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AN ARTILLERYMAN S DIARY [1864
vated. Old fields containing 50 to 600 acres lying idle, appar¬ ently for three years or more, which was running wild into prairie. The general appearance of the country was much like extensive farming regions. North of them were wealthy South- em plantations, much more attention being paid to grain rais¬ ing than to cotton. Numerous stacks of wheat were stacked unthreshed, and broad fields of com unhusked, the land under a medium state of cultivation. I could but think with North- em enterprise and intelligence, with free and Avilling hands to do the work, what lovely and fruitful farms could be built in such a delightful climate. Obtained plenty of corn on a large plantation which all the whites had left, leaving a large flock of negro women and children unprovided for, and seenw! delighted to see us until some of the boys took unalloAved priv¬ ileges of the chicken coop, which they earnestly protested against. Returned to camp at sundown well pleased with my ride of sixteen miles and my observations therein, having also escaped the drill, etc. Camp had again been swept up, ammu¬ nition packed in gun Umbers. Lieutenant Clark gone to Nash¬ ville after horses. Lieutenant Jenawein in command of Bat¬ tery and appeared to-day with shoulder straps on for the first time. Looks fine and soldier-like.
HuntsviUe, Friday, Jan. 29. Drilled Company. Drilled un¬ der Jenawein in forenoon and afternoon. Parade at 4:30 P. M. Captain put us through for about thirty minutes on quick time and appeared well pleased Avith the maneuvering. He is get¬ ting very strict. One of the boys on extra duty all day for slight mistake at guard mount this morning. Weather still continues beautiful. Rebel cavalry still reported in the front, very active. Two regiments went out late last night.
Huntsville, Saturday, Jan. 30. Little rain to-day. Very fine, like spring. No drill, and rain prevented parade in the even¬ ing. Orders to prepare for knapsack inspection to-morrow
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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 |
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| Digital Identifier | CWPN017010000 |
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| Title | 170 |
| 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 [1864 vated. Old fields containing 50 to 600 acres lying idle, appar¬ ently for three years or more, which was running wild into prairie. The general appearance of the country was much like extensive farming regions. North of them were wealthy South- em plantations, much more attention being paid to grain rais¬ ing than to cotton. Numerous stacks of wheat were stacked unthreshed, and broad fields of com unhusked, the land under a medium state of cultivation. I could but think with North- em enterprise and intelligence, with free and Avilling hands to do the work, what lovely and fruitful farms could be built in such a delightful climate. Obtained plenty of corn on a large plantation which all the whites had left, leaving a large flock of negro women and children unprovided for, and seenw! delighted to see us until some of the boys took unalloAved priv¬ ileges of the chicken coop, which they earnestly protested against. Returned to camp at sundown well pleased with my ride of sixteen miles and my observations therein, having also escaped the drill, etc. Camp had again been swept up, ammu¬ nition packed in gun Umbers. Lieutenant Clark gone to Nash¬ ville after horses. Lieutenant Jenawein in command of Bat¬ tery and appeared to-day with shoulder straps on for the first time. Looks fine and soldier-like. HuntsviUe, Friday, Jan. 29. Drilled Company. Drilled un¬ der Jenawein in forenoon and afternoon. Parade at 4:30 P. M. Captain put us through for about thirty minutes on quick time and appeared well pleased Avith the maneuvering. He is get¬ ting very strict. One of the boys on extra duty all day for slight mistake at guard mount this morning. Weather still continues beautiful. Rebel cavalry still reported in the front, very active. Two regiments went out late last night. Huntsville, Saturday, Jan. 30. Little rain to-day. Very fine, like spring. No drill, and rain prevented parade in the even¬ ing. Orders to prepare for knapsack inspection to-morrow [170] ( |
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