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A. 114th O.V.I.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>January 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>          </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I> Friday, January 1, 1864</I></FONT></div> <div> <I>           DeCrows Point Texas nothing doing in camp.  Weather very </I></div> <div> <I>     rough and disagreeable</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, January 2, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp. Went on duty at the Brigade </I></div> <div> <I>     Comisary  in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, January 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, January 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tuesday, January 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, January 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, January 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, January 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, January  9, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, January 10, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp.  Wrote letter to father and Sister S.M.N.</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>    </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > (Ed. Note: Sarah Magdalene Roof Noecker)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, January 11, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tuesday, January 12, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp in forenoon.  16</I><I>th</I><I> Ind and 114</I><I>th</I><I> Ohio</I></div> <div> <I>     received marching orders for Indanola. were called out into line when the order was countermanded     </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: Indianola, TX)</FONT><I>                    </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, January 13, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Nothing doing in camp. Capt.Shultze for home in afternoon on the Steamer St Marys  </I><I>(</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >Ed. Note Capt. Charles E.Schulz) </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, January 14, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Received marching orders in forenoon.  Afternoon struck our </I></div> <div> <I>     tents and went on board the tow boat John E. Taylor in evening</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Friday, January 15, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Crossed the Mattagorda Bay in morning.  Landed at Indanola</I></div> <div> <I>     or Powder Horn at 11 oclock A.M.  Went out into camp in afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Saturday, January 16, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>           Review at 10 oclock A.M.by General Benton (Ed. Note: Brigadier </I></div> <div> <I>General William P Benton)and Brigadier General Warren              </I></div> <div> (Ed. Note: Brigadier General Fitz Henry Warren) </div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Sunday, January 17, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, January 18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Company drill in the forenoon Battallion  drill and dress </I></div> <div> <I>     parade in afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tuesday, January 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     I went on  Picket in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, January 20, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Came in off Picket in forenoon.  Brigade drill in afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, January 21, 1964</I></div> <div> <I>     Company drill in the forenoon.  Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>     Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, January 22, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     No drill Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, January 23, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Company drill in the morning Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, January 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>No drill Company inspection at 10 oclock A.M.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, January 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Battallion drill in the forenoon Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tuesday, January 26, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Company drill in the forenoon  Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, January 27, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Wrote to my father  Battallion  drill in the forenoon  Brigade</I></div> <div> <I>     drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, January 28, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Battallion drill in the forenoon  Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, January 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     No drill cleaning up for inspection</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, January 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Went on Picket in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, January 31, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Came in off Picket in the morning  Went to meeting in town in</I></div> <div> <I>     the evening</I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="8e586640.png" border=0 width="134" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Mortar</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>February 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, February 1, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Battallion drill in the forenoon .  Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Tuesday, February 2, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Went up to town on Provost guard in morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, February 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Came in off guard in forenoon.  Wrote letter to father and</I><I>to my Uncle J.W.   Battallion  drill in  the afternoon </I></div> <div> <I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >  (Ed. Note: Jerome Waltmire)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, February 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Battallion drill in the forenoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, February 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     No drill</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, February 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, February 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Review by Gen Ord   </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: Major General Edward O. C. Ord)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, February 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     No drill nothing doing in camp. Wrote a letter to my Sister CDH</I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>            </I></FONT> (Ed. Note: Catherine Deborah Roof Hess)</div> <bR> <div> <I>           </I><I>Tuesday, February 9, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>  </I><I>Wednesday, February 10, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Company drill in the forenoon Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, February 11, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>                No drill nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, February 12, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     No drill nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>           </I><I>Saturday, February 13, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Went on duty at the Post Comisary in Town</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, February 14, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Came in off duty in morning Drew our wedge Tents and put </I></div> <div> <I>     them up</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, February 15, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     No drills, inspection in the forenoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tuesday, February 16, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Company drill in the forenoon Battallion drill in the afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Wednesday, February 17, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Nothing doing in camp wrote a letter to W H Roof</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, February 18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Nothing in camp Weather very cold and rough</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, February 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Battallion drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, February 20, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>No drill.  