Joseph Lincoln Diary
Joseph Lincoln
Volunteered August
11th 1862 in mustered
in the sam day
Went to Camp Denn
ison the 19th. Mus
tered in to the serv
is the 23rd
Left camp Denison
Sept 3rd arrived
at camp King the 4th
Left camp King the
7th marched to
camp S[?]
the distance was [?]
at [?] for 16 miles
[top margin] the distance from
camp [?]
Sept 3rd to Sept 5th
camp St[?] moved
to camp Dean
a distance of 2 miles
[?] at camp Dean
we marched out into
country and back the
distance 71 miles.
Left for Louisville
the 24th arrived there
25th and camped near
[?]
Oct 3rd left Louis
ville marched 16 miles
Oct 4th marched 15 miles
Oct 8th left [?]ville
[top margin] We did not get to frankford
until the next morning
Marched to Frank
ford distance 22 miles
while at Frankford
we marched out to
Versales and Laurence
burg after Morgan
the distance marched
36 miles
Oct 26 Left Frank
ford marched to
Bowling Grean arriv
ed there Nov the 4th
distance 150 miles
Nov 11th Left Bowling
Green and
marched 12 miles
Nov 12th March
to Scottsville dis
tance 13 miles
the country poor and
hilly
Nov 25 Lft Scotts
vill marched 11
miles
Nov 26th marched
to Gallaher distance
16 miles
Dec 11th left Gallaher
marched to Bucks
lodge distance
11 miles
Jan 13th 1863
Left Bucks lodge
marched to Gallaher
distance 11 miles
June 1st left Galla
her for Lovergne
arrived ther the sam
day We went on
the cars.
August 19th marched
to Nashville distance
11 miles
Feb 24th 1864
Left Nashville and
marched to lookout
valley distance 150
A arrived at Look
out valley March
the 10th
the weathr was fine
May 2nd Left
Lookout Valley ma
rched to Gideons
Falls distance 19 miles
May 3rd renand in
May 4th marched
to Ringgold distance
12 miles
May 5th Renand in
6th marched to
pine creek distance 7 miles
May 7th marched 15 miles
our advance drove
the reble pickets
9 & 10 Renane in camp
11 Marched 12 miles
and camped south
of Dalton the place
was called Snake
creek gap
12 moved 2 miles
down the gape
13 marched 6 miles
down the gap
moved a little
forward and and
14 commenced skirmishing
with the enemy Sk
irmished until 10 O
[?]planted a ba
tery and shelled
the reble works
our Brigade supported
the battery Our Regt
lost 2 killed and
8 wounded.
May 15 marched 4
miles to the left
formed our lines
and charged the
Reble works and
took 4 gun Comp
& 79th Ohio lost
killed
Joseph Carpenter
was shot in the
breast and [?]
wounded
N. V. Cleaver in
the shoulder
N. Harvey in
leg
J. B. Spray in
the hip
the loss of the
79th Ohio 58 killed
and wounded
May 16th We buried
our killed and then
started after the
retreating enemy
marched to the
coosa river dis 1 mi.
[margin] Coosamata
May 17 marched
to calhoun
distance 15 miles
May 18th marched
20 miles the
weather fine the
country good
19th Skirmished all [?]
the rebs drove them
8 miles
20th 21 & 22nd Renaned in camp
weather very
warm country good
23 marched 12 miles
around the Etavack
river
24 marched 10 miles
the country fine
May 25 marched 10
miles had a
skirmish with
the enemy at river
26 built breastworks
27 built[?]
skirmished our
Regt lost 2 killed 1 wounded
28 was relieved by
the front line
Our Regt one
wounded
29 did not move
the weather fine
the last fine day
June 1st marched
6 miles to the left
2nd 3rd marched a mile
to the left
4 in camp to day
it rained all day
5 in camp all day
6 marched 6 miles
to the left
7 fine corn went on
picket
8 9 10 [?] Renaned
in camp it rained
almost all the for
last 7 days
June 15 marched
2 miles had
a fight and
drove them in
to their fortifi
cation
16 Renaned in camp
17 marched 4 miles
18 did not move
19 marched 3 miles
20 in camp to day
21 ……
22 moved to the
front 1/2 mile
Comp H lost killed
P Hunt
June 23rd moved
2 miles to the
right the weather fine
24 Renaned in camp
Syrus Ward wounded
in the hand to day
one man wounded
in comp E weather warm
25 in camp
26 moved to the front line at
daylt J Wolfe
was up to camp
27 renaned in the
very warm the
last 4 days
28.29 30 layed
in the works
July 1 moved in
the second line
2nd very heavy can
nonading all
along the line
3rd the emeny evacu
ated his works
last night and
we followed him
12 miles had
some skirmishing
July 4 marched
6 miles to the
left several
Daserter came in
5th march 6 miles
in a southwest
John E B[?] came
up to day our
advance drove
the Rebs [?]
the weather hot
Company [?] of
[?] 11 lost
[?]
