Diary

 

5. St Market tues friday

Mt Adams Observ

Court TC man and Coart GA

Park 6 st.

Burnett H forth and vine

Iron Square head of 4 and 5

National Theater

and Musium Sicam

View head of Main

Glass works

N Port. Barracks

Elm St Cathedral

Western Row and Elm St

Burnetts Salon and pleasure garden

Fancy Collar M. above 4 st

Pleasure Garden head man

Landing medical mecanich

 

/ Morhead STO 5

Fordyce STO  10

berting pike

            2 postage stamp 15

lines 25cts

stamps 10 cents

paper

ragner 1 pair

 

/ The Reeder

Dr by Cashaprt 44.00

E. A. Morrow

Small pillow

Tobacco box 5 c

Bit good cast steel soap

How to coock meat pickled meat and flower carpet sack at Alp

 

/ W N Kelley              1

N F Overmyer             2          x

G A Couklin               3          x

O     Balser                  4          x

T E Morrow                5

W J Lines                    6          x

J B Redman                7          x

T R Thompson            8

J     Rayner                  9

J     Hardyce                10

C    Bradley                 11        x

F    ribold                    12        x

M   Whitner                13        x

J    Crowley                 14

 

/ W P Kelley               1

N H Overmyer                        2

G A Conklin               3 Coock

O  Balser                     4

T E Morrow                5

W J Lines                    6 Cook

J B Redman                7

T R Tompson              8 Coock

J  Rayner                     9

J  Fordyce                   10

C  Bradley                   11

F  Raibold                   12

M  Whitmer                13

J Crowley                    14

E A Morrow                15

H  Rain                        16

W Jones                     

 

/ W Antony 1 p This

10 cts, 5 cts Fine cut Tobaco

T M Whitman

25 cts stamps

make batter of eggs flour and watter dip meat in it and fry in lard

 

 / Mrs  Nolan Nos 1 and 2

Miss Mag Cyphers

“          Mary States

“          Sallie Craprey

“          Nial Beadle

“          Lymntha Davis

 

/ Mr. N Overmyer

“    W Lines

      J Lines

      E Lines

H Rain

H Myers

S Hilliard

 

/ Do you know my brother Olver goes to school?  All weell have you been out to the camp when yesterday afternoon I went to camp

I cam last 19^th Aprl

How many soldiers came from Piqua to the camp

 

/ 2 Companies 75 men each

Are your parents well?  When are you going home  in the 27^th of June

Is this your school room

That is my second story of the room

Can you go up in town with me

 

/ Mr. Stone does not let me go to the town the Sabbath

I am going to Cincinnati in the morning at 4 o clock

What do you go for?  We are quartered there for the present we have to learn to fight.

Do your older brother stay in Piqua

 

/ on the farm I stayed in Piqua

Do you wish to go to the camp again I have to go to supper at 6 at the US hotel A few days ago 200 soldiers came from Troy to the ________ to eat breakfast because the hotels were full.

You have a nice place to live

 

/ You have a nice place to live here pretty

this is a pretty place yes

how long hav you to stay here yet

            3 years and a half

what time is it 5 o’ clock and 3 quarters

wh how long will you be in piqua

 

/ On the 11^th of Septembe

on the 4^th a august

I have enlisted until then

Do you know my father has brought some new shops?

on main street the old shop

evans rauzer and clark

Are you 21 yet?

22 the 5^th of June

16 the 7^th of April

 

/ I must go good bye

 

/ Columbus

Westville

 

/ Jun 27 / 61    2d Relief

S McMasters         Co D

M Brendan            “

J Martin                 “

___ Armstrong      “

Thio Boise            “

Wm Richim          “

David Dix             Co I

Joseph Swington   Co D

I W Fleming         “ I

P T Paris               “

L A Warenfelt      “

Wm F Douglass    “

W E Shilling         “ H

J F Snortwood       “ I

T Sanders              “ H

D H C___              Corporal

                              2^nd Relief

 

[pg 23]

