brig Q.M. M^cKelroy came in with Div Pioneer Corps. I did not see him

Thursday, March 9, 1865.

Cloudy & windy all day & very damp. Wind in So West all day. Got a letter from Anna & Amy. wrote to Amy & Anna in PM. severe rain & wind storm in night

Friday, March 10, 1865.

Clear & quite cold all day. Wind in No West Made out Inspection Reports for Mch 10^th for 3 Brig bo't an [?] watch for 27.50 in place of the detached [?] I sold on the boat. went to bed early. no news to day of army movements.

Saturday, March 11, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. Wind in No West Wrote to Doc. Rode out with Hoover & Creitz to Ft Gaines & around the Island to camp. very heavy firing all day in direction of Mobile. suppose it to be an engagement between some of our Monitors & the Rebel batteries above Dog River. Heard Mr Ingalls speak in evening he is state Ag't for Iowa in the Orphan Institute for Soldiers Children. Bot a service shirt of Spencer for 6.00

Sunday, March 12, 1865.

Clear & cool wind in No East. Inspection by Brigade of the 1^st Div by Gen Osterhaus 1^st Brig at 8 AM 2^nd Brig at 10 AM & 3^rd Brig at 2 PM got a large mail in AM I did not get a letter wrote to A. S. Terry in evening meeting in Chapel Tent large attendance 8 or 10 came forward for prayers

Monday, March 13, 1865.

Cloudy but some warmer than yesterday. Wind in So East. Heavy cannonading heard up the bay, apparently on the east shore. I went to the landing got a paper of the 11^th from N.O. Gen Smith & staff just arrived on ocean steamer. wrote to Anna in PM commcd running in evening & continued all night with high wind from So East

Tuesday, March 14, 1865.

Rainy all day with strong wind in So East. Received mail from N.O. I got two letters from Anna then Spencer & M^cKelroy got their photographs from N.O. mine did not come. I wrote to John in AM

Wednesday, March 15, 1865.

Clear & warm in AM. Heavy thunder storm in evening wind in South. relieved from duty as Asst Q.M. & detailed immediately as A.D.C. made out papers & got my Monthly C.C. & G.C. made out & forwarded to Washington. Hoover & I walked up the beach & gathered shells. one man killed by lightning on other side of Island & one man killed out of 33^rd Wis while oystering by a man in 30^th Mo. who missed the target he was shooting at. the ball entering this man & killing him instantly. rained very hard all night

Thursday, March 16, 1865.

Clear & cool. Wind in No West. received a letter from Doc. Hoover started for N.O. at 10 AM on the "Gen Banks" very pleasant all day but cool.

Friday, March 17, 1865.

Clear & beautiful all day wind in So East. 13^th AC moving on boats today. we will leave tomorrow or next day. got letter from Anna & one from Albert. Rode up to fort in PM

Saturday, March 18, 1865.

Clear & warm all day got a letter from Albert answered it. wrote one to him, one to Anna & one to J. K. Snyder. Hoover came from N.O. & bro't my pictures.

Sunday, March 19, 1865.

Clear & quite warm all day, wind in South. got ready to move & left camp at 11 AM got on board gun boat No 48 at dark remained on board all night. 12^th Ia & 5 Co^s of 35^th Iowa on board our boat & 5 on another boat with the 7^th Minn. the 33^rd Mo went back to camp. All our horses were sent back. Gun Boat was named Rudolf

Monday, March 20, 1865.

Cloudy but pleasant. did not move until 9 AM. paid W^m P Bates $2.00 until he gets his pay. Moved up the bay and into Weeks Bay & Fish River a very crooked stream & up it near 10 miles & landed & moved out 1½ miles & into camp in the pine timber. landed to Donellys Mill 10 miles across to the bay. Very heavy rain all night from thunder showers, passed large turpentine works & large tracts of pine timber was seen from which the resin had been taken. Wrote to Z. Brown, gave our cook 5.00 on mess a/c

Tuesday, March 21, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy all day wind in So West. Sun came out hot in PM. wrote to Ann Fitch and to my wife No 87. 2^nd Brig came in PM & also our Brig with our horses. Saw Gen Canby & Gen Smith Comstock & M^cArthur who passed round the lines towards evening. got cooler in night with wind in No West.

Wednesday, March 22, 1865.

Cool & clear in AM wind in No West. 13^th AC crossed on the pontoon bridge from Navy Cove and passed on in front of our 2^nd Div. Heavy firing heard from vicinity of village landing on the bay. Rebels attacked our pickets at 9 AM 1^st 2^nd & 3^rd Brigade immediately got into line to advance to the picket line & entrenched. marched back after noon & set out detachment to finish the works. caught nine prisoners & one deserter who acts as pilot, showing us the road. saw Genls Case, Howard, Benton, Canby, Osterhaus, Smith, Andrews, Comstock & others

Thursday, March 23, 1865.

Clear & warm all day wind in So. Heavy skirmishing in front of 2^nd Brig our forces ambushed the Rebs & killed 3 of them & wounded several without loss of a man. I had chge of line of earth works for 3^rd Brig. got them nearly finished by night. Our valises came from Dauphin Island.

Friday, March 24, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day Wind in So East. got mail in AM I got one letter. 2 Divs of 13^th Corps crossed the creek & went in front of our camp & bivouacked for the night. we got orders in evening to be ready to move at 4 AM. 7^th Brass Band played in front of our guns in the evening. all our wagons came up from the

Saturday, March 25, 1865.

Clear & cool in AM Wind in No West. moved at 8 AM 2^nd Brig first, then 3^rd Brig & then 1^st Brig with batteries [?] skirmishing in front all day. we drove the enemy. Col Marshall was shot thro the neck by a Rebel concealed in the timber on our left. has a bad wound but will be able to keep with the Brig. the ball shot hit him passed close to my head. went into camp at 3 PM fortified marched about 9 miles

Sunday, March 26, 1865.

Clear & cool. Wind in W. moved at 7 AM 2^nd Div in lead. 3^rd Div next & 1^st Div guarding Corps train saw Gen Carr in AM. moved up about 9 miles & directly opposite Spanish Fort 4 miles distant. Then got into line facing it with 2^nd & 3^rd Division one Div of 13^th Corps marched in our rear this day. & two marched on a road to our left & leading to Spanish Fort. All quiet from there

Monday, March 27, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy most of day Wind in No East. marched at 6 AM by flank until within a mile of the Fort. then advanced in line of battle, driving the enemy into their works & then entrenched there. 3^rd Div on the right, 2^nd Brig of 1^st Div next, 3^rd Brig next, & 13^th Corps from them to lower side of fort. This appears to be a very strong work of 3 forts & separate about 30 rods from each other & connected by strong earth works. got batteries in good position in night & then we threw up heavy entrenchments. Casualties in Brig 12 wounded 2 mortally. 5 from 35^th Iowa.

Tuesday, March 28, 1865.

Clear & cool all day. Wind in No West. wrote to Anna in PM No 89. Rebels shelled us all day & we replied about 20 wounded in Div one of Co E 35^th Ia killed our gun boats got so they could throw shells into the fort. Hoover & Clark went to landing saw plenty of boats could see Mobile many boats lying at its wharf Rebels threw up two rockets just at dark. sent most of our teams to landing after forage & rations.

Wednesday, March 29, 1865.

Cloudy & looked like rain in AM. Rained most of day & night. sent out heavy details for fatigue this day & night I was out this day to village landing 4 miles below where our boats come to shore saw two Monitors sunk by Rebel shells

Thursday, March 30, 1865.

Clear and cool all day. Wind in No West moved Brigade out of our place and into the 13^th Corps to take the place of troops going to guard trains going to Steele. got a better position than we had before. are in plain view of the fort & Brig. some 30" Parrots & 8 inch mortars got into position & got ready to open out tomorrow

Friday, March 31, 1865.

Clear & cool all day Wind in No West. wrote to Anna & took the letter with a large no. of others to the landing & left them with the clerk of the White Cloud No 2 which went to the Island in the PM Very heavy cannonading on both sides all day. 5 more 30 pound Parrots came up from the landing. also 6-20 pounds. got my hair cut on the boat Rebels burned a wharf boat to prevent its falling into our hands

Saturday, April 1, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day wind in No West. got a load of ammunition from Div Hd Qrs. Saw Cap Spencer & Doc Cobb who have just arrived by boat from Dauphin Island I wrote to Aunt Allyn. Very quiet all day & hardly no firing on either side until evening. Creitz & I went around the lines in PM had a fine view of Mobile.

Sunday, April 2, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. Wind in So East. got orders & went to Dauphin Island on "Iverville" at 12M got there at 3 PM a load of sick & wounded were on her going to N.O. found Brigades stuff all safe got it moved to wharf & got an order to go on board the "Col Cowles" which I did. we moved up to Navy Cove and remained all night

Monday, April 3, 1865.

Clear & quite warm. Wind in So East. lay at Navy Cove until 1 PM. Expressed while there $25.00 to Anna & paid 1.25 chgs on it. got to Village Landing at 5 PM & found Q.M. there with team got all the stuff loaded & got to camp at 6 PM. saw over 300 Rebel prisoners taken by Steele who has inverted Blakely. got orders to report back to our Division in night & have our pickets relieved by Gen Benton

Tuesday, April 4, 1865.

Cloudy all day with wind in So East. moved out of the line and into our old position in the line fronting the middle fort at 2 PM & got into the trenches after dark. all our guns opened out at 5 PM and continued firing until 7 PM when the mortars commenced & fired all night at intervals of 3 minutes. We got quite a large mail. I got two letters from Anna No 90 & 91. rained a little at times through day.

