John D. Martin Diary, 1864
Pocket Diary 1864.
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John D Martin
John D.
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1864 March 27th
Wednesday, January 13, 1864.
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Saturday, January 16, 1864.
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Sunday, January 31, 1864.
John D. Martin
Monday, February 1
John D Martin
Quarter Master of Co A 25 Ind.
Quarter Master
John D
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Quarter Corporal
of Co A 25 Ind.
Wednesday, February 3, 1864.
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Saturday, February 6, 1864.
John D. Martin of
Co. A. 25th Regt. Ind. Vols.
and lives in Crittenden County Kentuckey
Marion is the Post.
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office Sarah A. Martin
his mother
Sarah A. Martin
Marion P.O.
Crittenden Co. Ky
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Tuesday, February 9, 1864.
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Thursday 11
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Friday, February 12, 1864.
knapsack 3 10
canteen 65
haversack 95
4 70
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hat 2 58
knapsack 3 10
haversack 95
Canteen 65
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Monday, February 15,1864.
Worket for Mrs Wallace cutting clover 2 days 3.00
cutting wheat 1 day 2.50 cutting
wood 1 day .75
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Thursday, February 18, 1864.
When shall [faded] lease
When the bitter days begin
in to knowledge into peace
nothing ignorance and sin
We hav listend year on year
hopefuly the old refrain
be a man of happy cheer
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for the [faded] comes again
but like [faded]
while [faded]
over [faded]
sink [faded]
always [faded]
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Sunday, February 21, 1864.
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Dr. M.L. Byron
Box 4669 P.O. New York
City
Antidote for
tobaco
50cts Package
Monday, March 7, 1864.
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Wednesday 9
Thursday, March 10, 1864.
When gentle storms are passed and gone
Shall gentle storm suceed
I told to a troubled friend of mine
Sleep is a friend indeed
with thoes few lines I spak my mind
you will a question find
my question please to find it out
love is a torment when in doubt
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Saturday 12
Sunday, March 13, 1864.
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Wednesday, March 16, 1864.
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Saturday, March 19, 1864.
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Tuesday, March 22, 1864.
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One of Genl. Sherman
Medal of the [faded]
14th 15th 17th 20th A.C.
for 50cts
Thursday 24
B. T. Hayward
208 Broadway
N. York
[torn away]
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Wednesday 30
the Assassination
of the president
50cts
164 Vine St.
Cincinati Ohio
Thursday, March 31, 1864.
Friday, April 1
the Assas
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the Assassination of the president 50cts
J. R. hawley
164 Vine st. Cincinati
Ohio
Sunday, April 3, 1864.
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C. F. Bridges
658 Broadway NY
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Wednesday, April 6, 1864.
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Saturday, April 9, 1864.
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travels of the 25 from 24 Apr
Tuesday, April 12, 1864.
John D. Martin
left Weston Ky for evansville on the 25th of Apr on the steamer Armada got there the next day and the 25 went in to
Wednesday 13
camp there on the 26th and staid there till the 30th then got on the steamer Armada for Cairo got there the 1st of May staid there till the 4th then took the
Tuesday 14
cars for louisville changed cars at Oden then run to seymore Ind. and changed cars on the 5th then to new albany Ind. there crost the river and at dark
Friday, April 15, 1864.
we got on the cars for Nashville tenn. got there on the 6th and went in to the soldiers rest and on the 9th we drew our arms and we staid there till the 11th we then got on
Saturday 16
the cars for Decatur Ills got there at dark and on the 17th we marcht out to morisville and campt on the 18th marcht to a fery on the tenn. River and staid there 2 hours and then marcht back
Sunday 17
to Decatur Junction and staid there till the 23d nothing occurred we got orders at 12 o.c. to march over to Decatur 3m we wer relieved by 3 Cos. of the 32ond Wis. we then spent the 24th & 5 a building houses
Monday, April 18, 1864.
to camp in got them done the 25th at dark and moved in to them and slep very comfortable and all went on 26th quiet the 17th A.C. came up
down from huntsville and crost
the 17th N. York was orderd
Tuesday 19
out to rout the enemy and a detachment of Cav. and at 2 o.c. PM orders came to the 25th to get ready in ten minuets with one days rations to reinforce the 17th we lost no time
Wednesday 20
in getting ready and marcht out on the Collar lines then orders came that they had sent out some Cav. and we stackt arms to wait for further orders at 4 o.c. PM we received orders
Thursday, April 21, 1864.
to have [?] days rations in our haversacks and eighty rounds of cartrigs and be ready to march at 4 o.c. AM on the 27th we did not move out till 8 o.c. we then marcht a north west course all quiet for 4ms
Friday 22
there we came up with the Reb body and 600 men and 8 pieces of art. A & F was order out as skirmishers we moved on firing at them and they returned the fire we moved on for 10ms they retreated
Saturday 23
and kep up a fire all the time for about 8ms the 1st Ohio Cav. made a charge on them and routed them at 10ms. We halted for diner we lay for 1 hour and the Col. long came
Sunday, April 24, 1864.
up with one Briggade of Cav. A & F was relieved we then moved on 2ms and the Rebs planted there Bat. on a hill and made a stand we then moved up with the 2ond Ills Batr. D. and planted
Monday 25
it the 25th supported them the 17th N.Y. in our rear 32ond Wis. in there rear the Cav. on dismounted and took there position on the left they then opend up on us we exchained shot with
Tuesday 26
them kept it up for half an hour they throwed several shell in our ranks but did no damage our Bat. disabled one of there limbers they then fell back and we took up our line and
Wednesday, April 27, 1864.
pursued them on to Cortland on the C & M R.R. skirmishing with them and drove them out of the town at 4 o.c. moved through to flint creak we then went in to camp the boys being very tired
Thursday 28
they lost no time in getting to bed and slept very sound untill day light we then got up and made some coffe and eat some sowbelley and hard tack we eat very harty at 5 o.c. we took up our line
Friday 29
of march for decatur 21ms we had no difficulty in our return we marcht very hard and got in to Decatur at 4 o.c. PM being very tired we rested very well our feet sufferd mutch it was so
Saturday, April 30, 1864.
warm that it blisterd our feet and dusty 29th 29th all quiet; was on detail to go to Decatur Junction 3m to hall some clothing it was a very beautiful day but very warm.
