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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The John Harville Diaries, 1861-1864 (Ms2010-053) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource John McBride Harville (also spelled Harvill) was born in Illinois on January 29, 1839. His family seems to have moved to Beetown, Wisconsin, around 1843, though other records indicate this may have occurred later. Before the early death of his mother when he was five, his parents appeared to have had three other children: Caroline (later Young), who Harville refers to as "Carrie" or "Cary" in his diaries; William; and Elizabeth (later Nickerson), who Harville calls "Lib." For several years, he lived with a foster family (the Sargents). His father, William, remarried and had five more children. By the start of the Civil War, Harville was living with the Batie family in Tafton, Wisconsin. Although Tafton did not have enough men to raise its own company, volunteers from the area, including Harville, joined others to form Company F, 7th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry in Lancaster during the summer of 1861. Harville served primarily in and around Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Chronic health problems resulted in his spending most of September 1862-August 1864 in hospitals in Baltimore, Maryland, though he continues to report on his personal experiences, as well as war news. In January of 1864, he transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps until he mustered out in August 1864. In October 1864, he married Harriet E. Trine (1846-1916), who he had known since before the war. As early as his first diary in 1861, he records having received letters from Hattie and Lizzie (presumably her sister) Trine. They settled in Wyalusing and had five children: William A. (1865-1894), Annie Laure (b. 1867), Frank D. (1869-1883), Edgar R.(b. 1872), and John M., Jr. (b. 1879). Following the war, Harville was both a farmer and a newspaperman. He died from pneumonia in Wisconsin at age 74 in June 1913. The 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, along with the 2nd Wisconsin, 6th Wisconsin, and 19th Indiana, formed the "Iron Brigade" in the autumn of 1861. In October 1862, the 24th Michigan joined the brigade. The Iron Brigade was under the immediate command of Brig. Gen. Rufus King and made up a part of the 3rd Brigade of the Army of Potomac, under Major General McDowell. Near the front of the battle at Gettysburg, Antietam, The Wilderness, Second Bull Run, and several other major campaigns, over the course of the war, the Iron Brigade suffered the greatest losses in proportion to its numbers. Additional biographical information is available in the collection. More information on Wisconsin Regiments can be found on the Wisconsin Historical Society website: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp. The collection contains eight original diaries, as well as transcripts and additional biographical information. Harville's diaries chronicle his experiences with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment during 1861 and 1862. He spent much of 1863 and 1864 in Newton University Hospital, and later Jarvis Hospital, in Baltimore, MD, facing chronic illness. Clearly intended for an audience, the diaries contain short addresses to the "Reader" at the beginning and end, often including an apology for his poor grammar and spelling. Largely self-educated, Harville's diaries are surprisingly legible and his phonetic spellings are easy to decipher. Most of the diaries also include a list of letters received and written, as well as Harville's cash and barter accounts with friends. Several diaries are indexed and/or paginated. Harville's early entries detail the formation of Company F in Lancaster, Wisconsin, travel to Washington, DC, and life in camp outside Alexandria, Virginia. Like many farmers in the war, he keeps consistent notes on the weather. He recounts stories of his own adventures which more than once landed him in trouble, as well as the exploits of others. He also writes of picket and guard house duty, the occasional scouting mission, frequent drills and dress parades, and war news. He remains relatively well-informed about the war, at least in as much as it related to his experiences and his regiment. While spending time in Jarvis and Newton University Hospitals, the content of his entries begins to change some. He continues to records war news of note during this period, but the emphasis is on the work he does and the social life he develops. His illness is intermittent and so he also does chores around the hospital, including cleaning inside and outside the buildings, cooking and serving, and running errands. Harville spends a good deal of time helping the local women who volunteer at the hospitals, too, which he appears to thoroughly enjoy. At least two diaries contain a list of women and young ladies with whom he is acquainted. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00698.xml.frame" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the John Harville Diaries</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861/1864 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville Diaries must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010-053 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary6_1863 Title A name given to the resource John Harville Diary 6, 1863 (Ms2010-053) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-05/1863-11-26 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Description An account of the resource Harville's sixth diary, from June 5 to November 26, 1863. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville Diaries must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The John Harville Diaries, 1861-1864 (Ms2010-053) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource John McBride Harville (also spelled Harvill) was born in Illinois on January 29, 1839. His family seems to have moved to Beetown, Wisconsin, around 1843, though other records indicate this may have occurred later. Before the early death of his mother when he was five, his parents appeared to have had three other children: Caroline (later Young), who Harville refers to as "Carrie" or "Cary" in his diaries; William; and Elizabeth (later Nickerson), who Harville calls "Lib." For several years, he lived with a foster family (the Sargents). His father, William, remarried and had five more children. By the start of the Civil War, Harville was living with the Batie family in Tafton, Wisconsin. Although Tafton did not have enough men to raise its own company, volunteers from the area, including Harville, joined others to form Company F, 7th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry in Lancaster during the summer of 1861. Harville served primarily in and around Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Chronic health problems resulted in his spending most of September 1862-August 1864 in hospitals in Baltimore, Maryland, though he continues to report on his personal experiences, as well as war news. In January of 1864, he transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps until he mustered out in August 1864. In October 1864, he married Harriet E. Trine (1846-1916), who he had known since before the war. As early as his first diary in 1861, he records having received letters from Hattie and Lizzie (presumably her sister) Trine. They settled in Wyalusing and had five children: William A. (1865-1894), Annie Laure (b. 1867), Frank D. (1869-1883), Edgar R.(b. 1872), and John M., Jr. (b. 1879). Following the war, Harville was both a farmer and a newspaperman. He died from pneumonia in Wisconsin at age 74 in June 1913. The 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, along with the 2nd Wisconsin, 6th Wisconsin, and 19th Indiana, formed the "Iron Brigade" in the autumn of 1861. In October 1862, the 24th Michigan joined the brigade. The Iron Brigade was under the immediate command of Brig. Gen. Rufus King and made up a part of the 3rd Brigade of the Army of Potomac, under Major General McDowell. Near the front of the battle at Gettysburg, Antietam, The Wilderness, Second Bull Run, and several other major campaigns, over the course of the war, the Iron Brigade suffered the greatest losses in proportion to its numbers. Additional biographical information is available in the collection. More information on Wisconsin Regiments can be found on the Wisconsin Historical Society website: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp. The collection contains eight original diaries, as well as transcripts and additional biographical information. Harville's diaries chronicle his experiences with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment during 1861 and 1862. He spent much of 1863 and 1864 in Newton University Hospital, and later Jarvis Hospital, in Baltimore, MD, facing chronic illness. Clearly intended for an audience, the diaries contain short addresses to the "Reader" at the beginning and end, often including an apology for his poor grammar and spelling. Largely self-educated, Harville's diaries are surprisingly legible and his phonetic spellings are easy to decipher. Most of the diaries also include a list of letters received and written, as well as Harville's cash and barter accounts with friends. Several diaries are indexed and/or paginated. Harville's early entries detail the formation of Company F in Lancaster, Wisconsin, travel to Washington, DC, and life in camp outside Alexandria, Virginia. Like many farmers in the war, he keeps consistent notes on the weather. He recounts stories of his own adventures which more than once landed him in trouble, as well as the exploits of others. He also writes of picket and guard house duty, the occasional scouting mission, frequent drills and dress parades, and war news. He remains relatively well-informed about the war, at least in as much as it related to his experiences and his regiment. While spending time in Jarvis and Newton University Hospitals, the content of his entries begins to change some. He continues to records war news of note during this period, but the emphasis is on the work he does and the social life he develops. His illness is intermittent and so he also does chores around the hospital, including cleaning inside and outside the buildings, cooking and serving, and running errands. Harville spends a good deal of time helping the local women who volunteer at the hospitals, too, which he appears to thoroughly enjoy. At least two diaries contain a list of women and young ladies with whom he is acquainted. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00698.xml.frame" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the John Harville Diaries</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861/1864 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville Diaries must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010-053 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The John Harville Diaries, 1861-1864 (Ms2010-053) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource John McBride Harville (also spelled Harvill) was born in Illinois on January 29, 1839. His family seems to have moved to Beetown, Wisconsin, around 1843, though other records indicate this may have occurred later. Before the early death of his mother when he was five, his parents appeared to have had three other children: Caroline (later Young), who Harville refers to as "Carrie" or "Cary" in his diaries; William; and Elizabeth (later Nickerson), who Harville calls "Lib." For several years, he lived with a foster family (the Sargents). His father, William, remarried and had five more children. By the start of the Civil War, Harville was living with the Batie family in Tafton, Wisconsin. Although Tafton did not have enough men to raise its own company, volunteers from the area, including Harville, joined others to form Company F, 7th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry in Lancaster during the summer of 1861. Harville served primarily in and around Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Chronic health problems resulted in his spending most of September 1862-August 1864 in hospitals in Baltimore, Maryland, though he continues to report on his personal experiences, as well as war news. In January of 1864, he transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps until he mustered out in August 1864. In October 1864, he married Harriet E. Trine (1846-1916), who he had known since before the war. As early as his first diary in 1861, he records having received letters from Hattie and Lizzie (presumably her sister) Trine. They settled in Wyalusing and had five children: William A. (1865-1894), Annie Laure (b. 1867), Frank D. (1869-1883), Edgar R.(b. 1872), and John M., Jr. (b. 1879). Following the war, Harville was both a farmer and a newspaperman. He died from pneumonia in Wisconsin at age 74 in June 1913. The 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, along with the 2nd Wisconsin, 6th Wisconsin, and 19th Indiana, formed the "Iron Brigade" in the autumn of 1861. In October 1862, the 24th Michigan joined the brigade. The Iron Brigade was under the immediate command of Brig. Gen. Rufus King and made up a part of the 3rd Brigade of the Army of Potomac, under Major General McDowell. Near the front of the battle at Gettysburg, Antietam, The Wilderness, Second Bull Run, and several other major campaigns, over the course of the war, the Iron Brigade suffered the greatest losses in proportion to its numbers. Additional biographical information is available in the collection. More information on Wisconsin Regiments can be found on the Wisconsin Historical Society website: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp. The collection contains eight original diaries, as well as transcripts and additional biographical information. Harville's diaries chronicle his experiences with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment during 1861 and 1862. He spent much of 1863 and 1864 in Newton University Hospital, and later Jarvis Hospital, in Baltimore, MD, facing chronic illness. Clearly intended for an audience, the diaries contain short addresses to the "Reader" at the beginning and end, often including an apology for his poor grammar and spelling. Largely self-educated, Harville's diaries are surprisingly legible and his phonetic spellings are easy to decipher. Most of the diaries also include a list of letters received and written, as well as Harville's cash and barter accounts with friends. Several diaries are indexed and/or paginated. Harville's early entries detail the formation of Company F in Lancaster, Wisconsin, travel to Washington, DC, and life in camp outside Alexandria, Virginia. Like many farmers in the war, he keeps consistent notes on the weather. He recounts stories of his own adventures which more than once landed him in trouble, as well as the exploits of others. He also writes of picket and guard house duty, the occasional scouting mission, frequent drills and dress parades, and war news. He remains relatively well-informed about the war, at least in as much as it related to his experiences and his regiment. While spending time in Jarvis and Newton University Hospitals, the content of his entries begins to change some. He continues to records war news of note during this period, but the emphasis is on the work he does and the social life he develops. His illness is intermittent and so he also does chores around the hospital, including cleaning inside and outside the buildings, cooking and serving, and running errands. Harville spends a good deal of time helping the local women who volunteer at the hospitals, too, which he appears to thoroughly enjoy. At least two diaries contain a list of women and young ladies with whom he is acquainted. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00698.xml.frame" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the John Harville Diaries</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861/1864 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville Diaries must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010-053 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary4_1862 Title A name given to the resource John Harville Diary 4, 1862 (Ms2010-053) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-14/1862-08-04 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Description An account of the resource John Harville's fourth diary, from May 14 to August 4, 1862. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Diaries Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00698.xml" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the Harville Diaries</a> archived https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Frontcover.jpg 0e37315d5667a9abedaac849c37eb439 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread001.jpg dbba44a44c75d6c518bf4a9c697f5640 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> 3 James A Clark Co F 7 Regt Wis Vol   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread002.jpg 6f1e35f29523299d0bf504b9210443d5 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> <s>James A. Clark</s> <s>Co F 7th</s> <s>Regt Wis Vol</s> John Harvills Book March 28th 1862 7th Regt Wis. Vol Co F   </td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-28 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread003.jpg ca4073adb97cdfa5dfc8e1402c92df4c PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> John Jones </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread004.jpg 1e5eacc1939b01be8d6caf67d9915bfe PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> May 10th 1862 Sime Woodhouse [Simon Woodhouse] Cr to Cash .10 J. B. Nickerson Cr $01.00   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-10 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread005.jpg 5b1410b718fe33e7cb4b93cc97c20f04 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> Page . . . 