The caissons went
back into the woods; the left section of the battery went back to position on
the other side of the ford. In afternoon we had a heavy thunder-shower.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 275
Received two months'
pay. Left camp at seven o'clock at night, in an awful rain-storm; marched
through the mud, and arrived at Hartwood Church at eleven o'clock. Went into
camp for the night. Marched six miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 275
Reveille sounded at
half-past two A.M. Started from Hartwood Church at nine o'clock, and marched to
Weaverville. Went into camp at seven P.M., after a march of twenty-three miles.
The day was very pleasant, and the roads good.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 275
Reveille was sounded
at one A.M. Marched till half-past four, to Centreville, where we saw the Ninth
Massachusetts Battery. Went into camp at three P.M., at a place called Gum
Springs. The day was very hot, and the roads dusty, and several of the men were
sun-struck. Eighteen miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, pp. 275-6
In camp at Gum
Springs all day. It began to rain in the morning, and rained all night. Left
Gum Springs at four o'clock the next afternoon, and marched to a place called
Aldie, and went into camp at half-past seven.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 276
To-day begins the
Pennsylvania campaign. Reveille sounded at four A.M. Left camp at six o'clock.
Marched through Leesburg, and crossed the Potomac on a pontoon-bridge at
Edwards's Ferry. Went into camp on the Maryland side at eight P.M. There was a
fine rain almost all day, and the roads were very bad; but marched twenty-two
miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 276
Left camp at eleven
A.M.; marched till nine P.M. The day was pleasant, but it rained during the
night. Marched fifteen miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 276
The caissons went
back into the woods; the left section of the battery went back to position on
the other side of the ford. In afternoon we had a heavy thunder-shower.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 275
Received two months'
pay. Left camp at seven o'clock at night, in an awful rain-storm; marched
through the mud, and arrived at Hartwood Church at eleven o'clock. Went into
camp for the night. Marched six miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 275
Reveille sounded at
half-past two A.M. Started from Hartwood Church at nine o'clock, and marched to
Weaverville. Went into camp at seven P.M., after a march of twenty-three miles.
The day was very pleasant, and the roads good.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 275
In camp at Gum
Springs all day. It began to rain in the morning, and rained all night. Left
Gum Springs at four o'clock the next afternoon, and marched to a place called
Aldie, and went into camp at half-past seven.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 276
To-day begins the
Pennsylvania campaign. Reveille sounded at four A.M. Left camp at six o'clock.
Marched through Leesburg, and crossed the Potomac on a pontoon-bridge at
Edwards's Ferry. Went into camp on the Maryland side at eight P.M. There was a
fine rain almost all day, and the roads were very bad; but marched twenty-two
miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 276
Left camp at eleven
A.M.; marched till nine P.M. The day was pleasant, but it rained during the
night. Marched fifteen miles.
SOURCE: John Lord
Parker, Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Infantry, the Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light
Battery, in the War of the Rebellion, p. 276
This is the gala
week of spring. None of the early flowers have quite faded, and the apple trees
are in full bloom, while elms and maples are just wearing their lightest
drapery of green, so tardily put on. Soft breezes, sweet melody from many
birds, clear sunshine, not yet too warm, all things are just in that state,
when, if we could wish for a standstill in nature, we should.
And Esther has been
one week in heaven! It seems to me, sometimes, as if some new charm was added
to cloud and sunshine, and spring blossoms, since she went away; as if it were
given me to see all things clearer for her clearer vision; she would speak to
me, if she could.
Lectures these few
days on historical women. Paula, Queen Elizabeth, and Madame de Maintenon, thus
far. Paula, the friend of St. Jerome, and the woman whom the speaker made to
illustrate friendship, pleased me most, as presenting a higher ideal than
either of the others. Christianity gave woman the privilege of a pure
friendship with man; before unknown, we are told. It is one of the noblest
gifts of religion, and I wish people believed in it more thoroughly. But only a
truly elevated and chastened nature can understand real friendship, not a
Platonic ideal only, though that is elevated, let who will sneer at it: but a
drawing of the noblest souls together, and to the Soul of souls, for the
highest ends. This is Christian friendship; union in Christ for all beauty, all
purity, all true and noble life, which He illustrated in His own glorious
life and death, and of which He is now the inspiring power. "We are
complete in Him."
