Charles E. Reed Diary
No of watch 2216
2464
C E Reed
28104 Richmond
School was visited
by D. E. Willson Feb 12
1862
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C. E. Reed
C E Reed Samuel
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Richmond
C E Reed Richmond
Dec. 17th Virginia
Dec 25th
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Reed
Jan 19th
Picket to day
Reed
Chas E Reed
C E Reed
Chas E Reed
Sept 28
1862
Sailing down
the Potomac
Sunday
C E Reed
Belle The little word Not
Rich Flattery
Megan The Absent One
Reed Reed
Remarks by
Othelo Stevens
O hmm
Chas E Reed
O hmm
Honeoye—Oct. 26. 1861
Charley Reed
Myra Pennell
Mate Parch
Honeoye
Portsmouth Va
Jan 19th 1863
On picket
P. O. Adress
Chas E Reed
Richmond
Ont Co.
NYork
Reader
1st Class
Frank Barnard 812
Rich Beach 117
Emma Curtis 1411
Alida 6
2ond Class
Truman Doolittle 20
15
John Short 1813
Miles Pemberton 10
3rd Class
Othello Short 175
Amanda Hall 7
Augusta Curtis 6
Haskall Smith 8
Reader 5th Book
Hugh Wright
[each name followed by
number table]
Allen Wright
Caleb Briggs
Haskell Smith
Othelo Short
Lineas Bullock
Fitch Barnard
Truman Doolittle
Deborah McCrossen
Augusta Curtis
Amanda Hall
Miles Pemberton
Willie Lindsley
Reader 3rd Book
Lura Briggs
S McCrossen
Burr Wright
Jesse Bullock
Ira Briggs
Robert Lindsley
Chas E Reed
[figures]
[figures]
H Case 10
Chas Lilly 15
Mad Doolittle 02
Hull 02
Davies Prog. A 1st Class
Mary Hall
Naomi Smith
Emma Curtis
Lucina Bray
Birdie McCrossen
Chas Curtis
No of Alotment
952
Jan 4 05
" 6 05
" 7 05
" 8 05
Davies Prog Arith 2ond Class
Hugh Wright
Truman Doolittle
John Short
Allen Wright
Caleb Briggs
Miles Pemberton
Ira Briggs
Writing Writing
Jan 5 Payed out
[amt paid out in Jan]
Total for Jan
Reed
Had Beginning
Received
[amt received in Jan]
Arithmetic Colburn
Birdie McCrossen
Mary Hall
Naomi Smith
Emma Curtis
Allen Wright
John Short
Truman Doolittle
Miles Pemberton
Chas
Blessed is he that
endureth temtation
for they shall
receive a crown
which the Lord
hath prepared
for them
Dec 28th
Sunday Reed
Chas E Reed
Arithmetic Robinson's Primary
Augusta Curtis
Amanda Hall
Deborah McCrossen
Lineas Bullock
Fitch Barnard
Haskall Smith
Othello Short
Caleb Smith
Hugh Wright
Burr "
Willie Lindsley
Robert "
Jesse Bullock
Spelling 2ond Class
Augusta Curtis
Susana Briggs
Amanda Hall
Haskall Smith
Lineas Bullock
Jesse "
Sylva McCrossen
Fitch Bull
Othello Short
Robert Lindsley
Willie "
Burr Wright
Bechner
Bn RCS
James Buchanan
Spelling 1st Class
Chas Curtis
Allen Wright
Hugh "
Caleb Briggs
Ira "
John Short
Truman Doolittle
Emma Curtis
Naomi Smith
Lucina Bray
Birdie McCrossen
Deborah "
Mary Hall
Sarah Wright
Miles Pemberton
Frank Barnard
Jennie Doolittle
Asa "
Peter Short
Alida Smith
Richmond Beech
Fayette Short
Mark Smith