Cleaning up for inspection</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, February 21, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Went on guard at the Brigade headquarters</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, February 22, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Came in off duty in the morning.  Company drill in the afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Tuesday, February 23, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Our Regt was detailed to work on the Fort</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, February 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Wrote a letter to father in forenoon Battallion  drill in the afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Thursday, February 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Worked on the fortifications</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, February 26, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Noncommisioned officers drill in the forenoon.  Wrote a letter</I></div> <div> <I>     to my Sister E. C. Baum </I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Indianola, Texas</I></div> <div> <I>Feb the 26</I><I>th</I><I>/64</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Elizabeth C. Baum</I></div> <div> <I>                                                                  Dear Sister</I></div> <div> <I>It is now nearly two months since I last wrote to you and Sister Ann and I am sorry to say that I have not even as much as heard whether you ever received my letter or not.  But I am determined to write again and see whether I can get an answer this time..  I always try to answer all of my letters promptly that I get from home because I know that you are always anxious to hear from me and you must not think that I am any less anxious to hear from you.  When I last wrote we were then at Decrows Point.  On the 15</I><I>th</I><I> of Jan we crossed over the Bay to this place.  Indianola is a small town situated on the edge of a large Prarrarie near the Bay.  We are present encamped just at the upper edge of the town.  We have got new tents now and everything is neat and clean in and about the Camp.  the health of the men in camp never was better than at present.  I have at length gained my strength and I am at this time Stoughter and healthier than I have been for years.  The only trouble seems to be that we cannot get enough to eat.  We are at present very busily engaged in building Forts, four of which are now in operation besides we have a line of Breast works 5 miles long to throw up.  So you can see that we have enoughto do to keep us out of mischief.  The winters here in Texas are very short and generaly speaking very mild.  Peach trees have been out in bloom for three weeks and the citzens have all had their gardens made for some time.  The parraries begin to look very beautiful.  This country reminds me of Illinois when I look over these large Parraries.  I received a very interesting letter from  Uncle Jerome a few days ago.  I also received a letter from William last week stating that they are all well.  I am expecting every day to hear of another little soldier out there in Ill. by the name of Roof.  I should like to know what you call that little Soldier of yours and whether he has any notion of enlisting.  There is considerable excitement here in reference to going into the Veteran Service.</I></div> <div> <I>  Three Regiments of our Division have already gone in, the 33</I><I>rd</I><I> Ill. has gone home, the 8</I><I>th</I><I> & 18</I><I>th</I><I> Ind. will leave for home soon all that go into the Veteran Service get a Furlough of 60 days.  The 16</I><I>th</I><I> Ohio and 48</I><I>th</I><I> Ind. both of which belong to our Brigade are getting recruits every day and I believe will soon all go in.  As for our Regt we have not been in the service quite long enough to be admitted into the Veteran Service.  For my part I believe that I would go in now if I could have the chance.  I believe that I have no further news of importance to write, therefore I shall close hoping to hear from you soon.  May God in his kind and overuling providence be with you all and that to bless you is the daily prayer of your affectionate brother.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>                                                                         Martin L. Roof</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Please show this letter to my friend Jacob Baum and tell him that I will write to him soon as I can get a suply of paper and</I></div> <div> <I>envelops of which I am about out.  You must excuse me for not paying the Postage on this letter as stamps cannot be had here at any price.  Write soon and give me all the news.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, February 27, 1864</I></div> <div> <I> Worked on the Fort in the forenoon</I></div> <div> <I>           </I></div> <div> <I>           </I><I>Sunday, Febr</I><I>uary 28, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Nothing doing in camp.  Company inspection in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>           </I><I>Monday, February 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp.  Mustering for pay</I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="88f0bc80.png" border=0 width="267" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Ambulance</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>March 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tuesday, March 1, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Went on Provo guard down in town</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, March 2, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>         </I><I>Came in the forenoon off of duty. Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, March 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Brigade drill in the forenoon by Col J Kegwin Battallion drill in the afternoon by Col </I><I>Cushmier   </I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>                </I></FONT>  (Ed. Note: Col.James Keigwin, Lt. Col. Phillip Kershner).</div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, March 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Brigade drill in the forenoon by Gen Lawler </I><I> Battallion drill in the afternoon by Col Cushmier</I></div> <div> <I>            </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >     (Ed. Note: Brig General Michael Lawler)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, March 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp.  Wrote a letter to my father and sister</I></div> <div> <I>     S.M.N. </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: Sarah Magdalene Roof Noecker)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, March 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     No drill.  