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AN ARTILLERYMAN S DIARY !136;?
quarters of the 15th Corps. Warning given not to enter houses as smallpox was prevalent, one house had five patients, another a corpse. Reached this place at 4 P. M. wet, footsore, and quite hungry, and had to wait until after night for rations. 3rd Brigade to go in winter quarters. Plenty of cedar rails.
Larkinsville, Sunday, Dec. 27. Rain, rain, all last night, and to-day I was on guard. Stood with toothache and swollen right side of face in no pleasant mood. Felt cross and lonesome. For¬ agers sent after com. Returned with plenty of fresh meat, etc, Larkinsville is situated in a very fertile valley, and citizens weU disposed and loyal. Forty miles east of Huntsville, twen¬ ty-two west of Stevenson and two hundred twenty-six east of Memphis. 3rd Brigade and 12th Battery busy at work hauUng stones, timber, etc. for winter quarters.
Larkinsville, Monday, Dec. 28. Rain ceased and sky cleared off. Sun shone down.on mud six inches deep on level. Camp¬ ing ground staked out and tents ordered to be moved into posi¬ tion. Blake gone out after fresh meat. Dixon and Evie started after cedar timber to wall the tent I snaked them down with horse team. By night we had tent up, four feet red cedar logs with bed of cedar boughs. Rather cold bed. Blake and' Snyder [Seiders?] returned AA'ith half a porker. Snyder [Seid- ers?l changed Avith Schmidt and came into our mess and tent.
LarkinsviUe, Tuesday, Dec. 29. Warm and pleasant. Long train sent foraging under escort. Snyder sent on detail. Hauled stone from bluff and put up fireplace and chimney, mudded up, etc. Streets of the Battery presenting a lively appearance; men's sleeves rolled up, coats off, rolling stones, chopping, mak¬ ing mud buildings of every fancy and description to suit the proprietors. Soldiers are not lazy when they work for their OAvn immediate interest.
4 P. M. Snyder's [Seiders?] horses led into camp by infantry men loaded Avith five hogs, tAventy-six chickens. Guards took
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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 | 158 |
| 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 | AN ARTILLERYMAN S DIARY !136;? quarters of the 15th Corps. Warning given not to enter houses as smallpox was prevalent, one house had five patients, another a corpse. Reached this place at 4 P. M. wet, footsore, and quite hungry, and had to wait until after night for rations. 3rd Brigade to go in winter quarters. Plenty of cedar rails. Larkinsville, Sunday, Dec. 27. Rain, rain, all last night, and to-day I was on guard. Stood with toothache and swollen right side of face in no pleasant mood. Felt cross and lonesome. For¬ agers sent after com. Returned with plenty of fresh meat, etc, Larkinsville is situated in a very fertile valley, and citizens weU disposed and loyal. Forty miles east of Huntsville, twen¬ ty-two west of Stevenson and two hundred twenty-six east of Memphis. 3rd Brigade and 12th Battery busy at work hauUng stones, timber, etc. for winter quarters. Larkinsville, Monday, Dec. 28. Rain ceased and sky cleared off. Sun shone down.on mud six inches deep on level. Camp¬ ing ground staked out and tents ordered to be moved into posi¬ tion. Blake gone out after fresh meat. Dixon and Evie started after cedar timber to wall the tent I snaked them down with horse team. By night we had tent up, four feet red cedar logs with bed of cedar boughs. Rather cold bed. Blake and' Snyder [Seiders?] returned AA'ith half a porker. Snyder [Seid- ers?l changed Avith Schmidt and came into our mess and tent. LarkinsviUe, Tuesday, Dec. 29. Warm and pleasant. Long train sent foraging under escort. Snyder sent on detail. Hauled stone from bluff and put up fireplace and chimney, mudded up, etc. Streets of the Battery presenting a lively appearance; men's sleeves rolled up, coats off, rolling stones, chopping, mak¬ ing mud buildings of every fancy and description to suit the proprietors. Soldiers are not lazy when they work for their OAvn immediate interest. 4 P. M. Snyder's [Seiders?] horses led into camp by infantry men loaded Avith five hogs, tAventy-six chickens. Guards took [ 158 ] |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN017010174 |
| Type | Text |