Diary of Private Jenkin Lloyd Jones: Thursday, August 14, 1862

Spring Green, Wis.  I enlisted under Lieutenant Fancher for the 6th Battery, Wisconsin Artillery.

SOURCE: Jenkin Lloyd Jones, An Artilleryman's Diary, p. 1

Diary of Joseph Stockton, July 23, 1862

CHICAGO, ILL.  Books were opened on this evening for the formation of a new regiment to be enlisted under the auspices of the Chicago Board of Trade. After several speeches and songs, enlistment rolls were produced, and George Heafford was the first to sign, and myself the second. I trust I may never have occasion to regret the step, as I enlisted from a pure sense of duty toward my country and love for the old flag. Quite a number enlisted, and the company was called the "Hancock Guard" in honor of the President of the Board of Trade. Being disappointed in not getting into the service at the first call of President Lincoln, owing to the company I had enlisted in not being needed, I trust there may be nothing to prevent my going this time.

SOURCE: Joseph Stockton, War Diary (1862-5) of Brevet Brigadier General Joseph Stockton, p. 1