Wednesday, April 5, 1865.

rather cloudy & cooler than yesterday with wind in No East. finished report of operations of 3 Brig for 1864 and sent it to Anna with a letter. a detail of 12 men was made to go out on the bay, for some purpose, not much firing thro day & [?] much the same as yesterday. Pioneer Corps built several wooden mortars to throw 12" shells a short distance the men going on picket will take them & shoot shell over into the fort with them.

Thursday, April 6, 1865.

Clear & cool in AM with wind in So. East. heavy detail made to go to landing to bring up 100# gun. Wrote to Brig Gen N Boyer Ord Office Washington D.C. for a set & blanks for Extra Issues for 1^st Qr 1865. got a load of ammunition & took it to Col Bradley of 7^th Minn for distribution. 25 shotted guns fired from all our batteries & gun boats in honor of our victories on the Potomac & in N Carolina & of the capture of Selma by the Army of the Cumberland wrote to John in PM

Friday, April 7, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy all day with wind in West. made out ammt Report in AM & sent it up. heavy firing towards Blakely in AM. no special news this day. I was quite sick in night & was up several times. very heavy firing late in the night in direction of Blakely

Saturday, April 8, 1865.

Cloudy & cool all day with wind in No West. learned nothing from firing last night. Colling went to Landing & got papers and a Harpers Monthly for me. Heavy cannonading from 5 to 6 ½ PM just before dark. Geddes Brigade of 3^rd Div flanked & captured 268 of the enemy, cut their battle flag & then we all swept into the works & "Spanish Fort" was ours.

[note inserted]

Apr 8—Captured

'65 Spanish Fort

Sunday, April 9, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy part of day found we had captured over 40 pieces of ordnance in Spanish Fort. Moved at 9 AM towards Blakely. crossed Minette River & joined on the left of the 2^nd Div along Minette Bay fronting Blakely not 6 miles away. the 2^nd Div charged the enemy & captured Blakely with 3000 prisoners just at evening, here in all at the Fort & Blakely near 5000 prisoners.

Monday, April 10, 1865.

Cloudy in AM but clear in PM & hot wind in South. Heavy firing between our batteries below camp and the Rebel forts Tracy & Huger across Minette Bay on the sand bars. Our gun boats also took part in it. I got two letters from Anna & 1 from Emma. I had written one to Anna before I received hers. Wrote to Em in PM & battery is being placed in front of us on the Bay of 30# Parrots to take the sand forts. will be finished in the morning.

Tuesday, April 11, 1865.

Cloudy & damp wind in South, cleared off very hot in PM. We moved our camp on account of the shells the Rebs threw at us from Forts Huger & Tracy. Heavy cannonading all day between here & Spanish Fort & other batteries. Cap Clark & I went to Village landing in PM Negro came across from Mobile & reported to Rebs leaving it & burning all the cotton in it. Heavy smoke can be seen rising from it, which makes it appear true. 13^th Corps moved up to prepare to cross the Tensas River

Wednesday, April 12, 1865.

Clear & hot all day with wind in So. 13^th Corps marched into Mobile about 1 PM & raised the flag. we got official news of the great battle in Virginia that we had part of Lees Army & many Generals prisoners, got marching orders in night.

[note inserted]

Apr. 12, '65.

Marched into Mobile—

Thursday, April 13, 1865.

Cloudy & raining most of day marched at 9 AM towards Blakely. Salute of 100 guns fired at Blakely in honor of our great victory over Lee marched 10 miles & went into camp near a fine creek in the pine timber at 3 PM moved along the line of the Tensas River & are about half way between Blakely & Stockton.

Friday, April 14, 1865.

Cloudy & looked very much like rain in early AM. Wind in So West. Sun came out very hot before noon. started on march at 9 AM & soon passed Halls Mill on a small stream of water. bad roads & did not get into camp until 8½ PM. all pine timber & no houses & very little water. Crossed the R-Road leading to Macon & kept on the road to Green Hill Marched about 12 miles

Saturday, April 15, 1865.

Hot & clear most of day wind in So East. Marched at 6½ AM. struck the Montgomery wagon road early & kept it all day. Country a little better than yesterday, passed several houses & orchard fields.

Marched about 16 miles & went into camp at 4 PM a heavy rain storm came up just as we were pitching our tents & wet us badly. Country covered with pine timber passed two old & vacant houses today. 3^rd Div in advance today

Sunday, April 16, 1865.

Clear & cool in AM. Marched at 6 AM passed over some better country than yesterday but still very poor. passed several houses. Captured three or four Rebs thro' day. heard that Steele was marching on a road parallel to ours about ten miles distant. Marched today 18 miles, wind in No East. our Div in advance today

Monday, April 17, 1865.

Clear & warm all day Wind in So East. Moved at [blank] AM our Div guarding the Corps train crossed Escambia creek about half mile from camp. 2^nd Div in advance today (Escambia River) 3^rd Div next & 1^st Div in rear. got into camp at 5½ PM having marched about 11 miles. no sign of the enemy yet. passed some very fine plantations today. & the country is a little better & more broken & there is some oak timber. passed several wheat fields where the grain was headed out & breast high

Tuesday, April 18, 1865.

Cloudy in AM wind in So East. Marched at 6½ AM crossed a creek soon after starting, passed through a fine country, well cultivated & fine farms. country more broken than yesterday. cleared off very hot about 10 AM marched 16 miles & went into camp at 4 PM saw a negro just from Montgomery. he left there on Friday last. reports our forces in possession of the town. we are now about 90 miles from there

[note inserted: Apr. 19—'65—

Word came to camp of the Amnesty Proclamation of the President, and of the disbanding of the Rebel Army.]

Wednesday, April 19, 1865.

Cloudy & misty in early AM marched at 6½ AM wind in So East. very hot in PM with shower of rain, marched 18 miles & went into camp near a creek at 5 PM about 23 miles to Greenville. a Q.M. came thro from Blakely & bro't the welcome news of the amnesty Proclamation of the President & of the disbanding of the Rebel Army. We all hope this may prove true. the country today has not been so good as yesterday not so many houses & more broken

Thursday, April 20, 1865.

Cloudy in AM wind in So East. marched at 9 AM in rear today guarding trains rec^d a mail. I got a letter from Miles & one from uncle Elton. rather cloudy all day a little cooler in night. Country very poor & rough, worst roads so far of the trip. Crossed a fine stream & camped on the banks at 6 PM. distance marched 10 miles. nothing new transpired during day.

Friday, April 21, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy all day Marched in the rain and mud all day. made over 18 miles & camped near Greenville. the country passed thro' was a little better than that passed through yesterday. camped in the timber off the road. We got an empty school house for our head quarters. got comfortably fixed before night. some of the Corps train did not get in on account of the mud

Saturday, April 22, 1865.

Cool & windy all day. Wind in No West. did not move all day made out Armament Report. 200 guns fired in honor of the surrender of Lee & Johnson. Got a paper printed in Greenville by our men. I wrote to Aunt Miner & to my wife & got the letter ready to send off the first chance I get.

Sunday, April 23, 1865.

Cool but clear & pleasant. Wind in So East. marched at 6 AM our Div in advance. marched through Greenville soon after starting. A small town with 3 churches & one hotel. the country passed thro today is better than yesterday. Marched 17 miles & went into camp in an open field on the left of the road near Gen Smiths Hd Qrs. At 4 PM.

Monday, April 24, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. Wind in No West. moved at 9 AM in rear guarding trains. Passed thro town of sand Ridge at 11 AM. Travelled slowly & made 10 miles & went into camp at 5 PM. a man (Bummer) shot by Rebs out 1½ miles foraging, about twenty five were seen

Tuesday, April 25, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. Wind in So East. marched at 5 AM. our Div in the centre. marched 22 miles passing thro Montgomery 4 miles & camping near the Alabama River at 4 PM near a mill which we took possession of to use in grinding corn for our Brigade. I find the city a beautiful place located on several hills & interspersed with trees the state house is a noble building of white or cream colored granite. we saw the smoke of our gun boats coming up the river towards evening.

Wednesday, April 26, 1865.

Clear & warm all day. Wind in So East. Returned to Regiment, there being nothing for me to do at Hd Qrs the Campaign being ended. Reported & then erected a tent with rubber blankets. Report came of the death of Lincoln & Seward by violence. Forrest with quite a force across the river he sent in 2 officers to Gen Smith in PM. no gun boats or transports in sight at evening men been without rations over one day. Brig mess owing me $9.50

[note inserted]

Report came of the death of Lincoln & Seward by violence

Apr. 26, '65.

(over)

Guns fired—etc—in memory of the death of Lincoln on Apr 15.

—May 1, 65—

Thursday, April 27, 1865.

Cloudy in AM looked like rain Wind in So East. moved camp in AM settled with Spencer by paying him 10.00 now owe him nothing Paid R Parsons 3.60 for a wollen blanket I got of him last winter, wrote to Anna

Friday, April 28, 1865.

Cloudy & raining in early AM but clear & hot in PM. Spencer, Shaw & I went to city & remained all day, visited in state house & looked all over the city & returned at 6 PM our boats expected every hour. had not arrived when we left. We got beautiful bouquets of roses at different houses & were well treated every where the stores were opened for trade this morning. Wind in So East all day

Saturday, April 29, 1865.

Cloudy & misty in AM wind in So West. 2^nd Iowa Battery & 3^rd Indiana Battery moved from our line & went towards town in AM. I was Officer of the Day for this day. Train of one engine & several cars left the city & went south on the Pensacola Road to try & open it through so we can get rations. men living on corn meal & meat Hot in PM with slight showers

Sunday, April 30, 1865.

