Thomas Morrow Diary, 1862
Diary 1862
Thursday Dec 5th 1861
I left home this morning to regain my regiment having been at there on account of bad health I left with a heavy sorrowing heart not knowing when I shall return but hoping for the best
I missed the train this morning and will have to wait untill evening
Fri Dec 6th
I left Piqua yesterday evening arived at cincinnatti at 9 put up at the Galt house. Went to Pikes appery Got up this morning and had to hunt the quartermaster found him and got a pass found the boat and got my / lugage aboard will not leave untill evening spent the day in sight seeing
Saturday Dec 7th
We started last night and found ourselves this morning about forty miles up the river going verry slow. Our Col is aboard he is as lively as ever and chatting with the privates as if he was one of them
Sunday Dec 8th
We are still going along slowly This evening we are at Grizandotto unloading some hay The town presents a melancoly appearance having been nearly all burned by our men / about four weeks ago there is some union men in it I took dinner with one of them We will not get started before dark I have just learned that our regt is at Pt. Pleasant
Monday Dec 9
We arived at Pt Pleast at 3 AM went out to camp at daylight found the bags all well. We are encamped in a meadow on the banks of the Ohio it is a beautiful place
Tuesday Dec 10th
This morning we mov ed into town and took quarters in a church verry comfortably situated
Wed Dec 11th
I am on Picket guard / today I have a good lot of men and plenty of fun
Picket
Guards at the fair grd
Pt Pleasant Dec 11th / 61
W Thackmyer Co B
A Whitaker “
H Tompson “
J Wentz “
P Wilson Co K
J Winstel “
Sergt T E Morrow Co T
First relief of
D Coburn Co B
J Caswell “
J Enders “
M Tollen “
M Harman “
N Haborman “
[in margin]: Cor Merica Co. F
second
E Jessup Co B
Hasteller “
H Wyat Co H
J Ably “
J Hardyce “
E Burton “
Cor Wm Myer Co D
Third Relief Co B
W Bob B Grafel Co T
J Blackford “
C Bradley “
T Hanes Co D
J Patty “
P Cartz “
Cor P Roger Co B
At Comisary D
C Miller C
A Ewing D
Y Ebler
Brisoner
Warner Co B
Mo Kimverman Co C for being out after taps
/
R Bestel for being out after taps
Tuesday Dec 17th
This evening after dress parade the officers and men of our regt presented our Col with a fine horse and equipments
Mr Du Bois made a few remarks on behalf of the regt Leut Col Frizel mad a neat and humourous replay The Col was so hoarce he could not speak
/
First
C Locke Co B
W Scovie “
M Olivine “ F
J Ably “
A Wyat “
Second
E Burlon “
J Wolff “
J Blackford “
J Tompson “
A Stellzer “
Tompson Co A
Swollom “
Benson
Black
J Black
Cor Youston
/
Bradley 1 pr drawers
Wolff 1 shirt
Henry 1 shirt
J Tompson 1 shirt
Burns 2 pr drawers
SC Cole
1 pr pantiloons 30
1 “ drawers
1 “ cap 6 7/8
J Ragan
2 “ drawers
1 “ pants
1 overcoat
1 knapsack
7 “ blankets
Dec 25th
Christmas How things have changed in a year one year ago I was at home enjoying myself Now I am a soldier not a free agent but have to obey my officers and have a certain time / for evry thing I can’t even go to bed when I want to
J Nun 1 Co G
J Moris 2 “
C Pen 3 “
A J Mellinger 4 “
C Rathigens 5 “
A Rapp 6 “
M Martin 7
C Marten 8 “
C Spouf 9 B
J Cassel 10 “
D Coburn 11 “
J Enders 12 “
Cor J Cladger A
at Mill
M Turmow Co B
B Griffer “
M Hagol