Geography Primary
Sylva McCrossen
Lura Briggs
Jesse Bullock
Geography Physical
Asa Doolittle
Jennie "
Frank "
Richmond Briggs
Mark Smith
Mc Cumber
Hewey 17 Chapin 32
Grey 18 Reed 33
Sayne 19 Wright 34
Hanna 20 Webb 35
Baker 21 Monnahan 36
Bishop 22 Murray 37
Calhoun 23 Rice 38
Holmes 24 S. Tubbs 39
Purdy 25 Beech 40
Baker 26 Lackey 41
Beebe 27 Strong 42
Radley 28 Granger 43
Mills 29 Lay 44
Van Ness 30 Spink 45
Gillet 31 Spink 46
Wm Hoff 1, C. E. Reed 2
Wilber Tillotson 3
George Buchanan 4
S. M. Thurman 5
R. S. Treat 6
Dan Berworth 7
Mark Swift 8
Wm H Hurd 9
George Freer 10
Wm Rouse 11
H. A. Chamberlain 12
P Lacy 13
Peter McGoffee 14
Edgar Mathison 15
47 Hortailing Wheat
48 Hilger
49 Presley
50 Sisson
Geography No 2 and 3
Augusta Curtis
Amanda Hall
Deborah McCrossen
Fitch Barnard
Haskall Smith
Miles Pemberton
Allen Wright
John Short
Hugh Wright
Lewis Smith
Wills Lindsley
Burr Wright
Geography 1st Class
Emma Curtis
Mary Hall
Naomi Smith
Lucina Bray
Birdie McCrossen
Sarah Wright
Othello Short
Asa Doolittle
Rich Beack
Mark Smith
Chas Curtis
Grammar
Emma Curtis
Naomi Smith
Lucina Bray
Birdie McCrossen
Sarah Wright
Mary Hall
Chas Curtis
Truman Doolittle
Peter Short
Algebra
Chas Curtis
Sarah Wright
Peter Short
Alida Smith
Deportment
Susana Briggs
Clara "
Caleb "
Ira "
Lucina Bray
Emma Curtis
Augusta "
Chas "
Mary Hall
Amanda "
Birdie McCrossen
Deborah "
Sylva "
Naomi Smith
Haskall "
Mark "
Alida "
Sarah Wright
Allen "
Hugh "
Burr "
Miles Pemberton
Geometry
Asa Doolittle
Rich. Beach
Mark Smith
Fayette Short
Algebra
Jennie Doolittle
Frank Barnard
Asa Doolittle
Richmond Beach
Mark Smith
Fayette....
Arithmetic Unversety 2
Peter Short
Jennie Doolittle Alyda Smith
Frank Barnard Amanda
Alida Smith
Frank Barnard
Frank Barnard Sept 28th
History H History
Frank Barnard
Jennie Doolittle
Frank Barnard
Ed Stevens 2 Paid
W Doolittle 1 Paid
C E Reed 3 Paid
H H Reed 1
I Ray 1 Paid
Joe Bears 1 P
Mil Goold 1 Paid
Mrs Douglass Paid
Mrs Douglass
Batchelder
J Ray
Mrs Douglass
Batchelder
Sisson
Amount of rations due
18 men in a day
Cr. in oz
13.8 for one man 12
Beef 22.8 " " 1.4
Bread 20.4 " 1.2
Beans Gills 11.32 1.4
Rice & Coffee 1 lb 12 oz 1.4
Sugar 2.8 2.4
Vinegar 4½ gills 32
[figures]
H. D. Holmes Co. K
H. Ganmer " A
W. Nichelson " F
Julius Schulz " D
Gideon Spink " I
Gideon Spink
Sept 10th 1862 Geneva
Enlisted Aug 26
Sworn in Sept 4th
Came in to camp
Sept 8th
Mustered in United States
service on Sunday September 14th 1862 received 50 dol-
lars bounty
Sept 22—Left Geneva
for Washington
Received clothing
Sept 20
Oct 19th Sunday Pleasant
Nov 19th Wed. Warm little
cloudy on picket at
Blacksmith shop
Thursday Sept 18/62
Got a furlough and took the 3.35 train home footed from Canandaigua got home about 11 o'clock
Friday, Sept 19.