Clear & hot all day. Wind in So East. Muster day. Mustered at 10 AM. Spencer out with forage detail until 4 PM. Then he Cap Stewart, Lt Washburn & myself went to the river & took a bath. mail went out at 5 PM. Boats came in in PM. were so late in coming on account of low water. I sent three letters to my wife one to Aunt Miner & one to Brother Grove

Monday, May 1, 1865.

Cool, clear & very pleasant all day Wind in No West. Paid Spencer to be cmd in mess $10.00 he went to the Commissary in PM. Guns fired every half hour all day & month June from 12 to 1 PM in memory of the death of Lincoln which occurred on the 15^th of April in Washington at the hands of Booth a tragedian. Steeles colored troops landed on opposite bank of river. We got over one Regiment of Conscripts today.

Tuesday, May 2, 1865.

Clear & beautiful all day, wind in So West. went to town with Spencer & Shaw, remained until 4 PM. saw boats of fleet, one left for Mobile while we were there. Gen Steele took command of North Alabama superseding Gen Smith.

Wednesday, May 3, 1865.

Cool all day & very pleasant wrote to Anna in AM & mailed the letter. quiet & mostly doing in camp all day. I did not leave camp all day. Loaned Ayres 2.00 dollars wrote to Anna (No 99) & mailed the letter

Thursday, May 4, 1865.

Clear & quite hot all day. Wind in So West. orders read to Brig from Gen Sherman of Apl 27^th [?] hostilities suspended. also the surrender of Johnstons Army, Gen Smith tells us that we all will be home by the 4^th of July. Spencer went to town in evening. heard there was eight millions of dollars here to pay us, which came up on a gun boat today hope the rumor will prove true.

Friday, May 5, 1865.

Cloudy & damp in AM & looked like rain wind in So East. Wind changed in PM to So West and the sun shone very hot getting to be very dry & dusty. I went to the river and took a bath in evening. Co C erected an apparatus for gymnastics & exercised on it in evening. they are most of them German Turners & good performers. No mail yet.

Saturday, May 6, 1865.

Cloudy most of day wind in So West. wrote to Anna in AM & sent the letter Boats reported 12 miles below the city fast upon sand bars. Gun boat came up and reported them & then went back. 1^st Brig had Brig Dress Parade in PM. Gen M^cArthur & Garrard reviewed their troops

Sunday, May 7, 1865.

Cloudy & not so hot as yesterday. Wind in So East. Regiment got very large mail by the fleet of boats that came in AM. I got nine letters. Six from Anna up to Apl 11^th one from Aunt Allyn to Apl 16 one from John & one from Ord Office in Washington. I wrote to Miles in AM & sent the letter. rained quite hard in night I got wet some. Genls Steele, Smith, McArthur, Garrard & Carr passed us in PM visiting different camps

We had Dress Parade at 9 PM

Monday, May 8, 1865.

Cloudy in AM with some rain. Wind in So West cleared off very hot in PM. Clothing for men came in PM at Brig Hd Qrs was not issued had Dress Parade at 5 PM got orders to be ready to move at a moments notice. We hear that we (1 Div) are going to Selma 2^nd & 3^rd Divs to remain here Steele goes to Texas & Smith resumes command of the forces in Alabama.

Tuesday, May 9, 1865.

Cool & pleasant most of day heavy rain in previous night. I got my boot repaired in PM Paid 25¢ for same Wrote to Anna (No 1) did not send the letter. got orders to march tomorrow morning at daylight. Cap Spencer got a tent from Cap Clark for our use until mustered out of the service

Wednesday, May 10, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant moved at 6 AM got large mail before starting & got 3 letters from Anna & one from Ann Fitch. Crossed the river on pontoon bridge & then went into temporary camp until 3 PM then marched onto the steamer Tarascon with 33^rd Mo & 2^nd Iowa. the 7^th Minn & 3^rd Ind battery got on board the Peerless, then at 6 PM we started for Selma distance 110 miles which we reached at daylight the next morning

Thursday, May 11, 1865.

Clear & hot most of day wind in So East. Got off boat at sunrise on the ~~opposite~~ same side as the city passed thro' city & into camp near by at 10 AM. heavy shower during remainder of day. we relieved 2 Brigades of the 1^st Div 13 AC who go to Mobile tonight. then we are to move into their quarters. Selma is a beautiful town built on a high bluff overlooking the Alabama River, has 5 churches & about 1200 inhabitants. Nelson destroyed nearly all the gardens &c. here.

Friday, May 12, 1865.

Clear & quite cool all day. I went on picket at 9.30 AM the steamer Coquette came up in AM from Mobile & the Grosbeck came from Montgomery. We moved camp before I left for picket. have rough houses built of boards in a very fine grove of timber near the city. several artesian wells near us. passed a very pleasant day on picket

Saturday, May 13, 1865.

Clear & warm all day wind in So West. returned from picket at 9½ AM got into camp & washed & fixed up tent this day. & wrote to Anna felt quite sick all day with bad diarrhea bot a quart of milk & drank it to see if it would help me

Sunday, May 14, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. Wind in So East two steamers came up before daylight from Mobile I attended Presbyterian Church at 10½ AM heard a very good sermon. Church is of brick & a fine edifice Gen M^cArthur came in in AM as did our 1^st & 2^nd Brigades who marched thro' town & camped near the R-Road just beyond the picket lines. We are told that one Brig goes to [?] & the other to Demopolis.

Monday, May 15, 1865.

Clear & cool in AM Wind in So East. very hot in PM. I went at 8 AM down town to see Brig guard mounting, then came back & worked about tent fixing things. one boat came in from Mobile at 5 AM bro't no mail another came in late at night from Montgomery. Spencer, Knight & I went out walking after supper & Dress Parade

Tuesday, May 16, 1865.

Hot and sultry all day, looked like rain in PM & night. Heard of the Capture of Jeff Davis official dispatch from Gen Wilson to Gen Smith & from Smith to M^cArthur to that effect that he was taken near the Florida line. Wind in So West most of day

Wednesday, May 17, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day, wind in So. Cap Shaw & I went all over town visited the ruins of Rebel foundry & arsenals in AM I wrote to Amy in PM. Thunder shower in PM wind quite hard but did not cool the air much.

Thursday, May 18, 1865.

Cloudy & showery in AM. went up town at 8 AM to see guard mounting Came back & wrote to Anna. Very heavy rain in PM and evening did not cool the air very much

Friday, May 19, 1865.

Clear and very hot all day. Wind in So West. up town in AM with Cap Sloan Called upon & was introduced to Mr Smith & Lady. passed a very pleasant forenoon. steamer Virginia came up from Mobile. bro't W^m Robinson of Co H and Whicher our sutler & many others. Cap Kennedy Div Inspector told me I will probably soon be Brig Inspector again my name had been put in.

Saturday, May 20, 1865.

Clear & very hot all day. Wind in So East all day. went up town twice during day & evening heard some fine music upon piano in evening. Boat came in from Montgomery in evening with near 1000 paroled prisoners. Whicher left for Mobile on it.

Sunday, May 21, 1865.

Clear & hot all day Wind in South all day. five boats came in from Mobile & passed on up to Montgomery. We got a small mail. I got two letters from Anna. No^s 4 & 6. I answd them in PM attended church in AM

Monday, May 22, 1865.

Cloudy in AM with heavy shower of rain from north. very hot in PM with wind in South. called in evening upon Mr Monks & family. passed very pleasant evening & heard some good music

Tuesday, May 23, 1865.

Clear & very hot all day. Went on picket at 8 AM nearly two miles from camp on eastern side of the city. walked to camp for dinner & supper. nothing of interest transpired. Mail came in in PM. I got one letter from Doc & one from Anna. Wind in South

Wednesday, May 24, 1865.

Clear & hot all day relieved from picket at 9½ AM went to camp & made out Ordnance Returns & mailed them in PM Wind in So East all day.

Thursday, May 25, 1865.

Cloudy & some cooler in AM wind in So West. Sent off Ord returns & a letter to Doc got notice that I was detailed as A.A.I. Genl of 2^nd Brig to report at Demopolis. very hot in PM & evening. heavy thunder shower in night heard of the capture of several men connected with the murder of Lincoln, a squad from our Brig going with them to Washington

Friday, May 26, 1865.

Clear & cool all day Wind in No West. visited Div Insp & got my orders. Heard by telegraph from Mobile of the blowing up of a powder magazine killing 1000 persons & destroying 3 squares of the city

Saturday, May 27, 1865.

Cool & windy all day. Wind in No West. wrote to Anna in AM felt very bad all day from diarrhea did not go out much until evening walked out a little way & then returned & went to bed

Sunday, May 28, 1865.

Clear & beautiful all day Wind in N West. went to church, so full I could find no seat. Heard of Kirby Smiths surrender & that we were to get 4 months pay very soon wrote to [?] about wife in PM reported to Cap Kennedy & was told not to report to 2^nd Brig until I was well.

Monday, May 29, 1865.

Cloudy most of day with some rain in PM Wind in No West. did not go out all day felt so bad. got notice of General review tomorrow PM

Tuesday, May 30, 1865.

Clear in AM cloudy with a little rain in PM Wind in No West. General Review at 4 PM by Gen McArthur & Staff 3^rd Brig & 2 batteries. 2^nd Iowa & 3^rd Indiana. Spencer Sloan & myself called on Mr Monks on 2^nd Street, had a fine visit & some good music

Wednesday, May 31, 1865.

