W^m F. Cox

Co. B. 32^nd Regt Me. Vol

 

Found on the

Battle feild Near

Poplar Grove Church

by W^m F Cox

Sept 30^th 1864

 

                                                           

 

Joined from Desertion

Reuben Long July 20^th 1864

has to pay transportation

from Lynchburg to Richmond

                                                T.44

 

                                                           

 

Shoes half soled for

Hamon Gretz  Paid     2.50

Thos J Lancaster         2.50

T J Sharp                     2.50

Dalton             Paid     2.00

Slaughter                     2.50

W P Faison                 2.00

 

                                                           

 

Clothing Acct July 23^d

Coleman Dalton          Pants Shoes

John Avery                  Jacket

J J Simms                    Shoes

Henry Harrold             Shirts

James Spain                Drawers

Turner                         Shirt

Lawson                        Shirt

Taylor                         Draws

Dejarnette                   Dr

Gretz               Shoes Pants Dr

Spencer K. J.               Shoes

H Day                          Shoes

J Clark                         Pants

Terry R. P.                  Pants

[?] Chas Fergerson Pants 1 pr Shirt

3 pr Shoes 2 pr Drawers

 

                                                           

 

Capt A. J. Hauff

Comdg 9^th New Hampshire

Vol^s Augst 1^st 1864

 

                                                           

 

Leach W C

Laughton J E

Crawford Z L

 

Blankenship James

Dejarnette John

 

Beach John

Clark John

Crit Hamond

Dance Thad

Dance Thad

Gray John

Dalton Coleman

Dary Henry

Harrold Henry

Harbour Charles

Lawson A. J.

M^cNutt Danl

Pratt Johnson

 

                                                           

 

Simms J. J.

Smith George

Smith D L

Spain James

Spencer Johnson

 

Taylor W A

Turner Saml

Terry Rueben P

 

                                                           

 

Ex duty men Present

James Charles musician

John Scroggins    "

T P Gilbert      cook

H L Adams

T L Leath

 

                                                           

 

Miscelaneous

Number at Spotswood

& Robertsons 17.969

Charles Hor[?]

Money                         22.50

Shirt                P^d          3.00

Socks               P^d          3.50

                                    28.50

A J M^cMillian

Money                         53.32

Silver & Gold               2.25

 

                                                           

 

Ballance Due

up to October 10           300—

[?] by Harrison              120

Settle up to July 12^th

13 Ballance Due         $360

July 18^th Depst              100

 

                                                           

 

Petersburg Acct

Mess to W C Leath                 Dr

1 lb of soda                             5.00

1 coffee                                   3.00

            "                                  4.00

June 12                                    4.00

"       12           1½ Butter        3.00

"       12           fruit                 1.00

April    1 lb of Butter              2.00

Augst 8            coffee              3.50

Sept 11            coffee              3.50

            4 lbs of Peaches          2.80

Oct 20             coffee              2.50

"     15 1 lb. of soda                4.00

                                              38.30

Dec 25             coffee              6.00

Jan 24              coffee              7.50

                                              51.80

                        coffee April  14.00

                                             65.80

 

                                                           

 

Private Loans

July 22 Coleman Dalton          5.00

            J T Bragg                    1.00

            W Small                      1.00

            N P [faded]                 1.00

 

            [faded]

 

July 26 [faded]

 

J Co[?]                                    1.25

Lancaster                                5.00

Sharp                                       1.00

Dejarnette                               1.00

Blankenship

Monson                                   6

 

                                                           

 

Pvt Loans 1864

Lt Laughton                            18.00

Capt Tyler                                 2.00

Sa[?]                                          5.00

Stywalt                                      3.00

J E Laughton                             1.50

Spain                                         1.00

Crowder                                    1.00

Blankenship                            10.00

Crawford                                   2.25

Ford     Paid                               5.00

Bath                                          2.00

Laughton                                   2.00

Crawford                                   2.00

Brooms M. M.                          3.00

Crawford                                   1.50

 

                                                           

 

Ordinance Report For Co D 12^th V^a Infantry

 

[columns with quantities of arms and equipments for months of  April – July as follows:]

 

Hats

Rifles

Bayonets

Cart Boxes

Cart Box Belts

Waist Belts

Cap Pouches Bay Scabbard

[faded]

Knapsacks

Haversacks

Canteens

Ball Screw

Screw Driver

Wiper

[?]

