Diary, 1863
Vericroos
Austrilidge
shoes Oct 22
Swift
Fisher
Brown Patterson Tombs 11.00
Stover
6.00
Princeton
wants me to draw
thair pay
Roofus McKordey
John H Spalding
Shoes 3
Caps 2
Pants 5
Knapsack 4
Haversacks 1
wolen Blanket 1
gt coat straps 6
Perpetual
Diary.
January. 1.
Capt. A S Merrill.
Lieut. W. Hall.
January. 4.
Company D 3d Me Ro
Sergents
1 William H Higgins
2 Eben S. Allen
3 Otis Williams
4 Warren A Matson
5 Francis Lightbody
5.
Corporals
1 Charles H. Stimpson
2 Henry H. Shaw
3 Turner J. Farnham
4 T F Troll
5 George Farnham
6 Emery Boyington
7 Albion Hennerson
6.
Privats
1 Levi Apelby
2 Chandler Ayers
3 Chas E Berry
4 Chas W Canillard
5 George F. Bliss
January. 7.
Privats
6 James H. Canillard
7 Jothum S Carlton
8 Archer Campbell
9 William Church
10 Isac H Dugan
11 Chas H Dearborn
12 Chas B Eliott
8.
13 James Fletcher
14 Moses Glass
15 John Q Getchell
16 Chas Getchell
17 George Getchell
18 Warren W Gould
19 P F Hartnell
20 John [?]
9.
21 W. Lindsay
22 S Leeman
23 E. M. Marston
24 A. [?]
25 F P Hall
26 Higgins Josiah W
January. 10.
Privats
Higgins Samuel M
January. 25.
1 Cap 1
2 Blouses
9 trowsers
7 shirts
7drawers
2 wolen Blankets
20 socks
26.
Received of Lt C T Watson
Nov 16/63
1 springfield Rifle Cal 58
1 Cartridge Box
13 " " Plates
26 " " Belts
1 waist belts
1 " " Plates
27.
4 Gun Slings
1 Cap Pouches
1 Bayonet Scabards
26 Cartridge Box Belt Plates
1 Screw Drivers 1 Cone
1 Wipers
1 Main spring
January. 28.
29.
Received of Qm
C. T. Watson
Sept 24th 1863
Three Springfield riffles
and equipments compleet
two shelter tents
30.
Sargt John B Dodge
one rifle and equipments
compleet one shelter
tent 2 pieces
January. 31.
William Swift
one Springfield rifle
and equipments
compleet one shelter
tent 2 pieces
Hollis B Spalding
one Springfield Rifle
and equipments compleet
February. 1.
2.
Socks 16
Shirts 4
Blous 1
Knapsacks 2
Gt coat Straps 4
Haversack 1
Canteens 4
3.
Shelter tent 1
mittens 30
May. 10.
11.
12.
May. 13.
May. 16.
17.
May. 19.
20.
May. 22.
Mess account of A S Merrill
Fuller & Nye & Hall.
Jan 2nd 1864. Sutler Store $1.50
9th " let the cook $5.00
15 " Sutler Store $2.25
21 " " " $2.73
27 " Cook have $5.00
March 27 Cook have $4.00
23.
22.48
March 26 let cook have $10.00
[loose note]
1 lbs Tea
22 " Flower
June. 11.
Broak camp at Potomac creek came to Stafford Court House distance 18 milds weather pleasent
12.
Came from Stafford Coart House to a place in the woods stopt all night weather fine
June. 13.
Came from Staffords Coart House to Bealton Station weather fine
14.
Came from Bealton to warington station
15.
Came from warington to Manasas weather hot very sultrey great meney sun struck
June. 16.
Came from manasas to Bulls run weather very warm
17.
Came from Bulls Run to Centersvill weather very warm
18.
at Centersvill weather very warm
June. 19.
Started to march but dident weather warm
20.
Came from centersvill to gum springs distance 18 milds
21.
at gum springs weather dull
June. 22.
at gum springs marched one mild heavey canonnading at snickers gap
23.
went on picket had a scirmish with the garilers toock 13 killed one 5 wagons bernt
24.
on picket at gum springs
June. 25.
Started from gum springs came acrost the river a distance of 28 milds weather dull and rainey
26.
Came from Mnocacy to point of rocks got thair at 4 PM distance 14 milds weather dull and rainey
27.
Started from point of rocks at 9 AM came to middle town thrugh jefferson town a distance of 19 milds weather dull and rainey
June. 28.
Started at 9 AM from Middle town came thrugh fredrick citty at four dist 8 milds weather pleasant—We ar now at Walkersvill 7 milds from fredrick gon in to camp for the night
29.