Clear & very hot all day. Wind in So West. my papers which were sent up for my relief from duty as A.A.I.G. came back disapproved so I am obliged to report at 2^nd Brig Hd Qrs for duty. Steamer Reserve came up bringing R Beard our Q.M. Sgt & some mail. he bro't word that the Pay Master soon would be here also Whicher our sutler is on his way here with a fine stock of goods. Spencer Sloan & I walked out in evening. I got Mobile paper of 29^th from boat

Thursday, June 1, 1865.

Clear & very hot. Wind in So West. order issued by Post Commander for Rebel Officers to remove their insignia of rank or else their clothes would be taken from them Spencer & I commenced boarding at Mrs Shelly on Dallas Street Wrote to Anna in PM a boat came up in PM Mrs Shellys family consists of herself Mrs Lesesne Gen Shelly and two children of Mrs Shellys with Cap Spencer & myself.

Friday, June 2, 1865.

Clear & very hot all day. Wind in So. most of day. got transportation for Demopolis & got my papers from Div Hd Qrs pertaining to the Inspectors Office. Cap got a wall tent from Creitz A.Q.M. I got the papers ready & am ready to leave tomorrow if my washing gets to me in time. sold W. Ziegenfus my old blouse. he is to pay me $5 on pay day

Saturday, June 3, 1865.

Clear & hot all day. Wind in No East. heard that a telegraph dispatch had been received ordering the immediate muster out of the Call of /62. repaired sewing machine for Mrs Shelly our landlady 16 paymasters arrived on boat & are going to pay off the troops of this Corps an order received returning all detached officers to their Regiments for duty that are to be mustered out very soon.

Sunday, June 4, 1865.

Clear & very hot all day. Wind in So East. started for Demopolis on 7½ AM train. passed thro' [?] City & other small towns. arrived in Demopolis at 12M. Pay Masters came there on same train. very hot & dusty all day.

Monday, June 5, 1865.

Very hot all day with wind in So West. Rec^d pay to May 31^st of Maj Hollingbaum $428.00 for three months rec^d notice of the order requiring all officers on detached service to muster out immediately. I am going to Selma tomorrow. Gen M^cArthur stopped for dinner on his way from Meridian to Selma

Tuesday, June 6, 1865.

Clear & hot all day. Wind in So West. got transportation & left for Selma at 1 PM arrived there at 5 PM took supper at Mrs Shellys

Wednesday, June 7, 1865.

Clear & very hot all day. Quite breezy from So East. bot a suit of clothes. Coat vest & pants. 2 shirts neck tie & hat 63.00 wrote to Anna in PM

Thursday, June 8, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day Wind in So East. looked like rain towards evening worked all AM at Mrs Shellys sewing machine. got some socks in PM. recd a letter from John telling me he is to be mustered out immediately. got one from Jim Gruwell also.

Friday, June 9, 1865.

Hot & clear until 3 PM then clouded over & we had a heavy rain storm during the remainder of the PM. & evening. Wind in So West. order countermanded for the present for our going home. Pay master getting ready to pay off the troops on account of the rain Cap Spencer & I remained all night at our boarding house. Miss Lesesne is to go home some 50 miles out the Tenn River R-R tomorrow on 7 AM train

Saturday, June 10, 1865.

Cloudy but quite warm Wind in So East. considerable rain thro' day which cooled the air somewhat. Miss Fanny Lesesne took cars & went home in AM. I went to Inspectors Office & made out Tri-monthly Inspection Report for 2 Brig. Spencer & I slept at boarding house as it rained too hard to go to camp

Sunday, June 11, 1865.

Clear & very hot in AM Cloudy with heavy rain in PM & evening. I attended Presbyterian Church in AM heard a very good sermon the house was filled with people a boat came up in the night. Lt Washburn came on it from Dauphin Island with the staff left there when we started on the Mobile Campaign. Wind in So part of day. A Mrs Perkins formerly of Norwich Conn. called I had quite a pleasant conversation with her.

Monday, June 12, 1865.

Cool & very pleasant in AM Wind in No West. Worked most of day at Inspection Reports. very hot all day. Rained in PM & evening. Boat came in with a little mail it was not distributed this evening. Pay Master payed off Pioneer Corps & commenced on the 33^rd Mo.

Tuesday, June 13, 1865.

Cool in AM but very hot in PM got a letter from Miss Easton in AM Heavy rain in PM & evening got instructions from Division Inspector & got ready to leave for Demopolis tomorrow. Wind in No W

Wednesday, June 14, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day Wind in So West. showers all day. went to Demopolis on 7½ AM train. found all well. Gen Hubbard came from Selma with me where he had been on business. Maj Culands wife & wifes father came on from the north to visit him. I wrote out orders for Inspection reports sent them to diff regiments.

Thursday, June 15, 1865.

Somewhat cloudy all day with a little rain, but very hot. Wind in So West. I worked at reports all day. Nothing new transpired Cap Kendall went to Selma to get mustered out his term of service being out

Friday, June 16, 1865.

Clear & hot all day. Wind in So East in AM worked all day at reports. quite showery in PM & evening

Saturday, June 17, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day wind in So West. worked at reports all day Cap Kendall came back on 11.12 train from Selma is now a citizen & will go home on Monday.

Sunday, June 18, 1865.

Hot and sultry all day wind in So West. had a slight shower in AM but it did not cool the air. Walked out towards evening to see Dress Parade in [?] & to view Gen Whitfields residence. wrote to Anna in PM Gen Hubbard rec^d his commission as Brevet Brig Gen from Washington.

Monday, June 19, 1865.

Clear & hot all day. Wind in No West. Report came back for correction I rectified mistakes & got it ready to send back tomorrow. Gen M^cMillan comdg 1^st Brig came on noon train. Gen Hubbard went to Marion in PM. I went to river & took good bath in evening.

Tuesday, June 20, 1865.

Cool in early AM but very hot in after part of day Wind in No West. left for Selma at 2 PM had Doctor Ruffin in charge a friend who I was to take to Gen M^cArthur I did

Wednesday, June 21, 1865.

Very hot and sultry all day Wind in So East. Spencer paid me $85.00 collected for me from what the Co owed me on a/c I worked all day at Inspectors Off of Div in arranging reports &c

Thursday, June 22, 1865.

Clear & very hot all day. Wind in So West. a very slight rain in PM worked most of day at reports getting them ready to send to the different Regiments of the 2^nd Brig quite a large mail came in, I got no letters

Friday, June 23, 1865.

Clear & hot all day. Wind in So. Expressed by Pioneer Co. $250. to Anna pd 7.00 chgs on same. no news transpiring Doc Onstott very sick with fever

Saturday, June 24, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day with some wind in So East, very hot all day. John M^cQuartles came as Capt Co G. but cannot muster. Mort Rice got his as 2^nd Lieut of our Co but he cannot muster & by order he will be obliged to return the commission

Sunday, June 25, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day Wind in So East in AM & heavy wind & rain storm from No West in PM I attended church in AM went to Regt for paper but got none

Monday, June 26, 1865.

Cloudy & cool in early AM went to Demopolis in AM & back in PM. left blanks &c for ten monthly reports Mrs Shellys cousin Jo Shelly came from Talladega in PM & Miss Lesesne's brother came by foot from Mobile in night. I got sparks in my eyes coming thro on city cars & suffer very much from them. did not sleep much having so much pain & fever in my eyes.

Tuesday, June 27, 1865.

Clear & hot all day felt very bad all day Whicher came from Mobile with goods. I wrote to Anna and Lt. B. F. Kelly in PM nothing new transpiring all day.

Wednesday, June 28, 1865.

Clear and very hot all day. Wind in So East. heavy shower passed to the east of us. no news today. got a small mail. Godfrey got a letter no one else got one in Co H

Thursday, June 29, 1865.

Clear & hot all day Wind in South. made out Tri-monthly Ins Report. collected $13.50 for T Andre wrote to him & sent him the money with a ten dollar order Whicher had against him enclosed. heavy rain in PM. sold Mort Rice a pair shoes. he did not pay me, is to pay me 3.00

Friday, June 30, 1865.

Hot and sultry. Wind in So. Muster day we mustered at 9 AM worked at Inspection Reports most of day. reports came in from 2^nd Brig and I finished them in evening. Cap Shelley came from Division to me in evening & stayed at Mrs Shelly all night. Our Regiment got a large mail. I got no letters. Cap got one from Jo Briggs & one informing him of the discharge of Sgt Owens June 14^th at Keokuk Iowa

Saturday, July 1, 1865.

Cloudy & somewhat cooler in AM. I took reports in to Hd Qrs. then came to camp & remained most of day. Cap Shelley left for Montevallo in AM strict orders enforced against soldiers wearing any but the prescribed uniform

Sunday, July 2, 1865.

Very hot all day. Wind in So West. most of day attended Baptist Church cor of Alabama & Church Streets, in AM with Spencer, Dayton took dinner with us at our boarding house. I received the order relieving me as Inspector of 2 Brigade I wrote to Anna & Miles in PM. very pleasant in evening

Monday, July 3, 1865.

Clear & very hot, wind in No last part of day. remainder of day in So. Gen Inspection at 5 PM. Mrs Lesesne & her son Joseph came from Montevallo on evening tram. We had a very pleasant visit in the evening.

Gen Woods C.S.A. also called in AM from Tuscaloosa. he is in town looking after some cotton.

Tuesday, July 4, 1865.

Hot and sultry all day. Salute of 18 guns fired at sunrise gave Spencer $10.00 5 to be paid out for my share of the wine a present to our landlady & the other 5 to go on my board a/c. Cap Gorman C.S.A. came from Talladega in evening took supper & passed the evening at Mrs. Shellys. He appears to be a gentleman I kept my bed nearly all day not feeling well.

Wednesday, July 5, 1865.