W Meaney T
E Morrow “
M Obrine “
Cor R Alexander
Co G
/ J Bear 1 Co K
J Encle 2
E Dolt 3 “
A Pennington 4 G
B Dixon 5 K
J Moris 6 G
M Marten 7 “
A Rapp 8 “
J Smith 9 “
H Penn 10
T Alison 11 “
S Jacobs 12 B
C Martin 13 G
Z Crusil 14 B
Z Kusner 15 B
Cor Dy Metzer Co G
Brisoners
Y Hardwe Co K
T Anderson “ K
Charlston
Cox
/ at Hospital
P Murphy Co B
G Ganger K
SM Underwood G
C Miller 1 Co D
Dody 2 “
Carter 3 “
S Robinson 4 “
J Henry 5 G
E Clark 6 “
J Eaton 7 “
H Stevens 8 “
T Allison 9 “
J Haris 10 “
J Logan 11 “
E Feros 12 “
Cor W Tritt C
Bacon Creeck
/ M Freeman Co __
W Webe 2 “
G Hilman “
B Hasteter 4
N Pence D
D Griffeth “
Cor W Rogers C
J Hardyce 1 F
E Hurman 2 “
W Drake 3 “
T Haynes 4 D
/ Guard at bridge Jan 11
First Relief
M Gabriel 1 Co F
P Finley 2 “
E Furman 3 “
W Hensey 4 “
S Robinson 5 D
J Wilson 6 “
C Rantson 7 “
J Brambraugh “
J M Laney 9 “
L Tackmyer 10 “
J Metcalf 11 “
C Segar 12
Guard at Fair Ground
1 C Saylor Co D
2 E Stull “
3 L Thackmyer “
4 J Brombaugh “
5 C. Miller “
6 J M Lanes “
7 P Carter “
8 Z Hull “
9 W Hilliard F
10 L Harrison D
11 D Stine F
12 J Sayers “
Cor W Overmyer F
Albermarl
/ J Tompson 1 Co F
W Warner 2 “ B
T Tompson 3 “ F
C Wattenberg 4 “
J Wolff 5 “
A Wyat 6 “
W Babb 7 “
G C Burton 8 “
D Griffeth 9 D
Cor J Sterrett “
/ P Finley 1 Co F
C Dicker 2 “
C Furman 3 “
W Drake 4 “
T Powers 5 C
W Frink 6 F
A Tecarver 7 C
B Coole 8 “
J McBrine 9 “
Cor T Merica F
First Relief
A Brown 1 Co A
Benson 2
/ First Relief
Z Winstel Co K
Z Wallas “
J Werner “
Z Anderson 12 “
S Brack 2 “
C Rackins 3 G
S. Orr 1 G
C Penn 2 “
A Rapp “
Cor M Hall K
/ First Relief
H Hodge 1 Co A
F Kiblinger 2 “
J Krazmar 3 “
W N Kelley 4 F
W F Mercer 5 “
S Lippincott 6 “
A Kellenberger 7 “
A Lindley 8 “
B Lowyer 9 “
Cor T Merica F
/ First Relief
H Rasner “
E Pilot “
F Sherman “
Second
W Reel “
W Mooney F
L Sheets A
Third
Z McNair F
W Mooney “
W Powel “
/ Fair Ground Mar __
S W Orr 1 G
N Ofermows 2 B
A Houk 3 “
L Kiefer 4 “
B Hostetter 5 “
J Zollen 6 “
W Kelley 7 “
J Davy 8 A
W Karns 9 “
R Frank 10 “
L Eloy 11 “
H Harnes 12 “
/ G Smith K
T Anderson 2
D Clark 3 G
M ________ 4 K
S Rundy 5 G
F _________ 6 “
J Collier 7 “
A Vellars 8 “
T Wilkinson 9 “
J Speers 10 “
J Cossel 11 B
B Grafer 12
/ J Davy 1 Co A
H Carmody 2 “
N Davy 3 H
W Carnes 4 A
Second
W Baba 1 F
G Engle 2 A
E Furman 3 F
Third
M Grady 1 “
W Powell 2 “
J Glaspy 3 “
W Finck 4 “
Corp’l N. F. Overmyer “
Articles in charge
2 tents 1
2 stoves 2
1 broom 3
1 ax 4
1 bucket
/ Prisoners
John Bloasehass of Co K by order of Liut Moris until further orders
D. Varis W H Rasner by order of Capt Childs of Co H
A Lindly of Co F by order of Capt. Viverbough
B Smart citizen confined by order of Liut Price
/ Guard List
First Relief
W Fri nk 1 of Co F
M Grady 2
Second Relief
G Gordon “ “
G ____ “
Third Relief
W Schobez D
H Leffel “
Cor C Kinney D
St L_____
Articles in Charge
1 tent
1 stove
1 broom
1 Ax
/ Wilson Clark
Otawa
Clark Co
Town
/ Charlston VA May 20th
Left Pt Pleasant this morning on steamer
Mary Coock boys all on spree
Kanawha Falls May 21
Slept on the boat last night This morning got on a light draught boat (Victor No 2) and cape up to lamp creeck Got off the boat and sholdered our loads and walked to Gaudy changed our muskets for Springsfield rifles walked down to the falls and put up for the night.