Yes, I am sure that
it is in drawing near to Him that I feel the loveliness of such beauty as that
into which the world now blossoms; for is not He the Lord of nature, and also
my Lord and Friend? And through His great love for us, I see the ideal of all
true human love. "As I have loved you," He said, "so must we
love each other, with tenderness, forbearance, generosity, and self-sacrifice."
Such friendship is
possible, is eternal; and it is almost the most precious thing in the soul's
inheritance.
SOURCE: Daniel
Dulany Addison, “Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary,” pp. 93-4
This morning about
daylight we received orders to be ready to march at 8:30. All is bustle now
getting ready. I have been to the spring for water and have just returned; have
read the 52nd chapter of Isaiah, and 35th Psalm; am now about to pack up.
Sunday evening at
sunset.—We have marched about fourteen miles to-day—a hot dusty march. Nothing
of interest occurred. We are now bivouacked in a pine grove twenty miles from
Fredericksburg, with our arms stacked with orders to be ready to leave at a
moment's notice. The march has not fatigued me anything like as much as many
hunts I have taken at home. Some friend of the soldiers has been kind enough to
send us a number of religious papers, and I am now enjoying the "Christian
Observer," published at Richmond.
SOURCE: John Camden
West, A Texan in Search of a Fight: Being the Diary and Letters of a
Private Soldier in Hood’s Texas Brigade, pp. 56-7
Bright and clear,
warm and pleasant. How well do I remember two short years ago today when we
took a sleigh ride and made a regular family visit at Uncle Tim's. Since then I
have traveled over four thousand miles, five hundred and eighty of which I
marched with gun on my shoulder; have seen more vice and drunkenness than I
ever supposed existed, yet I hope I am morally no worse than when surrounded by
kind relatives and friends. An orderly call beat immediately after reveille
this morning at which time we received orders to cook our rations and be ready
by half past seven. We cooked our fresh pork and by the appointed time had it
in our haversacks, and our knapsacks strapped on our backs, ready for the
march. We went eight miles and camped close to a small town called Lafayette,
situated on the Memphis and Charleston R. R. As soon as we had pitched our
tents, Chas. Berry and myself went out one mile from camp and killed a hog. We
are now the first regiment of the first brigade, commanded by Brigadier-General
McArthur, of Gen. Hamilton's corps, of the left wing of Gen. Grant's army. We
were put in the rear of the brigade today as a special guard to keep up the stragglers.
SOURCE: Seth James Wells, The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells, Including Weeks of Preparation and of Occupation After the Surrender, pp. 24-5
Struck out tents
early this morning and marched to Colliersville, a distance of seven miles from
Lafayette and twenty-four from Memphis. As soon as we had stacked our arms and
broken ranks, John Cumbersworth and I went out a mile and a half from camp
and got a fine hog. While we were skinning it our orderly-sergeant, Sullivan,
Jesse Walker and Mike Walsh were captured not more than a quarter of a mile
distant, by a band of rebel cavalry. Sullivan turned and ran and several shots
were fired after him, which we heard plainly but we thought it was the boys
shooting hogs. When we got into camp Bob Dew and Charlie Berry came in with
their paroles, they having been caught by the same company. Five paroled from
Co. K in one day. Five such days' work will muster Co. K out of service. The
17th Ill. at present musters about three hundred and fifty men. On guard
tonight; storming fearfully.
SOURCE: Seth James
Wells, The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells,
Including Weeks of Preparation and of Occupation After the Surrender, p. 25
Quite pleasant
during the day, but it rained heavily all night.
SOURCE: Seth James
Wells, The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells,
Including Weeks of Preparation and of Occupation After the Surrender, p. 25
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, making five or six in all. They are
from the Kansas Valley Division of Fremont's old forces.
SOURCE: Seth James
Wells, The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells,
Including Weeks of Preparation and of Occupation After the Surrender, p. 27
About six inches of
snow fell last night and it has snowed all day. The citizens say it is the
heaviest storm they have seen in a number of years. By night it was about ten
inches deep. The paymaster paid off all but our company today.
SOURCE: Seth James
Wells, The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells,
Including Weeks of Preparation and of Occupation After the Surrender, p. 27