 

                                                           

 

[tally of available personnel with headings:]

 

For Duty          Officers

                        Sergts

                        Corpls

                        Musicians

                        Privs

 

Sick                 Officers

                        N.C. Officers

                        Privts

 

Extra Duty      Officers

                        NC Officers

                        Privts

 

                        Total

                        Aggregate

 

Detached Service        Officers

                                    NC Officers

                                    Privts

 

Absent with Leave      Officers

                                    NC Officers

                                    Privts

 

Without Leave            Officers

                                    NC Officers

                                    Privts

 

Aggregate                   Total

                                    Aggregate

 

                                                           

 

                                                            17

Members of Co Absent

without leave

 

John W. Bryant           May 13^th 1864

W^m D Brammer          July 1^st       "

Tho^s Clark                   "   11^th       "

William Fulcher          "   11^th       "

H S Martin                  "    3^d         "

 

                                                           

 

18        Members of Co Detached

 

A J Barbour

Henry T Coleman

John W Poole

Charles Furgerson

Jas Gallian

 

Supposed to be captured

James Hubbard

 

                                                           

 

Sick & Wounded                                19

 

Sergt F. C. Slaughter

Corpl W. P. Faison

            W^m Bennette May 5^th 64

            George Day Augst 17^th 1864

            Tho^s Lancaster

            John W. Pratt

            T. W. Sharp

            Hiram Stywalt

            John Willis

            J. W. Underwood

            J. J. Simms July 31^st 1864

            G. P. Smith     "          "

            Lt John Laughton July 1^st

            Lt Z Crawford

 

                                                           

 

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Deaths by Wounds & Sickness

Wesley Crowder         May 8^th

Peter Fulcher               "     12^th

Benj George                "     24^th

Hiram Harris               June 25^th

Wilson Pendleton       May 20 or 25

A J M^cMillan              July 31^st

 

                                                           

 

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The verse below and the letterd inscription was found amongst the ruins of an old building in England

[faded]

 

                                                           

 

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$30⁰⁰ Rec^d of Lt W. C. Leath as follows on a/c subsistance stores

Amt bill for Aug:                    17.21

  "  deposit for Sept:                12.79

Thirty Dollars                         30.00

Sept 16^th/63     W Sherwood

                        Capt A.G. M[?] Brigade

$32⁷⁹

            Rec^d of W C Leath Lt Co

            D 12^th Regt as follows on

            a/c subsistance stores

                        Am bill Sept    12.44

                        "          Octo      7.84

                        " deposit Nov  12.51

Thirty two ^79/100 Dolls             32.79

                        W Sherwood

                        Capt A.G. [?] Brigade

                                    Nov 3^d 1863

 

                                                           

 

Killed and Wounded in Co D 12^th Va Infty

 

Killed P Fulcher

 

Wounded

Sergt Slaughter           6^th May

George Smith              12   "

John Pratt                    12   "

Thos Lancaster           12   "

Wilson Pendleton         8   "

J J Simms                      8   "

John Willis                    8   "

Wesley Crowder           8   "

Hiram Stywalt               6   "

James Hubbard missing 6

Capt Tyler       May 25^th

Benj George    24^th killed

Sergt Harris w^d June 5^th

Capt W P Faison June 12^th

George P Smith July 31^st

Charles Harbour    "   killed

 

                                                           

 

continued

A J McMillan killed 30 July

J J Simms 2^nd time July 31^st

Lt John Laughton   "  31^st

 

                                                           

 

40 drop Laudanum

1 table spoonful of

Spt of Camphor

taken ½ hour before

time for ague

 

                                                           

 

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W. C. Leath

1^st Lt Co D 12^th Infty

found near Petersburg

on the Battle feild

Near Poplar Grove Church

by W^m F. Cox Co. B. 32^nd Me. Vols.

 

                                                           

 

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and passed throug several small places and were greeted by the smiles of the Ladies 23 Passed through Charles Town which is full of Southern Ladies marched some 15 miles and camped 2 miles from Shepherdstown I had just gotten ready to take a good nights sleep when the roll was beat and we had to go on Piquet. 24^th Left our camp and crossed the Potomack about 3 oclock marched some ten miles during the day and

 

                                                           

 

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passed throug Sharpsburg & Keeseville and camped just out side of Funktown 25 marched some 9 miles and camped in 2 miles of Hagerstown where I got a permit to go in to the place and had a good time and a [?] supper returned to camp tired and turned out 26^th Started from our rendezvous early this morning pushed through Hagerstown and continued our march in to Pennsylvania We crossed the line about 10 Oclock