Sunday, May 1
30th all quiet i was on picket
31st all quiet beautiful weather
1st of June all quiet i was on fatigue and it raind that day
2nd all quiet
3 all quiet
Monday 2
4th i was on picket
5th all quiet and day warm
6th looking for a fight i was on fatigue
7 all quiet and day warm
the 32 and 17 was paid off
8th all quiet and raining
Tuesday, May 3, 1864.
the 9th all quiet and raining all day nearly i was on picket that day and we was paid off that day
10 all quiet and very warm 11 drild very warm
Wednesday 4
12 very warm and raining
13th all quiet a rumor of a march still raining
14 i was on fatigue detail we yet did not march that day was very pleasant our pickets was relieved
Thursday 5
i was on fatigue getting timbers for a stockade the 15 we got orders to march at 9 o.c. and at half past 9 o.c. we marcht out a cross the tenn river out
Thursday, May 12, 1864.
the quadaroy road east it was very mudy on the a count of rain we marcht on 1 mile the other side of moris ville and halted and eat diner and rested
Friday 13
2 hours we then marcht at 2 o.c. marcht on the flint creak (15) we went in to camp at 4 o.c. and campt there that night i was on head quarters guard at Col. long
Saturday 14
that night we got orders to take up our line of march back to Decatur at day light we marcht out west and marcht very hard it being very cool
Sunday, May 15, 1864.
we did not rest but 3 times during the return we got in to Decatur at 11 o.c. and to our surprise we found our houses tourn down so we ocupied the old camp
Monday 16
of the 26 M.O. they had left very good quarters they had went on to huntsville so we rested very well that night and on the 17 till 12 o.c. we got orders to build breast
Tuesday 17
works evry able bodyed man was ordered to work we workt till 6 o.c. on the 18th at day light we had to work again workt till 4 o.c. and did not get them done
Wednesday, May 18, 1864.
there was some rumor of forest comeing to see us with a heavy force
19th was a beautiful day we did not work that day we fixt for inspection at 11 o.c. we marcht
Thursday 19
out on the Collor line just then Col howe sent a orderly to Col John to come out he had went out in the country and found some bear so Col. John
Friday 20
took us out side of the line and deploid out skirmishers and howe sent a orderly to tell him to send his regt back
Saturday, May 21, 1864.
so we had no inspection that day 20th we workt on breast works it raind that eaving and night 21st cloudy and raining we did not work that day
Sunday 22
on the a count of rain 22 i was on guard for not going to roll call cleard off that day 23 clear and beautiful 24 workt on the works 24 25 clear
Monday 23
very warm i was on a permanent detail to build a stockade 26th very warm all quiet till 8 o.c. PM it was very warm i was laying in the shade when
Tuesday, May 24, 1864.
orders came for a detail of 19 men from A.C. with 2 days rations for a scout we wer not long in getting ready 200 hundred of the 25 the same
Wednesday 25
of the 17 & 32 Col. Grewer of the 17. Com. we started out west the 17 in the advance we halted out one mile and rested for it was so warm that we
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could not march fast we rested 1 hour we then started out in to a lane 2m long we rested once there was a great many fell out
Friday, May 27, 1864.
going throug the lane just as we got to the other end of the lane we came up with ther men we routed drove them 1m and halted and rested half an hour
Saturday 28
the rebs had made a stand at a spring a short distance a head we formed a line of battle drove them out from the spring with out fighting
Sunday 29
mutch we halted and got watter for we was very dry we then lay there untill it being dark we did not fall out ther we lay ther
Monday, May 30, 1864.
till 11 o.c. PM i was on picket we lay there till 11 o.c. we then took up our line of march for D.C. we got to D.C. at 4 o.c. AM we went to
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bed and slept till up in the day we awake and found it very warm the 27. we had bat. drill in the eavning that night we got
Wednesday, June 1
orders for 2 days rations to march at 5 o.c. next day the 28 we marcht out at 7 o.c. marcht west on the same road for 8m we then took a road
Thursday, June 2, 1864.
to the right to the river we halted there and eat diner and rested for 1 hour we then marcht down the river through the woods 6ms to a litle
Friday 3
creak we halted there till 4 o.c. PM we got rested very well we then marcht out through the farms and woods marcht hard for 12m to a road
Saturday 4
we there halted till at 9 o.c. PM we lay there till 11 o.c. PM we then marcht out with orders to march in perfect quietness marcht on within
Sunday, June 5, 1864.
one m of the rebs at Pon Spring we halted there just at day light we heard the rebs blow revile and to saddles in a instant we moved out up
Monday 6
on them the 25 on the left the 17 in the road the 18 M on the right We got in and fierd on them just as they was mounting some of them
Tuesday 7
had not got up some ran of in there drawers and left evry thing we cap. 10 wagons 2 ambulances 25 prisoners 1 Col. we followed them to the mountain
Wednesday, June 8, 1864.
We then halted and eat breakfast this was the 29. We lay there till 10 o.c. AM we marcht back to the Spring 1 half and got watter there we
Thursday 9
marcht for D.C. 20m we marcht very low on the acount of us being so warm and we had not slept any and marcht all the time and it raind
Friday 10
ocasionaly it was very warm we got to D.C. at dark and we lost no time in getting something to eat and got to bed we slept very good that night
Saturday, June 11, 1864.