Fayetteville May 22
Left the falls early walked twelve miles over a miserable road / We went up one hill seven miles long Co D is in this place the citizens have deserted the town
In the Woods May 23
Walked eighteen miles to day verry hilly country
Ralla May 24
Walked seven miles this morning arived at this place at nine a clock raining found the regt all well
Raleigh May 25th
Frost last night have to go to work on the hospital have seventy bunks to make for men that were wounded at Princeton
/ Contributions to the Soldier relief fund
Raligh May 26th
Finished my job today this afternoon there was seventy wounded men brought in
O—‘ the harass of war
Som had arms and legs taken of one man had his under jaw shot off he was an awful looking sight I have not had time to cheer up since I came here
May 27
Took a general clean up
/ May 28
On guard today on the Princeton road raining
June 3
On picket guard today wedday have a little board shanty to stay in
June 5th
This is my birth day I am taking a general clean up
June 7th
We were payed off to day I received thirty two dollars
June 9
On pickett guard today the nights are verry cold we have had frost three nights in succession
/ June 10th
Started on a scout afternoon today with ___ days rations marched twelve miles in a west direction
June 11th
Had good times last night and this morning has ___ veal sweet milk and other things in parportion started west this morning crosed the marsh part of Cale river after that _____ moundtain and on to the head watters of G________ river crosed the creek sixty times stopped at sundown marched twenty one miles today over the roughest country I ever saw camped around a union mans house
/ W Yarris J Blackford
Y Kelley W Baba
A Keellenberger
J Laws
S Lippincot
A Lindley
E Morrow
Y Morrison
J Mercer
T Mirshall
W Drake W Burns
M Obrine
P Stone W Baba
D Stirce
W Meaney
June 12th
marched two miles this morning to Wyoming CH small place surounded by mountains stopped my ____ walked back to Stewarts / and took dinner he is a good union man has a large peach orchard and a good farm marched on untill sundown and camped on second farm the propriates had just killed a deer he ran off when he saw us coming we had the deer for supper
June 13th
Started this morning at day light walked foor miles before breakfast got back over guzandatte mountain before dinner marched to our first camping ground and took supper marched six miles after supper and put up for the night in a barn
/ June 14th
Walked six miles this morning to camp we made good time on this scout the round tripp is eighty miles we made it in four days
July __
Started for Wyoming for cattle marched seventeen miles and stoped for the night
July 21
Marched to Stewarts to day by the midle of the afternoon stayed all night
July 22
Walked over to books (four miles) and sent the cavalry after the cattle they came / in at night with out them. I had a good deal of fun to day at a farm house where there was a girl
July 23
Started some herd eaters after the cattle this morning I and an other person had some fun to days with some girls In the evening we walked six miles
July 24
We got the cattle this morning and started for camp marched eighteen miles
/ July 25
Started this morning and got to camp by noon (fourteen miles) with sixty head of cattle
July 26
Spent the day in fixing up fire ____ of our regt left this evening for Gauley they are expecting an attact n that place
July 27
This morning thirty five of our men ___ with the rest was ordered to go to some ferry on New river for guards We packed up and walked to Fayetvill / a distance of twenty five miles we had all our traps with us