1 March the 28 This very pleasant morning as I sit on the sunny side of one of the many hills of old Virginia. I commen ce my third addition of notes in which I hope I shall be successful as before, for my own benefit and the edification of others I do not wish gentle reader to convey the edea that my notes are strictly correct yet I will endevour to have them as current as possible Therefore I commence, readily admiting my want of edu cation and in [competency?]   </td> <td> 2 to perform this work, with this apolegy I shall proceed hoping you will over look all mistakes or gramatical errors 9 ½ AM Co drill to day was set for the examination of those who expect a discharge or do not feel able for actual ser vice. perhaps these in our Regt will not be examined till tomorrow 12 oclock I learn that Johnson [John Johnson] who was court martialed has to cary a 30 pound ball in his knapsack also his gun cartridge box and march back and forth in this manner 4 hours each   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-28 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread006.jpg a52e472adc66a006e18a45dda892900d PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 3 day for 30 days this looks pretty severe yet I think his punishment is just as he has tried every plan he could think of to Shirk and avoid doing his duty I Suppose he did not think how his poor wife and family would grieve when such news reached them that he had to be punished for a non performance of his duty 2 PM the orderly came out with a docket that pleased us as usual the pay roll we signed that document to day and AM the prospect is hair that we may Soon get   </td> <td> 4 our pay that we have want ed so long for I hear they are paying off the 19th Ind Regt today if so our turn will come soon. the difference in punish ing the soldier is various a few of these are as follows carry Sand or a canon ball so many days or mark time so many hours or stand guard or chop wood or any fatigue duty or wear the strait jack et which consists of a barrel with boath heads out it is then sliped over the head so the head is at liberty the barrel is lashed to the body so as to confine the arms frequently they are   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-28 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread007.jpg d640c9019c6eeca9118079c271674e44 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 5 thus punished several days or else they are find so much to be taken out of their monthly pay and in case of desertion they may be shot or at least carry or drag a ball and chain attached to the leg for five or six months yet the most strange of all is the Buck and Gag. this is a severe but of short duration Saturday 29 wet this morning yet the boys are in high spirits as the 6 Wis is getting their pay and we will be likly to get ours a little chink will not come a miss. if we do go down   </td> <td> 6 the river, for with out the necessary means we m ust drop our corispondance with our dear ones at home and to be deprived of those Dear letters would be sad indeed. Sime Woodhouse [Simon Woodhouse] is sick with the Iresyrilas [Erysipelas?] and is now in the Hospital we have no drill this forenoon 9 oclock I am playing a simple game of old sledge. Loren Parsons [Lorin Parsons] and I against two others. this perhaps is hardly worth noting. yet as hitherto I spoke of my playing not even once. when we dont drill we are sometimes at a loss how to amuse our selves. 10 oclock   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-28 1862-03-29 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread008.jpg 933af4dc72f00f08c5368bab82776e72 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 7 to our sirprise it commence d snowing. how backward the spring is here it the 29 of March and it is snowing like, fun, yet we expect the paymaster will call on us this afternoon. so in spite of wind or weather we are in good cheer. 4 P.M. we wer caled to the ranks to go and get our pay. it was snowing but thanks to our pay master, owing to his dispatch in paying us we did not stand in the storm long. usually it took five or six days to pay our brigade. when half the time was suffi   </td> <td> 8 ent. this time as usual we get $26.00 after pay day our camp for a few days presen ts a lively and comical app earance. some very side splitting scens are enacted but where the actions of so many actors are all bl ended together the silent observer will often turn with absolute loathing and disgust drinking Liquuor, gambling profanity and obscene Language even quarreling and fighting. turn this way or that and yet such scens greet your vision. I hope and this war will soon terminate. for under   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-29 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread009.jpg 92c2f69d620e254465820455d45260a7 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 9 such poisonous influence Wisconsins Noble Sons are fast becoming demoralized yet I look a round me and see many young men who hold them selves aloof from all these poisonous influences while all this clamor is buzzing round my ears. I am setting up ac counts with the boys. after squaring accounts I find I have over $30.00 to day we are preparing to send our money home by express I have sealed up $20.00 to send to my wife and children. that is above the average. something over   </td> <td> 10 $1500 will be sent home from our Co. now for inst ance our orderly who was highly respected by all the Co is fast loosing his self respect and the confidence of the Co and why is it. is he not the same man. no Liquor is fast changing him. when we elected him as orderly he was temperate and well respected. now in order to fill a vacancy by the resignation of Wood house [Samuel Woodhouse], he will soon take the place of second Lieut. he is a noble harted fellow yet like many others he can not summon Cou   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-29 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread010.jpg f26ae99128fd005d06d3e3d884d92d06 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 11 rage enough to resist the temptation when it is thrown in his path and all places with the soldier is the moast da ngerous. as the evening shades drew nigh we had to fall in for dress parade. a long list of orders wer read one in particular was read by way of thanks to the noble men of Urope [Europe] who were present at our last review and gave their undisguised, en comiums and praise for our military dis apline. we were then   </td> <td> 12 dissmissed by this ti me the boys pretty well soberd off. I then took a stroll through the Brig ade its amusing to see how each sutler is thronged only as their money fails will the sutler loose costom March 31 pleasant after a thunder shower least night. 9 A.M. Co drill our Capt started to the Citty to express our money. it is amusing to see the differ rent methods taken to get our pay. after drill we found an old yankey in camp waiting for us   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-29 1862-03-31 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread011.jpg 82bb54f8b6918dd154344aa7bf9f46ad PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 13 he had songs of his own composition to sell to Wis boys as he was pleased to call us he would sing a verse then sell a number he was smart enough to pick up the dimes I wa well pleased with his songs so I bought a few of them to send home now we are preparing for a nother inspection a monthly inspection this is a regimental consern. the weather is warm and pleasant to day and hope it will continue for a while   </td> <td> 14 3 P.M. we fell in & marched up on the hill and was in spected by Capt Nasmith [Samuel Nasmith] who was not very partic ular as soon as we were inspected left the ground so much for being the [2?] Co. as we returned we see one poor fellow that had more whiskey then he could wag with laying neer a stump. as we past I caught a glimps of his face and behold it was our old friend Jack Richards [likely John Richards of the 6th Wisconsin]. it will not hurt Jack he is up to it & used to the worm of the still.   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-31 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread012.jpg 0f543dab126147aad1357f402e706297 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 15 I have previously made mention of the officers in trigue and misdemeanor towards the privit solider speculation is rife from the highest functionary down to the lowest privit our Colonels for a bribe $1000.00 some of them had our soldiers sent on the moast expensive rail roads and of course Government had to foot the bill. and then take the division quarter masters department he will coin money then the Brigade quarter master, he will line his   </td> <td> 16 pockets by cheating the different Regts. you see one ration held back would make a learge sum. then a nother grade lower is the Regimental quartermaster he has a hundred ways of cheating us and feathering his own nest. every article he can scrounge a little in the weight. the Co Comisary gets our grub from the Reg imental and he can cheat on a petty scale and even the Co Cooks have their way of cheating. in cooking the meat they keep back the greese and sell it. this   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-31 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread013.jpg 687c28ce7586dcf1a0881717dcff4eb6 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 17 with extra pay and Gov ernment pay besides. I could mention thousands of cases where it all com es out of the soldiers po ckets. but for the present I will speak of other th ings April the 1th 9 A. M. Co drill. all past off pleasantly. 1 P. M. we fell in for division drill. while we were yet in camp our Capt spoke in respect to the feeling of the Co in paying the cooks who was on the eve of repris ing the ranks. the   </td> <td> 18 rate was put and the majority was not for paying any thing to them two others had volunteerd to take their place asking weather m oney or thanks, and glad for the chance as the cooks are free from dr ill. our Capt did not like the turn things were taki ng. soon the drums beat march March away so so that put an end to our rangling. all of Gen Kings division was on drill. we returned to camp in propper season   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-31 1862-04-01 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread014.jpg 3fc99ac0d321996ecfd2c175d8ef8206 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 19 April the 2. Jule [Jule Ennert] and our orderly & kid got a pass to Alexandria. I asked Capt for a leave of absence to go. I and H. Miles [William Henry Miles], with out a pass and run the risk however we started and promised to be back 2 P.M. for drill. as we entered town the sentinel demande d our pass. we had none so we run the blockade as the boys say by goi ing round and coming in from another way once in we were safe we had a good time caled for dinner took   </td> <td> 20 a stroll down to the dock saw them shiping army stores and so forth when we got in camp we found the Co had gone to drill we was to late now we will not be pricked for this as our Capt dare not report to the Col as he might get the worst of it. the Col ord erd the men to be kept in camp. Thursday we have a pleasant morning 9 A.M. Co drill 2 P.M. Brig ade drill. we was out to Bailies cross roads [Bailey’s Crossroads, VA]. the road was very dusty for the first time. this long time since   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-02 1862-04-03 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread015.jpg acfb1deda9afff6e3f6af74f93b56bac PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 21 Fryday the 4 pleasant this morning we have no drill but we are preparing for a nother inspection. we expected to embark to day but they say a countermand has been given and now they say we must march to Richmond by Land and lug our knapsacks. well no matter let what come or go we must stand up to the rack. we have three daguerreotypes</a>, the earliest version of a photograph.">Daguerean Artists in our camp. hurrah for the hungry 7th. our inspection has turned into an order to march by 3 P.M. now   </td> <td> 22 our camp is in an uproar as usual on such occations our destination not known perhaps to Richmond. for the present any how we do not embark. all speculat ion this plan is at an end. strange these comm ands and countermands are to us. yet we trust to those in in command and all is well that ends well. well kind reader here we are in our new camp. as we antisipated we took up our line of march. 3 P.M. yes we left the old camp with any   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-04 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread016.jpg 6311872cb5771fb97f451ba219d54d67 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 23 <s>yesterday our boys</s> <s>ralied on the pedlars</s> <s>tiped their wagons over</s> <s>and run them out of Ca</s> <s>mp. one of them tried</s> <s>to pass counterfeit mon</s> <s>ey they arent satisfied</s> <s>charging exorbent</s> <s>prices. it would be better</s> <s>if pedlars were kept</s> <s>out of camp. to day M</s> <s>ajor Bill</s> [George Bill] <s>was in Com</s> <s>mand of the Regt he</s> <s>did very well</s>   [continued from page 22] thing but regret we all apear in a happier mood when we are on the moove although   </td> <td> 24 the day was warm and the dust flew in clouds. our boys laughed cracked jok es as if they cared little for their heavy burdens we marched very slow, & had ample time for gossip and observation. we past a carriage standing neer by that appeared to be filled with a certain class of the female gender. perhaps they were all fallen fro m the pinicle of virtue as one of them was talking in a very boisterous way and apeard to be slightly intoxicated. after a   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-04 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread017.jpg abc2c6a87f7086af99e2ac36e7e690c8 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 25 short march we pitched our tents here for the nig ht. our boys who never tire, are now fiddling and dancing Co F generly takes the lead. I dont th ink any thing less than canon ball would hurt them. 5 A.M. it is raini ng revellee beat at 4 am we have had our break fast and all packed ready to renew our journey yesterday one homly Ray as he is caled got mad, and threatend the life of his Capt Nasmith he was punished with   </td> <td> 26 the Buck and gag. the first of the kind in our Regt. he was gaged till the blood and water oozed from his mouth perhaps he desearved it yet I understand his Capt is under an arest we expect to march 20 or 25 miles to day ½ past 6 A.M. we resumed our march and good progress notwithstanding it was raining untill 8 oclock the roads were getting pretty slipery. we rested several times but few knapsacks were thrown   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-04 1862-04-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread018.jpg 001dad8e1dd2e807def4c962c6b9db80 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 27 [It is likely that the entries on this and the next page were the first in this diary. John Harville’s previous diary ends in late March and his attempts to limit entries to within the printed dates can be seen in the first several pages of that diary as well. It is also possible these entries were written by James A. Clark, whose name has been scratched out opposite the title page. Clark was killed in the battle of South Mountain, 09/14/1862.] <s>in Camp three Miles</s> <s>West of Alexandria</s> <s>nothing of importance</s> <s>to day Weather is Cloudy</s>   <s>the weather is fine nothing</s> <s>of importance in this part</s> <s>I went to Alexandria finaly</s> <s>had a nice view of the</s> <s>Country</s>   <s>weary Plesent Review</s> <s>of General McDowl’s [Irvin McDowell]</s> <s>Corps fifty thousand men</s> <s>a splended Sight</s> <s>Dress parade in the evening</s>   </td> <td> 28 <s>warm and very plesent</s> <s>Battalion Drill still nothing</s> <s>very interesting in this</s> <s>part</s>   [continued from page 26] away one of our boys gave out as he was not well. the Doctor would not have his pack carried so our Capt got word on this account and slung it into the ditch. we past Fair Fax [Fairfax, VA] ½ past 12 P.M. we have past our old Camp 2 miles, west of the old spot and turned in to rest and eat our dinner I made a cup of Coffee   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread019.jpg c22c96c060ebd434d2a7c55a1352ed5b PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 29 roasted a potatae, and with a slice of ham & bread I had a good dinner we were soon on the ma rch again greatly re freshed. on we ploded all ancious to see the far famed Centervill [Centreville, VA] we were soon among these ruins it beautifuly situated and is naturly a very strong place, and to our very great sirprise very little had been done by these boasting rebels to strengthen this place. wooden guns were mounted on breast works shabily and hastly thrown   </td> <td> 30 up. they are not like our forts. one thing I noticed they had the best of winter quarters good log cabbins snugly built with plenty of lumber to make bunks a so forth from appearance a learge number of troops were winterd here. but as warm weather approached or at allevents at the appro ach of our army they thought proper to scatter in and neer this place a learge nu mber of horses lay dead 25 counted in one place perhaps they wanted to create sickness and   