Home to day went over to Honeoye this A.M. P.M. stayed at home Nat is here also Fred Beckwith
Phip & Emily Hut had lots of peaches.
Sat Sept 20. Went to camp Tom went with me had to go on guard Tom went back on the 3.35 train got to start Monday got our clothing to day
Sunday 21st
Had dress parade thousands of people present sent my clothing
home by Mr Murray Wrote to Mate & Sam
Sept 22 Monday
Struck tents started for the boat at 8 oclock left Geneva at 10 got to Jefferson at 3 Elmira 5 P.M. got our guns and left at 12 oclock for Washington in freight cars
Tuesday 23
Got to Williamsport this morning fine country here have fine weather all the time fine country through the Susquehanna Valley got to Harrisburg 4 PM arrived at York sundown
Wed 24. Got into Baltimore 4 oclock in morning got breakfast here good to
Started for Washington at 12 got in at 9 P.M. Got supper at the soldiers retreat hardest fare since I enlisted saw prisoners both Secession and Union made me most sick of war
Thursday 25
Went out and got break visited the Capitol Treasury Building & White house Got my money in one dollar bills—at 12 oclock started for camp on Capitol hill for supper got
a piece of pork & bread about 9 oclock
Frid 26
Stayed in camp to day wrote to Sam & Mate
Last night I did not rest much This PM we had parade drill had coffee & pork for breakfast no dinner & rice & soup for supper
Sat 27
Pleasant to day
this morning went down to the river & bathed water rather cool. Our Company on guard to day this noon we received orders to strike our tents and march
to the steamboat landing. Did not get started till dark marched quick time got pretty warm. had to wait until midnight got a nap on a pile of rail road iron. got in to the boat & went to sleep.
Sun. 28 This morning we got started about 8 oclock it dont seem much like sunday 6 oclock still sailing have had a beautiful day passed some of the forts one I counted about 30 guns on the top of one saw along the river where the rebels had batteries last
year.
Mon 29
Pleasant this morning sleep down in the hold last night rested well Arrival at Fortress Monroe 7.30 have just anchored stayed at Fortress until 9.45 & started for Norfolk saw the wreck of the merimac got to Norfolk about 11 stayed here 3 or 4 hours and started for Suffolk got to Suffolk towards night did not pitch our tents but lay on the ground had no supper.
Tues 30 Pitched our tents to day and
graded our streets weather is very warm This morning I went over to the 135 Reg saw Capt Cornell & Justin Coy to night I went down and saw the mounted rifles boys. I dont like our fare very well.
Wed Oct 1
To day Almeron came here had a good visit with him. He dont like it very well
Wrote to Dr Paul & Mate to day weather is warm a good many sick now am well yet Some of our boys are out on picket to day Went down and bathed to night
Thurs. 2. Hot & pleasant again to day. Fifty of our Company went down and commenced a fort. I acted as Corporal of the relief did not have to shovel any
Frid 3. Oct 1862
Wrote to Sam to day this morning a squad went off to work on the fort got excused but at noon another one was ordered out had to go this time Hear of skirmishing to day was ordered out to night about nine oclock marched out to the entrenchments have to lay on our muskets to night
Sat 4. No attack last night remained at rifle pits until morn when I was detailed with 12 more of our Co. to go out on picket went about 2 miles west of here thousands of troops passed us going back in camp good many straglers.
Sunday 5 Oct
This morning straglers continue to come along was relieved about 3 oclock To night we had a meeting to seems more like sunday than any before Wrote to George Pennell & Elmira to day
Mon. 6 Went down and saw Almeron to day had a good time
left my singing book there a new Reg from N.York 132ond.
