[from the diary of Wesley Hammond of the 23rd Ohio]
Wednesday October the 1st.
Nothing taking place worth noteing.
Thursday 2nd. Spent the day in reading
Bible & [-] Poems. Friday. 3rd.
Receive our pay – Great rejoicing
among the boys on account of it.
[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]
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[from the diary of Captain William F. Hunter, Co. B., 97th Ohio]
Oct. 1st. ‘62
Three days rations
cooked & in haversacks;
ready for a long
march “Dixie-ward”.
We were ordered to be
ready to march at 6
A.M., but it is now
8, & we have not yet
moved. Started at
about 10 A.M. & march-
ed between 9 & 10 miles,
where we encamped
for the night, in
an open field. We
are now in 21st brigade,
Gen’l. Woods’ division.
[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]
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[from the diary of the Rev. Francis E. Butler, future chaplain of the 25th New Jersey]
Wed. Oct 1. expected & made ready to go to Camp today
but heard Regt. would not move at present – So wrote
up money affairs. tried horse of Capt Otis – John cold.[colored]
boy whom I engaged as servant John Henry
Baggs – lived with Mr. Thurston – rain all day
[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]
MSS 12935
[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, musician and private in the 23rd Ohio]
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1862
Practiced some this
forenoon
Capt. McIlrath says as
soon as they learn that
Col. Hays is removed from
this regt they will act upon
our case Lieut Munford
came over had some dinner
with me. Went this
afternoon with some of
the boys & bathed
humid & showers this afternoon
mostly clear
Parade after which we
played for the first time
the Waltzers Greeting to London
MSS 10317
[from the diary of Eliza Oswald Hill, refugee from Wilmington, N.C.]
Wednesday 1st of October The weather is still pleasant–Tho’ warmer
than it has been for the last week–I love October
It is the Month I was born in-& has always with November been the
pleasantest to me season of the year–Last night for the 2d time
in my life I attended a baptist meeting–The sermon was excellent
the young mans delivery good–The prayers & singing fervent &
animating–But towards the last there was too great an effort
to excite–Too great a desire to make the anxious as he called
them come forward & show themselves–When we returned the moon
was shining as bright as day–Liz, Mrs Phillips, Eliza, & I went toge-
ther. I received a letter yesterday from Joe–All were well & he was get-
ting along well with the house & he is moving from Forest Hill to Colomo
kee–We have had no mail to day–Some accident on the R Road.
MSS 6960
[from the diary of Anne Madison Ambler Willis]
Spent the day reading. Moss Side
after my morning reading & nursing Jack-
I found it very interesting Never read
it before as I did not like the Hidden
Path concluded the author had
lost her freshness & was most agreeably
disappointed to find it was
excellent a most entertaining book-
Moss-Side and the Hidden Path, by Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune, 1830-1922, ( pseudonym Marion Harland ) a popular author of domestic fiction.
[as transcribed in 1972 by her granddaughter Anne Madison Wright Baylor]
MSS 15406
[from the diary of William M. Blackford, bank officer and former diplomat with five sons in the Confederate Army]
Wednesday Oct 1 another laborious day
Staige went in the morning cars.
–no news of any kind. Read Gil
Blas. Rob Berkeley came this morg
enroute to join the army–Met Wm
A. Read. Of course I have not
been able to recognize him since
the [Morris?] affair. I had once a great
regard for him. He asked me if his
name was still on my official bond.
I told him it was. He requested I would
have him released. I told him I wd.
certainly do so–It will put me to some
trouble as a new bond will have
to be given–At night Miss
Mary Green & Miss Belle Smith
came to spend the evening and staid
late. Mary G. & Nannie Deane
call in their carriages to take Eu-
gene to ride. I recd a letter from
Mr. Lan[?] to whom I had written
for information touching Dr. Ford
-nothing could be more satisfied
and I hope it may mitigate
the opposition of the Father.
MSS 4763
[from the diary of Matthella Page Harrison as transcribed at a later date]
Thursday, October 1st
A bright beautiful day. Cousin James Pollard and Captain Degnet dined here today.
All quiet on the Potomac. Fez still continues very poorly. I am so weary of
the cares and troubles of this life, but who is exempt. None, I know, and I believe
I have as few as most except what proved from my own wicked heart.
MSS 9759
[from the diary of Dr. Brodie Strachan Herndon]
October 1862
1st Henry & Bet are with us.
We enjoy them very much.
He has some place in the Navy. Bet
looks exceedingly well.
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