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1864! CAMP GAMES
HuntsviUe, Wednesday, April 6. A beautiful' sunny day, so -warm in midday as to make it uncomfortable Avith coat on. PoUced camp thoroughly in morning, and company drills in the afternoon. Veterans were at last mustered in at 2 P. M. by the mustering officer. Consisted of their taking the oath together, thirty in number, two others being in pest hospital. My horse brought back from the river sick. Keeler bled, row- eUed, physicked him. I guess he Avill be all right to-morrow. Ought to. Played chess most of the day. New thing for me. Fascinating.
Huntsville, Thursday,' April 7. A beautiful spring day, grass groAring, birds caroling. All nature seems to be putting forth new Ufe. The soldiers with the rest took up the spirit, and the camp was Uvely with outdoor spirits all day. Horses turned out to picket, but Uttle grass for them, yet I was de- taUed to watch them in the afternoon, consequentiy did not driU. Heard from friend Evie, my mate, carried up by one of the boys. He is doing well and enjoying himself. I would like to go out there to him. I don't like to live alone very well. Large mail, but none for me this time.
HuntsviUe, Friday, April 8. A fine day. Drill as usual. Played ball spare time in the morning. Wrote to brother Thomas in the afternoon. Pleasant task when my mind is tran¬ quil. 48th and detachment of 59th Indiana Avent out at 4 P, M.. to reinforce Whitesburg, it is supposed. Deserters say that the enemy is reinforcing heavily and making preparations to throw ^ pontoon bridge across the river some dark night. Rumor ^ys John Morgan was in town lately with a load of wood. If ^0, I don't think our sixteen pieces on Russell Hill looked very encouraging to him. Come on, John, we are ready.
^ HuntsviUe, Saturday, April 9. Cloudy and showery. A ^ ^ni of gix^y wagons started out for forage for the artiUery, etail of forty men sent from each battery, haAdng but a small
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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 | 195 |
| 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 | 1864! CAMP GAMES HuntsviUe, Wednesday, April 6. A beautiful' sunny day, so -warm in midday as to make it uncomfortable Avith coat on. PoUced camp thoroughly in morning, and company drills in the afternoon. Veterans were at last mustered in at 2 P. M. by the mustering officer. Consisted of their taking the oath together, thirty in number, two others being in pest hospital. My horse brought back from the river sick. Keeler bled, row- eUed, physicked him. I guess he Avill be all right to-morrow. Ought to. Played chess most of the day. New thing for me. Fascinating. Huntsville, Thursday,' April 7. A beautiful spring day, grass groAring, birds caroling. All nature seems to be putting forth new Ufe. The soldiers with the rest took up the spirit, and the camp was Uvely with outdoor spirits all day. Horses turned out to picket, but Uttle grass for them, yet I was de- taUed to watch them in the afternoon, consequentiy did not driU. Heard from friend Evie, my mate, carried up by one of the boys. He is doing well and enjoying himself. I would like to go out there to him. I don't like to live alone very well. Large mail, but none for me this time. HuntsviUe, Friday, April 8. A fine day. Drill as usual. Played ball spare time in the morning. Wrote to brother Thomas in the afternoon. Pleasant task when my mind is tran¬ quil. 48th and detachment of 59th Indiana Avent out at 4 P, M.. to reinforce Whitesburg, it is supposed. Deserters say that the enemy is reinforcing heavily and making preparations to throw ^ pontoon bridge across the river some dark night. Rumor ^ys John Morgan was in town lately with a load of wood. If ^0, I don't think our sixteen pieces on Russell Hill looked very encouraging to him. Come on, John, we are ready. ^ HuntsviUe, Saturday, April 9. Cloudy and showery. A ^ ^ni of gix^y wagons started out for forage for the artiUery, etail of forty men sent from each battery, haAdng but a small [195] a |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN017010211 |
| Type | Text |