Tuesday 7. To day we moved our camp the situation is better water also I hated to leave on account of the other boys
Wed. 8. Got a letter from Sam and Mate to They done me more good than any I ever received before Wrote to Tom to day
Thursday 9 Have not been on duty wrote to Mate this morning saw a rebel prisoner to day
Friday 10. Not on duty to day Went down and washed my clothes
October
to day. Went down in village with Adams to day weather is very warm rained a little this morning fixed our tents this morning
report is that we are going to move tomorrow
Sat 11. 1½ oclock P.M. Has been raining and is going to snow pretty soon I think have got our things all packed ready to start I dont know where. Been running hard slacked up and we left Suffolk about 6 oclock commenced running as we started had to stay in the street till about 11 oclock rained all the time got pretty
October
cold and wet did not rain much on the road got to Portsmouth about 12½ oclock went into bunk in a ware house commenced raining again as soon as we got in slept well
Sunday 12th Morning
Have been out and got me a dish of oysters had to pay 50 cents raining yet marched out to camp about 11 oclock through the rain set our tents on old platform it not seem much like sunday rains all the time
Mond. 13 Rains all the time nothing new got paper from home and wrote to Sam
Mon. 20 Oct
Pleasant to day again No drill to day been fixing up our grounds clearing streets &c
Tues 21st
On guard to day was Corporal of police guard had nothing to do but dig hole for flag staff and lower the at sundown received letters from Mate and Almeron answered Marion in after noon Pleasant
Frost last night
Wed 22ond Warm and pleasant to day had to drill nothing new.
Thursday 23rd Frost again last pleasant to had double quick on battalion drill commenced taking daily paper to day
Friday 24
Pleasant again to day Went over and saw these cannon some shell &c received a letter from Sam George Pennell got Toms photograph glad to hear from George
Sat 25
Pleasant to day After noon no battalion drill instead of which we had street cleaning
Sunday 26
Wrote to Same to day forenoon went down to Navy Yard looked through the rifle holes saw the 158th start got some turnips of a secesh got a letter from M. Smith
Tues 14. Sick this morning made me some tea for breakfast and lay in my tent and read has not cleared off yet but does not rain much
Wed 15 Oct
Pleasant this morning feel pretty [?] most of the fore noon afternoon got our sibley tents and set them [?] like [?]
Thursday
Pleasant this morning sick again have been to the surgeons and got excused from duty felt better this afternoon went out on dress parade Heard the court martial sentence read
about the potatoes
Friday 17
Pleasant again this morning am sick again and again excused got a letter from Caroline to day was glad to hear from home again.
Sat 18. Felt pretty well this morning, had a good company drill this morning. Beautiful weather now rather cool nights nothing new going on.
Sunday 19. This seems the most like sunday of any since I left home. had nothing but dress parade Chaplain preached at 11 oclock and Capt Clapp in evening beautiful day
Mon. 27 Oct 1862
Cloudy and windy to day. Co K and E have left us and gone to fort Norfolk We were ordered to move our tents but not on account of wind.
Tues. 28 Pleasant to day moved our tent got it fixed better than ever Wrote to Sam for a box of things got a paper from home to day.
Wed. 29. Beautiful morning felt better than I have since I left home. Charlie Bedfield of Co C came and introduced himself to me this morning he knows Emily Reed &
the Adams girls like him first rate what I have seen of him received a letter from Elmira Pennell with her picture and wrote to Doc Paul.
Oct 30 Thursday
Got a pass and to the city went into the navy yard Saw the dry dock where the [?] was built. It was commenced 1 December 1827 J. Q. Adams President and opened June 17. 1833 Andrew Jackson President Went over to Norfolk eat all I could got some paper tonight a Harpers Magazine Wrote to Mira Pennell to night
Oct 31 Friday
Got up this morning about 3 Oclock sat up with Johnny Doolittle wrote to George Pennell. Hd inspection of arms this forenoon. Was detailed for picket left camp about noon on picket we halted every one found some contraband goods a nice piece of steak &c.