30 lay in camp all quiet 1st of July we was musterd for pay lay in camp all quiet 2 lay in camp it raining that day i was unwell
Sunday 12
on the strength of the march 3 lay in camp and had inspection 4 awaken by the sound of canon in honor of the 4. it was a
Monday 13
beautiful day but warm 5 lay in camp. all quiet 6 lay in camp 7 i was on picket all quiet and very warm 8 very warm all quiet still in the eavning
Tuesday, June 14, 1864.
9. bids fare for a beautiful day all quiet and warm as usal we signed the pay rool. 10. all quiet and warm 11 all quiet but raining i was on picket guard and
Wednesday 15
we was paid off that day 12 all quiet and cloudy drilld in the eavning 13 i was on police duty all quiet and warm 14 all quiet and warm 15 very
Thursday 16
warm on the 20 we sent out a detail of 4 men from A Co. for a 2 days scout they found the Rebs but did not fight until on the 24 a detail
Friday, June 17, 1864.
of 25 men of the 32 was sent out on the Cortland road after a citizens plunder and after they got out 6m the Rebs charged on them and
Saturday 18
scatterd them and captured all but 9 they got back to D.C. on the 25 our Regt and the 32 & 18 Miss. went out with 3 days rations on a scout they
Sunday 19
went out to flint Creak 25ms from D.C. 4ms from Cortland they had a slight skirmish they returned to D.C. on the eav of the 28
Monday, June 20, 1864.
at 4 o.c. PM Marcht 50m on the 2 day of Aug. we got orders for 3 men from A. Co. for 2 days scout we marcht out 2m on the Molton road we rested there 2 hours
Tuesday 21
we then marcht a cross to the Dan vill R. then to the Sumer vill R. then to the flint creak R. out to the ford we then turned back three m and campt for the night we then
Wednesday 22
on the 3 marcht back to the Molton road and stopd to eat diner and we rested 2 hours and then marcht in to camp 2 PM on the 4 we got orders to get ready to leave D.C.
Thursday, June 23, 1864.
for the front at 9 o.Clk on the 5. we marcht across the Bridge to the train got on the train of cars got to Chattanooga on the 6 at day light lay there tell till 2 o.c. PM we
Friday 24
then run to Alatona at day light on the 7 got to Marieta at 9 o.c. AM got to the line of Bat. at 12 o.c. got of the car and eat diner and lay there till the 8.
Saturday 25
at 2 o.c. we moved around on the right to the reserve We lay there till 12 o.c. on the 9. we then moved out on the front line and lay there till
Sunday, June 26, 1864.
9 o.c. on the 10. We then moved back to the reserve we got one man wound on the 9. in the knee at 9 o.c. PM on the 10. we move the reserve up some a hundred yds
Monday 27
We lay there till 8 o.c. PM on the 11. we moved up to the front line then Co A. and part of Co. F. was sent out on picket on the skirmish line we was relieved
Tuesday 28
on the 12 at 8 o.c. AM we lay in the ditch that day. we got one man wounded that day in the shoulder we lay in the ditch the 13 but Cranston was wounded
Wednesday, June 29, 1864.
that day in the fore head lieut Robinson was wounded in the leg on the night of the 9. Seth Johnson of Co. F was kild on the 14 on going to the
Thursday 30
spring. Co A. & F. & part of D. was on picket the 15. lieut Renet of Co A was kild at or near 3 o.c. PM by a stray ball from the Rebs. we lay in the pits
Friday, July 1
the 16 till 4 PM Moved back to the reserve Nick Winert of Co. F. was wounded in the thigh near the pits at 3 o.c.
Saturday, July 2, 1864.
next morning the 17th we was orderd out on the skirmish line Al Norcross Co. F. was kild in the morning we lay ther till the morning of the 18. We was relieved at day light went back
Sunday 3
to the reserve some slight skirmishing on the 17 18 Elias Winkle of Co. F. was wounded on the 18 in the shoulder laying on the bunk a sleep the 19 we lay in camp and we had a
Monday 4
hard rain that night 20 lay in camp all quiet except skirmishing 21st all quiet 22 all quiet 23 all quiet till 10 o.c. AM we got orders for 4 Com. to go to the front line
Tuesday, July 5, 1864.
A. F. [?] & B lay there till day light on the 24 moved back to the camp at 6 o.c. AM the hole Reg got orders to move to the front line lay there till the 25 the hole Army
Wednesday 6
began to move a round to the right i was sick and was sent back to the Chattahoocha river with the train got there on the night of the 25 lay there till the 30 we sent
Thursday 7
out 2 wagons & 9 men for horses and they was all captured John Oliver of Co A 2 of [faded] one of H one of C we lay there till [faded] I was evacuated on the 31 of Aug
Friday, July 8, 1864. Aug 1st
the Battle of Jonesborough was fought on the 31st Atlanta was taken on the 2 the 20 Corps moved in to town we lay there till the 8th of Augst we then started for the
Saturday 9
Regt. we went through the town went to east point lay there till the 8 15 the Regt. came up from Jones borough went in to camp lay there till the 11 we moved camp
Sunday 10
half mile lay there till the 23 of Aug we got orders for 70 men to go to the Divs Com. to relieve the 32 for guard a bout that time we were put into the 17 A.C.
Monday, July 11, 1864.
1st Divs. of the 17. A.C.
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Wednesday 13
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Thursday, July 14, 1864.