Very hot & sultry all day no wind stirring. Ther stood at 96° in the shade. I went on duty as officer of the guard Jo Lesesne left for New Orleans

Thursday, July 6, 1865.

Very hot all day, but more of a breeze stirring than there was yesterday. Wind in So. got 5 chickens for Mrs Shelly & a watermelon. Helped trim yard in PM. gave Negro 1.00 to put brush over my tent to keep the sun off. Loaned our old Negro 5.00 he to pay me when I leave to go home

Friday, July 7, 1865.

Hot and sultry all day, wind in South. 2 men buried to day one from 7^th Minnesota & one from Battery.

Saturday, July 8, 1865.

Hot but breezy all day. Wind in So West. in camp most of day. went to town early & got a Mobile & N.O. paper. not much news in either. took back after dinner. many getting

Sunday, July 9, 1865.

Clear & very hot all day. Wind in So East. Went to Demopolis on 7½ AM train with Cap Reed 12^th Iowa who has taken my place as Inspector of 2 Brigade. Came back in PM

Monday, July 10, 1865.

Warm but cloudy most of day. Wind in So until 6 PM then changed to No West with very little rain. heavy shower north of us. attended a party in East Selma did not remain but an hour came back by 9 PM

Tuesday, July 11, 1865.

Cloudy & some cooler early in AM nothing doing in camp all day. 2 men buried, one from Co C & one from Co F. I went to Cahaba in ambulance to summon witness from 7^th Minn to G.C.M. Had a very pleasant trip. Ziegenfus went with me. started at 9.20 AM arrived there at 11.40 returned at 1 PM arrived at camp 3 PM slight shower in PM

Wednesday, July 12, 1865.

Cloudy in AM quite hot wind in So West heavy shower in evening wrote to Anna & Grove in PM

Thursday, July 13, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day wind in No West. recd orders to be ready to start for home soon, up town in PM very busy & many on the streets. Looked very lively, was introduced at Mrs Shellys to Miss Lucy Morgan, daughter of Dr Morgan.

Friday, July 14, 1865.

Clear & quite pleasant most of day Wind in So. Man buried from 7^th Minn in AM

Saturday, July 15, 1865.

Cloudy all day, wind in So West. Thunder & rain storm in evening. Co C buried another man the 40^th & 44^th Mo. came from Montgomery started for home. the 47^th Ills came from Demopolis & relieved our Brigade in evening.

Sunday, July 16, 1865.

Cloudy & quite pleasant most of day. Wind in So West. two Missouri Regiments which came from Montgomery left on two trains at 8 AM for Vicksburg & home. had quite a thunder storm in evening

Monday, July 17, 1865.

Cloudy all day, wind at all points of compass during day with several showers. two more Regt's left for Vicksburg. We are waiting for transfer rolls when we will go.

Spencer & Dayton with others went to Pic-nic out on R-R

Tuesday, July 18, 1865.

Cloudy & showery most of day. Have been very sick for several days & today have to take my bed & commence taking medicine

Wednesday, July 19, 1865.

Hot all day

quite sick

did not leave my bed

Thursday, July 20, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day very sick to day Doc Cobb has attended me. Dr Merta in Chg Hosp^t Post Selma called & is to attend me

Friday, July 21, 1865.

35^th & 33^rd Mo left for home by rail this morning. I was quite sick all day very hot & sultry Dr Merta came to see me & prescribed for me

Saturday, July 22, 1865.

Hottest day of season wind in South. Lt Lucas & I got transportation for Mobile and will try & go home that way. I feel much better

Sunday, July 23, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day I felt better came out in parlor & remained most of day. Boat came & am all ready to go. We are to go by tomorrow morning

Monday, July 24, 1865.

Clear & hot all day, wind in South most of day. Left Selma on steamer in route for Mobile at 1 PM did not make but very few miles thro' day as the boat stopped frequently for cotton. Many passengers, some ladies got on board at Cahaba

Tuesday, July 25, 1865.

Hot but breezy most of day. Wind in South. wooded early & then started again. got fast on two sand bars but got off again without much trouble. got on sand bar at 11 AM & remained there all day & night

Wednesday, July 26, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day. Virginia came down to me took passage on her to Mobile & left the Magnolia about noon. travelled all day & night.

Thursday, July 27, 1865.

Clear & cool most of day. saw many alligators on banks of river. arrived at Mobile at 11 AM got transportation & left for N.O. on the steamer A. G. Brown got to Ft Gaines at sunset Grants Pass by 9 PM

Friday, July 28, 1865.

Clear but very pleasant all day. Run all day stopping at Biloxi Miss City Ship Island to Pike & other places getting into N.O. at sunset went to Waverly Hotel

Three years ago today I enlisted as a private in Co H. 35^th Ia Inf

Saturday, July 29, 1865.

Hot & dusty all day got special order for transportation from Brig Gen Sherman & left for St Louis on steamer Henry Ames at 5 PM

Sunday, July 30, 1865.

Clear & cool most of day Passed Baton Rouge at sunrise. Port Sheridan at 10 AM Sailed all day, arrived at Natchez at 10 PM. took on several passengers & coaled some left at 12 PM

Monday, July 31, 1865.

Clear & cool passed Grand Gulf at 8 AM 60 miles to Vicksburg. I wrote to Mrs Shelly arrived at Vicksburg at 12M. left at 4½ PM after taking on food the 9^th Minn Inf & several citizen passengers & much cotton ran all night, heard that the 35^th left on last Friday

Tuesday, August 1, 1865.

Clear & beautiful all day. Cool on boat. stopped at many landings this day. passed several boats river pretty high passed Napoleon & most of Arkansas & White River at sunset. ran all night

Wednesday, August 2, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant passed Helena at sunrise. met the Olive Branch there arrived at Memphis at 2 PM remained until 4½ PM & then left for Cairo

Thursday, August 3, 1865.

Clear & hot all day passed New Madrid at 1 PM, Island 10 at 2 PM, Hickman at 4 PM, Columbus at sunset, arrived at Cairo at 9 PM. many passengers got off here also the 83^rd Ohio Inf. We coaled & left at 1 AM

Friday, August 4, 1865.

Clear & some cooler than yesterday. passed Cape Girardeau at 8 AM steamer City of Alton kept with us most of day. Passed St Genevieve at 4 PM arrived at St Louis at 12 PM Passed Grand Tower a rock standing by itself in the river & the Devils Bake Oven an opening in the rock resembling an oven. Three years ago today I was sworn into U.S. service as a private soldier.

Saturday, August 5, 1865.

Cool & somewhat rainy all day. got transportation at Office on 6^th Street & moved our baggage on to steamer Burlington. I left for Davenport at dark walked over most of the city this day. bought me slippers & hdkfs &c our boat has a barge in tow loaded with threshing machines passed mouth of Mo River in night

Sunday, August 6, 1865.

Cool & cloudy. made good time all day. passed Clarksville & Louisiana in AM & PM got to Hannibal at 9 PM passed Quincy & other towns in night quite cool this night

Monday, August 7, 1865.

Clear & cool all day. Wind in No West. passed Alexandria & Warsaw at daylight got to Keokuk at 9 AM passed Montrose Nauvoo Ft Madison Pontoosuc & Dallas in PM arrived at Burlington at 6½ PM run all night lost overboard a Negro boy as boat was going thro rapids & could not stop to recover him

Tuesday, August 8, 1865.

Cloudy & cool most of day passed Muscatine at daylight. got to Davenport at 12M stopped at R Island first, then took ferry to Davenport & went to Pennsylvania House saw Cap Sloan & wife saw Cap Spencer, went home with him. went to Camp M^cClellan & saw boys. worked all evening at rolls

Wednesday, August 9, 1865.

Hot & showery all day worked all day at rolls. nearly finished them. 28^th Ia came in the 14^th 33^rd & 2^nd Battery are here beside the 35^th Paid Cap Shaw 5.00

Thursday, August 10, 1865.

Clear & hot all day. went to Camp early Mustered out at 11 AM. an no longer a soldier finished & took to Mustering Officer our pay rolls expect to get pay tomorrow.

Friday, August 11, 1865.

Cloudy & quite cool most of day, wind in So East. made out all my papers & got clearances at Mustering & Pay Office will go home tomorrow. Pay Master will express my pay to me 483.36

Saturday, August 12, 1865.

Quite cold in AM. left Davenport on Charles Cheever at 7 AM for Clinton. arrived there at 2½ PM left for Lisbon at 3½ PM got there at 7 PM. found all at home and well. Found Ann Fitch there & Doc. train carried my bundle of blankets by

Sunday, August 13, 1865.

Clear & cool all day. remained at home all day Doc carried Mother & Ann Fitch to Pedee settlement from there Ann Fitch goes to Edmond Mother & Doc come back tomorrow

[note: Ann Fitch—a relative from Conn.]

Monday, August 14, 1865.

Clear & quite warm all day. Doc & Mother came from Springdale at noon. Went up town in evening got Journal from Chicago. Wind in No East

Tuesday, August 15, 1865.

Cloudy most of day & looked like rain. Wind in No East Doc & I went to Mech'sville on 10 AM freight train took dinner & supper at Rices. Rented G Onstotts horse at $7.00 per month am to take possession next Monday. saw all the friends & came home on 6 PM Mail train. Kates birth day five years old today

Wednesday, August 16, 1865.

Clear & cool all day, up town in AM Got my old violin back of Chris Kurtz. Wrote to Mrs E R Shelley Selma Ala took dinner at Mothers with all the family, John Matilda

Fine

Thursday, August 17, 1865.

Clear & cool all day Cap Spencer & Jacob Onstott called in AM Cap brot me my back pay 483.36. I helped unload grain for Father with John & Horace in AM wrote to E S Latham at Marion

Friday, August 18,1865.