Nov 1st Sat
Returned to camp to day fired of my gun for the first time Last night a man out of Co K died nothing new been
pleasant all the week
Sunday 2nd Nov
Beautiful morning the funeral came off this forenoon another man out of Co B died to day wrote to Mark Smith John A. and Almeron to day
Mon. 3rd
Had a first rate company drill this forenoon
nothing new to day
Tues. 4
Election day the number of votes cast 86
69 Wadsworth 17 Seymour. Wadsworth made it.
Wed. 5 Nov
Went on guard to day nothing new
Thurs 6 Nov
Rained last night
came in from guard this morning rained rest of the day
Friday 7 Nov
Got letters from home and the sad news of Father's death. He died Oct 30th a little after two Oclock It makes me home sick to think of home now. Got a letter from Marion and Nat. This morning it was snowing and stormed most of the day.
Sat Snowing some to day fixed our tent nothing new wrote home
Sund 9
Storm is over and to it is beautiful It has not been much like sunday Officers all to work on their houses I am writing by the fire of the Artillery stables which has just been fixed got letters from Doc Paul George & Elmira Pennell
Monday 10th Nov
Last night was sick this morning took pills to night feel well Wrote to Nat. Myra Pennell it has been a beautiful day
Tues 11 Nov
Company went out on picket to day have got a fine day for it have had nothing to do
Wed 12th Nov
Pleasant morning wrote to Doc Paul to day nothing new Cheshire boys box came to day Set up with Stedson last night
Thursday 13th November
Pleasant this morning Out on Company drill and Battalion drill to day the report is that Gen Corcoran and his brigade has gone to Suffolk
Housel's box came to day
Friday 14 Nov
Guard of camp to day pleasant Gen Viele was up to camp to day
Sat 15 November 1862
Nothing new to day had nothing to do to day.
Sunday 16 November
Cloudy and cool to day Got a letter from home and Tom
Monday 17
Pleasant got my barrel to day every thing safe wrote home
Tuesday 18th Nov
Report is to day that Gen. Viele has ordered his troops to Gen Dix to go to N. Carolina nothing new in camp drill as usual
Wed 19th
On picket to day stopped at Blacksmith shop
nothing new
Thursday 20 November
To day the regiment was reviewed at the Norfolk fair grounds together with the 99 NYork 158 N.Y. 19 Wis a battery of Artillery and a company of Cavalry by Gen John A Dix and staff was about tired out when we came back rained some during the day
Friday, Nov 21st
Cloudy to day rained hard last night
Got a letter from Caroline to day. It does me so much good to hear from home
Wrote to Tom this AM
This afternoon was taken sick think I am threatened with a fever went down and saw Dr Simmonds who gave me a dose feel pretty bad to night
Sat 22 Nov
Feel no better this morning Dr Simmonds has given me three pills and two more at night feel no better
Sunday 23 Nov
This morning I took five more pills and feel much better this afternoon
Mon 24.
Fell a little better wrote to Caroline and got a letter from Mate answered it
dont feel quite as well to night.
Tuesday 25 November
Feel about the same Dr says I am threatened with billious fever had only two chills think I shall feel better soon throat some sore.
Wed 26 Nov
Raining this morning I feel about the same cleared of in afternoon I got an Independent from Nat I should think
Thurs. 27 Nov.
Beautiful morning as ever dawned thanksgiving day at home.
Had a sermon on the ground I was not able
to attend service feel some better though hope it will continue
Boys out on picket to day
Frid 28. Nov
Feel considerable better to day
Pleasant beautiful weather No letter
Sat 29. Nov
It is a little cloudy and hazy to day dont feel quite as well to day
Sunday 30 Nov
Pleasant to day there was Inspection of arms and knapsacks also inspection of tents I am feeling a little better to day got a letter from Mark Smith none from home wrote to Caroline
Monday Dec 1st
This morning was pleasant but clouded up towards noon and the PM is trying to rain a little I got a letter from Sam also one from Elmira P It done me so much good to hear from home I feel about the same to day a little better if any thing
Hoff & Holcomb have gone to Craneys Island to work at carpenter work
Tuesday 2 Dec
Feel better have taken no medicine to day wrote to John Williams to day has been pleasant The boys had blank cartridges to day on drill no news
Wed 3 Dec.