Preaching in the forenoon by C.H. Carey agent </I></div> <div> <I>     U. S. Christian Co</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, March 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Company drill in the forenoon Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>     by Col Kegwin</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Tuesday, March 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, March 9, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Got marching orders took down our Tents and got ready to move</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Thursday, March 10, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Orders countermanded nothing doing in camp.  I went on</I></div> <div> <I>     Provo guard in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, March 11, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Came off duty in the morning. Nothingdoing in camp waiting</I></div> <div> <I>     for marching Orders</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, March 12, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothingdoing in camp. Got marching Orders in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, March 13, 1864 </I></div> <div> <I>     Marched from Indianola to Fort Esperanza on Mattagorda </I></div> <div> <I>     Island distance 12 miles</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, March 14, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Marched out about 5 miles from the Ft where we stoped to go</I></div> <div> <I>     into camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tuesday, March 15, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Nothing doing did not get our Tents off the boat weather very rough</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Wednesday, March 16, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>               Got our tents off the boats and put them up</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Thursday, March 17, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Regimental Inspection in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, March 18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Company drill in the fore noon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, March 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Worked in the Fort</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, March 20, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Company inspection in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, March 21, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>No drill.  The Regt being at work on the Fort.  Wrote a letter to my Father</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tuesday, March 22, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp the Regiment being at work on the Fort</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, March 23, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Nothing doing in Camp the Regiment being at work on the Fort</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, March 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp the Regiment being at work on the Fort</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, March 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp the Regt being at work on the Fort</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, March 26, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp no work and no drill</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sunday, March 27, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     We were paid off in the morning.  Preaching in the afternoon by</I></div> <div> <I>     Chap Stowe of the 114</I><I>th  </I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: Chaplain Theodore Stowe)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Monday, March 28, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tuesday, March 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Nothing doing in camp the Regt being at work on the fortifications</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wednesday, March 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Thursday, March 31, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     Review in the afternoon in light marching order by Gen Dana </I></div> <div> <I>            </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >   (Ed. Note: Major General Napolean Jackson Tecumseh Dana)</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>        <IMG SRC="88e0bc80.png" border=0 width="267" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>DRUM</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>April 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, April 1, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Worked on the fortifications</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Saturday, April 2, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, April 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company inspection in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, April 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Skirmish drill in the afternoon. Battallion drill in the afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     Tuesday, April 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the forenoon Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, April 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the forenoon Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, April 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the forenoon Brigade drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, April 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the forenoon Battallion drill in the afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     Saturday, April 9, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No drill.  We were cleaning up for inspection</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Sunday, April 10, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company inspection in the morning.  Preaching in the evening</I></div> <div> <I>          by  Theodore Stowe</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, April 11, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning.  Battallion drill in the afternoon</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, April 12, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No drill the Regt being at work on the Fort</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, April 13, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the forenoon.  No drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, April 14, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Friday, April 15, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp the Regt being at work on the Fort</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, April 16, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Regimental inspection in the forenoon by Capt. Milligan, I went</I></div> <div> <I>          on camp guard in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, April 17, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company inspection in the morning.  Preaching in the evening by</I></div> <div> <I>          T. Stowe.  Got marching orders in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, April 18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Took down our tents in the afternoon and marched down to the landing and went on board the Steam Ship Cresent  in the evening bound for New Orleans  </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: Crescent City)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, April 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Left Matayard Island at 6 oclock A.M. for New Orleans.  