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread020.jpg 8c7ff301d285483df995a650dbb2b81a PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 31 desease among our troops by leaving such crow bait on the ground. the day was cool yet at times the breeze wafted this offencive odor very neer our nasal organs we are now resting for the night on the borders of the memorable battle ground of Bulls run. our boys take the lead for fun when at a rest you would think they were tired eno ugh to Lay down. the old <s>fidtle</s> fiddle is tuned up and even at cards may be played. Sunday 5th [Sunday April 6] pleasant. now we are   </td> <td> 32 all packed up ready to start 8 ½ A.M. our boys feel all right after a good nights rest. perhaps 9 miles is as far as we will march to day. I would like to visit the battlefield the scene of our <s>old</s> first strife but I have not time to do so. the country is somewhat the same as we have travel ed over through more fert tile. Centervill [Centreville, VA] contains a number of houses and perhaps was a pretty looking place but it looks as if it had been struck by lightning. well there   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-05 1862-04-06 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread021.jpg c35df04bb2e36ec748fc90c950c6c6ad PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 33 goes the drum. now we are off. yesterday we marchd 18 miles. we past over bridges the enemy burned when we first made the endeavor this Bridge is over the far famed Buls Run. it is a learge and swift str eam. eager to see all I could of Secesh I left the ranks while at a rest filled my canteen neer a nice buiding. I enterd the house and learned by a colord woman and man who were the only occupants that on or about the 1 of July this   </td> <td> 34 was the Head quarters of Gen Beureaguard [P. G. T. Beauregard]. our ban d struck up as they past in short time we arived at the wonderful Manssas [Manassas, VA] shameful was the sight on every side you could see destruction of property on all sides. wagons any amount of them piled and burned hundreds of barrels of flower smashed up and all kinds of stores they was bound they would not let them fall into our ha nds this is a beautiful spot of old Vir level land and furtile soil the   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-06 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread022.jpg d9371f97450ff3a01cd01727f8aea9e3 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 35 fall of it is it is very stormy. we found a few houses but they had been sadly abused the distance from Cent ervill [Centreville, VA] to this place is a bout 4 miles & all the way dead horses and broken wagons are plenty. at this palce we found Franklins [William B. Franklin] division who had come in on the cars. they have the road re pared up to Bristoe stat ion 2 P.M. we come up with a Jam on inquiry we learned that the 2th & 6 ahead were crossing broad run on a foot Bridge. this is a   </td> <td> 36 romantic looking place very hear stands the old Mills one old grist mill looking very old delapitated also a saw mill looking the wose for wear. a few dwellings and one blacksmith shop was all the town could afford the name of this place is <span class="tooltip" title="Milford Mill <a href=http://eservice.pwcgov.org/library/digitallibrary/hsdw/M_Folder/MillfordMillsite-barn-on-S.R.2876-314/pdfs/MillfordMillsite-barn-on-S.R.2876-314PropHistA.pdf> site and history</a>">Milford Mills or Milford foard the ravages of war are plainly to be seen. a few darkies were left to take care of things. Broad run is a lea rge and lovely stream. the nicest we have crossed we was detained some time & had ample time to view the scenery we </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-06 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread023.jpg aafa8699116093917ef308f70613ca52 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 37 filled our canteens with water and in fact we were loath to leave. every nook and corner was searched by our boys and even hogs were shot while we were resting, but the best joke of the day was after cross ing this stream, some of the 2 and 19 Ind rushed past with a secesh rig they had snaled an old wagon and and ox was hitched to it and one lead the ox with a rope while Ike road on the wagon and held the Ox by the tail others were following with   </td> <td> 38 their knapsacks aboard howling and laughing & as it hapend old Govenor Randal [Alexander Randall] past and was eye witness to theis tragic old scene the joke was o good one and made all hands laugh. perhaps now this one will have a chance to to do something for his cou ntry yet. once over this stream we soon came to a halt and pitched our tents in a corn field. we tore down some wheat stacks to sleep on. yes we was not long in th rashing out one stack yard. we marched 10   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-06 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread024.jpg e247ddb1b04e965f4623848ebd9e9ea5 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 39 Miles to day so we are 36 miles from our old camp. I was detailed with others when we stop ed to pitch the hospital and dig sinks. our supper was scanty. Monday 26 finds us all hunk we do not expect to march to day. but troops are pass ing all the time. our mail arived 8 P.M. on the cars our boys ever ready are out Jayhawking. Secesh must look out for their shickens and <s>stal</s> stock of ald kinds. oh dear how I pittie them over the left yes yes,   </td> <td> 40 our mail will be taken to head quarters and atended to 11 A. M. we was called into ranks to hear the order of Gen Cutler [Lysander Cutler] that no man should leave camp without a pass signed by a field officer on pain of punishm ent a non comissioned officers if found out will be reduced to the ranks higher officers put under arrest for breakding this order. now the guards will look sharp if they keep us in camp the boys will only laugh at all such orders yet the order is a very good one   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-06 1862-04-07 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread025.jpg 2a91ca67afcf726b517acceab770a1e0 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 41 reader do not condemn me for a liar for saying we wou ld stay here to day, for all we have to judge from is appear ance. really I did not expect it. nevertheless it is time we are packing up to leave our mar ch proved to be short one yet very disagreeable, as it comenc ed raining and snowing. well well, here it is 7th of April and snowing. we are now camped two miles west of Millford Mills [Milford Mill], in a pine grove. by going a mile we got straw to lay on we have rails plenty to burn. this was why we mooved mearly to   </td> <td> 42 be neer wood and water we have had our tents up there the next thing where is our grub for super. well I and staly made for the neerest house. soldiers were seated rou nd the fire reading & talking sometimes glancing wishfuly at a Johnnycake</a> is a cornmeal flatbread.">Johney cake that was baking to slow for the hu ngry soldier. the cake was turned by a spruce colord woman who appeard well pleased to bake Johny ca kes five cents a piece. we spoke for a couple then searched the house for the fun and mischief finaly we tried waiting   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-07 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread026.jpg d84639e7c66d92a62b10277f9fc6f8b4 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 43 bought the meal and went to camp and made our own slap jacks. Tuesday we found it raining we have an awful time in mud and rain. if ever the soldier gets homesick stormy wea ther is the time. I and John wanderd off to the neerest house this after noon. found the darkie woman sitting back in the cold while the sol diers hoverd round the few coals on the hearth. in the mean time a Leiut & squad of the 19th Ind came with an order from their Col to search certain houses for 3 Secesh blankets. as they left   </td> <td> 44 I joined them in their search we was in a number of houses yet our search was fruitless by passing as one of them I dodged the patrols and got sa fe in camp. wet & tired and yet the rain does not cease once more we lay down in we t clothes to pass a nother horrid and rainy night Wednesday oh dear how it stormed. such a breakfast well I will go to the creek and wash me yes I have soap & towel, to pass away the time I went to the second Wis. muddy there. heard the guards had orders to shoot   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-07 1862-04-08 1862-04-09 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread027.jpg f606cc9b0d3df9ab2d4786b9efbad8cd PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 45 anyone who tried to run the guard. it wont do guards turn their backs. I and John Perry & Johny armed with small arms started out to seek grub and shelter among Secesh people. we crossed the rail road & every house was crowded we hastend on to find a shelter from the fast fall ing rain. we had traveled neer three miles when we emerged into a learge cle aring the farm of a wealthy planter. the dweling learge and commodious caused us to direct our steps thither   </td> <td> 46 we learned by the ocupants that the owner with maney slaves and affects, had sloped perhaps to Richmond. well we had our own time the house, slave huts and barn was cramed with soldiers 18the 21the 32the and 14 N.Y, 7th Wis 6 and 2th all were hear any amount of them we prepared for the night built a fire place brought straw from the barn for beding. paid 25 cents per dozen for eggs. killed the only hog the woman had saved. boys shot and skined him in a trice   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-09 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread028.jpg 977a433d1a6cdee144b4702d436d51e0 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 47 old lady wrung her han ds in despair crying my last hog is gone worth $12 as the hog kicked his last and was so changed after death, that she did not recognize this one as the fat pigie she prized so much. now we have the pass word, our squad of 15 are all in and the door bol ted to guard against intru sion. reader me thinks you would have smiled to have taken a peep at us preparing our supper bob cut up some meat Bob will fry it. eggs are   </td> <td> 48 cooked potatoes boiled, corn must be shelled, and ground for supper. yes we can even do our own grinding here on the spot. hurrah for a Johney cake. several wish to turn in from the storm, but we have no room. one of the 2th Wis wished to by some meat we had none to sell yet we gave him a whole quarter he expressed his gratitude and passed on. the night was very stormy and cold how we pitied the boys in camp Laying under wet blankets. yet we are going against orders   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-09 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread029.jpg 53a0962954ff489d261e83faa1016f38 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 49 in leaving camp. our officers deplore our situa tion and would gladly permit us to seek shelter if they were not held res ponsible for our immediate presents. the country is very thinly settled and what little in the way of eatables they have they can get rid of very easily Thursday 10 the morning was clear and cold. we eat a hasty breakfast took leave of the N.Y. boys and returned to camp found all level, as usual to day has been dry and   </td> <td> 50 pleasant. we will dry our thi ings and be ready for action 4 P. M. snow moast all gone 8 P.M. the roll has been called now we will lay down under dryer blankets than usual Fryday 11th warm and pleas ant. a learge foraging party left camp in search of forage just now each Co has recei ved a few plugs of tobacco contraband and it is real old Vir plug very good two we have glorious news from the seat of war. if true they have taken Gen Bureguard [P. G. T. Beauregard] with one arm shot off. our loss infact on both sides   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-09 1862-04-10 1862-04-11 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread030.jpg d4eee99a427c9688ca986f26d1b90725 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 51 is great. yet we have the better of them. we will soon have the particulars. 2 P.M. franklins [William B. Franklin] Artillery past and soon returned. as the order is to return to Ale xandria perhaps to. I dont know what. now we are afraid we will get the same order. we get out of all patience. we wear out so much leath er on old Virginias tur n pike, and to no good or at least we cant see it in any other light we waiting for orders the weather is dry and nice   </td> <td> 52 Saturday morning warm and pleasant. now talk is we are going to guard the rail road. the 19 Ind has just started perhaps we will go tomorrow. well the roads are getting good again, so we long to be on the moove. Sunday morn ing very pleasant. we was to have Co inspection, but orders came to march. thats the word with the lookout guards and those on extra duty. card players & gamb lers of all grades, sabbath breakers and so forth, are all alike bustling round   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-11 1862-04-12 1862-04-13 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread031.jpg 1ba44f43ae0d6f195152d7b5ec1cfc74 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 53 packing up for the mar ch starting at 9 A.M. we took the rail road and marched 8 miles to a sta tion called Warrington Station [Warrenton, VA]. after selecting a nice spot in the heart a forest we pitched tents 11 A.M. we are not in the place first supposed. we are neer Catlets [Catlett’s] station. stationed on the rough bank of the old Potomac, as we was, old Vir presented a rough and ragged appearance. now we leave the bluffs behind marching through the inte rior. the scene is changed   </td> <td> 54 behold a beautiful Landscape we cross streams of clear spar king water, laughing leaping sparkling clear as Crystal in its meandering course to the great resoivuoir the Potomac, rich and gorgeous plantations, surrounded with belts of timber, pine cedar oak and maple. the country here is very level a share of it to flat for sm all grain. we have taken one prisoner while here. he is a slow & harty keen looking fellow. and belon gs to the Miss cavalry it is reported, a body of   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-13 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread032.jpg 37b6cfdbc5f64eabc3020499695c5694 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 55 the Prince Williams Cavalry [4th Virginia Cavalry] are skulking in a neighboring woods in hopes of an ascape. their chance is slim 8 P. M. our Capt. arived, bringing a horse taken from secesh Monday 14th threatens to rain. we are not permitted to strole far from camp with out a pass. we have a splendid view at this place. the snow clad mountains and blue ridge raises their peaks proud and lofty in the distance we are now building the bridge over Cedar creek [Cedar Run]   </td> <td> 56 neer by much was burned by the enemy in retreat. it will be completed so the cars can pass over it to day 12 oclock our suttler arived without any stores. he failed to get them by rail road. he will soon return for suplies and take our mail with him. I took a walk down to the new Bridge which is nearly finished the former bridge was well built and strongly braced and bolted. the new one wont be quite so strong. our men are draging from the stream old irn bolts and braces here they have a steam fire   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-13 1862-04-14 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread033.jpg 498caf2ffc0cee31193d1da1c33ddb7c PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 57 engine. a Co of Cavalry from bankses [Nathaniel P. Banks] division got their pay at our station to day. the first pay since they enlisted. they are from Rhode Island. the state offers to send money if they wish to their friends free of cost which is very liberal. I do not feel very well to day so I will return to camp Tuesday 16th [15th] wet it is reported to of the 2 Wis boys has been shot I can not vouch for the truth of it. yet we are in some danger here   </td> <td> 58 we have plenty of enemies all around us well we will be on our guard. to day we are changing and getting guns all of the same bore. they were not uniform in size perhaps we get new Cart ridges. our mail has not arived. the mail boy was pretty tight so he left the it several miles at the station 2 P.M. we have drill we drilled 3 hours then had dress parade. one of the new recruits was taken to the hospital. he was said to be ruptured which is a common thing   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-14 1862-04-15 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread034.jpg 3ca67bffcadf983cf351f97578e1ddb1 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 59 among the soldiers. the heft of the cartridge box is more than some can stand. some of our boys stole out to fish and was not present at roll call and was punished. they had to guard well no matter what till we return ned from drill. Wednesday 16th very pleasant. papers state great loss of life at the battle fought on the 6, 7, and 8 at Pitts Burge Landing [Pittsburg Landing]. 