This morning it is raining and rained all day.
I feel pretty well
Got my singing book from Suffolk Almeron is in the hospital dont know how sick he is
Thurs. 4 Dec.
Pleasant this morning feel pretty well am returned to light duty. Got a letter from Mate who has got home answered it also wrote to Myra Pennell
Friday 5 Dec
Our boys are on picket rains again this morning am feeling pretty well get
excused though
Has rained all day
No news
Sat Dec 6.
Pleasant this morning again am feeling tolerable well
troubled with chills some cold north west wind to day
Sunday 7 December
Pleasant but cold am troubled with chills to day. Camp is a hard place to spend the sabbath got a letter from Caroline and Mr Day. Answered Carolines. No news in camp
Monday 8 Dec
Pleasant this morning and has been warmer to day. Felt pretty bad this AM. but felt better in afternoon. Got a new pair of pants to day No news
Tuesday 9 Dec
Pleasant this morning and to day has been considerable warmer I felt pretty well this forenoon but in afternoon felt worse. took no medicine to day
Wed 10 December
Pleasant and warm have felt some better to day no news
Thursday 11 Dec
Pleasant and warm I am feeling some better had no chills to day. 12 Reg left Suffolk for Blackwater to day having drill every day now
Friday 12 Dec
Pleasant again and warm as Sept. I am feel better of my chills but am very weak yet got news of the taking of Fredericksburg to day Report in camp that we are going to Washington to do Provost duty had rather stay here
Sat 13 Dec
To day the boys have gone out on picket it is pleasant and warm. I have got over my chills and expect to get around again soon
Sunday 14th Dec
Pleasant to day attended divine service in forenoon
Wrote home to day am feeling pretty well
Mon 15 Dec
Received a letter from Sam to day and one from Elmira Pennell it is pleasant and warm feel a great deal better to day Wrote to Mark Smith
Tues 16th Dec
This morning it was clear with a heavy south wind which soon blew up a rain.
Feeling better and stronger to day
Wrote to Sam this P.M.
Wed 17 Dec
Pleasant but cool to day wrote to Myra Pennell had a few chills this PM am feeling pretty well though
Thursday 18 Dec
Cold northwest wind to day clear Got a letter from George Pennell Went out on dress parade
Friday 19 Dec
Warmer to day feel well no news out on inspection on parade.
Sat 20 Dec
Coldest day of the season
Boys feel about discouraged in regard to the war Got a letter from Deb Adams and [?]
Sunday 21 Dec
Warmer to day This P.M. went out and carried bread to picket got some oysters to eat To night got a pass from Dr Simmons told me not to get in any scrape
Mon 22 Dec.
This morning got up early to go to Suffolk did not get on the 8 clock train though
Election here for Congressman not much excitement. Started on the two Oclock train. Got to Suffolk 4 Oclock found the boys well some were out on a scout.
Tues 23 Dec
The boys got in about 10 Oclock last night from scout they had quite a skedaddle had a good time to day Pleasant weather
Wed 24 Dec
Started for Norfolk on the 10 Oclock train feel glad to get to camp. Found a letter from John Williams Wrote to Sam and Mate Found the boys most all sick No news
Thursday 25 Dec
Christmas warm and pleasant. Col out playing ball with boys Had oysters and crackers for dinner Lieut Brown found segars Had no drill to day going to duty tomorrow
Friday 26 Dec
On duty to day warm & pleasant towards night clouded up looks
some like rain Got a letter from Caroline glad to hear from home
Sat 27th Dec
Warm but cloudy towards noon commenced raining rained all day
This morning the boys the marked out a place to play base ball
Wrote to Deborah Adams
No drill to day or roll call at night
Sunday 28 Dec
Rained all night but has cleared off this morning pleasant wrote to Caroline to day. Camp is a hard place to spend the Sabbath I long for the pleasant Sundays at home again Our Company go on picket
to morrow.