July 28
We stayed here all night and have orders to stay here we are not needed at that Ferry
Started for Gauley to day with our baggage (a squad of us was left back) went six miles stopped got peaches at nigers
Aug 15
got to _______ at ten o clock and encamped
Sunday Aug 17
Started to day down the river twenty miles
/ Aug 18
Ten miles before breakfast Camp Pratt got aboard the boats got to the ohio river at dark
Aug 20th
Arived at Parkersburg to day noon had a good time coming up the river citizens verry kind give us plenty to eat our boat would run aground and we would have to get off and walk P in a nice place grand business above nice camp in grove
Aug 22
Left P at 1 PM an western VARR heavy grades 23 tunnels rough country
/ Aug 23
Cheat mountain pass nice river beautiful scenery Oakland MD wattering place pleasantly ____ted grand buildings Piedmont MD good place Cumberland quite a city Martinburg
Aug 24
Crossed the Potomac at daylight at Harpers Ferry Patspied river beautiful stream Grace Factory Girls verry Patriotic Washington DC arived 12th ________ painted in the city private buildings small Public building grand cars ________ through the Potomac bridge detained several hours walked to Alexandria seven miles / good place verry hard steam and railing vessels in abundance
Aug 27
Left this morning on cars at daylight met slaves leaving by hundred Bull run commanding ahead ____ Ferry brigade engaged with the enemy enemy drives them back 11th and 12th ____ covering ______ retreat 12th surrounded 11th charged on the enemy and relieved the 12th we fell back to Fairfax station one of our men wounded Corp Day
Aug 28
Started on our retreat at 11 last night marched all night and to until 10 AM when we arived at Alexandria / verry tired twenty five miles
Aug 29
Marched eight miles out from this place and encamped in a beautiful place Soldiers and munitions of was in evry direction big guns strong fortifications
Aug 30
A day of rest heavy cannon fireing in the distance
Sept 6th
Left Falls Church this morning came through Georgetown and Washington and to this place two miles east of the city
/ Sept 7
Marched eight miles to day towards Harpers Ferry encamped on a farm about a mile from the road went a foraging out got a haversack full of peaches
Sept 8
Started at 4 PM and marched twelve miles
Sept 9th
Started at four PM and marched ten miles good country Brookville
Sept 10th
Marched all day encamped at Ridgeville small village the ____ was here this morning
/ Sept 11th
Left R this morning passed through New Market 6 miles arived in sight of Frederick City at 4 PM our troops in line of battle our regt in rear cannon _____ ahead some infantry firing cavalry and artilery entered town driven back on two pieces captured our regt charged in and retook them and cleaned Lieut Rehuffs horse shot from under him pretty badly brised nice town citizens glad to see us gave us all we could eat and drink Col M are taken prisoner
/ Sept 13th
The enemy are ahead in the mountains our artilery is poping it into them marched six miles enemy three miles ahead in another parition encamped at Middletown
Sept 14
Left our knapsacks and started out for the fight we got into the enemy at 10 AM and had some pretty warm work for a while we drove them back and camped on the battle ground
Sept 15th
I went over the battle ground this morning it is an awful sight There was five hundred of the ___ camp dead left on the field / we marched six miles to day and camped with McClellan army