 

                                                           

 

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at Middleton or Middleburg [?] in importance towns among them Greencastle, and camped about 10 miles in Pennsylvania 27^th Took up our line of march early this morning and marched some 14 miles passing throug a small place called Marion also through the city of Chambersburg and camped some 5 miles from it Today like yesterday has been verry disagreable much of it being

 

                                                           

 

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rainy and the roads in a miserable condition 28^th For the 1^st time since the 14^th of this month we have had a days rest which we much needed to wash and change our clothing in the mean time the men have scoured the whole country for five or six miles buying and I am sorry to say stealing everything that is eatable While I believe that retaliation is the proper mode of carrying on this war in order to stop the northern

 

                                                           

 

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people from carrying on their deppredations in the South, Yet our General has for some wise purpose prohibited the takeing of anything without paying for it. We are in what is called the Cumberland valley 29 Was under marching orders all day but night close and still found us occupying the same camp as before The men are verry anxious to move as the country around here has been eaten out of everything 30^th Another day has been spent in camp lying about or [faded] in our tents as

 

                                                           

 

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it has been raining nearly all day

July 1^st at 7 oclock this morning we left our camp and passing through Fayetteville a small place about 5 miles from Chambersburg we took the road to Gettysburg where the Yanks had massed their army but 1 division in our Corps have been engaged to day We are now laying in line of battle and will have warm work tomorrow 2^nd It has indeed been to us a warm day but there was verry

 

                                                           

 

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few men hurt among the killed was [faded] 3^d This also has been another warm day over 200 guns were fireing at once But we had thrown up entrenchments In that there was but verry little loss of life in the Regt We had Slaughter & Martin slightly wounded night closed the contest with no advantage to our side 4^th There has been no fighting to day of any consequence The rain has been pouring down

 

                                                           

 

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in torrents nearly all the evening The drum beats for us to march which was one of the most miserable I have yet endured At dark we were silently got in line and moved off in a South Westerly direction passing through [faded] Pa about [faded] Oclock at night We continued the march all night over the worst roads imaginable the mud and water being nearly knee deep July the 5^th continued the march from daybreak untill 1 Oclock when we were drawn up in line of battle [faded]

 

                                                           

 

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think it is South Mountain The Yankees are in site but I do not think there will be much fighting at night we left the line of battle and marching some 8 miles encamped for the rest of the night July 6^th Left camp at 3½ Oclock and continued the march untill about 3 Oclock A.M. passing through Waynesborough and Suttersburg This was a miserable march as we were with the wagons they would stop for every five minutes 7^th After resting about one hour we again took up our line of march

 

                                                           

 

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and arriving at Hagerstown went into camp for the rest of the day 8^th Nothing of importance to to day we have been laying opposite the town all day 9^th Another day has been spent in doing nothing No news of the Yanks Rumor is that the Yanks have made a dareing dash in on Richmond but failed

10^th Changed our position to the south side of Hagerstown and came 2 miles from the town

11^th Lay in line of battle nearly all day [?] Hagerstown & [?]town

 

                                                           

 

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12^th Lay in line of battle all day. A portion of the brigade has been skirmishing with the enemy

13^th After laying in line of battle all day the weather being verry unsettled At about 8 Oclock the order was given to fall in as quickly as possible. We were soon in line and have been marching all night long over about as mean a road as I ever traveled in my life The mud being nearly 2 feet in most places and were you any one to see the Army now

 

                                                           

 

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The would come to the conclusion that we had been wallering in the mud the night of the 13^th like that of the 14^th will be long remembered by me We are now drawn up in line of battle 14^th We lay in line about ½ hour or hour waiting for the Yanks but they did not make their appearance so we moved off toward the river here we again halted in rear of Davis Division

 

                                                           

 

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Which was in line of battle The Yanks soon came up and fired into the men while the most of them were sleep killing several among them Genl Pettigrew and create a confusion all through the Division The soon rallied and drove them off We then crossed over the river and camped for the night [?]

            15^th Have had a long tiresome and muddy march to day

 

                                                           

 

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passing through Martinsburg Dark [?] camped at Bunkersville marching in all some 18 or 19 miles

16^th Lay in camp all day nothing of importance has occurred There are more blackberries here than in any place I have ever seen the boys have been eating off them now for 2 days and there are still some left

 

                                                           

 

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