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Showing posts with label Roll Calls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roll Calls. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Wednesday, October 2, 1861

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morning dark & gloomy Drissling rain Roll call as usual but Drill omitted. no drilling to day whatever An order was issued by the Gen. a...
Monday, October 7, 2024

Diary of Private Jenkin Lloyd Jones: Wednesday, September 3, 1862

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Rienzi.   Woke by the bugle at 3:30 A. M.; went out to roll call and drill. The weather fine. Washed shirt and stockings for first time. Wro...
Sunday, September 22, 2024

Diary of Corporal John Worrell Northrop: Wednesday, May 25, 1864

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The air is purified by rain during the night. At first dawn we go to the stream for a bath. Knowing the difficulty to keep clear of lice and...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Sunday Morning, September 29, 1861

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Camp McClernand, Cairo, Ills. Clear & cool Roll call as usual,—Inspection of the arms & quarters—a portion of the Comp. went to town...
Monday, August 12, 2024

Diary of Private John J. Wyeth, November 20, 1862

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We have enjoyed three days of furlough, with no drill or duty to speak of, and most of the company are in good trim again. It has rained muc...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Diary of Corporal Lawrence Van Alstyne: Wednesday, October 1, 1862

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Another hot day. How hot I don't know, but it wilted me. I tumbled down, completely used up while at drill. Several others did the same....

Diary of Corporal Lawrence Van Alstyne: Monday, October 6, 1862

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Back in Camp Millington, and the rest of the day is ours. A letter from Miss Hull, in answer to one written her mother. It was full of home ...
Monday, May 13, 2024

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Wednesday Morning, September 4, 1861

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Cloudy drissling rain, very unpleasant underfoot—quite a No. not out at Roll Call—placed on Extra Duty in consequence. Our Co. placed on Pol...
Sunday, May 12, 2024

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Sunday Morning, September 8, 1861

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Camp McClernand Cairo Ills.   The 48 of our camp, detailed as patrol last night returned this morning at 5½ O'clock Roll call as usual. ...
Monday, May 6, 2024

Diary of Musician David Lane, February 28, 1863

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Newport News is a military post, and is of no importance in any other sense. There were no villages or cities here previous to the war. Now ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Diary of Private Lewis C. Paxson, Tuesday, September 23, 1862

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Our oxen gone. Roll call at 1 a. m. After Indians. We arrived at Fort Abercrombie all right. Waded Red river. Left Ottertail river at daylig...
Sunday, April 7, 2024

Diary of Corporal Lawrence Van Alstyne, Monday, September 22, 1862

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Knapsack drill to-day,—something new to me, though I am told it is to take place every Sunday morning when in camp. As we were not here yest...
Monday, March 18, 2024

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Monday, August 19, 1861

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Roll call at 5 and ½ O'clock Officers at 7 A. M. Squad drill as usual. Lieut. L. F. Williams with a grant of 5 days absence left for Pik...

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Sunday, August 25, 1861

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Roll call as usual 5½ A. M. Meeting at 10 A. M. Rather dull in [camp]. drissling rain in the afternoon An order to leave to-morrow. Quite a ...

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Monday Morning, August 26, 1861

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Camp at Jacksonville Morgan co. Ills. Roll call at 5 Breakfast at 5½ O'clock. Immediately after breakfast the 13 men who joined last eve...

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, August 31, 1861

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Camp Defiance Cairo Ills. Roll call, Squad drill this morning. after breakfast men set to work-cleaning up the groun[d.] Repeated firing of ...
Friday, December 31, 2021

Diary of Sergeant David L. Day: August 1, 1864

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I RECEIVE AN APPOINTMENT. The ward next me on the left is a colored one, and contains from 60 to 80 men, according to recruits and drafts....