We moved</I></div> <div> <I>          along finely all day the sea being smooth and the weather pleasant</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, April 20, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>The weather being pleasant we moved along finely all day</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, April 21, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>We crossed the Bar at the moth of the Miss river at 3 oclock A.M. </I></div> <div> <I>Arrived at New Orleans at 4 oclock P.M. when we were ordered off the boat and camped for the night in a lot near the landing</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, April 22, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We remained near the landing all day waiting further orders</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, April 23, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Went on board the Steamer Grosebeck in the</I></div> <div> <I>          evening  </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: USS Grosbeak)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, April 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Left New Orleans at 6 oclock  A.M.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, April 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Passed Baton Rough  at 8 oclock  A.M. reached the mouth of Red</I></div> <div> <I>          River at 10 oclock P.M.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, April 26, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Arrived at Alexandria, La at 6 oclock P.M. where we diembarked</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, April 27, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Marched out to the fron about 4 miles from Alexandria where we</I></div> <div> <I>          went into camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, April 28, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Company drill in the forenoon.  Wrote a letter to JAR in the afternoon We were called into line of Battle in the evening.  We retreated about 2 miles and commenced to fortify</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, April 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We finished our line of fortifications in the morning and remained </I></div> <div> <I>          in line of Battle all day</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, April 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Our Brigade was ordered out about one mile from our fortifications</I></div> <div> <I>where we remained in line of Battle until evening when we went back to our fortifications</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="8910bc80.png" border=0 width="267" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>What To Write</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>May 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, May 1, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Our Regt and the 49</I><I>th</I><I> Ind were thrown out about one mile from</I></div> <div> <I>          the fortifications as a reserve Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, May 2, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>In the afternoon the whole Army moved on the enemy.  Heavy</I></div> <div> <I>          skirmishes all afternoon.  In the evening we fell back about one</I></div> <div> <I>          mile.  Co A went out on picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, May 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>In the morning our forces fell back about ½ mile and comenced </I></div> <div> <I>          fortifying.In the evening our Co was relieved and we came back to </I></div> <div> <I>          camp</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, May 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Remained in camp all day near our fortifications</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, May 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We made another advance on the enemy and drove them about</I></div> <div> <I>          5 miles and fell back to our fortifications on the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, May 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Remained in camp until noon when we moved forward about 3 miles where we found the enemy and halted for the night</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, May 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>In the morning we moved forward driving the enemy before us for </I></div> <div> <I>          about 7 miles where we fell back to where we started from in the</I></div> <div> <I>          morning.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, May 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Our Regt was put out on  an outpost about 1 mile in the advance of </I></div> <div> <I>          our lines.  In the evening we fell back near our lines</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, May 9, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>In the morning we went out to our former position were fired on by </I></div> <div> <I>          the enemys pickets but no one hurt.  In the evening we fell back to </I></div> <div> <I>          our lines </I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, May 10, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We lay still all day nothing to do but wash our clothes and rest</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>    </I><I>Wednesday, May 11, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We remained quiet all day having no duty to do.  In the evening</I></div> <div> <I>          I went on duty at Brigade headquarters</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, May 12, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>In the evening I came off duty at Brigade headquarters</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, May 13, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Started on our retreat from Alexandria, La</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Saturday, May 14, 1864 through Saturday, May 21, 1864 </I></div> <div> (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >there were no entries in the diary)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Sunday, May 22, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Arived at Morganza Bend  and went into camp </I></div> <div> <I>          </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: Morganza Bend, La.)</FONT></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>Monday, May 23, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, May 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp the weather very hot</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, May 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, May 26, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Wrote letter to my father and sister S.M.N. Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, May 27, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Company drill in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, May 28, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, May 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We moved down the river about 2 miles to a better camping ground</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, May 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>We went out on a Scout toward the Atchafalaya Bayou about 25 miles</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Tuesday, May 31, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We marched back about 12 miles where we halted for the remainder</I></div> <div> <I>          of the day Co A went out on picket in the evening</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="8900bc80.png" border=0 width="267" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Charge</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>June 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>    </I><I> Wednesday, June 1, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          In the morning we came in off Picket but did not move back to camp</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, June 2, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Marched back to camp in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, June 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, June 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Sunday, June 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Company inspection in the morning.  