Clear & quite warm all day. Went to Mech'sville in AM and came back at 4 PM. saw all friends & the boys, got my boots which were left at Hoags store by Spencer. Joe Weaver of 5^th Cav came home

Saturday, August 19, 1865.

Cloudy in AM but pleasant. Spencer came up from Mech'sville in AM. remained until after dinner then returned. paid him $136.15 bal due him & his father money loaned & for boots. Wrote to treasurer & recorder of F[?] & Warren Co. Had some rain in evening.

Sunday, August 20, 1865.

Clear & pleasant most of day. Emma & the children attended Sabbath school. then came home & Anna & I went to church in A.M. Aunt Sarah Oche & little Fred visited us in evening. we walked out to cemetery & back & saw Mr Rood & wife there.

Monday, August 21, 1865.

Cloudy but warm all day. got letter from Doc & from E Latham. worked at home part of day, got Docs book case ready to ship to Clinton tomorrow W^m G Pierce & his daughter Jennie came from Elmwood on PM train.

Tuesday, August 22, 1865.

Cool & clear all day got harness repaired and Horace & I took load of stuff to Mech'sville in PM. Jo Owens called in AM to see me. I took his papers and am to get him pension if possible

Wednesday, August 23, 1865.

Clear & cool all day. John & Eva took Jennie Pierce to Springdale with Fathers team. W^m Pierce took cars for Clinton then takes boat for St Paul

Thursday, August 24, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. Started early with Anna & Horace & children with load of goods for Mech'sville unloaded & Horace went back for another load & returned in evening with it. We moved into house & got things fixed up before night

Friday, August 25, 1865.

Clear & cool all day Wind in So East worked most of day at arranging things in house chopping wood &c

Saturday, August 26, 1865.

Clear & very hot, wind in So East. Horace bro't some wood & chairs &c & remained to dinner. I talked with Dayton & think I will go into the furniture business with him

Sunday, August 27, 1865.

Clear & hot all day I wrote to Doc & to J. B. Sloan. Anna went to church in PM

Monday, August 28, 1865.

Clear & hot and dusty all day I went into partnership with Jas Dayton in Furniture business I put in $300. He left for Chicago at 8 AM for stock. John came down on evening train is to board with us at 3. per week

Tuesday, August 29, 1865.

Clear & hot all day wind in So West. Joe Mara came from Lisbon. took dinner & supper with us & left on 6 PM train for Lisbon. I worked in store all day. Graham hauled me two loads of coal for 1.00

Wednesday, August 30, 1865.

Hot and sultry all day. I worked most of day in shop John got job of school [?] & a [?] for Billy Mahon to build. I got ready to go to Toledo but did not go because I can wait until tomorrow morning & then get there as soon

Thursday, August 31, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. left at 5.40 got up Rapids at 7 AM. Paid 17.74 taxes on 40 acres Tama Co Iowa. got to Toledo at 10½ AM took hack from depot to town. Took dinner at Corey House, settled my taxes & returned on 3.13 PM train. Toledo is 75 miles from Mech'sville

[note: must have owned 40 A. land in Tama Co.]

Friday, Sept. 1, 1865.

Clear & hot all day wind in So West. worked all day in shop. Easley left at 1 PM to visit some friends Furniture came in from Chicago

Saturday, Sept. 2, 1865.

Clear & hot all day got furniture from depot in AM & arranged same in shop John & Mr Church came down on train. Went back on 3 PM train Emma came down on 7 PM train with Walter to stay over Sunday. good days trade.

Sunday, Sept. 3, 1865.

Clear & very hot all day. Em & Anna went to church in PM & I wrote letters & took care of Frank. I wrote to Spencer, Grove Kahlee & to Co Clerk of Warren Co.

Monday, Sept. 4, 1865.

Heavy shower early in AM. Em & Walter took 5.40 AM train & went to Lisbon. I went to shop John came down on 8 AM train but could not work much on a/c of rain. Church came down in evening.

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day. good days trade nothing new transpiring

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1865.

Raining all day. nothing doing in the way of business

Thursday, Sept. 7, 1865.

Cloudy & somewhat rainy thru day. fair days trade underpinning or foundation wall on east side of Hubers new store fell in on account of the rain

Friday, Sept. 8, 1865.

Very hot all day with some little rain. good days trade. got a letter from Doc

Saturday, Sept. 9, 1865.

Clear but hot in AM very busy all day. took in nearly 100. in cash. John & Church went home to supper. train came in late

Sunday, Sept. 10, 1865.

Rainy & windy all day Wrote to Albert & Amy in AM

Monday, Sept. 11, 1865.

Hot and sultry all day. train came in at Lyons. half fare tickets sold on R-R Mu came to dinner took breakfast in Lisbon

Tuesday, Sept. 12, 1865.

Hot all day with some rain. In shop all time good trade

Wednesday, Sept. 13, 1865.

Hot & sultry all day. Mr Grahams child died of diarrhea. We made its coffin

Thursday, Sept. 14, 1865.

Hot all day with slight shower. Mr & Mrs Miller took tea at our house

Friday, Sept. 15, 1865.

Hot & dry. good days trade Mr Lyons child died in PM. I got a letter fm Grove

Saturday, Sept. 16, 1865.

Clear & windy all day Good days trade. Mr Lyons child buried in PM. John & Mr Church each paid me 5.00 board. they went home after supper.

Sunday, Sept. 17, 1865.

Cool & cloudy all day Wind in No East. Anna & Kate went to church. I remained at home with the baby.

Monday, Sept. 18, 1865.

Clear & cool all day dull days trade

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1865.

Cool & pleasant all day. dull days trade. Mu came to dinner from Lisbon

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1865.

Clear & some warmer. Horace brot me a load of wood 1/3 cord & brot 1/3 cord before

Thursday, Sept. 21, 1865.

Cool & clear all day Horace brot me load wood 1/3 cord. Doc came in evening from Lyons. [faded] from Cedar Rapids got ready to go to Marion in evening. ~~Doc came up~~

Friday, Sept. 22, 1865.

Went to Rapids on 5.40 AM train there by hack to Marion got paper signed by clerk of district court for pension for Jo Owens got deed for Church walked back to Rapids, left O coat for John & pants for self at dye shop, am to have them in one week. got dinner at Valley City Hotel bot Harpers for Sept Came home on 8 PM freight train. did not see Latham he being in Mt Vernon.

Saturday, Sept. 23, 1865.

Cloudy most of day & quite pleasant. good days trade. paid man that owns store $25.00 rent to Sep 30^th. John & Church went home to supper. good days trade 90. taken in Mother came down on evening train Frank very sick with lung fever

Sunday, Sept. 24, 1865.

Clear & windy all day Mother & Anna went to church in PM Frank very sick all day

Monday, Sept. 25, 1865.

Cloudy in AM Hot in PM. Mother went home on 3½ PM train

Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1865.

Clear & hot all day. Matilda came down on 8 AM train to help take care of Frank. Anna Quite unwell today, worn out in caring for Frank & Kate. nothing new transpiring good days trade.

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1865.

Hot & sultry. Frank a little better than yesterday. Fair days trade. nothing new transpiring. Serenaders came down from Lisbon in night & sang thro the streets. they got caught in a heavy shower before they got home. Oz Goodrich & a Miss Russel eloped & went to Marion to get married

Thursday, Sept. 28,1865.

Cool but pleasant all day got two bills of [?] which are to come from Sterling Ills from Galt Tracy & Co. also got bill of goods from John B Hanson of Chicago

Friday, Sept. 29, 1865.

Cool but pleasant most of day fair days trade. Matilda went home on evening train. Sunday school celebration at Mt Vernon school from this place Went there in wagons.

Saturday, Sept. 30, 1865.

Cool & quite pleasant all day. got goods from Chicago got a letter from Miles & one from Mrs E R Shelly Selma Ala. Mr Lyons little girl died in night. she was their only child left out of three who have died within 6 months.

Sunday, October 1, 1865.

Clear & warm. Anna & Kate went to church. Mr Mason of Davenport preached. Easley made a coffin for Lyons child in AM Funeral in PM

Monday, October 2, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day good days trade. town full of people. Miller removed his furniture from shop into the adjoining store where he has opened a photograph gallery.

Tuesday, October 3, 1865.

Warm & pleasant all day. dull days trade not many in town Wrote to Mrs Shelly Selma Ala

Wednesday, October 4, 1865.

Warm & sultry all day Sold W^m Piper sofa, bureau & chairs. Heavy shower in night with thunder & lightning. Wrote to Miss F. C. Lesesne Selma, Ala & to Ed Sealls Clinton Iowa

Thursday, October 5, 1865.

Warm & pleasant all day dull all day wrote to Mills & Co Publishers Des Moines Ia sending $5 for "Iowa Cols & Regiments"

Friday, October 6, 1865.

Warm & sultry all day fair days trade some rain in PM did not wet the ground very much. Alta & Emma came down on evening train

Saturday, October 7, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day fair days trade and Em & Alta visited in PM at Rices. I took tea there. got bill of goods from Chicago & from Sterling Ills.

Sunday, October 8, 1865.

Clear & hot all day Em, Alta, Anna & Kate went to church in AM I remained at home with Frank

Monday, October 9, 1865.

Clear & cool most of day. Em & Alta went home on 5.40 train. I went to depot with them good days trade got book called "History of Ia Cols & Regts" of Mills & Co Des Moines Ia

Tuesday, October 10, 1865.

Cold & cloudy. good days trade. worked at varnishing some. Wrote to [?] Ottosen Ia

Wednesday, October 11, 1865.