3d Relief

Ely Shirts              Co H

H P Parker            “    “

Jal Sanders            “    “

Sam Sullenberger “    “

B Metcalf              “    “

J D Small              “    “

Wm Deckman       “    “

James Tallon         “    “

G S Tapley            “    B

C Worden             “    “

W Warner             “    “

Wm Wike             “    “

M H Wilson          “    “

Martin Scheils       “    “

Byron Woodcox   “    “

Frick Walton

                              Corporal

 

[pg 24]

First Relief

T R Tompson

W F Mercer

E Barton

Z Gillespie

W Frink

E Bupp

F Sayers

C Boatson

G W Shill

G Earhart

C Sayler

A Smith

      Weaks Westfall

      Somervill

      1 button hooker

      Corporal

      Wolverton

 

/ 2^nd Relief

      Schelenberger

1 S Berhertt

2 Schellenberger

3 W Train

4 Z Smalley

5 E Sheets

6 A Ogborn

7 N haverman

8 Z Ruland

9 F Bower

10 C Oliver

11 J Helmes

12 J Fleming

13 D Noris

14 H Twain

15 J Wike Westfall

               Cramer

 

/ Third Relief

1 P Roach

2 E Kuppersmith

3 S Hays

4 H Harnash

5 J Kelley

6 D Engle

7 R Gilbot

8 W Hays

9 J C Lyon

10 J Winstel

11 D Crowl

12 J Logan

13 J Furgeson

Corp J.D. Kinney

 

/ Guard house

L. W. Keeks Co H for refusing to stand guard by order of Luit Hoston

Released by his Capt on account of sicness

Gibson Colt no charges

released by his Capt

 

/ Steamer Silver Lake with 50 head cattle

150 head sheep

3 horses

1 mule

all captured from Jenkins Farm

Pt Pleasant July 14^th / 61

 

/ July 16 – 1861

Left Pt Pleasant Vir on board steamer Silver Lake for the army camp moving poor country Steaming up Kanaway big hills.  Passed ____  shallows watter two feet deep first gand of slaves 14 I saw working expecting a shot from shore Red house shoals boats sunk by _______ ________ passing the bot is waiting for troops the grave of two men on the bank shot by their commander lonely spot corner at a field _______ reflections arived at camp boys scouting big hill

 

/ July 17^th Camp Pokotalico

12^th Ohio regt went to take a battery they were mistaken about the force and were repulsed with some loss.  Loss of enemy not known.  our boys in good spirits expecting a fight tomorrow slept in the open air had an alarm at midnight had to stand with our arms in our hands one hawk and then got to sleep til morning six of our boys sick not dangerous lying on the boat

 

/ July 18

I had a little scout with Len Tenesbough holding we feel uneasy for our Col he left here yesterday morning we have heard nothing of him since our Col is a prisoner in Charlston he sent a messenger after his trunk last this evening

 

July 19^th

We are quartered in the house of Col Barbe he is in the army with the revels I have just been looking over his large library found the album of a young lady was going to write in it but had to leave

 

/ July 20^th

We were called out last night by a false alarm the guards do not do their duty  Went out forageing with Three ____ wagons loaded them all with corn flours sugar molases whiskey we tok it all from one house it was a beautiful place called white house

 

July 21th

This is a beautiful sabbath morning  There is no meeting houses here like there is in Ohio / the day is not observed verry will it is rather a poor place to spend a quiet day after dress parade we were introduced to our Chaplin he prayed with us and gave an evocation I do not like his appearance although he may be a good man

 

July 22^nd

it is raining and we are on picet guard I have streched my blanket to keep the rain of we have to keep a sharp look out were are on a high hill we can see the country as miles had a verry _________ night

 

/ July 23^rd

Our Capt left us for home to day to be gone a few days we have marching or rest for tomorrow

 

July 24^th

We were called up last night at eleven received two days rations and twelve rounds of amunition we then packed then packed up and started went two miles and had the  pleasure of sleeping in the road with our knapsacks on got up at daylight and started had har bredd for breakfast eat it as we walked along reflections soldiering dont pay

/ first pine I ever saw we are lying in the road we are two miles from camp eight miles from Chalted Market battery agead expect a fight we have marched the rebbels are fleeing before us and firing the bridges Came on the their encampment they were fortified they ran without fireing a shot we put a shell into their boat and burnt it