10 thousand of our men, and 15 thousand rebels was killed also they say old Johnson [Albert Sidney Johnston]   </td> <td> 60 is killed. I expect this battle will be tried over again soon only for the timely aid of Gen Buell the day would have been lost as the att act was sooner than expec ted. this fornoon the Col issued an order for each Co to wash their persons and any clothes that were dirty good for our Capt he set his foot down. that poker playing had to be dried up. that they was neglecting their duty on acount of so much card playing. later   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-15 1862-04-16 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread035.jpg 8a1cf2b8171808e28636d992b4ef116b PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 61 dates confirm the death Gen Johnson [Albert Sidney Johnston], but the nu mber killed is not so great as first stated Thursday 17th warm and pleasant 9 A.M. Co drill. the boys had to throw their coats, warm weather approaches sloly 3 P.M. Battalion drill we made several new m oves. we formed square in 4 ranks. we orderd arms to listen to a few encouraging words fro m the Col that seemed to raise our dropping spi rits as if my magic.   </td> <td> 62 he said he for the last two weeks had felt sick and down cast and discour aged, but says he I been talking with Gen McDow al [Irvin McDowell] and he says, that we are to push on as fast as we can to Richmond. yes we are all going and will soon have something to do to day we hear that 30,000 rebels have advanced to the Rappahanoc [Rappahannock] river I am now over my ill ness and have gained my usual good spirit and I hope and trust every officer in the   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-16 1862-04-17 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread036.jpg 05743ecd0af1602b2224ec537c43cf03 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 63 Regt has or will do the same. this is the substance of the Cols remarks, and none but those who was present could appreciate the decided affect these remarks had upon all present. nothing short of strict discipline could restrain us from cheer ing. however we were held in check till we reached camp we then gave vent to our pent up feelings on hearing this good news. you would have been astonished to see the general good feel   </td> <td> 64 ing of all. even those not well who had just asked permission to leave the ranks were cured instan tly. the Doctors pills is no where to compare with it yet I am sorry to say this good news does not have the hoped for affect upon all. conciderable sickness prevails in camp. while I write one poor fellow is heaving up Joana coarse food water Cli mate and soforth, tends to make us bilious. we are always in better health when we are   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-17 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread037.jpg 74e54e9cfac42bbd84d5ec65474d1155 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 65 marching. to day Capt Monroe took five men out of our Regt to serve under him in the Rhode Island Battery belonging to McDowals [Irvin McDowell] Corps. we have had a good many taken out of out Regt on detached service. Fryday morning warm and pleasant. yes the vegetation begins to spring forth, birds flit from bough to bough twittering and chirping their happy notes. to day we can hear the sullen roar of distant canon in the direction Fredricks Burge [Fredericksburg, VA], the   </td> <td> [Page number 66 skipped] 67 cause is unknown to us now my gun is cleaned and we drill this fornoon. Tripp [Bradford H. Tripp] and thought to try our luck fishing. there is some nice fresh water eels and fish of various kinds, so many was in washing and bathing fish would not bite, so we past farther up above the noise but the plaguy provost guard made us return to camp 1 P.M. we fell into arms or ranks without arms. the joke was they set the whole Regt luging rock to build a bridge we soon had our task done. the   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-17 1862-04-18 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread038.jpg 9315e68bb8a4e80ece85f742fbf41cef PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 68 orderly and two more of us sliped off fishing for a mile up or down the stream was full of soldiers swimming bathing and splashing in the water we wrote our own pass so the guard could not tutch us. we had poor luck caught a few sun fish very small I broke my hook which cost me 5 cents. I made a pin huck, but it threatened to rain so we returned to camp. the boys was tre ated when the bridges was done. now we will   </td> <td> 69 soon march over this new bridge to Dixie or at least nearer the enemy Saturday morning cloudy we do not march yet why we dont I am not able to tell we may go yet before night the report is that our troops drove the rebels out of Fred erics Burg [Fredericksburg, VA] which is on the rappahanock [Rappahannock] <s>12</s> 31 miles from here. it is raining now I am in my tent writ ing in the meantime who should drop in but Sime Woodhouse [Simon Woodhouse], who had been left behind sick in the Hospital. he looks well, & glad to get in camp. it   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-18 1862-04-19 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread039.jpg d2db377b365b1b5c34468e7eb70d4004 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 70 is the report that they are now fighting in earnest at Yorktown. this fight may be the death strugle to sec esion. Sunday 20th this morning we awoke only to hear the rain pattering on our little tent we will not march yet a while. to day our Capt is quite unwell. well let us go and have a game of ball 12 oclock beens for dinner also we had some greens for a rarity. the order has come to pack up our over coats if we choose, or we can carry them. I prefer packing them   </td> <td> 71 up. the weather is getting warm, and if we take them we may have to throw them away. even if we pack them up we may never see them again. to day we get a learg mail, our orderly has tak en the place of second Lieut young [Henry Young] is first Leut Pete Slusser [Peter Schlosser] is appointed 8th Corporal oh yes we are hovering in our tent And thus the day is nearly spent to shelter from the driving rain but find it all, all in vain for soon the Crystal drops are seen coming through the tent I mean and soon a ripling sound is heard our bead floats up up without a word   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-19 1862-04-20 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread040.jpg cb2eca975602d58deb1d4ea7c9af8c47 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 72 up we jumped & grasped the spade And round our tent a trench was made to make the water run a round leaving us a dryer spot of ground Then Soldier like we fell a sleep Although the mud was pretty deep And slept so sound we did not wake untill the day began to brake then the drummer taps his drum as if to wake the deef and dumb fall in fall in the ordley cries to roll call or loose your eyes Monday 21th it commenced raining for all day. of course we took up our line of march through water mud & rain, did we ever fail to march at such times no never.   </td> <td> 73 I could not tell what way we went any how we marched 7 or 8 miles and the rain co ntinued to pore in torrents we had an awful time in crossing Cedar run Dear me, the water was so high owing to the late rains we could not cross untill trees were fell across for a foot bridge. here we was detained some 3 or 4 hours it would make you shudder to see the poor boys wet and tired crossing on this slender foot bridge. frequently one of them would slip and splash in the cold water all over they would go   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-20 1862-04-21 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread041.jpg 13f42d9f558f0154d3a42e6919f1de8e PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 74 I passed over in safty yet we was a sorry look ing set, when we halted for the night, however the union soldier never looses courage at such times, as we come along to day by our pickets one of the 19 Ind was shot by one of the 16 Ind guard the matter will not be overlooked. perhaps the guard will be shot. now we are hovering over the camp fires trying to dry our selves. our duds are wringing wet yet the rain pores down. such appears to be our luck   </td> <td> 75 now we must lay down in the mud for the night I shall lay on a pile of rails to keep out of the mud I dont feel very well my head ackes. Tuesday 22th when we awoke the sun was up and shining bright. it had cleard off during the night so we rose dressed & washed got our breakfast hung out our wet blankets to dry so to be ready to march the flooded creeks had fell to their proper size. the boys felt somewhat refreshed so at 9 A.M. we was on the moove. the Darkies flock in, in great numbers   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-21 1862-04-22 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread042.jpg 01b349ba3506339b246de40601e49a5b PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 76 some leaving their masters other sent by their masters to get information and pick up clothing where ever we stop to rest. at any house they tell us they are told secesh will clean us out yet and make us take the back track on double quick, but I am under the empression that will ne ver be the case, as we pass along, we see some good country. finally we hal ted we had come 14 or 15 miles teams was tired out and we all felt as th ough we could sleep on the soft side of a rack   </td> <td> 77 our Regt was the rear guard to guard the bagage wagons bad roads hinderd so we got but a short distance by noon. this was an awful days work much more so than the day previous I feel very unwell yet I kept up. Wednesday the 23th weather favorable I feel unwell so I will see the doctor. he gave me some pills but would not excuse me from carriing my knapsack. I eat a very light breakfast. several [pwls?] and other fresh meat that had been   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-22 1862-04-23 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread043.jpg 918a57564124f99594fc92af7e06757e PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 78 hooked was cooked 8 A.M. we fell in to march. the Col told us no one shou ld fall out or leave the ranks without a written permit from a Co officer signed by the Physician as three hundred rebel Cavalry was lurking in the woods to cut off all straglers. now the Cols head is level. he sa id he didint care for the folks here or their chick ens eather yet he wanted his men to act like soldiers roads and weather was better than usual so we   </td> <td> 79 marched on stoping only to rest and eat dinner we almoast fell in love with country we past and did quite with some of the pretty girls who was bold enough to peep out of the window. where the weman would show them selves in some of the moast aristocratic looking res idences our brass bands would give them some patriotic air as we past that would remind them of the day when they too loved the old flag. I did not carry my load   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-23 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread044.jpg b27da3d53c96dc78b97c9bc55d40afab PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> long 80 for when I had such a severe head ache I would soon have given out if the Capt had not taken my blanket & Jule took my knapsack so I trudged in and out of the ranks just as I liked. 3 P.M. we arived at Falmouth, which is a smart place far a sta te state. as we past through the thunder stricken people would whimper out, see see oh la me who ever seed so many soldiers yet on every side the darkies sh   </td> <td> 81 owed their feelings of Joy by showing de white ob their eyes and ivory. here we found part of our di vision that had gone in advance of ours. Fryday our men shelled the rebels out of this place with but little loss of life. the rebels fled crossed the ri ver and burned the bridge after them. half an hour sooner we could have sa ved the bridge. now we will not cross the river at present. yes as I write sitting under the good old flag recently raised   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-23 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread045.jpg 8e0ba75ba89be10dcdc9ae9e0bb4ee6f PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 82 on the banks of the lovely Rappahannock I think the rebels who are camped in sight will make their eyes water looking at it floating so proudly in the breeze. Thursday 24 oh Dear how it snows to day I am quite sick and am not able to write so I will be as brief as possible. I am excused by the Dr from all duty I have dredful pains in my head. 4 P.M. oh how it rains yes all day it has stormed. how   </td> <td> 83 desolate every thing appears when fruit trees are in bloom, and rye wheeat and even grass is from 8 inches to a foot high Meeker [Andrew Meeker] arived in camp to day. Fryday 25 rained all night and this morning it does not cease we cralled out of wet blankets. the doctor gives me powders to take one every hour Dear me who could get well with so much exposure. my head paines me so I cant hardly live. we do not march to day I am glad   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-23 1862-04-24 1862-04-25 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread046.jpg 7862dd852a30dae63233c8a399e2bd61 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 84 as I am not able to march Saturday 26 cloudy yet it has the appearance of clearing off to day I am still sick our Physician says it is the Nuralgia in the head. any how I suffer beyond all de scription. I learn that nine of our men was killed, when we took Fredricksburgh [Fredericksburg, VA]. the rebels loss is not known since that 8 rebels was tak en the river only seperates us from a body of rebels we can see them at times sculking around but they dare not offer an insult or their Town would soon   </td> <td> 85 be in ashes. every day darkies flock to our camp. they think poor Creaturs as they say de Lord has come to save his peop le. their masters told them when the damd yankeys came they would murder them even the white folks was a fraid of their lives. one house I remember our men was go ing to guard, the women on seeing our men commenced crying and wringing their hands crying oh dont harm us dont for God Sake our men told them to dry their tears they come not to hurt them but to guard them   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-25 1862-04-26 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread047.jpg 2216d7613ff4ff302f24e706a7d45a84 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 86 the soon see we would not hurt them then they was cheerful and said they had a brother in the rebel army who had crossed the river & as we advanced he warned them to pack up and fly with him or the yankies wo uld do so and so with them now they think better of us and will never believe any more rebel lies. oh what villainny the people had never head of our late vic tories. any how they heard the yankies got the worst of it. every where their had been an engagment I   </td> <td> 87 was uterly astonished at the ignorance everywhere displayed by the cittizens 4 P.M. we expect to leave here in the morning. Sunday 27th clear and pleasant. we are in a bustle packing we march at ½ 7 A.M. the Dr excuses me this morning and has my knapsack carried. we started but went but a short distance when my head oh dear how it aked. I sat down and on on moved our Regt & was soon lost in the distance soon the 19th Ind swept past scarcely noticed by me. yet still I sat with my elbo on   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-26 1862-04-27 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread048.jpg 586f0786fc4d4b5b76c40d355f17a6b5 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 88 my knee with my hand pressing my throbing head after a while seeing no other way I got up and totterd on. one of the 19th carried my gun. neerly out done I came up with our Regt pitching tents after a march of 6 miles. the Dr met me in camp. Jirked out a ? of Camphor</a> is a waxy, flammable, white or transparent solid with a strong aromatic odor.">Camphar Gum for me to eat he then gave me three pills to swallow one at once, and the remainder one every hour. we are on the Rail Road that runs from Aquacrick [Aquia Creek] up to Fredricksburgh [Fredericksburg, VA]. we are   </td> <td> 89 to build a bridge here that the rebels burned down. also on this line we are putting up the Telegraph. perhaps we will remain here some time. if it is Gods will my health will be restored be fore we march again I will be thankful indead. Monday 28th this pleasant morning I feel some better. at present I sitting in the shade of a learge and nice Beach tree in front of the Hospital wa iting for my regular medi cine. I was rather late and must wait till others are served. every thing must   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-27 1862-04-28 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread049.jpg 742034214c037eac55c3186d423f2c95 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 90 be in perfect order in Military life. 10 A.M. I was sent to the principle hospital for some salve for one of our boys who has a sore foot. while so neer the ruins of the Rail Road bridge across what is caled the Potomac run. you would curse the rebels while lo oking at this costly and su bstantial piece of work now burned down. yes now I am seated on one of the strong butments which is 70 feet high which are sad ly used they was spoiled by blasting. then there is   </td> <td> 91 two peers in the center, 60 feet high they tried to blow these up, but failed entirely. the bridge is neer 100 yards in length & was a costly brid ge. our Capt is some better & he was here just now. he was out for his health on my return to camp I met two darkies running a way they said they hailed from the other side of the river. I inquired what the rebels was doing. oh sir says the darkie dey say dey going to give us fits on de odder side ob de riber, and that they would not give up for three years yet   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-28 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread050.jpg 