July 6 march 5 miles
to the E East
7th to 16th renaned
in camp the
weather [?]
warm
17th marched 8 miles
crossed the
Chattahoochie
river
18 marched 4 miles
19 in camp
20 marched 3 miles
formed line bat
le [?] until
[?]
when the enemy
charged our line
and we repulsed
with heavy force
and their lines
badly broke
Comp H lost
killed
Co[?]
Geo Brinker
wounded
[?] Wolf in side
[?] in side
[?] Chandler in leg
Wm Watkins in head
Cort Janson in face
[margin] our Regt lost 78
July 21 renaned
in camp and
built breastworks
22nd marched 11/2 miles
formed our line
and built breast
works within 2
miles of Atlanta
23rd 24th 25,26,27,28
layed a breastwork
29 marched 3 miles
to the right
30th moved 1/2 miles
31 to the right and
moved in the front line
August 1st remained
in camp
2nd moved to the
left 3 miles
and camped in
the rear
3rd moved in to the
breastworks
advanced our line
and built works
4th moved out to the
works to day
5 to 24 Renaned in the
works the weather
pleasant for this
time of the year
August 25th march
4 miles back to
the chattahoochie
26 did not move
27 moved across the
river distance 8 miles
Sept 16th moved to atla
Atlanta distance
9 miles renaned
there until Oct 1
Oct 1 moved to
the chattahooch
ie crossed the
river distance 9
miles the weather
rainy
Oct 2nd in camp to day
3 the 4th Corps
passed to day
4th moved across the
river distance 1 mile
5 stayed at the
chattahoochie
until Nov 14
while at this place
we went foraging
three times
Oct 16th our Regt
went out 10 miles
Oct 22 we went up
the river 25 miles
Nov 14 started
on a raid marc
hed to Atlanta
the distance the
way we marched
14 miles
15 marched to St[?]
Moutan distance
14 miles
16th marched to yellow
river distance
8 miles
17th marched 17 miles
this country poor
the last 3 day
Nov 18 marched
15 miles we pass
ed through So[?]
circle
19 marched 10
miles we passed
through Madison
Madison it was
a beautiful place
20 marched 17 miles
21 [?] 15 miles
pass [?]ton
22 marched 10 Miles
and camped
at Milledge
ville
the country thro
ugh which we
pased the last
five days was
very fine country
country and it
was well improved
Nov 23 remaned at
Milledgeville
24 marched 15 miles
25 marched 5 miles
26 marched 10 miles
crossed buffalo
creek
27 marched 13 miles
the country fine
the last 11 days
28 marched to
the Ogeechee r
river distance
13 miles
29 marched 5 miles
crossed the
Ogeechee river
also pass Davis
ville
30 Renained camp
the country hily
good
Dec 1 marched
7 miles
2nd marched 15 miles
3 “ 20 “
4 “ 12 “
5 “ 10 “
6 “ 15 “
7 “ 10 “
8 “ 5 “
9 “ 15 “
10 “ 11 miles
We marched within
4 miles of Savan
nah the country
through out at
we passed the last
ten day was poor
sandy and swa
swampy country
and it was thin settled
settled
Dec
[?] our corps on a
in to Savann
ah
the 79 Regt
was detailed
for commiss-
ary remain
at Savannah
until Jan 18 1864
then we crossed the Savannah
river and in
marched to
Hardeesville
distance 20 miles
Renaned at this
place until
Jan 29th, then
marched 20
miles
30 marched 10 miles
and camped near
Robertsonville
remaned at the
place 2 days
Feb 2nd marched
12 miles
3 marched 9 M
4 “ 10 M
5 “ 10 M
6 10
-
10
the country for
the last 8 days
was fine
8 marched 12 M
camped near
the charleston
and Augusta
railroad we
toock the railr
oad 8 miles
from Gaham
ville
Feb 9 marched 5
miles up the rail
road and tore
it up as we went
10 marched 9 miles
farther up the road
Wellerton
11 marched 9 miles
12 marched [?]
crossed the [?]
river
Feb 13 marched
7 miles
the country a
little hilly
this settled
14 marched 7 miles
15 “ 11
16 “ 8
we camped with
in 2 miles of
Columbus
17 marched 5 M
up the Saluda
river
18 marched 7 miles
crossed the
Saluda river
about 5 miles
above Columbia
the country a little
rough
19 marched 8 miles
20 marched 7 miles
crossed [?]