 

July 24^th

Had to sleep on the ground last night slept sound all quiet throught the night heavy fog this morning we are on the Kanawha / nine miles from poco and six from Charlston Resting after a march of two mile passed a deserted camp Some of the union men They said there ware five two thousand men at it last night but they flew at our approach There as a goodmanny union here as soon as we got here they say they were arived to express their sentiments I have missed one day in my reckoning this is the 25^th we are in sight of Charlston four PM we are at Charlston sixty miles forty miles from the Kanawok we have not been attact although there has / been five thousand trops along the road an in good position we are encamped in a meadow across a crick from C

 

July 26^th

We are getting ready to start nice morning C is a dirty looking place of about two thousand inhabitants passing the salt works they are very extensive the rebbels are thick about here we are out gathering in a camp equipage that the rebbels had to leave we got tents poles knapsacks guns and other things to numerous to mention we are steaming up / the river the shore is almost lined with people they are chereing us on this is the first with foot that has come up here with our flag on board another steamer in charge of our captured goals stuck fast and out of coal laid up until morn

 

July 27^th

The boys got a barrel of whiskey yesterday the officers threw it overboard this morning two boys are swiming down after it they will get ale they went playing deck hand on a boat

 

/ July 28

We expect to catch the enemy today a serious occurrence took place in our company to day two of our men got to fighting when one of them got stabbed in in the left brest we sent him to Gallipolis the other is under arrest and will be Court Marshailed we are encamped this evening at a creeck about twenty miles from Charlston we expected to have a fight to day but the enemy have / run This does not look much like Sunday we have been marching all day and now the boys are sitting along the creeck washing themselves and clothes

 

July 29^th

We have had a march of eleven miles up the river sometimes there was presipices along side of us fifty feet high of solid rock We now are at the head of the Kanawha we found an evacuated sesession camp which we are now occupying they have burnt an / important bridge here there is a rumor in camp that we will not go any farther on this rout

 

July 30

We are having a day of rest while some men are building a flat boat to cross the river with

 

July 31^st

On guard today have an easy time of it

 

August 1^st

There is a rumor in camp this morning that we are to be sent back to ohio it would be easyer than staying here Coppied and sent home up to this date

 

/ first Relief

Thos McNair         Co F

H Black                 “

H Hughs                “

W Burns                “

J Farner                 “

H Crawford           “

D Jones                 “

J Hines                  “

W Filo                   Co D

      Robinson         “

Corp W Myer        Co D

      Devore            Co G

 

/ second Relief

G Shill                   Co D

Pomert____          “

Logan                    Co G

Simons                  Co D

Eaton Jack            Co G

Dunum                  “

Penington              “

Richards                “

Hollum                  “

Henry                    “

Jackson

Cor W R Gillespie

               Co G

D Love   Co G

 

/ Third

McKee                  Co H

Eaton Jackson       Co G

Shafner                  Co H

McAfry                 “

McKernan             “

Sanders Sesermon “

McChesney           “

McDonald             “

Snyder                   “

Cor Gierhart

               Co H

Saylor                    Co D

G Loverton            Co G

 

/ Harrison              Co G

Committed for comiting nusince within the lines

Col Frizzel writes for the same

Released by officer of the day

      Blackford

      Minshell

      Steltzer

      Cole

      Ably

      Dicker

 

/ August 6^th 1861

I am on picket guard today I am posted on the banks of Gouley with six men I was considerably amused last night A comrade came to bed grumbling he said here we are 150 miles from home with nothing to eat and wet clothes and no dry ones My sister told me to pray and how the h— I can and he fetched it out so drool that I had to laugh

 

/ Blackford

I Minshel

A Steltzer

S C Cole

J Ably

C Dicker

 

/ first

M Gabriel             Co F

A Gartley              “

W Jones                “

H Crawford           “

D Jones                 “

W Krazer              “

G Hirk                   “

S Lipencot             “

F Mercer               “

J Long                   “

N Gates                 Co C

G Gates                 Co C

J Hoy                     “

A Henolwood        “

Cor G Way            Co C

 