28e2a2275de665be0f270254b564cb87 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 92 soon an old man came along in search of the Capt of the Provost Guard. hello says I old man whats the trouble. I pointed to where he could find the guard oh says he de boys are killing all my pigs & chickens I want a guard, but says I why aint you in the rebel army. oh I am to old, well havent you got Sons in the army, oh yes he had two Sons in the army at this I left the old coon to find the guard the best he could. two sons fighting again st their own Country did not suit me. I hope he will loose   </td> <td> 93 all his fowls. I feel much better to day. now I hope I will soon recover. my six powders I was to take are untuched. I guess it wont pay to take them now. we have roll call every two hours. this evening we have dress parade. the first in a good while. I dont have to go so I will get the grub ready for our tent. to day Fletch Kidd ari ved in camp after a long illness in the Alex Hospital also our Capt arived looking much better to day Tuesday 29 cloudy yet I dont think it will rain 2 P.M. I am now at the   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-28 1862-04-29 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread051.jpg a8f7d678069d8e4b174e061330099fc0 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 94 Creek where the boys are wa shing some washing clothes others their persons. the Col has just made a tour th rough the Regt. some are so carless, they would nearly rot. one of these the Col picked out and made him go to the creek under guard to scrub and wash Dear me I should hate that. 3 P.M. Battalion drill & dress parade. Co D turned out to cut timber to bu ild the Bridge. our Lieut found fault. he said if some of the Corporals did not behave when on dress   </td> <td> 95 parade he would get some of the privits to teach them their duty. each one thought he was the one hinted at so of course felt a little out of humor. I did not go out to drill so I got the supper ready for them when they get in. now the weather is fair. Oh when the soldiers laugh good health is almoast half That makes us soldiers hope with rebels successfully to cope And then to meet who will I say Father Mother Sister and nay perhaps some one dearer still you know Ive seen the Whiper will [whip–poor–will] so now I bid you all good Night good night   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-29 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread052.jpg 8472ac700c450d1bfc03d893e8aa171d PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 96 Wednesday the 30th cloudy forenoon till 10 A.M. we was cleaning and preparing for inspection. also this is Muster day which al ways calles for extra cleaning and brushing our inspection was a Lieut form the Second Wis we was on the ground but a short time when it commenced raining and continued some time after our return to camp to day we hear our mail boy has deserted taking the Lt Cols gold watch with him. now we are to   </td> <td> 97 turn out to chop this after noon. yesterday Co. D. went out. we made road up the bank neer the Bridge shortly I was hopping with the tooth ache so I returned to camp. to day we get a learge mail. the rep ort is that our mail boy had stoped is fals as he returned all hunk with the mail. we learn today that New Orleans is in our possession. also we are assured of the Death of Govenor Harvey this is a sad stroke for the People of Wisconsin   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-30 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread053.jpg a8a47f4e6aad3cb48b494fd938d06ff1 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 98 Fryday April [May] 2 pleasant 19 men from our Co and 100 in all from the Regt are to stay to work on the bridge moastly those who had no shoes staid latly we are not supp lied with shoes. but I think we will soon have them. after dinner now we are packing in haste to march back they say to Falmouth. we took the road round with the wagons, which is farther than by the Rail Road and extreamly warm   </td> <td> 99 with this and mudy roads gave us a tuff march, I tell you the great coats was thrown away any a mount of them. we past our old camp and circled rou nd and struck the rail Road soon we turned off to the left in the woods & pitched tents. after a march of 8 or 10 miles, and yet we are but three or 4 miles fro m our starting point. our dander was up I tell you the boys, heated and tired with with a hard march used harsh Language in denouncing those who order such round about   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-02 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread054.jpg 38ebf0295d9d2662ddcb3702c055ef8c PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 100 marches well we will soon be rested. our camp is a very good one. Saturday pleasant. we may or we may not stay here to day I think we will cross the river our sutler arived with only a short string of aricles to day. this evening Turnbey [William Turnby] arived from the hospital looking much better. Sunday 4 pleasant. perhaps we not march to day but will have inspection 10 A.M. Sargent Cowen has not caled my name at roll call since the   </td> <td> 101 2th of May. quite a good joke, but it is all right he made out the list of men and by an oversite some way missed my name. so I have a good time I need not run every two hours to roll call but perhaps he will smell the rat before long an old planter here where our Capt stays as he is sick has 25 or 25 slaves and has two sons in the Rebel army the old man says he will now set his slaves free if they will stay with him he will keep them on the   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-02 1862-05-03 1862-05-04 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread055.jpg 4d1a0812d1b9aba8df4596f3c5e99e52 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 102 plantation. he is rank Secesh but dare not let on while we are round I have a took that must be pulled it is badly decayed 12 oclock I have just been up to get my old tooth yanked out but the Dock tried with his old blacksmith tongs and broke it off even with the goombs now it wors than ever I visited a plantation to day to have a talk with the slaves who are very ignorant. none new how old they was. on my way I met our sutler   </td> <td> 103 stuck & took hold and give him a lift. to repay me he gave me some cake which I delt out on reaching the slave huts. I was pleased to see the little darkies 10 or 15 of them swarm round holding out their black hands beging a bit of cake. their mothers seeming well ple ased. why de Lord bless you we haint seed any sweet cake dis long time. Just then the Master and wife hanging on his arm stood eying us in the beautiful yard in front of their costly dwelling. now they think I am persuading the   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-04 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread056.jpg b4781b08243864892ea5bb18a585a659 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 104 slaves to run away. I did ask if their master was going to set them free oh yes dats what we say but we dont blebe him we wont wait for dat we run off fust chance. now hist lower talk lower the master cant standit to see me talking to his slaves. there now he sends his son to hear what is said. ha ha old man I hate to see you loose so many slaves and some almoast white at that but if slavery falls by the preservation of the Union then so be it   </td> <td> 105 here comes the provost guard. I will return to camp on my return found [Alexander] McCartney & Ketner [Harry Kentner] had arived from the hospital now we have 3 yet in the Hospital. here lately our Co has a good many sick Monday May 5th cloudy one of our boys had stolen from his tent knapsack and all t contained. also it is rumored Yorktown is being evacuated. if so what will be done next once more the bird has flown. some think they will give us battl and try to make their escape   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-04 1862-05-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread057.jpg 4d8adcbfdba14d1b37133bd76bd43c11 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 106 well we are here waiting for something to do. all we do here is to play ball or any other simple game. some times we have a squiril ch ase through pine grove I see we must pay high prices here or do without Eggs 36 cents per dozen cookies 6 for 10 cts and other things in porpotion to day our Capt was here and gave orders for us to polish our guns all bright as the stain was coming off some of them our Lieut furnished sand paper and told us to go to work well   </td> <td> 107 it is a hard job yet the guns will look much better when they are all bright. the Col of the 6th come to our Col to have him make his boys stop playing ball on their ground, but our Col would do no such a thing but had the ground measured and now we have our part to ourselves our Col is one of the best Cols in the army he is highly respected by all in the Regt. we here that McDowal [Irvin McDowell] will have 80 thousand troops by tomorrow night here to cross the river if so we can give the   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread058.jpg b40a762237b69d60f558a4b59a74fd3b PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 108 Rebels a warm reseption if they get into our way while marching to Rich mond. also I hear our Brigade shall be the first that enters the Capitol of the southern Confederacy. however I do not vouch for the truth as it is only a rumor 3 P.M. our new clothes came. I drew 1 pair pants and 2 pair socks. perhaps they reached us at the nick of time, as we hear that to day our Cavalry had a brush with the enemy on the other side of the river. our loss was   </td> <td> 109 two men killed and 5 horses. Gens McDowal [Irvin McDowell] King and 12 hundred Cavalry have gone over to see what the trouble is. we may have to get up and dust any moment Tuesday 6th pleasant to day we get our new hats we did not like them at fir st but when the feathers and trimmings were on they pleased us very well they are nice and ought to be costing us $3.00 there some one has been sandpapering his gun stock and Lieutenant approves the plan so   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-05 1862-05-06 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread059.jpg 24a17ff72ccb1e5c431f6161ab16466a PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 110 now he orders the whole Co to do the same, and to have grumbling he buys and furnishes sand paper to work with 3 P.M. battalion drill we had a lively drill performing a series of new moovements in case we was in battle would be good mooves. also to day we drew summer coats Wednesday 7th pleasant 9 A.M. Co drill I did not go out as my tooth aches the worst way. 3 P.M. battalion drill as I felt some better I went out had a good drill changing position   </td> <td> 111 and firing as if engaged with the enemy one moove was to throw ourselves flat on the ground at the command perhaps this is done when the enemy is about to pore a volly in to us in droping down in this way their bullets would pass harmless over our heads. we would then raise and pore a galing fire into them 6 P.M. dress parade several orders was read Dr Eyers [D. Cooper Ayres] is promoted head Phy of our Regt I am glad of that he is liked the best of any   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-06 1862-05-07 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread060.jpg 51ca70b05890e26d66ed5cbbdd0af542 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> May 112 Thursday 8th 1862 pleasant yet I past a sleepless night with the tooth ache. McCartney takes his place now I must not miss roll call. I went up on the sick list, told my trou bles and got my regular po wders. 9 A.M. all Co have clothes to wash will have from 9 till 12 to wash them we have just recived the sad inteligence that one of Co K who was detailed to work on the bridge had his leg broken in the attempt to stop the force of a stick of timber on a side hill. he is from Tafton his name is Mun   </td> <td> 113 Son [Augustine Munson]. I understand his leg was badly crushed. also we have three suffering and in the Hospital. on learning how destitute they were, we lost no time in raising 4 or 5 Dollars to relieve them from want. as money with us is scarce, I was pleased to see with what alacrity all did their part. 3 P.M. battalion drill I was far from being well but I went out and with the Co but soon found I was not able to drill so the Lieut excused me and I went back to my quarters 9 P. M. as I am in my tent   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-08 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread061.jpg 41c29f43b04b0f761b3b67470ff08060 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 114 with an old sock filled with hot ashes bound on to my face for the tooth ache, I hear the merry laugh and step, as they keep time, to the music of 2 fiddles, one Pickalo and a set of bones. such music too as would do honor to any Ball Room. yes the union So ldier will be full of life and fun and nothing short of a long period of ill health can depress their spirits from the sound I should Judge there was at least 10 or 15 set dancing on the Parade ground. the late & good news also our new   </td> <td> May 1862 115 Brigadier Gen all goes to make the boys feel unusual well. Fryday 9th pleasant but still I am sick but I am excused from duty by the Dr. perhaps we will have inspection. this morning I went to the sutlers and got a few sody crackers and cake which made me a simple yet wholesome breakfast by adding a cup of coffee and a bit of fresh beef. I have the flux which is a general Co mplaint with the soldiers I am now sitting in the shade of some beautiful pine trees there goes the Co out to drill   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-08 1862-05-09 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread062.jpg 8b0c81b93744318c070eb29d6388cff6 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> May 10 116 well I must put up my book and take a dose of pills. 3 P.M. Battalion drill I was not with them. they Said on their return they had a poor drill the weather was warm and felt more like laying in the shade Saturday 10 pleasant. to day the 6 and 2 Wis are orderd to be ready to march at any moment. it is reported that our pickets was driven in last night, and that the rebels was advancing. if so we will be ready to meet them. I am now at the Hospital to get my regular powders with the rest from Co F see the list on page 117   </td> <td> 117 sick from Co F May 10 C. Bishop x excused W. Smith x W. Turnbey x [William Turnby] A. Meeker x M. Dexter x T. Kee x B. Hayden John Harvill x L. Parsons x my breakfast consisted this morning of a cup of tea one cookie 2 soda crackers one small dried herring. cost 6 cents well I must go and take a powder. 3 P.M. oh how warm the boys have been wishing there would be no   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-09 1862-05-10 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread063.jpg 7d0505b8f7766a8dead11c33a07bb8af PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 118 drill, but there goes the drum and the order to fall in. 5 P.M. our boys came in hungery and tired, only to hear the order to eat sup er pack up and be ready to march in an hour. now all is in an uproar. I packed my knapsack and had it carried. we only went to the river about two miles distant. here we found Patri cks [Marsena R. Patrick] Brigade ready to cross the river which they did on a Bridge made of small ferry and flat boats. here we have straw for bedding I feel bad enough so I will hole up for the night   </td> <td> 119 May 11th 1862 Sunday 11 pleasant I am still under the weather, so I have to take my regular quinine. situated on the oposite side of the river we have a splendid view of Fred ricks burgh [Fredericksburg, VA] extending up the river a mile a running back on a gradual slope of ground. it is with all a very nice Citty with its Churches and institutions of learning we are building the Rail Road bridge. the Pontoon Bridge is a mile above. this Citty once the ambush for the blackest of Traitors is now swarming with union Troops, as I now sit on the bank of this beautiful river and cast   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-10 1862-05-11 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread064.jpg f110d6361a045e3f150d1e65f151e953 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 120 my eyes over its placid surface, I see our boys skim ming over its bosom in canoes and skifts for their own amusment. neer by two learge steamers lay that was turned by the rebels and sunk. now I here the sabbath bell toll ing the hour for divine ser vise, reminding me it is time to take my Medicine 3 P.M. no drill. 