Showing posts with label Camp Hambright. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Camp Hambright. Show all posts

Monday, March 11, 2024

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, February 15, 1862

Got marching orders to right-about and counter-march back over the same road again to Camp Hambright, with our whole army, making a march of 7 miles and encamping for the night.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 10-11

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, February 16, 1862

Left Camp Hambright, and marched back past our old Camp Woodsonville and on over Green river two miles, and encamped for the night, naming the camp after our Col. Hambright again. Making a march of 16 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 11

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, February 17, 1862

Left Camp Hambright, remaining in this camp two days, and went on a march for Bowling Green. Got to Camp Water Cave, or a branch of the great Mammoth Cave, so well known to exist in Kentucky. Making a march of 22 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 11

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, March 2, 1862

Left the Cumberland river and got to Camp Hambright the same day, making a march of 8 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 11

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, March 6, 1862

Left Camp Hambright and got to Camp Andrew Johnson, two miles from Nashville, Tenn., the same day, making a march of 4 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 11