Warm all day. Heavy shower in night. good day trade.

Rented house of Mr Cook 10 dolls pr month 3 months in advance

Thursday, October 12, 1865.

Rainy & cold all day wind in No East fair days trade sold John bedstead & lounge

Friday, October 13, 1865.

Clear & cold in AM, warm in PM. good days trade. Paid Mr Cook $30.00 rent for his house 3 months in advance from Monday Oct 16^th

Saturday, October 14, 1865.

Clear in AM but cloudy in PM with occasional showers. Moved into White house of Mr Cooks on street towards Depot got Mr Morse with dray to move me. dull trade in shop

Sunday, October 15, 1865.

Clear & cold all day worked a little at arranging things in house wrote to Aunt Allyn & Doc

Monday, October 16, 1865.

Cool but clear varnished some

Tuesday, October 17, 1865.

Rainy & cold all day very good days trade John & Church went home on evening train

Wednesday, October 18, 1865.

Cold & rainy Wind in So West. Mr Rogers Tavern came near burning down from fire in the kitchen was put out without much damage

Thursday, October 19, 1865.

Cold & raw all day Partial eclipse of the sun at 9 AM. It got quite dark and the air became cold. It lasted about 2 hours. Dull days trade not many in town

Friday, October 20, 1865.

Cool & cloudy in AM warmer in PM fair days trade. got letter from Doc & one from Rod Parsons also document from Adjt Gen Baker relative to Co H.

Saturday, October 21, 1865.

Warm & very pleasant all day. Father & Horace came down & took dinner with us & took Johns bedstead home also a set chairs for Mother

Sunday, October 22, 1865.

Clear & quite pleasant all day. Kate & Anna went to church in AM. Mrs Rice down a while in PM

Monday, October 23, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy all day. Wind chgd to No East. fair days trade. Rodaburch left town some say to stay having run away. His house & lot are for sale

Tuesday, October 24, 1865.

Cold & stormy all day fair days trade wind in No East. Worked some in shop Easley making 4 safes got money down for man in Red Oak

Wednesday, October 25, 1865.

Wet & rainy all day & very muddy. no one in town, cold & raw all day wind still in No East. Trains very much behind time.

Thursday, October 26, 1865.

Wet & rainy & colder very muddy. Wind in No East until evening then changed to No West & commd snowing snowed greater part of night

Friday, October 27, 1865.

Cloudy & snowy most of day Wind in No west dull days trade

Saturday, October 28, 1865.

Cloudy most of day & cool. Many people in town. Fair days trade. wind in the W. Dayton took inventory of goods this day, was much dissatisfied at first but felt better about it & concluded all may right. Gillam paid $20. on a/c

Sunday, October 29, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day. Snow almost all melted off & we are having fair weather again. took bath & read most of day

Monday, October 30, 1865.

Clear & cold most of day. Wind in So West. Dayton & G Onstott went to Chicago on evening train to buy goods. good days trade. I collected enough to give Dayton $278. to buy goods with

Tuesday, October 31, 1865.

Cold & raw all day Wind in No West with some snow, fair days trade & I collected some

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1865.

Cold & stormy all day. Philip Taylor died at 3 PM of disease of the heart. Easley made his coffin for which I charged $28.00

Thursday, November 2, 1865.

Clear & not so cold as yesterday. Wind in No West. Huber is plastering store. His store front came in & he paid us for it in evening. Dayton & Onstott came from Chicago in PM some goods came from Chicago by express Em came down from Lisbon on evening train

Friday, November 3, 1865.

Cool & cloudy all day. Wind in No West. Fair days trade.

Saturday, November 4, 1865.

Cold & raw all day Wind in No West good days trade made coffin for a woman at Red Oak. Grove worked until midnight before we finished it

Sunday, November 5, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day. no meeting as Mr Boag went to Red Oak to preach

Monday, November 6, 1865.

Cold & raw most of day with wind in No West fair days trade

Tuesday, November 7, 1865.

Some warmer than yesterday very pleasant all day. no trade today every body picking corn took tea at Millers with Anna & Emma & Mrs [?] Bell

Wednesday, November 8, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day goods came from Chicago & Sterling. Dull trade

Thursday, November 9, 1865.

Cool but pleasant most of day. Wind in No West dull in shop rec^d letter from Spencer announcing his marriage to a Miss M^cCullough at Davenport, Iowa

Friday, November 10, 1865.

Cool but pleasant worked hard all day. Wind in No East went to Lisbon on PM train & got a saw & planer. Came back in evening

Saturday, November 11, 1865.

Clear & warm all day Emma went to Lisbon on 3½ PM train dull trade

Sunday, November 12, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day. Anna & Kate went to church

Monday, November 13, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day dull days trade Nothing transpiring of importance

Tuesday, November 14, 1865.

Clear & pleasant nothing new going on. Wind in So East

Wednesday, November 15, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day fair days trade

Thursday, November 16, 1865.

Warm & fine all day Wind in So West dull days trade. Recd bas viol from Rapids for 20. Miller borrowed & sent the money for it. I am to pay half of it when we earn it playing

Friday, November 17, 1865.

Some cooler today. Wind in So East. Party at Chapman & Roger Hall. 40 numbers sold. Dayton Miller & myself played. Doc came up from Lyons. Webster Mrs Ziegenfus & Mr & Mrs Webster came from Lisbon. We got 15. for playing I gave Miller my 5 of it towards bass viol

Saturday, November 18, 1865.

Clear & fair all day Wind in No West. fair days trade Helped raise body of new church.

Sunday, November 19, 1865.

Clear & fine all day. Anna & Kate attended church

Monday, November 20, 1865.

Clear & fair all day Wind in No West dull days trade the farmers are all busy with their corn

Tuesday, November 21, 1865.

Warm & pleasant all day went to Tipton with Doc he went for marriage license got it & then we returned home

Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1865.

Clear & fine most of day, dull trade wind from So East. got letter from Latham saying he would give up judgment &c if I would give good deed for all the land.

Horace brot me a load of wood & took back stand for John

Thursday, November 23, 1865.

Clear & warm all day. sent Latham deeds of land in Tama & Warren Counties. dull days trade. Horace brot me another load of wood & took Anna & the children to Lisbon. Mr & Mrs Rice went up in AM

Friday, November 24, 1865.

Cooler but pleasant 3 weeks today since the good weather commenced. the longest spell of good weather I ever experienced if my memory is correct at this season of the year. Helped raise rafters on new church scaffold broke & let Stearns, W^m Flaughn Logan & two others to the ground (also A Gruwell) without injuring anybody

Saturday, November 25, 1865.

Clear & fair all day Helped raise rafters again. finished after noon fair days trade in shop

Sunday, November 26, 1865.

Clear & fair but cool in AM Anna & Kate attended church in AM

Monday, November 27, 1865.

Clear & pleasant all day. Wind in So East dull days trade

Tuesday, November 28, 1865.

Cool & cloudy Wind in So East. Peak family gave a concert at Chapmans Hall. Bill Rugers & singers. full house & good time

Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1865.

Cool & cloudy but pleasant fair days trade. Went to Clarence with Dayton & Miller to play at a ball. not many out on account of a Lodge Meeting of Masons which called away most of the dancers got 7 dollars for playing

Thursday, November 30, 1865.

Cool & windy & quite fair all day, dull trade all day. not many in town

Friday, December 1, 1865.

Cloudy & cold all day. fair days trade. played at party at Chapmans Hall with Dayton & Miller fair turnout got up dancing school for 3 evenings are to have a dance on thanksgiving night

Saturday, December 2, 1865.

Cloudy & windy but not very cold all day. fair days trade. wind in So East payed Dayton $50. & payed Rice $19 on a/c

Sunday, December 3, 1865.

Cloudy & rainy all day. Father came down on foot from Lisbon, got here to dinner & remained all night. Man came for us to make a coffin for child 4 months old. got trimmings & Easley commd it, must be finished by tomorrow morning.

Monday, December 4, 1865.

Clear & cooler than yesterday. Father went home on 1.40 PM train. have agreed to buy Dayton out of his share of the furniture store. Dayton went to Tipton as Petit Juror to be gone all the week & probably next week

Tuesday, December 5, 1865.

dull days trade clear & fine all day Commenced taking inventory of goods on hand today

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1865.

Cloudy & cool all day. fair day for trade

Thursday, December 7, 1865.

Thanksgiving Day, not many out to church had dinner of chicken &c at 2 PM had a party at Chapmans hall in evening. 22 numbers sold. payed Chapman 8 dollars for the Hall & divided 7.75 between Miller & myself

Friday, December 8, 1865.

Cool & windy same in So East. bot load wood for 3 dolls. Holmes brot me a load of good wood fair days trade.

Saturday, December 9, 1865.

Clear & fine all day wind in So. many people in town fair days trade.

Sunday, December 10, 1865.

Cloudy & quite cool all day. Dayton came home from Tipton on foot at daylight arranged about sale of his part of the stock of goods in store & then I went to Lisbon on foot. starting at 11½ AM & arriving there abt 1½ PM. arranged for some money & then returned home at 4 PM arriving at 6 PM

Monday, December 11, 1865.

Cloudy but quite warm all day wind in So fair days trade

Tuesday, December 12, 1865.

Very cold & windy got cold in night very frosty all day got coffin to man for little child in PM. Father came down on 10 AM train & brot money 500, with interest 12. dolls. I sent Galt Tracy & Co 261.90 by express in evening

Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1865.

Cold & stormy all day no trade today. worked most of day on show case for Lyons & in making doors for W^m F Comstock.

Amos Holmes brot me ½ cord wood in AM

Thursday, December 14, 1865.