Monday 29 Dec
Pleasant this morning good day for picket My station was on the bridge got a lot of oysters to eat
no much going on no news Col Corcoran brigade came in to Norfolk to day and are going to Suffolk
Tues 30 Dec
This morning was cloudy commenced raining I came in from picket no news
Wed 31st Dec
Last day of the year cloudy & growing cool wind north mustered for pay to day Wrote to George Pennell
Jan 1st Thursday 1863
Pleasant but cool to day. On guard to day Officers have all gone at Norfolk to spend New Years with Mrs Viele. Wrote to Tom to day. To night I put John Stiles in guard house quite an excitement in camp
To day 3000 niggers met on the Norfolk fair ground.
To night some of the boys were brought in camp by picket
Frid Jan 2 1863
Pleasant to day & mild no duty for me to day got a letter from Sam & Mira Pennell answered Sams sent a
ring to Tom
Felt first rate to day
no news in camp
Jan 3rd Sat 1863
This morning John Horn and myself went down to the draw bridge to see the boys and get some oysters It is a beautiful day Saw an oriole going down passed an old Georgia encampment Shot at a duck on the river. It is a beautiful place can see the steamers pass at the mouth of the river. The draw bridge is about ¾ of a mile in width
The draw was burned by the Rebs. when they left
Jan 4th 1863 Sunday
To day it is cloudy and looks like rain. Had knapsack inspection at 9 O'clock. Wrote Elmira Pennell this P.M.
Jan 5th Monday 1863.
Pleasant to day took the standard out of our tent had good drill to day PM.
the Reg marched around to the Blacksmith
Got a letter from Caroline with a dollar in it
Jan 6 Tuesday 1863
Foggy this morning on picket to day
Cleared off towards noon P.M. clouded up and rained Cleared off at night again growing
cool. Pleasant night
Stopped at the Blacksmith shop
Jan 7th Wed.
Came from picket this pleasant but cool saw Adams no news
Jan 8 Thursday
Cold north wind to day had Company and Battalion drill
wrote to Caroline & sent a Norfolk paper to Sam
Jan 9 Friday
Snowed last night about an inch of
To night went down to fort Norfolk and stay all night
No news
Jan 10 Sat
Been around the fort and saw the prisoners. most of the negroes have left the fort saw one with a ball and chain on started for camp about noon rained in afternoon no dress parade to day
Jan 11th Sunday
Pleasant this morning Got a letter from Caroline they are going send me another barrel answered it wrote to Mate
Sundays are the same as ever in camp
Jan 12th Monday 1863
Beautiful day wind southerly drill as usual Bought a illustrated paper no news
Jan 13 Tuesday
Pleasant to day got excused. Got a team and sent after brick to build chimney
Sergt Barker built chimney in P.M. draws first rate
Jan 14th Wednesday
Picket again to day station Blacksmith shop Pleasant morning Horses & men belonging to 4th N.Y. battery passed by on the road to Suffolk
It is warm and cloudy to night Countersign Lavergne
Jan 15 Thursday
Cloudy & warm had a letter Myra & Frank no news to day Shotwell Powell in camp to day
Jan 16 Friday
Had a hard storm last night to day cloudy and rained some P.M. growing cool. Shotwell Powell came up to our tent and made us a visit to night. 60 men went out reconnoitering last night. No letter
Jan 17. Saturday
Cold and pleasant No drill to day
Got a letter from Mate and a paper from Miss Baker Went up to the band tent and had sing
Jan 18 Sunday
Pleasant but cold froze hardest last night of any this
winter. Wrote home to day and and to Mate had knapsack inspection to day
Jan 19th Monday
On picket to day detailed to fill out Co. H good time countersign Mexico
Jan 20th Tuesday
Came in this morning from picket this cleaned gun had good nap in P.M.