Came from Walkersvill thrugh Woodfordborrow & ladeystown to tenneytown distance 23 milds weather pleasent
30.
Came from Tanney town to Emitsburg distance 9 milds had a very heavey shower
July. 1.
Came from Emitsburg to Gettersburg distance 9 milds weather very warm & sultery came up with the enamy first Corps had a scirmish toock 1500 prisoners
2.
had a scirmish 3d me at Gattersburg sharpshooters we lost about 56 men killed and woundid in again in the afternoon lost very heavy
3.
Suporting a battery a heavey battle at Gertersburg going on toock General Longstreet and 11000 prisoners dead lying on the field about
July. 4.
On the picket line heavey scirmishing going on Several wounded and killed dead & woundid rebs on the field in abundance great suffering heavey rain
5.
6.
At Gettisburg doing nuthing lying in the woods started on a march & come back stopt all night
July. 7.
Started from Gettysburg came thrugh Emetsburg to mechanicksvill distanc 18 milds 9 milds from gettysburg to Emitsburg 9 milds from Emitsburg to mechanicksvill
8.
came from mecanicksvill to fredrick now at the citty 10 milds came 4 milds from fredrick towards middle town stopt all night
9.
Came to Middle town south side of middletown one mild out got in to camp came to South mountain heavey firing going on
July. 10
went 9 milds [?]vill on the mountain went in to camp for the night—started came out 6 milds stopt all night
11.
Started at 5 O clock came 2 milds place unknown in the woods Afternoon came 2 milds came to a halt near the enamey
12.
Started came one mild Rebels on the retreet a heavey shower very warm and sultrey
July. 13
Remained in camp all day very rainey
14.
Came 3 milds within 2 milds of Hagerstown Heavey shower
15.
Came from Hagerstown or within 2 milds of it thrugh Sharpsburg to within 7 milds of Harpersfary distance 15 milds very sultry a shower
July. 16
Came to Harpersfary or near within 2 milds of Bearling came thrugh Brownsvill
17.
Laid in camp all day very rainey all day. at night 5½ Ocloc came acrost the river at harpersfary
18.
Sargt Lightbody captured by the garilers
Came from Harpers farrey out to Hilsborow Hilsborrow distance 10 milds from Harpers fary weather pleasent
July. 19.
came from near Hilsborrow out about 6 milds towards Snickers gap weather pleasent rebs in force at Snickers gap garilers very plentey several men taken
20.
Came from near Snickersvill thrugh the town of Snickersvill to uppersvill distance 18 milds cavelry had a scirmish at ashbys gap now at the mouth of ashbys gap
21.
Remained in camp all day at Uppersvill pleasent and very warm our Regt on picket or a detachment of it 50 men
July. 22.
Came from Upersvill thrugh peadmont & Springfield to near linden distance about 15 milds over the mountains
23.
at linden suporting a battery—advanced out 2 milds heavey scirmish with the enamey drove them back thrugh manasas gap 3 and fourth Me on the advance hild the line all night
24.
our forses advancing on our way back from manasas came to peadmont for rations distance 18 milds
July. 25.
Came from Peadmont thrugh Sailum to within 8 milds of Warington
26.
Came from within 8 milds of warington thrugh warington about 3 milds weather very warm
27.
laid in camp all day at warington
July. 28.
laid in camp all day had a shower in the evening
29.
Laid in camp all day very warm—Col Laikman went home on a furlough of 30 days a shower in the might
30.
Laid in camp all day Had a shower changed camp
July. 31.
Came to Sulpher Springs very warm
August. 1.
Laid in camp all day at Sulpher Springs very hot
2.
Laid in camp all day very hot
3.
Laid in camp all day very hot A shower at night
August. 4.
Changed camp about one mild very hot in the forenoon afternoon a heavey shower set in for a storm rained all night—
5.
Went on picket very warm a shower in the afternoon
6.
Came in of on picket very warm and sultrey
August. 7.
Laid in camp all day a heavey shower at night
8.
Laid in camp all day built a stable for the Cols horses on officer of the Day
9.
Laid in camp all day very hot
August 10.
In camp all day very hot and sultery
11.
In camp all day very hot and sultery came on drills in the forenoon and afternoon
12.
In camp all day very hot and sultrey pleasent AM a drill in the afternoon—very heavey rain at night
August. 13.
Laid in camp day very hot a shower at night very heavey
14.
went on picket the 3 and 4 Maine very hot
15.
Came in from picket was paid of for May & June very warm Orders to march but dident go
August. 16.
in camp packed up all readey for a march
17.
Still lay in campt near white Sulpher Springs with orders to be readey to march at a moments notice—
18.
Broak camp marched about 1 mild went in to camp
August. 19.
Remained in camp all day very warm
20.
Remained in camp all day very warm
21.