Sept 16th
The fight comenced this morning with artilery grand sight valleys of fifty pieces of artilery most loaded with shell moved up to the left behind a hill shell bursting over us costantly
Sept 17th
Shelling again this morning we advanced and got into clase quarters our Lieut Col Coleman killed crossed antetum creek and charged on the enemy drove them back layt on our arms all night
/ Sept 18th
Lay and wached each other today our division was relieved this evening we went back and got something to eat
Sept 19th
Marched four miles to day the enemy left last night and are now acress the potomac and out of Maryland so I suppose we will get to rest for a while
Oct 8th
Marched eighteen miles today from Antietam to Hagerstown awful hot and dustly Passed the center of the great Battle ground it is like an imence grave yard Trees to fields by shot and shell
/ Oct 9th
Passed through HT this morning verry nice place Clear Spring twelve mi from H beautiful place small camped in the woods sixteen miles to day
Oct 10th
Marched fifteen miles to Hancock waded the Potomac to H station in VA and are now waiting for the train that I suppose will take us to Western VA Had an alarm today wich detained us two hours it turned out to be a str_glers scare
Oct 11th
Got on the cars last night lay in them all night and day They are expecting an atact on this space
/ Oct 12th
On the cars yet and no prospect of getting off
Oct 13th
Here we are on these infernal cars in the same place
Oct 14th
We traveled sixty miles last night to Cumberland and lay there all day
Oct 15th
Started again Piedmont A_____ ____ and Cheat River mountains Grafton Clarksburg
Oct 16th
Arived at Clarksburg last night lay hare all night
12 M Went into camp on O____ of town poor place
/ Oct 25th
Left C this morning marched ten miles and camped on a farm
Oct 26th
Marched to Western to day thirteen miles through the mud and rain I never saw it rain so steady got Whiskey rations for the first time
Oct 27th
Marched fifteen miles to day to Jackson good country for this state
Oct 28th
A day of rest the roads are so bad that our supply trains can’t keep up to us
/ Oct 29th
Marched sixteen miles today
Oct 30th
Marched twelve miles today to Sutton it has been a nice little town here the Rebs have burned most of the houses
Oct 31st
A day of rest
Nov 1st
Marched sixteen miles today camped on Big Birch creeck
Nov 2nd
Started this morning at four to work the roads arived at Sumersville agead of the Division twenty miles
/ No. 1 A Haufman
2 W. G. Stephens
3 E. Penny
4 R.D. Robb
5 J. Tate
1 C. Bosworth
2 C E Bateman
3 O.E. Wain
4 M. Underwood
5 A. Villiers
/ Saturday Jun 24th
Left Summersvill Va this morning far – marched twelve miles and camped
Jun 25th
Marched fourteen miles and camped on twenty mile creek
Jun 26th
Marched twelve miles to day passed Gauly bridge and Kamawha Falls got on Battery at Lamp Creek went down to conneltow just on board steam boats and arrived at Charlston lay up for the night
Jun 27th
Started at daylight arived at Gallipolis in the evening ______ a fleet of eleven transports with f____
Regs aboard
/ Jun 28th
Arived at cincinnatti in the evening
/ 2 R. Letters
x “ C Baeckle
2 “ SE Moore
x “ S “
2 “ S “
x “ J “
2 “ Mrs. “
x “ Mr. “
2 “ ___ Buechle
x “ Mrs. “
2 “ Mrs. “
x “ B “
2 “ U. ____
x “ M. ____
2 “ L “
x “ J “
2 “ M “
x “ Mr.
2 “ Mrs.
x “ S R
2 “ S “
x “ H “
2 “ Mrs. “
x “ Mr. “
/ My dear
[many blank pages]
1 Schooley T
2 Schooly “
3 Sandm___ “
4 Subbs “
5 Sherman
6 Baringer A
7 Barer “
8 J Brenan “
9 P Brenan “
10 Benson “