Ackworth at 2 o.c. AM at 8 o.c. AM on the 11th we marcht to Cartersville and went in to camp for the night [faded]
Friday 15
Campt the 13 at [faded] kingston got on the cars for Ressaca at 10 o.c. AM [faded]
Saturday 16
[faded] got to Ressaca at sun down found the Rebs there fighting [faded]
Sunday, July 17, 1864.
in to camp and drew rations got sow belly for the first time [faded] and whent to throwing up breast works workt all night at day
Monday 18
light we burned [faded] and evacuated [faded]
Tuesday 19
[faded] Cos A F & B we wer ordered out as skirmishers drove them [faded]
Wednesday, July 20, 1864.
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Friday 22
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Saturday, July 23, 1864.
[faded] Snake Gap the Rebs had cut timbers in our road we
Sunday 24
marcht on to the other end of the Gap [faded] the 16 we marcht out at 9 o.c. AM
Monday 25
marcht to Taylors Mtn 12m at sun down we to camp lay there the 17 under marching orders Marcht out at dark marcht over the mtn 4m & campt
Tuesday, July 26, 1864.
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Wednesday 27
through Sumerville to Alpine 18m went up to [faded] marcht out at 7 o.c. AM marcht to Gaylesville Ala went into camp at 4 o.c. PM 21st marcht
Thursday 28
out at 8 o.c. AM marcht [faded] lay up there 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 had review 29 got marching orders Marcht out at 7 o.c. AM marcht out across little River to Cedar Bluff City 3m lay there
Friday, July 29, 1864.
2 hours Marcht across Cosa River marcht till 10 o.c. PM went to camp 30 marcht out at 6 o.c. AM marcht 20m to Cave Spring went in to camp at 3 o.c. PM campt for the night 31 lay in camp there
Saturday 30
we got musterd the 1st of November we marcht but at 7 o.c. AM marcht to Cedar town 12m went in to camp for the night at 3 o.c. PM 2 at 9 o.c. AM we marcht to VanWort
Sunday 31
13m went in to camp for the night [faded] 3 marcht out at 7 o.c. AM Marcht to Dallas went in to camp at 4 o.c. PM Co. A & B was on picket 4 at 7 o.c. AM marcht
Monday, August 1, 1864.
[faded] to lost mtn [faded]
Tuesday 2
[faded] forage [faded]
Wednesday 3
conscrips[faded] lay in camp 11 lay in camp 12 had inspection at 7 o.c. PM at 12 o.c. we got orders to get ready [faded]
Thursday, August 4, 1864.
2 days march we marcht [faded] tearing up the R.Road we workt all night till 7 o.c. AM
Friday 5
on the 13 we marcht back to the old camp and drew rations and [faded] 26m went in to camp at dark lay there
Saturday 6
the 14th [faded] the 16 we marcht out at 11 o.c. AM
Sunday, August 7, 1864.
Marcht 18m in to McDonough went in to camp at 11 o.c. PM 17 marcht to Jackson 10m went in to camp at 9 o.c. PM 18 marcht a cross the Ocmulgee River
Monday 8
3m beyond 12M went in to camp at 9 o.c. PM 19 marcht through Monticello to 2m of hilsborough campt 12m at 5 o.c. PM 20 marcht through Hils borough 10m went in to
Tuesday 9
camp at 8 o.c. PM 21st marcht at 6 o.c. AM marcht 12m & campt 22 marcht 10m went in to camp at 3 o.c. PM at gordon Junction 10m [faded]
Wednesday, August 10, 1864.
that night 23 got orders to march at 8 o.c. did not march lay in camp all day 24 orders to march at 7 o.c. marcht at [?] marcht till dark 8m
Thursday 11
went in to camp for the night
25 marcht at 8 o.c. marcht through Irvinton to Emmit Station 12m campt at 8 o.c. PM 26 marcht at day light marcht
Friday 12
across the Oconee River 3m & campt for the night marcht 10m 27 [faded] at day light marcht 8m campt at night 28. marcht at daylight marcht 18m
Saturday, August 13, 1864.
[faded] 29. marcht at 9 o.c. AM marcht 15m went in to camp at 9 o.c. PM 30 marcht at day light marcht to Bostwick Station crossd the ogechee R. marcht
Sunday 14
18m went in to camp at 10 o.c. PM the 1st of December we marcht 5m & tore up R.Road went in camp at 8 o.c. PM 2. marcht at day light marcht to Millers Station
Monday 15
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Tuesday, August 16, 1864.
Marcht at [faded] marcht 10m camp at 4 o.c. PM 6th lay in camp 7th marcht at [faded] marcht 12m campt at 9 o.c. PM 8 marcht at 7 o.c. AM
Wednesday 17
Marcht through Marland Station 15m went into camp at 8 o.c. PM 9. marcht at 7 o.c. AM marcht 6m & came on to the Rebs formed a line of batle & drove them out of there [faded]
Thursday 18
then [faded] 10th marcht at 8 o.c. AM marcht [faded] came up on them again we formed in a line [faded]
Friday, August 19, 1864.
[faded] in line of battle all quiet all night 11th at day light opend again heavy cannonading in the night all day we lay there till dark we was relieved by the
Saturday 20
14 A.C. we marcht all day campt for the night 12. marcht at 7 o.c. marcht 10m went in camp at [faded] had no grub lay up all day [faded]
Sunday 21
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Monday, August 22, 1864.
15 lay up no grub but peas & [faded]
16 lay [faded] Marcht
Tuesday 23
20m a cross the [?] Road to midway church campt for the night [faded] at 7 o.c. AM marcht 20m on beyond Waltersville 19. tore up R.R. & camp in the same place
Wednesday 24
20 marcht back to midway Church 20m drew hard tack the first for 12 days 21st marcht at 6 o.c. AM Marcht to the old camp 20m Savannah evacuated that day
[Thursday, August 25, 1864
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Wednesday, August 31, 1864
our Regt [faded]
Thursday, September 1
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Friday 2
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Saturday, September 3, 1864.
