Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, April 3, 1862

Left Duck creek camp and got to Camp General Moorhead the same day, and encamped for the night, making a march of 5 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 12

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 10, 1862

Left Camp General Moorhead and came to Columbia, and got to the town of Pulaski on the same day, and encamped for the night, making a march of 11 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 12

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 13, 1862

Left Pulaski and got to Sugar creek on the same day, remaining three days in the above mentioned camp, and encamped for the night, making a march of 18 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 12

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 14, 1862

Left Sugar creek camp and got to Rogersville, four miles from the Tennessee river, and had just unslung our knapsacks, when orders came for us to fall in and go double-quick down to the Tennessee river—that the rebels had attacked our cavalry at Lamb's Landing or Ferry, Laudle Co. Our first fire or engagement with the enemy. Two men of our forces were wounded and two horses killed. The rebels were compelled to retreat from there in double-quick order their loss unknown, as they retreated in the night. We returned to camp, making four miles to the battle-ground and four back again, in all a march of 8 miles; and having made 29 miles of a march the same day before being called into action, making a total march of 37 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 12-3

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

Left Rogersville or Lamb's Landing, remaining two days in the above mentioned camp, got within one mile of Florence, Alabama, the same day, and encamped for the night, making a march of 20 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 13

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

Left this camp and marched into the town of Florence, and encamped for the night, making a march of 1 mile.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 13

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 18, 1862

Left Florence camp and marched to the Alabama line, between it and Tennessee a right-about or counter-march again for Tennessee. Slept this night in camp with my feet in Alabama and my head in Tennessee, after making a march of 20 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 13

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 19, 1862

Left the Tennessee and Alabama line, got to Lawrenceburg, Tenn., the same day, and. encamped. for the night at Lawrenceburg camp, making a march of 20 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 13

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 20, 1862

Left Lawrenceburg camp and got to Mount Pleasant the same day, and encamped for the night, making a march of 20 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 13

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 21, 1862

Left Camp Mount Pleasant and got back to our old camp General Moorhead, at Columbia, Tenn., making a march of 11 miles. Return of a grand scout all safe and sound, except two men lost in the battle of Lamb's Ferry, above spoken of.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 13

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 26, 1862

Left General Moorhead camp and got to within five miles of Gillespie, after remaining five days in the above camp, and encamped for the night, making a march of 27 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 14

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 29, 1862

Left Gillespie camp and got to a high mountain on the Fayetteville road, called Barren Point, and encamped for the night, after remaining three days in the above mentioned camp, making a march of 23 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 14

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, May 31, 1862

Left Barren Point camp and marched one mile cast of Fayetteville, and encamped for the night at Camp Wynkoop, making a march of 19 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 14

Diary of Major Frank S. Bond, September 27, 1863

At 7 A.M. started for Rebel lines with flag of truce. Colonel McKibbin and Captain Swain. Spent day there. Subject: endeavor to get our wounded. Did not get inside Rebel lines. Met Major Dorn, Colonel Hutchins, Captain Wooley, and Lieutenant Haskett, of General Wofford's staff.

SOURCE: Archibald Gracie, The Truth about Chickamauga, p. 386

Diary of Major Frank S. Bond, September 28, 1863

Ambulances went into Rebel lines to get our wounded.

SOURCE: Archibald Gracie, The Truth about Chickamauga, p. 386

Daniel Webster to Dr. John C. Warren, December 7, 1850

Washington, December 7, 1850.

MY DEAR SIR,—I have been impatient for a week to find time to thank you, as I now most sincerely do, for the part you bore in the great Union meeting; and congratulate you also on your distinguished success. Your speech will be read all over the country. It is short, full of sense and matter, and touching, and pathetic. I was at Mr. Seaton's two days after the speech arrived, and he said he had read it four times already, and rising from his chair, he read it again, with evident emotion. It is truly an important thing, for the country and for yourself.

The whole character of the meeting was excellent. The more elaborate speeches are greatly commended in this quarter, and we hope to circulate all the proceedings of the meeting extensively.

Yours, truly and sincerely,

DAN'L WEBSTER.

SOURCE: Fletcher Webster, Editor, The Private Correspondence of Daniel Webster, Vol. 2, p. 406

Daniel Webster to Richard M. Blatchford, December 10, 1850

Washington, December 10, 1850,}

Department of State, Friday, three o'clock.}

MY DEAR SIR,—I am glad you like the message, it seems generally agreeable, and I hope may do good. I regret that some of our New York Whigs still insist that the late measures cannot allay the excitement on the slave question. To say they cannot, is much the same as to say they shall not. To declare that slavery is unreasonable, that it is too exigent, that it cannot and will not be appeased, what is this but to instigate renewed agitation, to keep the angry controversy still up?

The South finds itself still exasperated, and as it thinks, insulted, by terms of contumely and reproach. I am sick at heart when I see eminent and able men, fall into such a train of thought and expression. Burke says, that in cases of domestic disturbance, peace is to be sought in the spirit of peace. Other oracles nowadays prevail, and we seem to expect to obtain the return of domestic peace by the continuance of reciprocal assaults, affront, and contumely. But enough of this. The peace of the country to a considerable extent will be restored, whoever resists, or whoever opposes.

I want to see you very much, on three or four things. Come as soon as you can.

It is too dark to see, and so I have made a blunder, in writing on two sheets. I have made many greater blunders.

D. W.

SOURCE: Fletcher Webster, Editor, The Private Correspondence of Daniel Webster, Vol. 2, p. 406-7

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, Sunday, August 17, 1862

8 Oc my 4 children & I started in wagon to a basket meeting in Clemenger grove. 9 Oc Geo Clark Pr'd text Titus 2 ch 11 & 12 vs 11 Oc Oliver Williams P text Isaiah 11th ch 9th v. 3 Oc M. H. Hare P Elder P text 2nd Corinthians 4th ch 17th & 18th verses We then had the sacrement & Dismissed candle light Oliver Williams P in our church Centerville text Hebrews 6th ch 1st clause of 1st verse night Sister Temperance Ann Fisk & my Brothers son Augustus & his daughter Mariah Jane came to visit us before I leave for the army

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 18, 1862

I have put in the day arranging to go with our Company to Rendevouze

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 19, 1862

Forenoon I was packing up as we expected to start at 2 Oc but we recd orders to go into quarters here til further orders Some were glad others provoked & all disapointed there was a big crowd in town to see us start

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87