11 W Janes Z
12 Furman “
13 E Janes “
14 Krager “
15 M Janes “
/ First relief
J Glorpy T
W. Henry J Kelley “
H Huckes “
M Hillard “
Second Relief
A Herring T
Richard Stubbs P
Ripley “
___anfast “
Third Relief
Ridrick P
Pappinberger “
Snivley H
Wine
Willieam Extra “
S Benham “
H Barchi___ “
/ First Relief
1 W Hibbing C
2 S Flagg H
3 S Weir C
4 J Deaty H
Second Relief
1 D Dearbough H
2 W Bowen E
3 Z Clizy “
4 C Bani “
Third Relief
1 J Conner “
2 D Dibolt D
3 E Dalt K
4 J Richards G
Extra
J Flin K
S Richards G
M Rowen
Corp Frenzie E
T Bransby R
/ First Relief
1 J Hicks G
2 J Harrison “
3 J McKidrick B
4 P Murphy “
Second Relief
1 C Myers B
2 A Gammack R
3 J Davy “
4 W Harris
Third Relief
C Green E
A Herring F
H Hughes
H Wait D
E Jones F
J Turner D
C Saylor “
Corp F Whistmer A
“ J Kinney D
/ 1 C K___el 5 28
2 F Kleuger “ “
3 F Koenig “ “
4 R Keiter F “
5 Eichald “ “
6 F Reidl H “
7 Y James “ “
8 E Pilate A “
9 H Haines D “
10 A Reuhler K “
11 T Mirshall F “
12 J Rahms H “
13 E Davis J 26
14 A N____ D “
15 A Hentar A “
16 J Cr____ D “
17 G Dyer B “
18 W Dyke “ “
19 C Denney “ “
20 J McNay H “
21 S Maler “ “
/ Corp S Miehler E 25
M Von F “
/ Second
B Ranenncraft D
W Cart “
G Grickshank H
C Socke D
S Bartelamy H
W Bennett H
O Baggett A
S Bennam “
Third
M Janes H
W Janes “
J Adkins C
H Burns “
J Sullivan D
B Wilkins “
J Wine “
J Wick “
/ 1 Y Brusman A
2 C Bosworth K
First
F Underwood G
A Vellars “
A Speers “
P Murphy B
N Smith “
G Kelley “
H McGown K
B McKinney “
/ J.P. Baggett A
D Black “
Y Caminel “
R Clark “
E Rucler “
P Bre___ “
A Kellonberger F
W Day “
A Lindley “
J Kelley “
J Ulerz D
T Bozer “
J Bloom “
S Hays “
J Hardwick “
S Barn C
J Johnston “
/ Y Crause C
J Gates “
S Marton “
W Webster “
J Reese E
S Penny “
A Cletirner “
Y Begger “
S Shallern H
A Miles “
J Wince “
W Bringard “
M Desermorn “
C Morris “
F Underwood G
H Law “
S Smith “
M Lupton “
Corp Johnson D
/ J Speers G
F Robertson “
J Crassan “
B Lawyer F
W Gabriel “
E Furman “
J Fardins D
H Medlingen A
O Balser B
A Hoffman H
J Mosley R
H Howard H
J Smith G
H Stevens “
R McKinney K
J Lewington D
/ First Relief
J Wistol Co K
J Wallas “
J Warner “
Second Relief
J Anderson “
S Brock “
C Rachins G
Third Relief
S Orr “
C Penn “
A Rapp “
Corp M Hall K
Sergt T Morris F
/ Marketing act with men
No 2 Thos Morrow Treas
T Morrow by each 25
T Tompson “ “ 25
A Winner “ “ 50
C Belt “ “ 25
Wy Liner “ “ 45
W Burns “ “ 25
Z Fordyce “ “ 25
N T Overmyer “ 25
W N Kelley 25
W F Mercer 25
But you think of day by day, and not night by night I keep my heart chaste mansion lighted, where your image lies asleep
/ Paid out for
Butler 75
at Bakers 45
Cornmeal 10
Jug 10
Molasses 30
for Bread 1.10
/ SH McClay Dr to T Morrow for butler
checks 0.25
A Winner Dr to T Morrow Checks 0.50
Sol Tenerbough Day book 0.25
A Steltzer Cr for half soles boots 0.50
W J Lines Cr by bark 0.25
/ Letters written not any
1 to Thos Morrow x
1 “ J Ha x
1 “ L B
1 “ J M
1 “ E L M
1 “ M E Tullis
1 “ C H Pickham
1 “ C Morrow
1 “ M Morrow
1 “ Sx Moore
1 “
1 “
1 “
1 “
/ Letters received
one from E L Morrow x
“ “ J M
“ “ E L M
/ First Relief
1 B Grafar B
2 M Hagel “
3 A Hank “
Second Relief
1 J Black A
2 J Wyrick “
3 B Black “
Third Relief
1 J Benson “
2 J Brusman “
3 L Billet “
Corp J Wilson D
Sergt T Morrow F
[inside back cover]
Thos E Morrow
Co F 11 Ohio regt
of Piqua
Miami County Ohio
DATABASE CONTENT
| (653) | DL0096.1862 | 7 | Letters | 1862 |
Diary of Thomas Morrow, 11th Ohio Infantry, 1862
People - Records: 1
- (241) [writer] ~ Morrow, Thomas
SOURCES
Thomas Morrow Diary, 1862, DL0096.1862, Nau Collection.