We marcht out on the Augst & Cs R.R. tore it up till 3 o.c. PM we went in camp 9th at 8 o.c. AM we marcht to Rinakers Brige 10m we found the Rebs at
Sunday 4
12 o.c. AM commenct fight fought till 8 o.c. PM flankt them & [?] & drove them campt at 10 o.c. PM for the night the 10th lay up all day the 11th orders
Monday 5
to march at 12 o.c. AM marcht to [faded] the 12th the 3d Divs [faded]
Tuesday, September 6, 1864.
till 2 o.c. PM the 15 A.C. flankt them & drove them [faded] the 25 went [faded]
Wednesday 7
[faded] Columbia & Es R.R. & tore it up campt at 7 o.c. PM marcht the 14th at 7 o.c. AM on the Columbia [faded]
Thursday 8
Marcht 13m and campt at [faded] the 15 that 11 o.c. AM marcht [faded] around to the Saluda Camp ground [faded]
Friday, September 9, 1864.
in front of the City stackt arms at 12 o.c. AM marcht 8m but litle fighting the 15th A.C. crost the saluda river & skirmished with the Rebs we lay there all night the 17th day light
Saturday 10
found all quiet slight skirmishing at 10 o.c. AM 8 men of the 15th Army crost over with there Collars & planted them on the state house we then marcht across the saluda
Sunday 11
River. we marcht across the Broad River & through the city & campt at 9 o.c. we did not sleep mutch that night the City was burnd & [faded] the 18th at 7 o.c. AM
Monday, September 12, 1864.
We marcht out on the Columbia & Richmond R.R. & tore up the tracks & marcht 6m & campt at 4 o.c. PM the 19th lay up all day in camp the 20th at 9 o.c. AM we marcht
Tuesday 13
10m & campt on the RR at 5 o.c. PM the 21st at 7 o.c. AM we marcht 10m & tore R.R. & campt at 6 o.c. PM [faded] at 10 o.c. AM marcht through Winnsboro & took the RR to our left
Wednesday 14
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Thursday, September 15, 1864.
& campt at 5 o.c. PM the 25th at 7 o.c. AM marcht 12m & campt [faded] the 26th at 9 o.c. AM marcht across lynch cr. on to lynchville 10m & campt at 6 o.c. PM the 27th at 7 o.c. AM marcht
Friday 16
across lynch river lay up all day marcht 2m and waited for the [faded] the 28th at 7 o.c. AM marcht 18m to camp at 3 o.c. PM & got musterd for pay [faded]
Saturday 17
the 1st of March lay up all day [faded] the 2ond lay up in the same camp our Regiment out again 6m & found
Sunday, September 18, 1864.
[faded] the 3 at 7 o.c. AM marcht 6m & came up on the Rebs drove them out of there works &
Monday 19
drove them through the Chevard St. & across the Peedee River we got in town at 2 o.c. PM they left there tents standing & 26 pieces of Art. 2 thousand stand of small arms & other
Tuesday 20
property ammunitions & they was marching out on the opposite side of the river when our [?] came up they turned the Art. on them & scaterd them [faded]
Wednesday, September 21, 1864.
Went in camp marcht 12m & kept up a feiring till 10 o.c. AM on the 4th our trops cros we crost at [faded] & drove them from camp the Rebs burnt
Thursday 22
there ammunition, after dark 30 minuets the 5th the 15 A.C. marcht out on the [?] Road the 5th we lay up all day the 6th at 9 o.c. AM we marcht out on the
Friday 23
Benetsville Road Marcht 6m & camp at 2 o.c. PM for the night the 7th at the 7th at day light we marcht on & throug Bennetsville & rested 2 hours & then marcht 9m
Saturday, September 24, 1864.
& campt at 4 o.c. PM the 8th at 9 o.c. AM marcht across [faded] 7m & campt at 7 o.c. PM the 9th at 7 o.c. AM marcht across McEnocks
Sunday 25
Brige & through [?] College marcht 15m & campt at 8 o.c. PM the 10th at 7 o.c. AM marcht 15m & campt at 3 o.c. AM on the 11th then at 4 o.c. AM marcht 10m to fayettville campt
Monday 26
2 o.c. PM but [?] thousand Rebs there & the foragers [?] 14th A.C. followed the 12th at 7 o.c. AM we marcht through town & down the [faded]
Tuesday, September 27, 1864.
River 3m & lay [faded] at 10 o.c. AM marcht half m & campt for the night fought all day ocasionly
Wednesday 28
the 13th at 8 o.c. AM the rest of the Divs crost over & marcht 1m & found the Rebs again campt at 12 o.c. AM on the Newbern R Road the 14th at
Thursday 29
7 o.c. AM our Regt went a forageing 4m & campt at 12 o.c. AM [faded] the Wilmington Road & campt the 15th at 7 o.c. AM [faded] marcht
Friday, September 30, 1864.
12m & camp at [faded] the 16th orders to march at 10 did not march lay in camp all day the 17th at 5 o.c. AM marcht 1m & camp at 7 o.c. PM the 18th at 6 o.c. AM
Saturday, October 1
marcht 10m & camp at 7 o.c. PM the 19th at 5 o.c. AM marcht 12m & campt at 4 o.c. PM the 20th at 1 o.c. AM orders came to march to the 15th A.C. there was
Sunday 2
fighting i staid with the train at 2 o.c. PM the train moved past 4m & camp at 4 o.c. PM lay there till the 21st at 2 o.c. PM [?] came to go to the river
Monday, October 3, 1864.