river
21 marched 13 M
passed through
Winnsboro
the country fine
Feb 22nd marched
18 miles we
crossed the
Watesee river
the country very
hilly but tol
erably thick
settled
23 marched 5 M
24 marched 2 M
25 remained in Ca
26 marched 9 M
We camped near
hanging rock
the weather for
the last 4 days
Wet made the
roads very mu
ddy almost all
the road that
we marched
over had to be
corduroyed
Monday Feb 27
renaned in camp
28 marched 5 M
the country tolera
bly good
March 1 1865
marched 14 M
crossed Lyn
ches creek
2nd marched 10 M
3rd “ 16 M
passed through
chesterfield
crossed ____
creek
4 marched 11 M
camped in
N Carolina
5 Renaned in camp
March 6th to
[?]aw on the
Podee river
distance 9 miles
7 marched 4 miles
crossed the Podee river
8 marched 10 Miles
9 “ 10 M
10 marched 8 M
11 marched to
Fayettville dist
ance 21
the country prove
sandy country
Mar 12 Renaned
in camp and
13 marched 17 M
passed through
Fayettville
crossed the
cape of ca[?]rines
14 Renaned in camp
15 marched 11 M
16 marched 5 M
had a fight
with Gen Hardee
charged their
works and took
them
Comp H lost
killed
John E Pratey
he was shot through
the breast
Wounded
Capt J E Smith hit
in the shoulder
Serg Thos. B[?]
severe in the [?]
Sergt Hendley
[?] arm
F Thompson
in arm it was amputated
George Smith [?]
P. Davis shoulder
March 17 march
8 miles
18 marched 13 M
19 marched 15 M
20 moved about 1 M
to the left and
built works
there was hard
fighting yesterday
our Brigade was
not engaged
22 marched 10 M
23 marched 10 M
crossed the Neuce river
March 24 Mar
ched to Gold
sboro distance
8 miles
the country betw
een Fayettsvill
and Goldsboro
is poor and thin
settled the coun
try around
Goldsboro
is tolerably good
Layed in camp
the remainder of
this week
April 1 in camp
2 Renaned in camp
3 in camp
4 “ “
5 “ “
6 The 3rd Div was
reviewed by
Gen M[?] to
day We got
the news of the
the fall of
Richmond
today
7th Remaned in
camp to day
the weather fine
April 8th in camp
9 received orders
to march to
morrow the weather fine
10 Left Goldsboro
marched 9 miles
to ward [?]
11 marched to
Smithfield
distance 17 miles
12 marched 14 miles
crossed the Neuce
river also passed
through Smith
ville
April 13
marched 14
miles an camped
near Raleigh
14 Remained in
camp the weather
rainy
25 left Raleigh
and marched
12 miles sou
th west
28 marched back
to Raleigh
distance 12 M
April 30th
marched 14 miles
left Raleigh this
morning the
country tolerably good
May 1st Marched
20 miles cros
sed the Neuce
river and tar
river
2 Marched 15 miles
the country good
3 marched 25 M
crossed the
Roanoak river
passed Wmboro
May 4th marched
20 miles
crossed Meher
rin river
5th Marched 19 M
crossed Wolam
idy river
6th marched 15 M
passed throu
gh Blacks &
Whites
7th marched 18
miles camped
near Clover hill
coal mines
May 8th marched
15 miles
9 Moved camp
2 miles to day
We are about
5 miles from
Richmond
11 Marched 10 M
crossed the
James river
passed through
Richmond
it rained very
hard in the evening
May 12th marched
10 miles
crossed the
chickahomany
creek the cou
ntry very fine
the roads bad
13 marched 17 M
crossed the South Ann
river the con
try poor
14 marched 20 miles
crossed the
Little river and
North Ann river
15 marched 17 miles
passed by Spotts
ylvania Court H
ouse camped at
Chaclorsville
16 Marched 22 miles
crossed the Rap
pahannock river
17 marched 10 miles
crossed C____r
river the wea
ther very warm
18 marched 17 M
crossed Bull
run the weather
very warm
May 19 marched
9 miles and
camped within
7 miles
Washington the
weather cool an
cloudy
20 Remained in
camp the we
ather rainy
23 the army of
the potomac was
reviewed to day
24 Sherman’s army
was reviewed to
day the weather fine
May
distance marched
about 12 miles
25 rany and cool
26 it rained all day
June 8th our Regt
was mustered out
of the cervice to
day
9th Left Washington for
home
10th crossed the Allega
nea Mountains
11 arrived at Par
kersburgh this evening
12 Left Parkers
burgh at
1 O’ Clock the
afternoon
13 Arrived at
Camp Dennison
this morning
moved to Corwin
March the 7
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1317) | DL0174 | 21 | Letters |
Diary of Joseph Lincoln, 79th Ohio Infantry, 1862-1865
Tags: Atlanta Campaign, Carolinas Campaign, Death (Military), Illnesses, Injuries, Marching, March to the Sea, Nature, Railroads, The Grand Review, Weather, William T. Sherman
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SOURCES
Joseph Lincoln Diary, DL0174, Nau Collection