/ second

B Kirk                   Co C

L Clipp                  “

J Logan                 “

J Miller                 “

J Miles                  Co H

C Moris                 “

W Parklaw            “

T Saunders            “

W Morrison          “

H Meyers              “

B Metcalf              “

W Leserman         “

W Royner             “

J Shafner                     “

      Cor B Wolsen

 

/ third

D Newman            Co H

W Patterson          “

C Martan               Co G

M Martin               “

D Line, Lyon         “

D Love                  “

J Harrison              “

T Johnston            “

M Lupton              “

J Nun                     “

J Juvenile              “

J Kellety                “

W Stevens             “

W Keller               “

Cor C T ATkinson

 

/ Prisoners

Two were confined when I came on duty to be held until further orders from the Col

 

Aug 13^th

7 PM started for a scout of three days expect to have a fight before we get back traveled seven miles and spent the night in an unoccupied house

 

Aug 14^th

Started at daylight damp morning hard walking over the hills fine view of the aleganies mountains at the distance of twenty three miles bautiful / Stopped for the night at a deserted tavern house twenty two miles from Camp G

 

Aug 15^th

Started on a scout 3 ½ miles from Camp enemy in sight Co B thrown out as scirmishers fireing four men sent in wounded not dangerous lying in ambush retreating on double quick to draw the enemy out they wont bite bound for camp in Camp tired I am going to bed Called out at ten and started back eleven miles danger of the enemy

 

/ Aug 16

We were called up last night at ten and comenced retreating we had a very hard march of eleven miles I was sick vomiting as we went along cause of our retreat the enemy were marching down new Rr to cut us of from camp we had to get past the read they intended to come in on in good quarters at 3 PM verry tired marched twenty miles we had a day of rest

 

/ Aug 17

This morning our Co were sent back four miles and posted as picket guards good quarters while writing this I am sitting on a prisipice of six hundred feet

New river washes the base of it it makes me feel giddy to look over it fine view the river looks quite small it is a turbulent stream Another presipice  There is a legend connected with it / it is called the lovers leap I will try and get the story at the foot of the presipice there is a fall in the river a beautiful scene we have plenty of blackberries and roasting ears also fresh meat when we came to a secesh farm

 

Aug 18^th

I am on picket today messenger just passed said the enemy were advancing and that our advance were fireing on them / 2 PM they are still advancing our forces have fortified themselves about a mile from here they intend to give them the best they have in the sharp

 

(Legend of Lovers Leap

An elopement in this vicinity the enraged father of the damself started in pursuit and came near overtakeing them when I suppose they thought if they could / not live together they could die together so they took the fearful leap)

 

The enemy still advancing half mile from us raining as it has been all day

 

Aug 19^th

Spent a very uncomfortable night under a tree the have not actacted us yet we are expecting them any moment had a good sleep this full moon evening not fighting yet standing with / our arms raising two of men of Co H were wounded this morning by the axcidental discharge of a gun

 

Aug 20^th

The fight has comenced I am posted on lovers leap to give notice if the enemy approaches by the river we are retreating cause they are planting cannon barricading the road retreating for to give room for other Cos deployed as scrimishers / called into camp slept in the open air loss three men of Co B taken prisoners one of them supposed to be killed or wounded enemies loss not known

 

Aug 21^st

Started up at day light lift camp without breakfast went back a mile and lay in ambush to cover the retreat of our men if they have to do so the enemy retreated last night and our men are after them lay around all day and done nothing / Rifles were ofered us today but we refused them

 

Aug 22^nd

Laying around had a big dinner of corn and beans about two bushels eat it in the rain

 

Aug 25^th

Cos A and F are out scouting we have advanced four miles up the river and are at our old fortifications havnt seen any enemies returned

 

/ Aug 24

I was on picket guard last night A man of Co G was yesterday shot in the arm accidentaly it had to be amputated I saw the arm lying in the creeck to day

 