& lay the pontoons [?] came out from Newbern we marcht 8m & campt at 10 o.c. PM the 22nd march down to Neuse River 3m & campt the 23 A.C. got
Tuesday 4
in to Goldsborough the 23d we marcht a cross the river to town & campt the 24th the Regt came in town at 2 o.c. PM i joind the Regt & marcht 2m & campt
Wednesday 5
at 4 o.c. PM the Regt got to the 15th A.C. at 9 o.c. PM & marcht 20m on the 26th the 25 marcht 2m & formed in line of batle marcht [faded] the fight began at 12 o.c. AM kept up
Thursday, October 6, 1864.
till dark lay there all night 2 kild on the field [blank] wounded [faded] the Rebs crossed the river we was relieved by
Friday 7
the 15th A.C. The 23d marcht down to the pontoons the 24th marcht through town 6m the 25th lay up 26th lay up 27th the cars went to kingston after [faded]
Saturday 8
[faded] 29m that day the 28th lay up there the 29 marcht back to goldsboro marcht all night got to camp at 6 o.c. AM on the 30th lay up the 31st
Sunday, October 9, 1864.
lay up the 1st of Apr lay up the 2 & 3d 4 & 5th lay up the 6th at 10 o.c. AM we got the news at Goldsboro that Grant had taken Richmond & Petersburg the news
Monday 10
was received with great joy the 7th & 8 layup the 9th at dark orders came to be ready to march at 8 o.c. AM on the 10th marcht out from Goldsboro N.C. at 12 o.c. PM
Tuesday 11
Marcht 12m & camp at 8 o.c. PM the 11th at 8 o.c. AM marcht across the litle River & to Pineville marcht 10m & camp at 7 o.c. PM 12th at 7 o.c. AM marcht 9m & campt
Wednesday, October 12, 1864.
at [faded] the 13th at 7 o.c. AM marcht through Pineville campt at 5 o.c. PM marcht 15m the 14th at 7 o.c. AM marcht across Nuse River & through Raleigh 16m & campt
Thursday 13
at 8 o.c. PM the 15th orders to march at 8 o.c. moved out on the road & orders was countermanded that Johnson had surrendered his forces we lay in camp & aranged camp
Friday 14
the 16th lay up the 17th talk of aranging peace & 18th & 19th & 20th & 21st & 22ond lay up still talk of peace boath armies laying still 23d & 24th lay up orders to
Saturday, October 15, 1864.
Marcht on the 25th at 10 o.c. AM Marcht along the Charlotte R.Road 10m & camp at 3 o.c. PM the 26th lay up news in the eavning Johnson had surrenderd up his
Sunday 16
entier force that day the 27th Marcht back to Raleigh 10m & campt 11 o.c. Am 28th lay up the 29th at 11 o.c. AM marcht for Petersburg marcht across the Nuse River & campt at
Monday 17
8 o.c. PM 12m the 30th lay up & i got musterd for pay the 1st of May marcht at 8 o.c. AM marcht through forestville to 4m of Tar River 17m campt at 4 o.c. PM 2ond marcht at 6 o.c. AM
Tuesday, October 18, 1864.
a cross Tar River we marcht 18m & campt at 4 PM the 3d marcht at 6 o.c. AM on a race with the 15th A.C. for the brige on Ronoke River marcht past Valley Junction & past Ridgway
Wednesday 19
Stn & past warrenton stopt there we left the [?] the 15th A.C. beat us half mile we campt one mile from the line of Va. N.C. campt at 3 o.c. PM 21m the 4th lay up till
Tuesday 20
5 o.c. PM we then marcht to the Ronoke River to camp the 5th at 2 o.c. AM marcht across the river & in to Va. & run a race with the 20th A.C. for the
Friday, October 21, 1864.
Royton Plank Road we beat them 8m we campt at 6 o.c. PM marcht 30m the 6th marcht at 4 o.c. AM marcht across the [?] & crost the stoney creek
Saturday 22
dinwidie C. h. campt at 6 o.c. PM marcht 25m the 7th at 5 o.c. AM marcht in to Petersburg 14m & camp at 11 o.c. AM the 8th at 10 o.c. AM marcht out through Peters
Sunday 23
burg & a cross the Appomattox River march 3m & campt at 3 o.c. PM the 9th at 7 o.c. AM marcht to Manchester 17m & camp at 2 o.c. PM the 10th lay up the 11th lay up
Monday, October 24, 1864.
I was sent off from the Reg for transportation Marcht down to Manchester & lay there till the 12 We marcht across the James River into Richmond 3m lay there
Tuesday 25
till the 13th at 8 o.c. AM we got on the boat Robert Moris ran to City Point there got on the steamer Warrior some 2 thousand the 14th run acrost
Wednesday 26
the Chesapeak Bay the 15th arived at Alexander at 5 o.c. AM we marcht out 3m from town & went in to camp & lay there the 16th 17th & 18th
Thursday, October 27, 1864.
& 19th 20th I joind the Regt 6m from Alexandria lay there the 21st 22nd 23rd marcht to 3m of Washington City marcht 10m the 24th marcht through
Friday 28
the city on review marcht 5m from town on the south east side 10m & camp the 25th & 26th lay up & 27th 28th & 29th & 30th & 31st lay up the 1st of
Saturday 29
June lay up 2ond & 3d lay up 4th at 11 o.c. AM got musterd out the 5th the Regt left for Washington 8 o.c. we left at 9 o.c.
Sunday, October 30, 1864.
marcht to the balt. Depo. the Regt got on the cars for louisville at 11 o.c. we lay there till 8 o.c. PM we got on the cars
Monday 31
for Parkersburg run all night past harpers ferry the 6th at 8 o.c. run to Cumberland at dark all night the 7th at day light found us at
Tuesday, November 1
[?] Grafton there we got coffe run on to Clarksburg run all night got the Parkersburg at 6 o.c. AM the 8th found the Regt there
Wednesday, November 2, 1864.
We got off & got breakfast the Regt marcht out for the steam boat landing We marcht down to the landing & got on the steamer.