The weather very warm but </I></div> <div> <I>          rainy</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, June 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Tuesday, June 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, June 8, 1864 through Friday, June 10, 1864 </I></div> <div> (no diary entries)</div> <bR> <div> <I>     Saturday, June 11, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Grand Review in the evening by Gen Emery </I><I> of the 19</I><I>th</I><I>  Army Corps </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: Brig General William Hemsley Emory)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, June 12, 1864 and Monday, June 13, 1864</I></div> <div>  (no diary entries)</div> <bR> <div> <I>     Tuesday, June 14, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Grand review by Gen Sickles</I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>         </I></FONT> (Ed. Note: Major General Daniel Edgar  Sickles)</div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, June 15, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Co drill in the morning Reg inspection by Capt Milligan  Brigade </I></div> <div> <I>          inspector</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     T</I><I>hursday, June 16, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Moved our camp back from the river on better ground</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, June 17, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We were paid off.  We received four months pay</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, June 18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Sunday, June 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Co inspection in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, June 20, 1864 through Thursday, June 23, 1864 no diary </I></div> <div> <I>          entries</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Friday, June 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We got our Tents and camp equipage from New Orleans</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, June 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Grand review by Gen Canby </I></div> <div> (Ed. Note: Major General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby)</div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, June 26, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company inspection in the morning.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, June 27, 1864 and Tuesday, June 28, 1864 </I></div> <div> (no diary entries)</div> <bR> <div> <I>     Wednesday, June 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We had company drill in the morning.  Battallion drill in the </I></div> <div> <I>          evening</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, June 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning we were mustered for pay</I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I> Morganza Bend, Lou.</I></div> <div> <I>June the 30</I><I>th</I><I>/64</I></div> <div> <I>Elizabeth C. Baum</I></div> <div> <I>                                                                                        Dear Sister</I></div> <div> <I>I supose that you begin to think that I have forgotten you as I have not wrote to you for so long a time, but I supose that you are aware that I have been doing some very hard Soldiering.  Since I last wrote to you and my chances for writing have been very poor, but as I have tried to keep father facted in regard to the movements in this department I presume that you have heard where I have been and what I have been doing.  Therefore I shall not undertake at present to give you any further account of our Spring Campaign for I have no doubt that you have heard enough to satisfy you that I have not had a very pleasant time of it.  For my part I feel very thankfull that I have passed through it all safe and sound.  I have no news of importance to write at this time.  There has been no movement in these parts for some time but it seems that every preperation is being made for another move soon.  It is rumored that we are going to move on toward Mobeil but how we are to make much of a move at this season of the year is more than I can tell.  The weather is extremely hot, there is a great deal of sickness in camp at this time and a great many are dying daily with Camp diareah.  I have not been troubled with it much until the last few days and I find it is cutting me down very fast.  This morning I was reported on the sick list for the first time for 3 months.  It is a very difficult matter to keep clear of this disease here at this season of the year.  We have poor water to drink besides our rations are not the best of quality.  Through the day we are annoyed with swarms of flies and as soon as night comes the musquetoes pour into our tents by thousands.  So with hot weather flies and musquetoes we have very little rest day or night.  I have not had a letter from  Father for more than two weeks.  I got a letter from that neighborhood not long since in which I learned that the folks wer all well.  I wrote to Father sometime ago also to Debie and Sarah in regard to having a couple shirts and two pair socks sent to me by mail.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I> I should like very much to have had them before we leave here for we may posible go somewhere that the mail may be very slow and unregular.  Besides I shall have to buy soon if I do not get them from home.  We drew clothing about a week ago but I did not draw any shirts because they are such awkward clumsy things that I cannot wear them..  I thought that if I could have them sent from home they would be much better and a great deal cheaper, anything like a good shirt cannot be had here for less than five dollars.  It seems from all accounts that the crops are very backward in Ohio this Spring and fruit scarce.  I have not seen any ripe peaches yet from the fact that there is no peach orchards in this section of the country but there is some very large corn feilds and there will be plenty of roasting ears in less than a week.  I believe that I have nothing further of importance to write. Remember me to all the friends write whenever you can</I></div> <div> <I>                                                             Your affectionate brother</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>                                                                       Martin L. Roof</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="89385640.png" border=0 width="133" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Bugle</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>July 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, July 1, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, July 2, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Sunday, July 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning we received orders to be ready to move our camp </I></div> <div> <I>          at any time but did not move</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, July 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>We moved down the river about 2 miles.  