Aug 25

This is a beautiful sabbath morning we have been out on this exibition near two weeks and would like to go to camp and get a change of clothing we are advancing / up the road our Co in the rear firing ahead we are thrown in ambush the rebbels routed some of them killed and wounded and two taken we also got about a hundred guns and pistoles also three horses one man on our side was killed C Allen of Co A none wounded

 

Aug 26

Went into camp this morning

 

/ Aug 27

Spent part of the day in cleaning up we have to march back again went out four miles and were posted on picket slept in the open air it

 

Aug 28

It comenced raining this morning before daylight we had to get up and make a shelter by streching blankets

 

/ Aug 28

Went into camp

 

Sept 2

On the outpost again our pickets were drove in this evening by the enemy and we had to get behind the hills to get out of range of their cannon

 

Sept 3

Slept on the ground last night without blankets got up before daylight and formed on the brow of a gill in the edge of the woods shortly after daylight the enemy advanced / and formed oposite us on another hill they run their cannon down in the road and opened on ___  we got down on the side of the hill in some underbrush we were in direct range of their guns with shot shell canister and grape shot they fired to high one shell bursted over us but did not damage the grape flew around us pretty thick they did not / fire verry fast I got behind a stump and slept between the fires none of our men were hurt our cannon fired three times when they retreated we dont know whether any of them were killed or not

 

Sept 4^th

We lay in our position last night no blankets quiet throught the night we have had nothing to eat but dry crackers since day before yesterday this morning / we got a cup of coffee and some meat

 

Sept 15

Called up this morning at two and ordered to get ready to march (The regt left here on the 13^th ______ to cooperate with Gen Rosecrans division)

We had to guard a train to I had been detailed to do some work and did not go with them) we didnt get started till daylight put in / the rear of a train of wagons that was going out to our men wet morning got to their camp at dusk as wet as rats the camp is in a place called dogwood gap 16 miles up new river the have been joined by three regts from Rosecrans

 

Sept 16^th

Lay in until 4 PM when we started up the river marched four miles and halted for the night opposite / a fine view of the aleganie mountains we can see over a valley of twenty four miles in width a splendid view

 

Sunday Sept 22^nd

We were called up this morning at daylight and started for a camp that had been seen by a leut we expected to have a fight after walking six miles we came in sight of our own camp we walked back / with our fingers in our mouths

 

Sept 23^rd

First frost of the season preparing for a march advanced ten miles and are now encamped on sewal mountain we passed strong entrenchments today

 

Sept 24^th

I am unwell this morning our regt is out scouting and are fireing ahead they have returned no damage done

 

/ Sept 25^th

The 11^th out again today they drove in the enemys pickets and were on with a mountain howitzer our old rifled piece gave them a few shots no one hurt in our regt Gen Rosencranz joined up this evening with his body guard his division will be here to morrow or next day

 

/ Sept 26

Nothing of importance has occured today

 

Sept 27^th

It comenced raining last night and has been poring down ever since it is as cold as greenland our tents leak and we are wet as rats

 

Sept 28^th

it rained all night and is getting colder eight has died from the effects of it / we got over coats yesterday they came in good time we slept in the mud and under wet blankets we have a fire in the tent to dry it out we cant stay in it for the smoke seven deserters came in last night they report the rebbels fresing they have but few tents and are poorly clothed

 

/ Oct 2^nd

I am on guard to day at our head quarters to day

 

/ 1^st relief

L Marton               Co C

W Burns                Co F

C Belt                    “

J Croson                Co G

J Channel              “

      2^nd relief

A Gan____            Co A

J Grose

B Hastetter            Co B

E Miller

J Mumiford

 

/ 3^rd relief

P Wodcock           Co A

B Metcalf              Co W

A Miles                 “

B Flannery            Co D

C Seeger               “

      Cor Geo. Hay

               Co C

 

/ Sunday Oct 6^th

We were ordered to get ready yesterday evening we got started this morning at 3 we are going the back track some of the wagons stalled and they were burnt together with the can tents  A great deal of property destroyed we have stayed at camp ____ out we pitched our tents in the rain

 

/ Oct 7^th

We have been taking it easy to day we were called out once to day to secesh drove in our pickets

 