5 men from each Co was detailed to go and split rails and build a piece of fence that the Regt had burned a little later we see our troops on the other side of the river   </td> <td> 121 dusting hither and thither our Cavalry was seen to sur round a farm house & heard several shots fired also one Regt of infantry took the double quick to the scene of action what the trouble was we have not acertained one of the irns broke while raising a bent of the Rail Road bridge across the Rappahannock McDowal [Irvin McDowell] bosses the gob in person and says it must be compleated by Saturday 8 P.M. great excitement prevailed loud cheering and torch lights were brandished in the air. I was on a high point at the tim e trying to get a glimpse   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-11 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread065.jpg c027a7768179e58536afd6c421a9c264 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> May 12 122 at the Rebel Camp. soon the hungry 7th commenced Cheering so on our return, we found that the news had come that the Reble monster the CSS Virginia</a> was built on the hull of USS Merrimac.">Merrimac had been blown up also that our troops had taken Norfolk. if true this is glorious news. the rebels destroyed the Merrimac to prevent her falling into our hands. Monday 12 pleasant the yesterdays skirmish on the other side of the river the truth is, our Harris Cavalry sirprised a post of rebels picket 12 privits one sargent & one Lieut. the rebels had a stronger force of Cavalry   </td> <td> 123 so they persued our troops to retake the prisoners but one Regt of infantry supported our Cavalry and made the rebels retreat. a letter was found on the Lieut pearson which will Soon appear in print, as it is a laughable one. the fun of it is they write stating that one rebel can whip 5 yankies last night we were in line of battle in case we are wanted the Capt was pleased to find more men in the ranks than on drill. the fact is we hate drill but are ever read to follow our Comrads to the scene of action. Just now our attent ion was drawn in the direction   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-11 1862-05-12 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_Spread066.jpg ff6c108866bb2cfb2f5c05bdef88aa9b PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 124 of the road and lo it was white with contrabands, some Rich planters wealth has taken legs and left him 20 or 30 thousand dollars poor er thatn he likes. well he must learn to take a joke we have no drill today so the boys are lounging and strolling about Camp eather listning to some story or try ing to start a rumor of some kind. as the old adage goes, Idleness begets misch ief. now the report is that our Regt and the 19th Ind are going t obe sent home on account of incompatancey of   </td> <td> [Writing ends here, the inside of the back cover, although it appears as though several pages have been torn out.]   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-05-12 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4626/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862_zBackcover.jpg b471d3b672e55816f8f61e11beb2a340 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The John Harville Diaries, 1861-1864 (Ms2010-053) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource John McBride Harville (also spelled Harvill) was born in Illinois on January 29, 1839. His family seems to have moved to Beetown, Wisconsin, around 1843, though other records indicate this may have occurred later. Before the early death of his mother when he was five, his parents appeared to have had three other children: Caroline (later Young), who Harville refers to as "Carrie" or "Cary" in his diaries; William; and Elizabeth (later Nickerson), who Harville calls "Lib." For several years, he lived with a foster family (the Sargents). His father, William, remarried and had five more children. By the start of the Civil War, Harville was living with the Batie family in Tafton, Wisconsin. Although Tafton did not have enough men to raise its own company, volunteers from the area, including Harville, joined others to form Company F, 7th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry in Lancaster during the summer of 1861. Harville served primarily in and around Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Chronic health problems resulted in his spending most of September 1862-August 1864 in hospitals in Baltimore, Maryland, though he continues to report on his personal experiences, as well as war news. In January of 1864, he transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps until he mustered out in August 1864. In October 1864, he married Harriet E. Trine (1846-1916), who he had known since before the war. As early as his first diary in 1861, he records having received letters from Hattie and Lizzie (presumably her sister) Trine. They settled in Wyalusing and had five children: William A. (1865-1894), Annie Laure (b. 1867), Frank D. (1869-1883), Edgar R.(b. 1872), and John M., Jr. (b. 1879). Following the war, Harville was both a farmer and a newspaperman. He died from pneumonia in Wisconsin at age 74 in June 1913. The 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, along with the 2nd Wisconsin, 6th Wisconsin, and 19th Indiana, formed the "Iron Brigade" in the autumn of 1861. In October 1862, the 24th Michigan joined the brigade. The Iron Brigade was under the immediate command of Brig. Gen. Rufus King and made up a part of the 3rd Brigade of the Army of Potomac, under Major General McDowell. Near the front of the battle at Gettysburg, Antietam, The Wilderness, Second Bull Run, and several other major campaigns, over the course of the war, the Iron Brigade suffered the greatest losses in proportion to its numbers. Additional biographical information is available in the collection. More information on Wisconsin Regiments can be found on the Wisconsin Historical Society website: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp. The collection contains eight original diaries, as well as transcripts and additional biographical information. Harville's diaries chronicle his experiences with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment during 1861 and 1862. He spent much of 1863 and 1864 in Newton University Hospital, and later Jarvis Hospital, in Baltimore, MD, facing chronic illness. Clearly intended for an audience, the diaries contain short addresses to the "Reader" at the beginning and end, often including an apology for his poor grammar and spelling. Largely self-educated, Harville's diaries are surprisingly legible and his phonetic spellings are easy to decipher. Most of the diaries also include a list of letters received and written, as well as Harville's cash and barter accounts with friends. Several diaries are indexed and/or paginated. Harville's early entries detail the formation of Company F in Lancaster, Wisconsin, travel to Washington, DC, and life in camp outside Alexandria, Virginia. Like many farmers in the war, he keeps consistent notes on the weather. He recounts stories of his own adventures which more than once landed him in trouble, as well as the exploits of others. He also writes of picket and guard house duty, the occasional scouting mission, frequent drills and dress parades, and war news. He remains relatively well-informed about the war, at least in as much as it related to his experiences and his regiment. While spending time in Jarvis and Newton University Hospitals, the content of his entries begins to change some. He continues to records war news of note during this period, but the emphasis is on the work he does and the social life he develops. His illness is intermittent and so he also does chores around the hospital, including cleaning inside and outside the buildings, cooking and serving, and running errands. Harville spends a good deal of time helping the local women who volunteer at the hospitals, too, which he appears to thoroughly enjoy. At least two diaries contain a list of women and young ladies with whom he is acquainted. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00698.xml.frame" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the John Harville Diaries</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861/1864 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville Diaries must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010-053 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862 Title A name given to the resource John Harville Diary 3, 1862 (Ms2010-053) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-28/1862-05-12 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Description An account of the resource John Harville's third diary, from March 28 to May 12, 1862. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Diaries Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00698.xml" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the Harville Diaries</a> archived https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Frontcover.jpg 171d76d9e974cab768282ac9c2016ef6 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread001.jpg 1ee3750c0f3af8da384cfef7d8408a55 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td></td><td>No 2</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread002.jpg dd0ba9cfe4855383636d765b93df2f43 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread003.jpg fcd4b59d31ec08f394f707505fe09f67 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <s>Mr. John Johnson</s> Dr <s>to cash</s> $2 50 <s>Dick Huftil</s> [Richard Huftill]<s> Dr</s> 10 <s>Frank Dean Dr</s> 10 <s>Perry Gilbert Dr</s> 10 <s>Marks to Song Dr</s> 10 <s>Ben Hayden Dr</s> 10 <s>Ben Hayden Dr</s> 1 00 <s>also for use of money Dr</s> 25 Sime Woodhouse [Simon Woodhouse] cart Dr 10 <s>Levi Sinby stamp</s> 03 <s>Overton Cr</s> <s>to Tobachco March 1th 1 can</s> 30 <s>billy Foote to cash Cr</s> 06 <s>Billy Foote cash Dr</s> 10 Capt Callis cash Dr 05 1 89   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread004.jpg a49249f85db2886a06126cb61c416d17 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td></td><td></td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread005.jpg a782d281725a075c87efe73d0452d723 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Page 1 Letters Answerd Letters received answerd Feb 15 1862 answerd Feb 24th 1862 answerd Feb 24th 1862 answerd Feb 24th 1862 answed Feb 24 answed March 1 the 1862 answerd March 2 the 1862 answerd March 17 the 1862 answerd March 15 the 1862 answerd April 10 the 1862 answerd April 12 the 1862 answerd March 30 th 1862 answerd March 23 the 1862 answerd March 25 the 1862 answerd April 6 the 1862 answerd April 16 th 1862 answerd April 17 th 1862</td><td>2 Letters received .. a letter Mattie Lumpkins .. a letter Lib Nickerson & Carry Feb 22 .. a letter Lib Miles Feb 23, 1862 .. a letter John Batie Feb 24 .. a letter Mattie Lumpkins 23 Hattie & Lizzie Trine Feb 28 1862 sister Carrie Feb 28th 1862 Liya & Mary Jane Batie Feb 15 .. a letter from Father March 15 .. a letter David Bradt March 8 .. a letter Sister Carrie March 23 .. a letter from Emma Eengle March 23 George Batie Pricilla Bonas Bob Nickle 23 .. letter Mattie Lumpkins 23 .. letter Mattie Lumpkins 23 .. letter Father March 28 .. letter Lib Miles April 4 .. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-15 1862-02-24 1862-03-01 1862-03-02 1862-03-17 1862-03-15 1862-04-10 1862-03-30 1862-03-23 1862-03-25 1862-04-06 1862-04-16 1862-04-17 1862-02-22 1862-02-23 1862-02-28 1862-03-08 1862-03-28 1862-04-04 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread006.jpg b1930898f60894ff982c9d49bc8099e6 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Letter 3 to John Batie March 30 to Phebe Batie March April 2 to Phebe Batie April 1th 1862 index letters Page 1 introduction 5 Lieut Woodhouse [Samuel Woodhouse] leaves us 6 our orderly reported 7 Col praises Co F 9 one day on guard 10 Capt Finicum Marries 13 skirmish drill 16 14 20th of Jan on picket 20 a spie taken 21 description of battles 24 we get our new rifles 27 Robinson appointed Col 29 another soldier dead 31 a visit to the 2 Wis 35 from fort donelson 37 proposals of peace 42 evacuation of Clarksvill [Clarksville, TN] 43</td><td>4 Ben Haden Dr to cash April 3the $2.00 Washingtons birth day 45 heavy wind storm 50 one months work 58 Mustering day 61 Maj Bill 65 March the 4 on picket 67 death and sickness 78 boys having sport 81 hurrah for a march 83 Contrabands & Short rations 90 Centervill [Centreville, VA] deserted 90 boys find dead cattle 93 the Mail 96 the Jayhawkers 97 Pete in the gug 99 a retrograde moovment 100 address of Gen McClellan 103 leaving Arlington, Camp smoke 105 Clandestine Marraige 115 battle of Winchester 117 boys shirking from drill 124</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-30 1862-04-02 1862-04-01 1862-04-03 1862-01-14 1862-03-04 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread007.jpg 208a7d448d9dda626218a9664071954d PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 5 another review the Col & Major thrown from their horses, the end .128     Dear friends, after a short lapse of time, once more I take up my notes as us ual, hoping you may derive some profit there by Friday 24 Jan 1862 we had to come out on insp ection, by Mayjor brown, in the mud, we had no time to clean our guns yet we made a very good appearance, the remainder of the day we past as we chose, as we could not drill   </td> <td> 6 Saturday, January 25, 1862 Lieut Woodhouse [Samuel Woodhouse] & Meeker [Andrew Meeker] was appointed to go home to get recruits to fill up the Regt. they was pleased at this turn of fortune, all right Jan Sunday 26 morning inspection as usual nothing transpired on this sabbath the return of Lieut Boothe [William Booth] from prison, who was warmly welcomed by his friends in the Wis 2 Regt. Monday 27 our orderly a 2 Lieut & al. Kidd [Alphonso Kidd] went to the Citty returned next day a little how come you so, the weather is rainy and muddy so we past away the time best we could. and Vir never tire say it dont   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-24 1862-01-25 1862-01-26 1862-01-27 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread008.jpg 44e8147c030fdac2cf112dcbb53f25b1 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 7 Tuesday, January 28, 1862 Tuesday finds us still lounging and idleing away our time, we should be actively engaged in the field, yet mud seems a barrier to our progress if we should undertake to moove Wednesday 29 some one reported to the Col that our orderly did not call the roll regular, orderly got mad swore he after this would call the roll every night rain or snow. all elce was quiet on the potomac Thursday 30 was pleased to see 2 of the 6 walking round with straight Jackets on for punishment, this was new to us one of our boys is carying 30 lbs of sand 4 hours each day, I dont think of any thing else that has happend   </td> <td> 8 Friday, January 31, 1862. nothing but mud. this weather is discouraging. yet to day we have orders to get ready for an inspection tomorrow, dont you see how the money goes rain or shine well we can stand it Saturday, February 1 true to promise we had our in spection. although raining we must come out any how it is hard we think to come out such weather yet it is all military so dont grumble Sunday 2 Inspection. Capt found fault picked the cleanest guns, the rest to come out again, in the after noon must have cleans guns. I with the rest good anough for us, we was reading when we could have cleaned guns   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-28 1862-01-29 1862-01-30 1862-01-31 1862-02-01 1862-02-02 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread009.jpg 7619ef7b009198b88b548b633a2e62a7 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 9 Monday, February 3, 1862 woke up found the ground slightly frooze, and now it snowing. five men was de tailed as wood chopers from this on five will be detailed each morning Tuesday 4 ground white with snow 9 oclock AM dress parade. heard several orders read, when we closed Colum by the left flank, our Col walked by each Co to see how they looked. he was dis pleased with the caearless loose appearance of some of the Cos, after viewing the Regt, gave Co F the praise of looking the best and the moast prompt on the ground so he said Co F was the   </td> <td> 10 the only ons that could get a pass to go to the Citty I suppose this did not set well with other Companies. Wednesday 5th I went on guard the weather very fine. we was on the second relief. each day the guard is divided into 1, 2 and 3 relief each standing 2 hours and 4 off, all went off as usual till evening, when the officer of the day found a privit of Co K laying on his back fighting the timber around him, officer not desirous of blood shed, and supposing him a little to tight for comfort, had him marched to the guard house. after awhile he wanted to go out the   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-03 1862-02-04 1862-02-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread010.jpg 7ffed2151c0342f8b0e2b285b7d65993 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>11 Sargeant of the guards with two more went with him, when out he refused to return, at the the same time trying to trip up the guard. not succeeding at this drew a knife which was soon taken from him he was soon in the guard house but they soon lost him he sliped out and went to this tent, he must be sent a Corporal my self and two others to bring him back after some persuasion we suc ceeded his plea was we would kill him. the counter sign was Moscouw. the time past pleasantly till morning when</td><td>12 Feb. 6 we was relieved, as it had commenced raining so we was pleased to get off duty. lately the guards are not permited to leave the guard house without permission their food must be brought to them or otherwise they must take it with them the command is imperitive that every person going on guard shall have his haversack with him. this the boys think is pretty tuff, and so do I. Friday 7th this morning the the boys are talking about a certain flag of truce which was brought to our lines the other day. all have their</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-05 1862-02-06 1862-02-07 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread011.jpg 4b46ad65495fda467b60765b7c355e45 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>13 thoughts on the matter. perhaps it is the foreruner of peace yet time will divulge the truth the day has passed away and the evening warm and pleasant this evening our band is out Serenading Captain Finecum it is said his sweet heart has arrived and the Capt lost no time in leading her to the hymenial alter well his head is level I