Cold & clear all day. Wind in No West. sold one bedstead nothing more doing man brot me load of wood ½ cord Party in evening at Chapmans Hall 16 No^s sold. I got 3 dolls for playing. fair turn out & had a good time. Dayton came home from Court at Tipton.

Friday, December 15, 1865.

Cold but clear & more pleasant than yesterday. Settled with Dayton & pd him $240. which with the 260 pd him on Friday makes out 500. I now owe him 266. which I am to pay as soon as I can collect it

Saturday, December 16, 1865.

Quite pleasant all day. not much doing in way of trade. sold Lyons a show case 18.00 he is to pay in a few days

Sunday, December 17, 1865.

Clear & very fine all day. Wind in So East. sun came out very pleasant all day. Church in AM & PM Methodist & Presbyterian. Men at work erecting telegraph wire past this town from the Rapids going East. some dozen hands at work

Monday, December 18, 1865.

Cloudy & stormy most of day. Wind in No East. snowed & sleeted all day worked at cleaning up shop all day & in carrying water for Anna to wash.

Tuesday, December 19, 1865.

Clear & very fine all day Wind in So East. great many people in town though not much trading going on. Father, Mother, Alta Em John & Eva & me. Church came down on 8½ AM train & remained all day returning on 6.40 PM train. Came down to attend wedding of Doc & Lottie Rice who were married at 5 PM at Mr Rices & then took the 7¼ PM train for Lyons

Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1865.

Cloudy & very snowy all day. got cold towards evening & wind changed to No West chopped wood & got ready for the storm

Thursday, December 21, 1865.

Coldest morning of the season so far Therm^tr stood at 22° below zero at sunrise. Jo Jacks & Mary Rukers were married in evening

Friday, December 22, 1865.

Clear but cold all day fair days trade. sold chamber set & goods to am't of 19 dollars. Phil Tarrington came in & brot an order for a coffin for Mrs West his Mother in law

Saturday, December 23, 1865.

Cloudy & cold all day worked at making coffin most of AM good many in town.

Emma came down on the evening train. I went to Millers shop & practiced with him in evening. Heard that W^m Johnston was severely injured by being run over by a barn which was being moved.

Sunday, December 24, 1865.

Clear & very pleasant all day with high wind. Anna Emma & Kate went to church in AM I copied music Mrs Rice down in the evening a while

Monday, December 25, 1865.

Clear & warm & very pleasant all day. Wind in So. Christmas Day, town full of people & all having a good time generally. Ball at Chapman & Rogers Hall 77 numbers sold Webster, Kelsey H Kurtz & others down from Lisbon several couples from Mt Vernon. Em attended ball & enjoyed herself well. Dayton, Miller & myself played until 6 AM next morning are to have $30.

Tuesday, December 26, 1865.

Clear & fine all day. Wind in No. Em went to Lisbon on 5.40 AM train as did all the Lisbon & Mt Vernon folks. fair days trade. Lyons pd 10. on a/c so did J A Comstock

Wednesday, Dec 27, 1865.

Cool & rather cloudy all day. fair days trade. Hutchison got 3 doors $12.60 I got 6½ bushels corn of Ornstead at 20. & Easley 8½ bushels to apply on pictures sold Jo Jackson chairs table & bedstead J A Comstock took chairs, bureau rocker & bedstead in PM

Thursday, December 28, 1865.

Cold & raw all day fair days trade I got my $10. of Chapman for playing. [?] pd Huber Jackson & Rice what I owed them out of it Davis brot me another load of wood. I took down fence & he bro't it into yard & piled it. Anna washed. I carried water for her in AM

Friday, December 29, 1865.

Cold & rather windy all day. same in So East. Easley finished my cupboard & I varnished it once. Taylor left order for one like Mr Boyles which has just been finished for 22 dollars. I pd Dayton 50. on a/c & also over 20. I had collected on a/c

Saturday, December 30, 1865.

Clear but cold all day. Wind in No West got a letter from Alta & answered it. Aletha Flaughn Nehemiah Flaughns wife died in PM. Easley commenced coffin & worked on it until 10 PM. good many in town this day.

Sunday, December 31, 1865.

Clear & quite pleasant all day. Mrs Flaughn buried at 2 PM. funeral at church. Anna attended Kate stayed at home with me

Memoranda.

Address of J. R. Wetherell &

S. M. Thompson ~~368 Glass Box Memphis Tennessee~~

Dr Geo F. Wetherell ~~Hd Qrs~~

~~Artillery Reserve, A. Tenn~~

Nashville Tenn

Mrs Margaret Snyder

104 E King St

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

C. L. Carpenter, Co. I 17^th

Iowa, 3^rd Div 15^th A.C.

Lt Eli Stringer, Co A.

93^rd Indiana.

Walter E. Talmage

7^th Iowa Infantry

John R Wetherell, Barracks

U.S. Gen Hospital

New Orleans, La.

Memoranda.

Aaron R. Betzer, Co G

5^th Reg't Vet Reserve Corps

Indianapolis, Indiana

C. L. Wilson &c &

Publishers Daily Journal

50 Dearborn Street

Chicago, Illinois

Times Weekly Edition $2.50

tri-weekly 6.00

Daily 12.00

Rec^d Mch 3^rd 1865 of Maj Haggerty

Pay Master N.O. Pay Due 434.80

" Recd 422.25

Tax 12.55

Discount 1½ pr ct 422.25

6.33

Amt Recd 415.92

Pay to Feb 28/'65

Memoranda.

Rec^d June 5^th of Maj Hollingbaum

U.S. Pay Master at Demopolis Ala

Pay to May 31^st 1865 $428.00

Cash Account. January.

Date. Received. Paid.

Cap Clark (board) 2.00

Betzer (loaned) 20.00 10.00

Keely (watch) 60.00 60.00

Sloan (loaned) 65.00 65.00

Spencer 140.00 59.00

Dixson (loaned) 11.75 11.75

Whicher (Sutler) 11.40 11.40

Pat Finn watch & cap 13.50

John Weaver(Money loan)30.00

Feb 10 William Bagley " 20.00

McKoy (Co E loan) 1.50 1.50

Co D .25

H Weaver 4.00

E P Rollins 5.00

A. Sibley watch trade 10.00

Feb 6 R Baird Drawers 3.00 3.00

9 Jn M^cCormick 50.00 50.00

10 Spencer 10.00

10 Sloan 5.00

Kamseling 2.00

10 C Washburn 1.00

Cash Account. January.

Date. Receive. Paid.

Feb 18 Jo Ward O coat 12.55

" 25 Cap Corn 10.00 10.00

Mch 3 Pay Master 415.92

" 4 Spencer 50.00

5 Cap Snyder loaned him 10.00

4 N Ziegenfus, loaned .50

16 E Kamseling Bal due on cap 3.55

20 W P Bates loaned 2.00

21 Lt Collins [?] 2.00 2.00

Apr 3 A E Wetherell, Ex. 25.00

26 Spencer (Blouse) 12.00

27 " [?] (Settled) 10.00

May 3 Cash loaned Ayres 2.00

June 7 W Ziegenfus Board 5.00

5 Pay Master 428.00

7 Clothing 65.00

11 Board 15.00

Cash Account. February.

Date. Received. Paid.

Jun 29 M Rice shoes 3.00

" 27 Jno Mare Hat 2.00

9 Cap Sloan 5.00

Sep 15 John Pd on board 5.00

" Mr Church 5.00

Memoranda.

Date. Dolls. Cts.

~~Jan 3^rd on mess 2.15~~

~~9 Shaw 10.00~~

~~26 " 5.00~~

~~26 Parker 5.00~~

~~26 Spencer 18.00~~

~~30 Shane 5.00~~

~~Feb 4 Spencer 2.00~~

Feb 28 Cash Brig Mess 5.00

Mch 9 " " " 5.00

" 22 " " " 5.00

Apl 1 " " " 5.00

" 5 " " " 5.00

" 15 " " " 5.00

May 1 Cash Regimental Mess 10.00

" 22 " 200 pd berries 65 2.65

Board Mrs Shelly

Jun 15 Cash pd Spencer 15.00

" 28 Berries & apples 1.00

" 30 Cash .50

July 4 Cash 2.00

" 6 Chickens 1.00

Memoranda.

Date. Dolls. Cts.

Jan 8 2# Coffee Mess 70 1.40

" 10 Flour " 1.20

" " Candles " .30

" 12 Beans 1.00

" 14 Pork " 3.50

" 20 Bot Sugar & Hd Bread 3.60

" 21 at Com Pork &c 5.40

" " Beef at Corral 1.50

" 22 30# flour 10c 3.00

" 26 Mess 6.59

" 26 Candles 1.00

" 28 Soda & [?] 2.75

" 28 Flour traded for board) 3.00

" 29 Pork & sugar 3.40

31 Sugar 1.15

Feb 1 Sugar Pork Flour 3.50

" 3 Beef & tea 1.85

" 4 Candles 2.00

" 4 Flour & Hard Tack 2.00

14 Bread .85

Cahawba to Mobile 236

Selma " 252

$75. most for Tobacco 1.2#/

Set ord blanks Sutler

Trunk for 7^th Minn

Blankets Clark

$15. Stamps

Gloves Kilburn

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DL1861.003

Diaries

1865

Tags: Appomattox Campaign, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Business, Camp/Lodging, Death (Military), Defeat/Surrender, Fighting, Food, Guerrilla Warfare, Jefferson Davis, Marching, Money, Photographs, Ships/Boats, Supplies, Weather

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(5228) [writer] ~ Wetherell, Whiting Miner

SOURCES

Whiting M. Wetherell Diary, 1865, DL1861.003, Nau Collection

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