Oct 8^th

Taking it easy

 

Oct 9^th

Fine day the moutains look beautiful

 

Oct 10^th

Left lookout this morning bad roads camped at mountain Cave

 

/ Oct 11^th

Heard todaythat Our Col was returning having escaped from the rebbels

 

Oct 12^th

Went out to day four eight miles from camp and took down four miles of telegraph wire hard job got in at 11 PM

 

Sunday 13^th

Marched into Gauley bad road I was sick all day and had hard work to keep up

 

/ Oct 18^th

13 prisoners and 72 head of cattle brought in to day from Green brier Co

 

Oct 20^th

Fight at Faette Ch House no particulars

 

Oct 29

Our Col returned to day he received a hearty welcome from the members of his regt

I am unwell today

 

Oct 31^st

On guard today at the ferry at Gauley bridge verry sick

 

/ Guards for Oct 31^st

J Glaspy

J Gordon

C Dicker

H G Keenan

J Long

H A Mellinger

      at Ferry

D O Jones

J Lowington

C M Locke

G W Martin

N W Pence

      at Paymasters

 

/ Nov 1^st 1861

Last night when on duty I heard men chopping on the mountain acros New River we were not disturbed until I was relieved and was marching the guards to their quarters when band went a cannon from where he heard the chopping they fired it at the ferry also severed more they then changed their piece and comenced fireing at our camp two they fired until afternoon two of our pieces were brought down and replied to them we could not tell with what effect They did us no injury except / putting some holes in the tents it is said that there is a heavy force across the river two brigades ours are over there they are doing some heavy fireing.  The rebbels are also fireing into our camp down at the falls it is said that they have four guns but the 1^st Ky and our artilery are keping them at bay.  This is our pay day? the boys are so anchious to get their money that they dont mind the shot

 

/ Nov 2^nd

This morning we were called up before daylight we packed up and moved out of our camp we marched into a ravine so as to be out of range of their shot.  I was ordered to the hospital by the Col he will not let me do duty without they are able all quiet this morning.  Exchanged a few shot this afternoon no damage done to us

 

Nov 3^rd

In the hospital the post I am in is a frame out building not plastered it is more comfortable than our tents I got a good breakfast this morning at the falls house / the only civilized meal I have had since leaving ohio it cost me a quarter I think I will board there for a few days.  This is a wet morning and evry thing is quiet.  This afternoon there was a few shots exchanged.  We expect some warm work tomorrow

 

Nov 4^th

The sesesh have been shelling our wagons trains almost all day it appears that they are trying to starve us out I fell some better today

 

Nov Oct 5^th

I was awkened this morning by the fireing of cannon.  It has been kept up all day it appears that they do no exectution from either side

 

/ Nov 6^th

They have kept the fireing up all day I think they have moved their guns this evening

 

Nov 7^th

Things were quiet until this afternoon when there was a few shots exchanged nice day I am to get a furlough

 

Nov 8^th

All quiet to day started this afternoon for ohio got twelve sick men in wagons in them and are now at the steamboat landing we will be on the boat to night it looks like civilization down here

 

/ Nov 9^th

We got started last night about seven o clock and found our selves at Gallipolis this morning It is raining hard this morning We are waiting for a boat  On board the Finnic McBurnie steaming down the river

 

Nov 10^th

We arived in cincinnatti this morning at seven put up at the Gibson house spent the day in looking around the city

 

Nov 11^th

4 PM at home surprized the folks a little

 

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Though other forms voices greet me

And other forms I see

Though I may never meet thee

I’ll think of thee

When bitten by musketoes

or tortured by a plea

or plagued by rats and bedbugs

I’ll think of thee

 

/

 

1 lb raisins

6 “ Crshd sugar

2 bags baking Rum

1 Paper alspice

Candels

1 paper cinnamon

 

/ Steamboat $3.00

Express  0.25

Hotel      1.25

Railroad 2.65

 

/ W P Bennet

No 102 Syc St Cinna

 

Weight of Gunns   7

Thos Morrow        1    56

W J Lines              1    66

J Forner                 1    54

J Lines                   1    46

 

/ George Evans

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