Jan 21 Wed.
Had a hard storm of wind and rain last night. No Battalion or dress parade. No mail to day on account of storm last night wrote to Myra & Frank
Jan 22 Thursday 1863
Foggy day No drill to day. Dress Parade to night
Jan 23 Friday
Went to the Fort to day Adams well. Saw the gun boat Patapsco.
Got a letter from Sam Cloudy to day
Jan 24 Sat.
On Police Guard to to day warm Wrote to Sam this P.M.
Jan 25. Sunday
Warm and pleasant to day Services at 4 Oclock. Col Guions father officiated Knapsack inspection at two Wrote to Mate
Jan 26 Monday
Warm and pleasant Company drill & Battalion Got a letter from Almeron Report is that we are going get pay in a day or two
Jan 27 Tuesday
Commenced to rain about noon is raining to night commenced making me a pipe to day no news
Jan 28 Wed
Raining this morning and rained all day got my pipe most done No drill to day
Jan 29 Thursday
Pleasant but cold no drill to on account
of the ground being wet. Paymaster came into camp to night called up about 10 O'clock to sign the pay roll.
Jan 30th Friday
Paymaster here to day get two months pay Pleasant but cool fight at Suffolk to day got a letter from Henry Reed also one from Mate could hear the canon at Suffolk
Jan 31st Sat
Was detailed for picket this morning was not wanted and went the city bought me pipe stem. no news
Hoff came up to night
Feb 1st Sunday
No meeting to day Wrote to Mate Henry & Caroline Got one from home cloudy but warm I am writing over in the woods back of camp
Feb. 2. Monday
Pleasant but cool had all of the drills to day Got a letter from Sam to day a receipt of my barrel in it Some of our company on knapsack drill to day
Feb 3 Tuesday
We have got the first real snow storm of the season commenced snowing about daylight
fell about 8 inches no duty. had to go and get wood from the woods Got a letter from George P
Jan 4 Wednesday
On picket to day at a new place Mr Wood's down Paradise Creek stay in the house with family Recd George Ashleys card to day
June 15. Sunday
Text 20. Chapt 36 verse of Acts
Remember the
Words of Jesus
Pleasant but cold
house full
Mr. Parmely
preaching
Oct 22ond 1862
Pleasant
No 1 Chas Barker
" 2 Wm Bird
3 Wm Ward
4 leonard Bancroft
5 Knickerbocker
6 Weath[?]
Names of relief
Jan 14th 1863
Bor 73 Hemlock
Convention 30 Con
Raisin 16 Con
S. K[?] 1.00
Farmers and Mechanics
Bank Easter Sunday
name P P Barnard
P. P. Barnard
$1. Bank of Binghamton
Reed
March 1st 56
March T[?] 56
Sundries 30
John Mason 1.00
Singing School 2.00 Feb 21
Kill[?] Conver 75 cent
No of Watch 705
No of watch 705
No of No. No
[scribbling]
Reed
Reed
Reed
Reed
Richmond
DATABASE CONTENT
| (13885) | DL1926.001 | X.1 | Diaries |
Tags: African Americans, Artillery, Burials, Camp/Lodging, Christmas, Clothing, Courts Martial, Death (Military), Destruction of Land/Property, Drilling, Duty, Elections, Enlistment, Food, Furloughs, Guard/Sentry Duty, Guns, Home, Homesickness, Hospitals, Illnesses, Low Morale, Mail, Marching, Medicine, Money, News, Newspapers, Payment, Photographs, Picket Duty, Prisoners of War, Provost Duty, Railroads, "Rebels" (Unionist opinions of), Religion, Rivers, School/Education, Ships/Boats, Supplies, War Weariness, Weather, Work
People - Records: 1
- (5118) [writer] ~ Reed, Charles Edward
SOURCES
Charles E. Reed Diary, DL1926.001, Nau Collection
