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1863] BOYS FROM HOME
are hauUng timber in all directions. It is a patent truss-bridge like those across the Wisconsin, the R. R. on top and wagon road below it. A pontoon bridge is stretched across below it until the bridge is finished. The cars go no further than here, which is the nearest point to Chattanooga, twenty- eight miles by R. R. and forty by land. All supplies are hauled to camp, long way yet, by mule teams and two small steamboats. A large number of artillery horses have been sent back to be fed. Horses and mules look much worse than curs after the march. The 11th and 12th Army Corps under Gen¬ eral Hooker are across the river from here, which makes a total of three corps within supporting distance of Chattanooga. Heavy artillerj^ firing could be heard this morning from that vicinity. Stevenson nine miles west of here.
Bridgeport, Tuesday, Nov. 17. In camp. Warm and pleas¬ ant morning. No feed for horses. W. Hayes, Ed. Hayes, J. Ide, H. and D. Wallace returned from furlough, having fol¬ lowed us up to luka, then being obliged to return and go up the river by the way of Nashville. They eame up on the cars this morning with plump and rosy cheeks. The boj's greeted them with enthusiasm going to meet them from afar off. They were from HOME. Orders received at headquarters to send a com¬ missioned officer and non-commissioned or private out on re¬ cruiting service. Of course much eagerness was manifested as to who should go. Many applications made I understood, but Lieutenant Hood and Sergeant Hamilton are the elected ones. I understand a Uke detail is to be made from each Company, t»ut I doubt if they will bring back as many as go. The 4th Division crossed the river to-day. It is reported that we follow m the morning, leaving all wagons behind. Carriages were greased ready for the start. Wrote letters to brother Thomas ^Dd sister Mary. Am very anxious to hear from home. Ere this the draft has passed and I know not but the only stay and eomfort of my aged and invalid parents is rudely torn from
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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 | 129 |
| 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] BOYS FROM HOME are hauUng timber in all directions. It is a patent truss-bridge like those across the Wisconsin, the R. R. on top and wagon road below it. A pontoon bridge is stretched across below it until the bridge is finished. The cars go no further than here, which is the nearest point to Chattanooga, twenty- eight miles by R. R. and forty by land. All supplies are hauled to camp, long way yet, by mule teams and two small steamboats. A large number of artillery horses have been sent back to be fed. Horses and mules look much worse than curs after the march. The 11th and 12th Army Corps under Gen¬ eral Hooker are across the river from here, which makes a total of three corps within supporting distance of Chattanooga. Heavy artillerj^ firing could be heard this morning from that vicinity. Stevenson nine miles west of here. Bridgeport, Tuesday, Nov. 17. In camp. Warm and pleas¬ ant morning. No feed for horses. W. Hayes, Ed. Hayes, J. Ide, H. and D. Wallace returned from furlough, having fol¬ lowed us up to luka, then being obliged to return and go up the river by the way of Nashville. They eame up on the cars this morning with plump and rosy cheeks. The boj's greeted them with enthusiasm going to meet them from afar off. They were from HOME. Orders received at headquarters to send a com¬ missioned officer and non-commissioned or private out on re¬ cruiting service. Of course much eagerness was manifested as to who should go. Many applications made I understood, but Lieutenant Hood and Sergeant Hamilton are the elected ones. I understand a Uke detail is to be made from each Company, t»ut I doubt if they will bring back as many as go. The 4th Division crossed the river to-day. It is reported that we follow m the morning, leaving all wagons behind. Carriages were greased ready for the start. Wrote letters to brother Thomas ^Dd sister Mary. Am very anxious to hear from home. Ere this the draft has passed and I know not but the only stay and eomfort of my aged and invalid parents is rudely torn from » [ 129 ] |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN017010145 |
| Type | Text |