I was on guard supernumerary in the daytime and stood beyond Wolf Creek at night. instructions to be ready at 6:30 o'clock in the      T...

And the 19 was warm and I was on gard SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone,  The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone,  p. 28

Struck out tents early this morning and marched to Colliersville, a distance of seven miles from Lafayette and twenty-four from Memphis. As ...

I am on guard at the depot today. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells, Including Weeks of P...

Orders are very strict. If caught outside of the pickets the fine is ten dollars. We get up at 4 o'clock in the morning and stack our ar...

We were called up at half past three this morning and were on the road inside an hour, and by sunrise were four miles on the way. We arrived...

We moved into the navy yard this morning. Had seven men detailed for guard. I was one of them. We were put on camp, or chain guard. I don...

I came off guard this morning. It rained very hard all the latter part of the night. Another boat load of troops came down last night, makin...

Grand Junction. Lieutenant Simpson went in search of the Battery early and left us to unload and guard the baggage. The teams arrived from t...

We are having an easy time so far, excepting for the cold weather. We have no guard or drill as yet; a part of the 27th M. V. do provost dut...

Had a ball in our old granary last night. Some who were to go on guard to-day turned in early, and all we know of it is, that those who went...

Drill, drill, all day, for a change. Our band has received the new pieces from Boston, and is now expected to shine. Among our many visitors...

prity warm sunshiney day And I was on divishion gard at General Hoods headquarters SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone,  The Diary of Bartlett ...

On guard in Frank's place, he has gone foraging ten miles below. More troops passed on their way back. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The ...

On picket guard today. Got my boots half soled. Gen. McPherson passed through here, and Logan's division is coming up and passing throug...

Christmas. I came off guard duty this morning. We drew half rations for four days and part of that was cornmeal. Our coffee is rye and in sm...

Another spell of weather. It has rained constantly for two days, with no intermission. Some of the regiments have been moved. The 24th Mass....

I was on guard today. It rained nearly all day, and toward night we had a real northerner. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksbu...

I was detailed for guard this morning and stood before the provost marshall's office. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksbur...

Rienzi. Was another repetition of that a week ago only on a little larger scale. The horses were harnessed at 1 A. M. and we went out on the...