Here we found a more</I></div> <div> <I>          suitable and healthy location for a camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, July 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp except cleaning up around our Tents</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, July 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning I went out on Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, July 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Came in off Picket about 11 oclock this morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, July 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the motning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, July 9, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Wrote a letter to John Schneider.  Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, July 10, 1864 through Tuesday, July 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>             </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >  ( diary pages missing)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Wednesday, July 20, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, July 21, 1864 and Friday, July 22, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>                </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > (no entries)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Saturday, July 23, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning we received orders to be ready for an attack at anytine</I></div> <div> <I>          as the enemy were showing themselves in our front</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Sunday, July 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company inspection in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, July 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Tuesday, July 26, 1864 through Saturday, July 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>              </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(no diary entries)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Sunday, July 31, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company inspection in the morning.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="892bac80.png" border=0 width="186" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Ulysses S. Grant</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>August 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I> </I><I>    Monday, August 1, 1864 through Thursday, August 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>                 </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >    (no entries)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>   </I><I>  Friday, August 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Company drill in the morning by Capt Duffy </I></div> <div>                          (Ed. Note: Capt. James Duffy)</div> <div> <I>                    </I></div> <div> <I>     Saturday, August 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>     Regimental inspection by the Division inspector</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, August 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, August 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, August 9, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Wednesday, August 10, 1864 and Thursday, August 11, 1864 </I></div> <div> <I>               </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(no entries)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>   </I><I>  Friday, August 12, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Went out on Picket in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, August 13, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Came in off Picket in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, August 14, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp, very heay rain in the afternoon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Monday, August 15, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Company drill in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, August 16, 1864 and Wednesday, August 17, 1864 </I></div> <div> <I>            </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >      (no entries)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Thursday, August 18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Company drill in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, August 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Saturday, August 20, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp.  Very heavy rain in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, August 21, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, August 22, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, August 23, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning.  Battallion  drill in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, August 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, August 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, August 26, 1864 through Wednesday, August 31, 1864 </I></div> <div> <I>              </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > (no entries)</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="8990bc80.png" border=0 width="267" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Canteen</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>September 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>    </I><I> Thursday, September 1, 1864 and Friday, September 2, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>               </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > (no entries)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Saturday, September 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Company drill in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, September 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning we had Company inspection by Lieut. M.B. Radcliff  </I></div> <div> <I>        </I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > (Ed. Note: Lieut. Mark B. Radcliffe)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, September5, 1864 through Thursday, September15, 1864 </I></div> <div> <I>                </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >  (no entries)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Friday, September16, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          This afternoon a large Scouting party went out to the Atchaflay  </I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>         </I></FONT> (Ed. Note: Atchafalaya River, Louisiana)</div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, September17, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp.  I wrote a letter to my sister E.C.Baum</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Sunday, September18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, September 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today another Scouting party started out on a five days march</I></div> <div> <I>          toward the Atchaflaya </I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Tuesday, September 20, 1864 through Wednesday, September 28, 1864                              </I></FONT>(no entries)</div> <bR> <div> <I>     Thursday, September 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today we had regimental inspection in light marching order by the</I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>          Brigade inspector Capt. Huntly </I></FONT> (Ed. Note: Capt. Judson J. Huntly)</div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, September 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="8940b7a0.png" border=0 width="267" height="122" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Colt</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>October 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Saturday, October 1, 1864 through Wednesday, October 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>            </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>(no  entries)</I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>    </I><I> </I><I>Thursday, October 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          The 16</I><I>th</I><I> Ohio started home this evening on the Steamer Luminary</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, October 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>The 97</I><I>th</I><I> Ill moved into the Camp of the 16</I><I>th</I><I> Ohio</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, October 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This afternoon our Regt went down to Bayou Sara on a Scout</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, October 9, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, October 10, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>The Regt came back to camp in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, October 11, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>This morning we drew new Springfield Rifles.  