Thursday 3
Rose rite at 9 o.c. AM run all night & the 9th at 4 o.c. PM past Cincinati got to lawrenceburg at 6 o.c. PM & eat supper
Friday 4
& marcht on the cars for Indianapolis at 8 o.c. PM left at 12 o.c. PM run till the 10th at 10 o.c. AM We got to Indianapolis
Saturday, November 5, 1864.
& marcht out to the soldiers home & got diner & went in to camp till 3 o.c. PM We fell in & marcht down to the Capital there the Govr gave us a speach
Sunday 6
& genl. [?] & then we marcht down to the Asnal & turned our arms over & then marcht out to Camp Carington & went in camp
Monday 7
the 11th lay up & sign the pay Rool the 12th lay up the 13th not off yet at 2 o.c. PM marcht up to the court house to be paid
Tuesday, November 8, 1864.
got paid off then went down to the depot. got on the cars for terrihaut at 1 o.c. PM got there at 2 AM got on the cars a gain at 8 o.c. AM the
Wednesday 9
14th for Eavansville got there at 6 o.c. got on the steamer Carrie got to Caseyville at 7 o.c. the 15th
Thursday 10
bought some clothing & got on the Armada for Weston got there at 9 o.c. AM marcht out home
Friday, November 11, 1864.
10 miles Colt folded
May the 6th 1867
John D Martin
Saturday 12
John D Martin
was married sept the 28th 1,65
Sunday 13
Monday, November 14, 1864.
from Washington
to parkersburg 4.30
to laurenceburg 2.20
Tuesday 15
to Indianapolis 1.00
to Eavansville 1.92
to Weston 1.75
16.17
Mariege guide
Wednesday 16
Dr Wm Young
No 416
Spruce St
Philadelphia
Thursday, November 17, 1864.
Workt for 1867
Work for W. A. Young
on mill
first weeak 1.25 1 day
second do 2.00 2½ do
Friday 18
3d do 2.65 2½ do
4th do 2.50 2 do
2 hundred & 36 Rayls
at 50 cts per hundred 120
Marching shoes 50
170
Saturday 19
Sunday, November 20, 1864.
Detor to Young
for meal
2 Bushel of Meal 1.20
½ do do 30
2 do do 1.20
Monday 21
50 feet of plank 1.00
2 Bushl of Meal 1.20
1 do do 60
4 do do 2.40
2 do do 1.20
1½ do do 90
10.00
Tuesday 22
1868
1 Bushel of Meal 75
1 do do 75
1 do do 75
2.25
Wednesday, November 23, 1864.
[figures]
dailey
Jenning
Waring
Crowell
Martin
Crowel
Thursday 24
Brady
Ridale
Hays
binty
henerly
Best
Best
for C. S. Cain
in hay 2 days 4.00
Friday 25
for Thomas Smith
in hay 2 days 4.00
Saturday, November 26, 1864.
Workt for P. Price
in wheat at 2 dollars
per day 2 days 4.00
credit 75cts remainder 3.25
Sunday 27
for Dr Clark in
wheat 1 day 2.00
for Dr. Cain
first Weeak 3 days 3.00
2ond do 4 do 5 00
8.00
3d do 1 ½ do
4th do 1 ½ do
Monday 28
for Price his oats 1 day 1.00
for Dr. Clark thrashing wheat 1.00
for keley Orr on house
4 days 6.70
Tuesday, November 29, 1864.
John D. Martin
bought one iron
grey mair from
thomas smith Paid
Wednesday 30
One hundred dollars
down gave my note
on fifty lent June
the 26th of June/65
Thursday, December 1
Friday, December 2, 1864.
got 7 Bus 7.97
B[faded]
Saturday 3
[figures]
Sunday 4
[figures]
Monday, December 5, 1864.
thomas Smith for mair bal. 50.00
Dr. Clark for boot on horse & m.
Detor to [faded]
[figures]
Tuesday 6
got corn from Cain
friday Feb the 28th 1 Bu
Monday March th 2ond 1
Wednesday do 4th 2
Friday do 6th 1
Wednesday 7
Tuesday do 10 ½
Thursday 12 ½
(oats 300)
Corn 2.9 Rec
7.45
Thursday, December 8, 1864.
Commenct work for
R. S. Cain March th 2d
do 3d 1
first Weeak 2ond 1
3d 1
4th 1
5th 1
Friday 9
6 1
7 1
9 1
10 1
11 1
Second Weeak 12 ½
13 1
18 1
19 1
Saturday 10
third Weeak 20 1
21 1
fourth Weeak 1
1920 ½
19
Sunday, December 11, 1864.
1 Coat Coat 20.00
1 hat 3.00
1 shirt 2.00
1 pr. pants 10.00
1 pr. drawers 2.00
1 pr Boots 10.00
Monday 12
1 pr socks 50
1 vest 6.00
53.50
Tuesday 13
John D Martin
Wednesday, December 14, 1864.
1.00 lbs Coffe 25.00
1.00 lbs bacon 15.00
50 lbs sugar 8.50
1 bbl flour 8.00
56.50
Thursday 15
1 bolt at factory
1 do Calico
[figures]
Friday 16
W.N.M.
John D. Martin
Saturday, December 17, 1864.
Sunday 18
[?]
Monday 19
[figures]
Tuesday, December 20, 1864.
Wednesday 21
[figures]
Thursday 22
[figures]
Friday, December 23, 1864.
[figures]
to T A Smith
mowing 2 days 4.00
Saturday 24
Wm Smith 3 hay 3.00
6.00
to T A Smith
gathering corn 2 days 2.00
balance on watch 3.00
Sunday 25
[figures]
Monday, December 26, 1864.
[figures]
Tuesday 27
Wednesday 28
[torn away]
Thursday, December 29, 1864.