suppose, the Brass Band from the 2th Wis is at present serenading our Col they are a good Band the play very well they are all right on the goose thats So</td><td>14 Sat 8th we did not drill mud to deep, so we past away the time the best way we could some of the 2 Wis tried their new guns and they find them good for a long distance, Sunday 9the inspection a usual, weather fine, past the remainder of the day reading writing and so fourth. Mon 10the 9 oclock dressparade after the usual orders were gone through with we then wheeled by Co right in to colum opened order left faced marched forward observing an interval</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-07 1862-02-08 1862-02-09 1862-02-10 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread012.jpg cf8f933c00cf3dadede7124510978a41 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>15 of three paces between each one, then Co officers drilled us in the bayonet exersize. after dinner, before this though we had skirmish drill in the evening the orderly had us fall out without guns all wondering when he turned us towards the woods to bring each one a load of wood for the cooks, the sergeant went up for the bread but said it had not come no meat eather, nothing but coffee for supper well after a while the bread came alright so we eat our bread and drank our coffee, so thus ends the labors of a nother fine day</td><td>16 Tuesday 11the was pleasant 9 oclock dressparade, on account of the mud we have dressparade in the morning while it is frooze then we were marched off to to have skirmish drill, this is a tiresome drill yet healthy and a musing, after the Co is on the ground they are divided sections first and second plattoons then to get their proper distance second plattoon will right face first plattoon will left face and march from the center each five paces from his comrad in battle, then command rally by fours fix and unfix as you go bayonets, rally by secsions</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-10 1862-02-11 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread013.jpg 9bc4a837ac52861fd3387abfd6f68876 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>17 really by platoons, then deploy in to line, face the enemy forward march front rank fire loads reer rank advances ten paces stops fires loads, front rank forward the same till they are orderd to cease firing or retreat these and various motions to numerous to mention they may be orderd to drop down flat on the ground and load thir guns in that position, when they wish to bring them in close order, you may say skirmish on number one assemble that will bring them briskly into close order, any how this is a healthy and pleasing exersize</td><td>18 1 1/2 oclock we have the bayonet exercise, with a nother pleasing and exciting drill, not feeling well. I was excused from this drill. I have a severe cold and cough, to day our cooks have order to cook three days raitions perhaps tomorrow we will go on picket well my friends we are now all in our little tent as the snow is falling very fast oh how beau tiful it is to see the sparkling flakes as they fall. the Physician has just been round visiting as usual each Co to see that they keep clean and their quarters clean so as to prevent sickness wich is no doubt a very good thing, well</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-11 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread014.jpg d060b2d06a5b2bee6288ae431a3206f3 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>19 the Dock came and looked into our tent, we past the time a day we evited him in, but he thanked us but hadent time, we asked him if we was tidy enough, says he oh yes you will compare with any other co in the Regt, he told us to keep our tent well ventil ated after complimting on our cleanliness he left, leaving us well pleased, of course this tuched our bump of vainty. well after role call, we will go to bed, and dream of comforts and friends that we long to return once more to enjoy, gentle reader good night thurs 13the weather very clear and nice, this morning our</td><td>20 Regt went out on picket, I was not well and was not able to with the boys but it happend to be my turn to stand on camp guard, so I was not called on to go. I was not really able for this duty, yet rather than to have the boys think I wanted to shirk I went on guard, I was on the 3 relief, which is the worst of all as you stand last in the morning till the new guard is mounted as good luck would have it I was number one, and stood at the doore of the guard, which is a easy post, for at night you can draw in your horns & take your position, in side. and</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-13 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread015.jpg 959e64143cb273f5370d4a2486937885 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>21 this time in particular they was not as strict, as the Sargant of the guard, and the officer of the day as the rest was out on picket so they let the boys have more liberty all past past pleasantley untill neer night when the wagons come in from Wash with our new guns, good this did not set us back a bit, as we have been looking some time for them, and the boys think they could not depend on the old muskets if they should get in to a battle now they are all right, if they get new guns, to day we hear</td><td>22 that a nother poor fellow in Co E has breathed his last, after a short illness. this Co is unfortunate it apears, that our Co is the moast fortunate in this respect of any other Co. it seems that we are bound to loose a great many of our best men by desease. well I must drop the curtain as morning has dawned and we will soon be relieved. thursday 13the 1/2 8 oclock I was relieved from guard duty. I went to my quarters, washed eat my grub felt sleepy layed down took a nap I waked up with a very sore throat. neer noon I found that our pickets had taken a spie dressed in citizens Clothes</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-13 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread016.jpg 117c8f1e42d4bb68f78d3f7aea99a460 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>23 they took the chap to Washington there to be delt with according to his crimes. to day Co E burried the fellow that died yesterday. as the moast of the Co was out on picket 24 of the guards were detailed to consign his body to the grave King silence raigns supreme in camp. as the tents many of them vacated as tattoo has beat and also the taps I will lay down on my couch and have no one to make me lay over as I have the tent to myself for the first time since I enlisted well Gentle reader for the present I bid you good evening hoping you will bare with me unto the end of the chapter</td><td>24 Friday 14 morning pleasant but soon clouded up and began to rain I am afraid our boys will a bad time coming home to day we have had a few brushes with the enemy. some of them of which was attended with conciderable loss first and worst was Bull run there we were defeated though we stood our ground bravely. the the next in order is Balls bluff and big Bethel all these were tuff on the union but on the other hand the burning of Charlston was a grand achievment so was harpers ferry also Drainsvill [Dranesville, VA] and the taking of fort Henry on the Tenisee [Tennessee] river, and then the</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-13 1862-02-14 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread017.jpg aa8ef4b99c052e2cc108d3878b07d77e PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 25 glorious victory of the Burn side fleet, in the capture of Ronoake [Roanoke] island killing 1000 & taking 2000 prisoners, only 50 to 75 poor devils escaped, the rebels fought desperately but they had to come to time, this accured the first of Feb or neer that time, well it time for our boys to get in. oh yes tears our Capt yes here the boys come, hungry and tired out. although tired their faces lit up with smile as they once more reached their quarters truly the heart is glad at the sight of home, but kind reader I dont wish to call a spot of ground coverd with tents is that home we moast   </td> <td> 26 yearn for far from it, it is that home we have left far behind, and those Dear ones we left in tears. oh may the time Soon come, when Brothers and sisters meet, when fond Parents can press their cherished sons once more to their throbing bosoms, yes kind reader that is the home that will cause the Volunteers eye to kindle with Joy, home sweet home there is no place like home, when friends we hold moast dear await our coming feeat. all is once more still in camp the boys have satisfied the cravings of hunger being tired the roll was called early so the boys could go to bed, nothing unusul occured on picket, all came in camp Safe   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-14 1862-02-01 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread018.jpg 8f675eebf212b0fbe6da2c00a2f9f709 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 27 waked up and found the ground white with snow this morning we got our new guns, which suited us very well. they are caled Lorenz</a> rifles that saw extensive use in the mid 19th century."> Astrin [Austrian] rifles three Companies will have polished guns. the rest will have stained guns our Co got the latter, and caused entire satisfaction. the think now they are ready for ac tion. the old musket was not to be trusted, new guns with the glorious victories we hear of latly has the desired effect to raise the our spirits, greatly, to day we were orderd out on the parade ground, we supposed or at least some did, to get marching orders but this was not the case, it was   </td> <td> 28 for the purpose of getting 60 men from our Brigade, to volunteer as their servises was needed as sailors their being several gun boats laying idle for the want of sailors to man them, they invited only those who were accustomed to boating and so forth, as only a few of our Co claimed to be water fowls only two offerd their services, those who do go will still be conciderd members of their respective Comp anies, they are only on detached servise, General McDowal [Irvin McDowall] was himself present when these orders were read. we have been busy, clean ing our guns, when we was not other wise ocupied, to night we   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-15 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread019.jpg f4e0dbd6d948ebff20646c7b8e4fc199 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>29 hear rumor of a nother grand victory in behalf of the union the serrender of fort Donaldson in Kentucky. however this is only a rumor, for the present we will treat it as such, on dresparade this morning, it was made public the promotion of W. W. Robinson to Col commanding and Maj Hamalton [Charles A. Hamilton] Lieut Col, well it is bed time so good evening friends Sunday 16th, here we are all on the nip up, as usual morning inspection at 9 oclock, but this time we took our new guns out, we had some different orders one of these was bringing the piece brisk ly to the front and between the</td><td>30 feet for in spection of arms, the other was in parade rest bring your right foot 13 inches behind the left holding the gun in front holding the gun right hand below the top band, placing the left above the band, position of the gun oblieque in front of the body lock towards you when one wishes to in spect your piece you bring the gun briskly to the front, catching it below the tail band with the left hand, bring ing the gun directly in front of you. to day we gave up our muskets after getting them as good order as they required, also we gave up all our old catridges, tubes wormers screw drivers and so forth</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-15 1862-02-16 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread020.jpg 819f2d84e5b099ef4732c6d482e59702 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>31 if any of these are lost or not returned, the persons who fail to return them are held respons ible for them, dressparade in the evening for the first time for sevi ral days, while yet engaged in this exercise a funeral procession past by from the Brigade hospital some brave Soldier had died perhaps one who had braved the rigors of camp life and the turmoil of war. perhaps he stood in the foremoast ranks at the memorable battle of Bulls Run where our men fought so bravly under the stars and strips against three to one, yes dear reader thus the soldier will pass through</td><td>32 the ordeal of human slaughter and yet while in youth and vigor king desease may lay the cold hands of death on him and he must go then why not prepare for death and you may then exclaim oh death where is they sting, oh grave where is thy victory. well it is roll call So I must drop my pen, it is all military, as the boys say. Monday 17th, Just one month since we was last paid. to day is very raining. we have no drill on ac count of the weather, concequently we are all huddled up in our little tents, each one imploying his time as he choosed, reading writing, talking cleaning guns accutriments and</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-16 1862-02-17 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread021.jpg 0c17d9e99001cde062cb64bf727a3198 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>33 so forth, I have been well imployd I think patching and mending my clothes, yes indeed we must take care of our cloths or our earnings will all go for Dry goods, sime Jumpts 3 men and one King, playing checkers, good for him, I tell you we can all appreciate Womons worth, we must do our own washing and mending. when he wants a clean shirt or a button sewd on, he cant run to Sally or Mother to get such favors oh well it is said we must have the bitter with the sweet we will know better how to appreciate those little acts</td><td>34 of kindness. to day we fresh news from Bowlin Green [Bowling Green, KY] I guess that place is taken by our troops. if true the victory must be great, as they had them entirly surrounded. so if they had to run up the white flag all retreat cut off, about 15000 prisoners would be taken, arms amunition, provision and so on oh well it will learn them to take a Joke, I think the Scales will soon fall from their eyes and see we dont wish to hurt them, nothing more than to com pel those naughty boys to behave themselves, they have had their own way long enough they must yield the palm</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-17 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread022.jpg f53486821f7dd661029ab3e77f462293 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>35 this evening I went over to the 2 Regt, heard loud cheering and the Band playing, with loud guns firing in fort Tillinghast we was there in time to hear speaches by Col McDowol [John Adair McDowell] he is a sharp looking little fellow, next took the stand he had but few words to say yet he breathed patriotism every sentance, the Major then followed. his short speech was full of truth and patriotism he made the asersion, as for himself, he thought he never would rest satisfied, unless he could see the Battle of Bull Run tried over again, cries yes yes others spoke briefly</td><td>36 after cheering cracking Jokes with three groans for old Col Peck who normaly was their Col, the crowd dispesed and went to their quarters, it has rained all day to day thus night closed in and shut out the military scenes of a nother day, here the curtain drops. the next performance will be somthing else perhaps Tues 18the weather warm and pleasant yet it very muddy. nothing to do I took a strole in to the 6 Wis found the boys generally in good spirits, yet some are sick. while there I was informed that the small pox had made its appearance, one out of Co C</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-17 1862-02-18 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread023.jpg 334f272729db6957fa57531c90056a29 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>37 was taken to the hospital who was taken ill of this terible desease. they are getting vaccinated so as far as possible, to guard against this contagious desease the boys in the 6 have got new guns they are caled spring field [Springfield] rifles. they are the nicest guns I have seen, Co C tried them at a target 100 yards, they proved very good for that distance, our Austrin [Austrian] rifles are good guns but the balls are to small, well the news about the war very encouraging no dout fort Donelson is taken. the rebels lost 1000, our loss was heavy. our troops, is now in full possesion and the old Stars</td><td>38 and strips wave where latly the palmetto or black flag stood. 