This afternoon our Regtwas ordered out with one days rations but the order was countermanded before we left camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Wednesday, October 12, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Nothing doing in camp except fixing up our tents for winter quarters</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, October 13, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning our Regt went out on Picket  This afternoon I wrote a </I></div> <div> <I>          letter to father while on Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, October 14, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>In morning we came in off Picket.  In the afternoon I wrote a letter</I></div> <div> <I>          to father and J. Schneider</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, October 15, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning I was on camp Fatigue   in the afternoon we had </I></div> <div> <I>          Inspection by the Brigade inspector</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, October 16, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today we received Orders to be ready to embark at a moments notice</I></div> <div> <I>          to go to White river, Ark</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>    </I><I>Monday, October 17, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning by Capt. Duffy </I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, October 18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today our Regt went out on Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, October 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, October 20, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, October 21, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, October 22, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning our Regt went on Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, October 23, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Came in off Picket in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, October 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, October 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in the morning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, October 26, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Thursday, October 27, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Today our Regt went out on Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, October 28, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Came in off Picket this morning and were ordered out to the</I></div> <div> <I>          Atchaflay with five days rations</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, October 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, October 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning I came back to camp from the Atchaflay </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, October 31, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>November 1864</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     T</I><I>uesday, November 1, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Wednesday, November 2, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Today the Regt returned to camp from the Atchaflay </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, November 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Friday, November 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Today our Regt went on Picket.  Col. Kelly  returned to the Regt today   </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: Lieut. Colonel John H. Kelly)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, November 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, November 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, November 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today our R</I><I>eg and the 21</I><I>st</I><I> Ind went up the River about 25 miles on</I></div> <div> <I>          Scout.  We returned to camp in the evening about 10 oclock</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Tuesday, November 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          Today we held our election for President we polled 403 votes</I></div> <div> <I>          Lincoln  299, McClellan 104 Total 403 </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > (Ed. Note: George McCllellan) </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, November 9, 1864 through Friday, November 11, 1864</I></div> <div> (no entries)</div> <bR> <div> <I>     Saturday, November 12, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today our Regt went out on Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, November 13, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, November 14, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today our Regt went out on Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Tuesday, November 15, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>This afternoon we had our monthly inspection by Capt Huntly </I></div> <div> <I>Brigade Inspector</I><I>  </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >(Ed. Note: Captain Judson J. Huntly)</FONT><I> </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, November 16, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today our regt went out on Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, November 17, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, November 18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today our Regt went out on Picket</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, November 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>No entry</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, November 20, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Today our Regt went out on Picket.  This evening we received orders to go to White River</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, November 21, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>This morning we packed up ready to leave.  Went on Board the boat at 3 oclock and left Morganza at 4 oclock P.M.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, November 22, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Arived at Natcheze at 9 A.M. left at 12 oclock</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, November 23, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Arived at Vicksburg at 7 oclock A.M. here we took on some coal and left at 6 oclock P.M.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, November 24, 1864</I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Passed Lake Providence at 9 oclock A.M. passed Goodrich Landing at 3 oclock P.M.  </I></FONT>(Ed. Note: Lake Providence, Louisiana) </div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, November 25, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Landed at the mouth of White River, Ark at 4 oclock P.M. and went on shore</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, November 26, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning we put up our Tents and went into camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, November 27, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, November 28, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Today our Regt was consolidated </I><I>with the 120</I><I>th</I><I> O.V.I.  