[figures]
Friday 30
Saturday 31
[torn away]
Memoranda.
John D. Martins tricks
2 splendid Razors
2 splendid Razors
3 splendid picture cases
1 pictur of a prety girl
1 blank Book of Importance
1 splendid box of tricks
1 large bunch of assorted things
1 small scissors splendid
1 thimbal & needles assorted
1 lump of beas wax good
1 testament guilt edge
1 Pocket Dictionary
1 package of songs
1 hymn book
1 Map of North Carlina
1 pocket ink stand gum
1 litle box of tricks
1 big haversack to hold
them all black
Memoranda.
[figures]
T. A. Smith balance of Mair 50.00
[figures]
Memoranda.
Received of R Caine
4½ Bushel of corn at
60cts per bu. 2.70
2¼ of corn at 65cts 1.80
3 hundred bundles of oats
at 1 dollar per hundred 3.00
10 & quar lbs of Bacon 1.40
19½ lbs of Bacon 2.53
21 lbs Bacon 2.62
6.55
[figures]
Cash Account. January.
65 T. A. Smith Note 50.00
67 Dr Clark Note 23.75 2.00
66 B. H. Crowell Act. 10.00
67 T. S. Wilson Note 25.00
65 J. A. Crowell Act. 11.00
67 J Price Money 5.00
65 J. A. Crisp Wagon 6.00
65 J. Morton Wagon 4.00
66 Mrs. Travis Act. 2.50
66-7 taxes 12.00
149.25
[figures]
Cash Account. January.
T. A. Smith Detor to
1865 gethering corn 2 day 2.00
1867 mowing 2 days 4.00
65 Balance on watch 3.00
to Wm S Shoats per head 3.00
67 Mowing 1 day 2.00
68 for horse to harrow 4dy 2.00
16.00
J. D. M. Detor to T. A. D.
/65 one sadle 6.00
31½ lbs of beef at 6cts 1.90
/67 2 Bushel of Corn @75 1.50
/68 1 do do 75
10.15
Cash Account. February.
from Washington D.C.
to Richmond RR 1.30
to Petersburg do 1.52
to lynchburg do 1.70
to Norfolk Va water 2.30
to Weldon N.C. 8282 2.16
from Richmond
to Danville Va 828 1.00
to Chattanooga do 6.18
from Petersburg
to Norfolk Va 8282 .80
workt for W. N. Martin
half sit Chars 3.50
six days on loom 6.00
[figures]
Cash Account. February.
Bought at Caseyville
1 pr Shoes 1.75
Coffe 1.50
Ballance on tub 1.00
Coal Oile 30
9 lbs Bacon 1.60
paid for 1 Bushel raw 75
1 lamp 40
Soda & tobaco 25
2 Pencels 15
on tub 25
Anodyne 25
2 drinks 20
20 yers corn 20
2½ yds Domesticks 2.53
3.00
4 doz thread 1.00 3.00
6.00
9.00
Cash Account. March.
At Caseyville
1 pr Shoes $1.75
Coffey 1.50
9 lbs of Bacon at 18cts 1.60
half gal. coal oil 30
Balance on tub 1.00
4 doz. spun thread 1.00
Coffe 1.00
Money 2.00
Coffe 1.00
Cash Account. May.
Sml. H. McClure
Wabash P.O.
do County
Ind.
T. P. Brown
Bushvill
Rush County
Ind.
Cash Account. June.
[figures]
Cash Account. June.
Due to
[figures]
Cash Account. July.
1864 Pants
[figures]
Cash Account. July.
[short account overwritten with figures]
Cash Account. August.
Workt for W.N.M.
half set chars at 3.50
on loom six days 6.00
half set chars 3.50
on chars 2.00
Cash Account. October.
[note torn out]
[figures]
Cash Account. November.
[faded account scratched out]
[note torn out]
Cash Account. November.
[remainder of account, overwritten,
scratched out]
Cash Account. December.
to
T. Smith 36.84cts
Price 3.00 2 00
Legan 2.00
Travis 2.50
[figures]
Cash Account. December.
T A Smith Detor to J.D.M.
1866 Gethering corn 2 day 2.00
1867 Mowing 2 days 4.00
head
1867 to Wm G Shoats 100 per 3.00
/68 Mowing one day 2.00
day
/68 horse 5 days 50cts per 2.50
/65 Balance on watch 3.00
/69 Paid Mr Clemonts 14.16
30.66
Received of T. A. Smith
/65 By Note 50.00
one sadle 6.00
31½ lbs of Beef at 6c 1.90
/67 2 Bushel of corn 75 1.50
59.40
Summary of Cash Account.
[figures]
Memoranda.
J. D. Martin Dr to
Memoranda.
Co. A 1 5 1 2
Co. F 2 4 2 1
Co. D 3 1
Co. I 4 2
Co. C 5 3 X 1
Co. E 6 1 1
Co. H 7 7 3 1
Co. K 8 4
Co. G 9 3
Co. B 10 5
35 men
[sideways: J D M]
Memoranda.
[drawing of camp, surrounded by dead line, surrounded by guard line]
Prison Camp at Columbia SC where the Rebs kept ther Union prisoners wher one crost the dead line he was shot
Memoranda.
[multiplication table by 3s from 13 to 32]
John D. Martin
got home the 15 186
15th of June
[upside down: 1868]
DATABASE CONTENT
| (15168) | DL1854.001 | Diaries | 1864 |
Tags: Atlanta Campaign, Business, Clothing, Fatigue/Tiredness, Food, Marching, Money, Railroads, Supplies, Weather
People - Records: 1
- (5227) [writer] ~ Martin, John D.
SOURCES
John D. Martin Diary, 1864, DL1854.001, Nau Collection
