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1863] A SCARE
the fires waiting for the sun to warm us. This is not pleasant work, but the infantry suffered much worse than we did, many of them having nothing but a poncho along with them. 10 A. M. the king of day came forth in all his sultry glory and soon righted matters. Drew twenty new tents. Received mail, morning papers, etc. Looks like civilization a little now.
Memphis, Friday, Oct. 2. ,A fine sunny day. Six furloughed men returned, also Frederick Baker who was wounded at Vicks¬ burg. He has lost the sight in one eye. Mr. Lester brought me a package of letters, papers and a pair of boots, all of which is very acceptable, but most of all he has been to my home, seen and heard them all, and says they are all in a hopeful condi¬ tion. Most of the Division baggage arrived from Vicksburg, ours not yet arrived.
Memphis, Saturday, Oct. 3. Raw and windy morning. As¬ sembly' was sounded at 8 A. M. and an order read to us from General Smith to hold ourselves in readiness to move at a mo¬ ment's warning. No officers or men allowed to leave eamp. Ammunition to be inspected, etc. A scare is up, the pickets were attacked last night and driven in. A story is told here that Johnston with 15,000 was on the Tallahatchie night before last' moving on Memphis, aU of which is not impossible, but highly improbable. Heavy picket thrown out which will not let us go to water to Wolf River.
P. M. The 3rd Brigade is moving all the baggage, loading, on the cars. The men go aboard early to-morrow morning. Destination said to be Corinth. "Sunny South" arrived 5 P. M, with our things from below; too late to move them up to- ^gbt, Tatoo in camp rolled with the big drums to-night.
Memphis, Sunday, Oct. 4. To-day is the anniversary of that terrible day when our Battery lost their guns at Corinth, and it '^ not forgotten. The baggage was brought up as early as pos- ®ble but in miserable condition, most of the clothing destroyed
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Object Description
| Title | An Artilleryman's Diary |
| Source Title | Jenkin Lloyd Jones' An Artilleryman's Diary |
| Regiment | 6th Light Artillery |
| Volume | 1 |
| Author/Creator | Jones, Jenkin Lloyd, 1843-1918 |
| Description | Jenkin Lloyd Jones (1843-1918) was born in Wales but grew up in Ixonia, Jefferson County. As soon as he turned 18 he enlisted as a private in the 6th Wisconsin Light Artillery. This 400-page book consists of his diary entries throughout the war. Jones describes the reality of daily life for soldiers in the field in detail and with good humor. He also recounts the Battle of Corinth, the sieges of Vicksburg and Chattanooga, and the battles at Champion Hill, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. After the war, Jones was ordained and served as pastor of the Unitarian Church in Janesville and of All Souls Church in Chicago. A militant pacifist and social reformer, he believed in ethical rather than theological unanimity while promoting the ideal of universal religion. |
| Subcollection | Personal Narratives |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Place of Publication | Madison |
| Source Creation Date | 1894 |
| Source Publisher | Wisconsin History Commission |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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| Digital Identifier | CWPN017010000 |
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| Title | 101 |
| Source Title | Jenkin Lloyd Jones' An Artilleryman's Diary |
| Regiment | 6th Light Artillery; |
| Volume | 1 |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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| Full text | 1863] A SCARE the fires waiting for the sun to warm us. This is not pleasant work, but the infantry suffered much worse than we did, many of them having nothing but a poncho along with them. 10 A. M. the king of day came forth in all his sultry glory and soon righted matters. Drew twenty new tents. Received mail, morning papers, etc. Looks like civilization a little now. Memphis, Friday, Oct. 2. ,A fine sunny day. Six furloughed men returned, also Frederick Baker who was wounded at Vicks¬ burg. He has lost the sight in one eye. Mr. Lester brought me a package of letters, papers and a pair of boots, all of which is very acceptable, but most of all he has been to my home, seen and heard them all, and says they are all in a hopeful condi¬ tion. Most of the Division baggage arrived from Vicksburg, ours not yet arrived. Memphis, Saturday, Oct. 3. Raw and windy morning. As¬ sembly' was sounded at 8 A. M. and an order read to us from General Smith to hold ourselves in readiness to move at a mo¬ ment's warning. No officers or men allowed to leave eamp. Ammunition to be inspected, etc. A scare is up, the pickets were attacked last night and driven in. A story is told here that Johnston with 15,000 was on the Tallahatchie night before last' moving on Memphis, aU of which is not impossible, but highly improbable. Heavy picket thrown out which will not let us go to water to Wolf River. P. M. The 3rd Brigade is moving all the baggage, loading, on the cars. The men go aboard early to-morrow morning. Destination said to be Corinth. "Sunny South" arrived 5 P. M, with our things from below; too late to move them up to- ^gbt, Tatoo in camp rolled with the big drums to-night. Memphis, Sunday, Oct. 4. To-day is the anniversary of that terrible day when our Battery lost their guns at Corinth, and it '^ not forgotten. The baggage was brought up as early as pos- ®ble but in miserable condition, most of the clothing destroyed [101] |
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