Showing posts with label 6th NC INF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6th NC INF. Show all posts

Monday, March 25, 2024

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 21, 1862

cloudy and cool but no rain

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 22, 1862

cloudy and sum rain And I was on gard and the counter sign was York Town

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 23, 1862

the Sabath was a beautyfull spring day and I went to Frederksburg to preaching And the preachers text was in St. John 3 chap and 18 virse

[2nd entry for the 23rd:]

day cool and cloudy

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 24, 1862

cool and cloudy

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 25, 1862

a beautyfull day

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 26, 1862

was also a nice day

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 27, 1862

warm and clear

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 28, 1862

a beautyfull spring day and we have orders this eavning to cook 3 days rashers And I hird severl cannons fyering this eavning but what is to be the result is more than I no

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 29, 1862

it raind and haild and snowed and sleated and friezed and done a little of all that was bad And me and James Colmond went to Fredreksburg and went down to the landing and went in a steam boat for the first one we ever was in

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 31, 1862

a beautyfull day and I was on gard and my post was befour the gard house door so nothing more.

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 1, 1862

a raney day indeed And nothing happened to day of eney interest

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 2, 1862

the Sabath was a very warm day

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 3, 1862

a very bad day it snowed all day long and at night the snow was about six inches deep

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 4, 1862

a very nice day over head and the snow melted very fast all day, and we boys saw a heep of fun that day a snow bawling

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 5, 1862

a very warm sunshiney day and the snow was nearly all melted off of the ground by night And nothing happend to day worth a namen

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 6, 1862

a very raney one And Lieutenant Lea and Sergeant Couvington and H. Rudd and Mr. Balden all started home to day as recruiting officers.

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 7, 1862

cold and cloudy And I was on gard to day

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 8, 1862

very cool And Lieutenant Lea was promoted to Captian And Sergeant Olover promoted to Second Lieutenant to day And Nat Hester promoted to fourth Corporal

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 9, 1862

the Sabath was a very pritty day And Thomas Grinsted dide to day he was a private in Captian Leas Company

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14 

Diary of Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, February 10, 1862

clear but cool And we went out on drill today for the first time in severl weeks.

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 14