Remained in camp all day
August. 22.
Remained in camp all day very warm
23.
Remained in in camp all day hot was examind by the Brigade Surgeon a leave to go north
24.
Remained in camp all day exceedingley hot
August. 25.
Remained in camp all day a very heavey shower cleared of very cold wind blew afrish north west
26.
Remained in camp all day very cool Had a devision drill
27.
Remained in camp all day quite cool
August. 28.
Remained in camp all day cool
29.
Went on picket a detail of 100 men and 4 officers Capt Merrill Leiut Nye Lt S[?] Hadson Lt Severn
30.
Came of on picket maid out our muster rolls Quite cool more aspecialey the nights
August. 31.
Musterd for pay moved camp to whair the 99 Pa wer incampt Quite cool—
September. 10.
November 6th 1863
John B Dodge
[?] 300 money [?]
Cash Account. February.
Cash Account. March.
Cash Account. April
Boocked
John B Dodge 1 socks
W Boynton 1 shoes
H A Griffith 1 shoes 1 socks
G H Fisher 1 socks
Wm Bolton 1 shoes
A Goodwin 1 socks 1 W Blanket 1 C Pants
R Hill 1 socks
J Bolton 1 socks
Swift 1 socks
Welch 1 socks 1 shoes
Wood 1 socks 1 shoes
Quimbey 1 socks
Gowell 1 shoes
Steward 1 shoes 1 C Pants
Marten 1 C Pants
M Gale 1 C Pants 4.60 price
Cash Account. May.
Clothing Drawn Nov 3d/63
Pants 4
Bootees 7
Socks 14
Wolen Blankets 2
Cash Account. June.
Received of C T Watson
July 31st/63
Caps 3
Blous 1
Draws 1
Haversacks 10
Canteens 4
S tents 4
Shoes 6
Socks 22
Shirts 2
Great coat strap 6
Pants 4
Shirts 10
Socks 20
Shoes 6
Cash Account. July.
Clothing Drawn Aug 11/63
Blouses 4
Pants 4
Shirts Eight 8
Drawers 5
Bootees three 3
Haversacks 3
Canteens 3
Rubber Blankits 4
Shelter tents 1
Cash Account. August.
Frank Marten 1 Bootees
Drawn
Clothing Oct 28 1863
3 Caps
4 Blouses
4 Trowsers
13 Drawers
3 Bootees
4 Gt Coats
30 " " straps
2 Wolen Blankets
11 Rubbers
2 Knapsacks
2 Haversacks
2 Canteens
2 Shelter tents
Cash Account. September.
[table with columns for numbers of pants, shoes, socks, shirts, drawers, haversack distributed to names as follows]
Sawyear
Peas
Crummett
kiteradge
foss
Delano
Carling 2 socks 1 shirt
Bean 1 shirt 1 Drawers 1 Pants
[page stricken]
Cash Account. October.
Aims 4 Me
Chapmen "
Dickey "
Keald "
Leeath
Cash Account. November.
Co B
G W Bean 1 Pants 1 Shirt
" " 1 Drawers
Cash Account. Summary.
Guard Duty, M Hall.
January, 17th 29th
February, 8th 17th
March, 2nd 10th 19th 28th
April, 4th 29th
May, 24th
June, 1st 8th
July,
August, Byron Branch
September,
October, E A Stewart
November,
December.
Capt McClewes
2nd S Shooters
Paid Copl Boyington
Paid D Chadwick 40
W Sabing
Paid W Bolton 40
W Maher
Paid D Day 40 Paid
George Fisher
Paid Brown 40
Paid Bean 40
William
W Cobel
Drawers Naden
lain cair
of Ed Williams
Paid Goodwin 40
Paid Hezeciah Ridley 40
Paid H Griffith 40
J S Martin Paid 40
M Gail Paid 40
Returned
3 Rifles
3 catridge boxes
3 cap "
2 Baynet scabard
3 wast belts
shoulder "
3 " " plates
2 wast belt "
catridge box "
180 Catridges cal. 58
Maj Wm Fessenden
Paymaster U S A
Washington D C
Sweden
Geneva
Shovels
axes 2
Picks 5
Capt Keen
one pair socks
one shirt
Lieut Lowe
shoes 2 pair
socks
[sideways]
Cohorn
DATABASE CONTENT
| (11420) | DOT0147.001 | 171 | Other | 1863 |
Tags: Animals, Clothing, Death (Military), Discharge/Mustering Out, Drilling, Fighting, Food, Garrison Duty, Guerrilla Warfare, Guns, Marching, Money, Nature, Payment, Picket Duty, Prisoners of War, Weather
SOURCES
Diary, 1863, DOT0147.001, Nau Collection
