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Showing posts with label Benjamin F Pearson. Show all posts
Saturday, December 21, 2024

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 16, 1862

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Deek Spooner Benj Swearengen took their waggon & I & Amandus & our Orderly & Phil Whitzell went over into Ill some 6 or 8 mi...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 17, 1862

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I spent the day with my children most of the time in the city 4 Oc we went out to camp & I took command of our Company on Dress perade m...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 18, 1862

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There was no drilling afternoon we had batallion drill & Dress perade about noon one of Capt Sawyers men from Appanoose Co Company C die...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 19, 1862

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10 Oc I & Emma Amandus & our Cozens Maria & Mary Kelley attended Catholic Church after which we went to the Hospital Boat & ...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 20, 1862

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Forenoon I was on Camp drill afternoon on Battallion drill & dress perade, evening Brother Burgess Chaplain of the 30th Reg Iowa vol pre...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 21, 1862

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Forenoon I was on Company drill afternoon Division & Battalion drill & Dress perade, evening Emma Cozen Maria Kelly & I attended...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 22, 1862

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Forenoon we ware on Co drill afternoon on Brigade & battallion drill & Dress perade. Our Capt is poorly in his bed most of the day t...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 23, 1862

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I went with our Capt to the Hospital & gave him his medison & staid with him most of the day afternoon a short time on drill & D...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 24, 1862

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It was so cold we did not drill any this day Emma & I visited the hospitals & tryed to Comfort the suffering evening Emma Amandus ...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 25, 1862

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We did not drill but had Dress perade at 4 Oc the 30th Reg left here this day on the Packet John Warner they ware in fine spirits I had the ...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 26, 1862

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Our Reg got our coats pants shirts & socks & caps & they needed them verry much 9 Oc I was at love feast in the African church t...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 27, 1862

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Forenoon I drilled the Co & was on dress perade. 1st Lieut drilled the Co afternoon. I took my children & visited the hospitals. the...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 28, 1862

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Forenoon we drilled in the manuel of arms evening I took Miss Richey of Ill to the sociable at the M E Church Chatam Square we had a pleasan...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 29, 1862

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We drilled forenoon in manual of arms & afternoon in battallion drill & dress perade Our Reg took a march through the citty & dr...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 30, 1862

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Forenoon I drilled the Co in the manual of arms afternoon we ware on battallion drill & dress perade & ware down on main street ...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 31, 1862

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I was Officer of the Guard & was up near all night it was a beautiful night. one of our boys Josiah Biddison is verry sick & some do...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 1, 1862

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8 Oc I took Command as Lieuten of the Guard to Serve till 8 Oc tomorrow night Showery & I was a pertaker of it being up & around exa...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 2, 1862

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8½ Oc I went of guard duty afternoon I drilled the Co evening I took A R Murdock & Calvert & went to Cozen M J Kelleys the little bo...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 3, 1862

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We had a verry heavy rain before day wett us in our tents I mustered the company & took them out on Dress perade evening I took I. Spoon...

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, October 4, 1862

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At ½ past 7 Oc the 36th Reg of Iowa Vol. formed in line in Camp Lincoln Keokuk & at ½ past 8 Oc we ware mustered into the US Service by ...