Wrote a letter to my sister S.M. N.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, November 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today there was a detail of 120 men for Picket out of our Regt</I></div> <bR> <div> <I> </I><I>    </I><I>Wednesday, November 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp today</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="898b2c80.png" border=0 width="178" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Abraham Lincoln</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>December 1864</B></I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, December 1, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp today.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, December 2, 1864          </I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This evening we had dress parade</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, December 3, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp today.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, December 4, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp today</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, December 5, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp today</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, December 6, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Company drill in afternoon.  In evening we recived orders to go </I></div> <div> <I>          to Morganza.  Went on board the Steamer Choutay at 8 oclock</I></div> <div> <I>          P.M. left at 9 oclock P.M.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, December 7, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Arived at Vicksburg at 8 oclock P.M. and laid by all night</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, December 8, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Left Vicksburg at 6 oclock this morning, past Rodney, Miss at noon</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, December 9, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Arrived at Morganza, La at 2 oclock A.M.  Went on shore at 10</I></div> <div> <I>          oclock A.M. and comenced putting up our Tents.  Weather very</I></div> <div> <I>          cold and rainy</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, December 10, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp excep working at our quarters</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, December 11, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today our regt went out on Picket.  Weather clear and very cold</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, December 12, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today Co A. F. & G went outinto the timber to get poles to build </I></div> <div> <I>          winter quarters</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Tuesday, December 13, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>Today the 114</I><I>th</I><I> Ohio and 34</I><I>th</I><I> Iowa went to the Atchaflay on a  scout</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>Wednesday, December 14, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This afternoon the Troop came in from the Atchaflay</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Thursday, December 15, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>     </I><I>     Nothing doing in camp except dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, December 16, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp today</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Saturday, December 17, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Today we had our monthly inspection</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Sunday, December 18, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>This morning we had Regimental inspection by John H.Kelly</I></div> <div> <I>           Col Commanding.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Monday, December 19, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>This morning I wrote a letter to father.  Dress parade in the evening</I></div> <div> <I>          </I></div> <div> <I>Tuesday, December 20, 1864 through Wednesday, December 28, 1864   no entries</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Thursday, December 29, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp today</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I><I>Friday, December 30, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>          </I><I>Nothing doing in camp today</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     Saturday, December 31, 1864</I></div> <div> <I>This morning we were mustered for pay.  Weather clear and very cold</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="89785640.png" border=0 width="133" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Hardtack</I></div> <bR> <div>                                               <A HREF="id271.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roof 1863"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="id271.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roof 1863"><U><B>Back to Martin Roof Diary 1863</B></U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>              </B><A HREF="id273.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roof 1865"><U><B> Continue toMartin Roof Diary 1865</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantrydiary_of_a.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="114th OVI History"><U>114th OVI History</U></A>   <A HREF="id208.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roster"><U>Roster</U></A>   <A HREF="id196.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Battles"><U>Battles</U></A>    <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantry4c.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures"><U>Pictures</U></A>    <A HREF="id169.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roll of Honor"><U>Roll of Honor</U></A>    </div> <div> <A HREF="id139.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vicksburg File"><U>Vicksburg Documents</U></A>       <A HREF="id184.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letters Home"><U>Letters Home</U></A>      <A HREF="id200.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Descendants"><U>114th Descendants</U></A>   </div> <div> <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Obituary"><U>Obituary</U></A>    <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantry76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Accolades"><U>Accolades</U></A>   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hard Tack "><U>Hard Tack</U></A>   <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantry4d.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bugle Calls"><U>Bugle Calls</U></A>   <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantry.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Related Links</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="They Were the 114th O.V.I."><U><IMG SRC="0781e240.png" border=0 width="30" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="They Were the 114th O.V.I."><U>back to home</U></A></div> <bR> <div>   <A HREF="http://www.toolzone.com/isuite/bin/regsign.cgi?UID=TZ096430&APPID=GuestSign&LANG=english"> Sign my Guestbook </A> --- <A HREF="http://www.toolzone.com/isuite/bin/registry.cgi?UID=TZ096430&APPID=GuestSign&LANG=english"> View my Guestbook </A>  </div> <bR> <div>   <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://pub15.bravenet.com/counter/code.php?id=176950&usernum=1214804337&cpv=2"></script>   </div> <div> <IMG SRC="0781e240.png" border=0 width="30" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                                             </div> </td> </tr></table></body>