15000 prisones, also Maj Gen Johnston, and two Brig adier Generals, old General Floyd the old traitors was here at the commencment but he smelling the rat deca mpt with 5000 men, this was to bad as he richly deserves death. this fort is on the Cum berland [Cumberland] river, 12 miles above fort Henry which is on the Tennisee [Tennessee] river, which 9 days ago fell in to our hands our sprospects are brightning we look all forward to speedy termination of the war we long to throw off the</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-18 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread024.jpg a687e6c6c10f48bbd84dcbc2c7ce9ef6 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>39 Military garb, and return once more to our respetive homes and buisness, the lieut was out suning him self, and chating with other officers, as he was all a lone, as lieut Woodhouse [Samuel Woodhouse] is home recruiting. well while out his tent caught fire from the stove, the boys however extinguished the flames before much damage was done, only a learge aperture sufiently learge to emit the light of a comon window, the boys wishing to surprise the Lieut, kept mum, and watched him enter his tent, oh what in the world is up, laughingly the boys ran up, and told him all that had happened, good</td><td>40 Feb 19the as usual we have our reglar rain, and mud as no one can get around, I have nothing of importance to note, but as the opportunity offers, I try as far as I am capable to explain why this great army on the Potomac dont moove, those friends we have left far behind, have great ancyiety to see this war braught to a close, yet being so far from the scene of war fare they have no idea of the real cause. well the upshot of the buisness is if you step out of your tent down you go up to knees in mud. the roads are almoast impassible. teamsters</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-18 1862-02-19 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread025.jpg 5227f0280132c3dc9695ed3e028a1476 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>41 can scrarcely get wood and provision, to the soldiers in Camp, now to make a long story short, it is an utter impossibility to moove from here until the ground settles Thurs 20 pleasant morning the sun is shining for the first for several days, I am water guard to day. owing to the mud it is tuff, yet I prefer this to Camp guard. to day Jessie Shipton has got his discharge papers, he will soon start for home good for him, our boys went out to try the new guns, Tom Hudson made the best shot</td><td>42 5 oclock the wind was beared round to the north, and feels rather chilly, we caried water till darke, and then our work was done. to day the order was to see how many ruber blankets there was in the Regt. I dont know why this was done Fryday 21 the ground is frooce I suppose we will drill some to day, this morning. Tom made proposals of peace to Harry. stating that he admited he did rong to call him improper names. as for one he was tired of such work as they tented together, Harry told him he did not wish to talk with him</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-19 1862-02-20 1862-02-21 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread026.jpg 9da357801d49b820ed111294b5a3c934 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>43 at that the subject ended leaving them on no better terms than before, 9 oclock dressparade after this we marched out and had a skirmish drill, there will be no drill this after noon the Lieut says we can have the rest of the day to clean, our guns, and brush our clothes, and slick up. tomorrow is the 22 of Feb, Washingtons birth day we must look slick as a pin, we will go to head quarters, to have a time, and perhaps, have an address from some eminent person, to day we hear good news from the scene of bloodshed, Clarksville</td><td>44 which is on the Cumberland river between fort Donelson and Nashvill [Nashville, TN], has been evacuated, leaving 20 days provision which fell in to our hands, it is rumord that Gen Jackson, offers to surrender, Nashvill [Nashville], to our troops. if they will not destroy property or shell the Citty, you see as how these soft shells, begin to think these darnd Yankeys are to carless when they are throwing Boom shells among them, on dressparade one of Co H, fell in the ranks with a fit, he was carried to his quarters</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-21 1862-02-22 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread027.jpg dc6ce54facc126e653cdb4e0dfa6b2cd PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 45 this evening Co C by the way of sport and exercise, took the Capt and under officers and carried them out of their tents which was no small Job as some resisted vigor ously, and helped the Joke along, to think of more I scratch my head, so I guess I’ll quit and go to bed, Saturday 22 1862, as usual it is raining this morning. we was in hops this day would be fair as we wished on this day to do full honors to George Washington the Father of his Country. early in the morning the canons in the surrounding forts, peeld   </td> <td> <s>45</s> 46 forth their thunder, which made woods and hills farely ring impatiently we waited orders to fall in at last the rain began to cease, at 10 oclock we were orderd to fall in with over coats on, and haversacks to carry blank cattridges. as we geep 40 rounds of ball catridges they did not wish to have them taken out of our bones. well we shoved off through the mud, to the arlington House, which is not far, we found the other Regts in our Brigade. we all drew up in front where the uper crust was standing on the portico General King and staff and   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-21 1862-02-22 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread028.jpg d6f0d0c4e91d7575ef40437758be3b18 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>47 seviral Ladies, and servants in liverie and wholesale, lackeys stood on the eminence, while we formed a curve lower down so the whole Brigade could hear the speaker, the Brass bands was ever present, which added greatly to help the thing along the farewell address of Wash ington when he retired from the service was read to us which was very appropriate for the occasion, this was in com pliance to the order of President Lincoln, after a few tuching remarks by Gen King on the war and late victories, we was placed in regular form</td><td>48 to fire a salute as the closing scene, the 2 Wis on the higths we was below them and the 6 Wis below us. we fired two rounds by Battalion, commencing with the 6 Wis, they did well we did nothing to boast of as it was the worst firing we ever done. some of our men did not wait the order to fire, we then fired by file, each one loading and firing at will we was orderd to cease firing but not untill one of our Co met with a sad accident in the excitment in firing some failed to return ram rods some one of</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-22 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread029.jpg f5730b913704e2618ed9809a28a2ef10 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>49 2 Wis shot his ram rod, in our rear. the rod struch the ground snaped in two one piece passing through, the leg of one of our boys, he was taken to the hospital his name is William Atkinson and is a good Soldier we had none better. however it was nothing but a flesh wound we hope we he will soon, be well the person shooting the ram rod was arested, and in future, the boys will be more carful Sunday 23 the 9 oclock inspection as usual the air damp and foggy Sunday morning we had Co inspection, the rest of</td><td>50 the day was past as usual reading writing and so forth Monday 24. after guard moun ting the orderly had us all to fall out to dig and clear out the trenches to drain the off the water from our street and tents, which was a very good plan, we must observe Cleanliness in order to preserve good health, it was neer noon and we hardly had finished our work when when the wind sprang up as if by mag ic and very black clouds rose in the west. our boys remarked, that if in Wis the sky should have such</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-22 1862-02-23 1862-02-24 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread030.jpg 3e9916606cd99c85ccd4d03bd0a31dc5 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>51 an appearance it would in dicate a heavy storm. but in Vir we did not know what would be the result. but we had not to wait long to see the result. the wind grew stronger every moment, and the rain began to fall, but soon slacked up, but the wind come down upon us with redoubled fury in fact it was a perfect tornado well who can describe the scene that followed. only think where is our frail tents by this time, why they are on the camp ground. yet not all in their place, I tell</td><td>52 you it was laughable to see the boys out some running and laughing and shouting at the novelty of the scene. some of us were out holding the ropes to keep our tents down. the whole camp was in confusion in spite of our best efforts a great many tents were blown over. trees were blown down some falling neer and on the tents, yet luckily none was hurt our tent did not fall yet the canvass was somewhat injured, this wind storm was a hard one on us. and I sincerly hope we wont see another while the tent is</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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I do not know the names of the deseased. nor any thing of their disability, as deaths are so frequent, they die & are consined to the grave ere we are aware of thir illness yet they say it is all mil itary, I think our Reg has lost neer 23 Since the time of enlistment, the other night the boys in the 2</td><td>54 Wis ralied on their sutler breaking in they run away with all they could find till the guard arived they then took to their heels, one that had stole a pair of boots in his haste ran afoul of the Col who asked him where he was going. he answerd by giving the Col a belt over the head with the boots, as it was dark he made his ascape leaving the Col to pick himself up. oh well so it goes in war. no roll call tonight the wind is blowing hard yet I will go to bed and see how that goes friends good night</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-25 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread032.jpg aee3e8c5c85328f4aa701b77ec39e337 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>55 tuesday 25the this morn ing the ground is frooze pretty hard, So now we will have to drill every day. this morning drill after noon drill untill dressparade this was the Cols order but our Co was the only Co that lived up to the order, I guess we will be poped through now for awhile we hear to day that McCauls [George McCall] division has taken Center Vill [Centreville, VA] they heard the place was evac uated so they marched up and shure enough</td><td>56 the place was deserted however this is only ru mor there fore I do not vouch for the truth of it at last the ball and chain has been introduced in our Regt, one Mr Fresh of Co B has been subjected to a Court martial for absence with out leave, he was gone 10 days and therfore he was sentanced to a Court martial, his sentance was $20 fine, with 30 days confinment in the guard house with a ball and chain the ball weighing 12 lbs and chain 6 feeat long</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-25 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread033.jpg 86efd5582047c0cf5e893d4a2f555f94 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>57 to be hung to his leg, I am tired so I will not particularize this evening Wednesday 26, to day we will have new tents so they say, the following places were taken between the 19 of Jan and 19 of Feb Mill Springs, fort Henry fort Donelson, Ronoake [Roanoke], Capture of Edenton, Herford [Hertford] & Elisabeth Citty [Elizabeth City] in North car. Spring field [Springfield] Mo, Bowlin green [Bowling Green] and Russelville [Russellville], Ky. Clarks vill [Clarksville], Capture of Cumberland Gap, Nashvill [Nashville], Gen Yolic offer [Felix Zollicoffer], was killed, Lloyd Tilghman, S. B. Buckner,</td><td>58 Bushrod Johnson, and Edward Price Capturd, a score of Cols Commissiond officers by the hundred and privets by the thousand 30 thousand small arms over 4 thousand horses and Muls, all the gun boats in the Pamlico Sou nd and on the tenisee [Tennessee] river has been taken that will do for one month after noon, we had brig ade drill, we were marched out neer the Arlington houes, we heard chering by those who had preceeded us, oh we are going to</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-25 1862-02-26 1862-01-19 1862-02-19 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread034.jpg 71c8b8b225e21919a3a3f2792c0cd9e1 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>59 advance Says he. well once one the ground, our Ajutant, took the miss ive and it and shure enough, we are orderd to prepare for a march in a moments waring, we are to go in light marching order, and pack and leave all we do not carry, the said after this was read boys if that suits you give three harty cheers it is nedless to add, that the boys gave vent to their patriotic feelings, in this cheering, we then drilled on the hill side and</td><td>60 through the mud perhaps on purpose to try us, we then fired 10 rounds, then marched to our quarters now it is raining, perhaps the weather will be damp for a day or two, Thursday 27th the wind has been blowing hard all day. fore noon bayonete drill, we got one box of balacking one bottle gun oil to each tent this is license money paid the Sutler. after noon skirmish drill, the mud is drying up very fast this is good for a moove if we should march soon I guess we will soon moove</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-26 1862-02-27 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread035.jpg dee6f32e7017f0dc7ca4c6f0b50723e3 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>61 Feb 28 this morning clear and cold, I went on guard so I did not go with the Regt to the Arlington House to be musterd in for our pay we had a good time until night when the wind increased and was very cold, in fact the coldest night we have yet experi enced on guard, we was compeled to stomp and thrash in order to keep from freezing. towe of us was posted at the stable so we cheated Jack frost by casting anchor in Side the next tour we found the</td><td>62 door locked, yet nothing baffled, and not feering the regular rounds of the officers we climed up in the hay loft, fine sentinels we was yet if we had been caught a court martial would have been our portion. I mention this mearly to show what the soldier sometimes will risk, after a few months of service, Saturday morn I came off guard I laid down and took a short nap. the boys had a short drill. we had dressparade. also returned our old bayonet sheaths in order to get new ons</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-28 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread036.jpg 02ec2342818bdf32a369839c61236c52 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>63 Mr William McCartney is paying us a short visit. and to day we are favord by a visit from Mr Reed from Lancaster, he intends to stay with us till we march providing we march within a reasonable time, we now wait further orders to march, March 22 [March 2] morning inspec tion, I got ready but for got to be on hand so I was to late, so I went over to the Second to see the boys had a chat came back found each Co getting the</td><td>64 Small tents, they are very small and look odd just room for two in them, I suppose we must carry them on our backs when we march the talk is now if the Regt will give enough to make it pay the celebrated Cathy Dean will come and sing to us our Co voted [ten cts?] to each person, so we will have the pleasure of listning to her vocal powers which are said to be good, we have it snowing some to day</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-02 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread037.jpg d75a4f8e9a7e866c323687f5b09540ee PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>65 the snow fell neer two inches deep the boys are out snow balling like fun it will not last long, I think we will soon leave here, to day the 6 sixth went out on picket and dont know whether they will get home or back to camp or not, March 3the morning raining 9 oclock drill in the manual and so forth, after noon Battalion drill we formed a hollow square and drilled in the manual by Captain Bill [George Bill] or rather</td><td>66 Major as he now holds that position. the day has been very wet. such weather is very injurious to the sol diers health, as they are sta nding guard and doing duties of such a nature as to leave them exposed to the inclem ency of the weather, even now while I write the rain is falling on the sorry looking sentinal with wet garments as he paces his lonly beat, wait ing for two hours to pass which seems to him very long ons he meditates as he walks his lonly beat of days of happiness past and gone and dear ons left at home, the pelting</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-06 1862-03-03 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread038.jpg cd8f5b2a6871d8a79e1606b907154f2a PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>67 rain arousing him from this reverie, ho there why dont the relief guar come, we expect to go on picket tomorrow the cooks have orders to cook three days rations. the water guards will carry till 9 or 10 oclock, and perhaps be excused from picket duty, we have no roll call, this evening march the 4 weather good it thawed some making it quite muddy, well we landed on the ground and was left as the reserve, yet we hoped we would go on first, we were soon in our brush shanties mak ing our selves at home</td><td>68 we amused our selves the best we could. when evening came and supper over we drawed around our bright Camp fires made of pine & chesnut, every one done their best to enliven the scene by telling a story or singing a song. as the evening wore on the hum of voices grew less and one by one roled up in their blankets and st reached out round the and was soon in the land of dre ams, this 5the morning we learn that we go on post, so we were called up to the old greesy looking dinner box to get our regular grub to</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-03 1862-03-04 1862-03-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread039.jpg 2e168c5ec54a0e2702831c87fde9daf3 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>69 to take with us. you would laugh to see the boys runing and crowding. meat ground coffee sugar and so forth was dealt out to each man. pockets hankierchiefs envelops paper rags cups were used to hold coffee and sugar, 11 o clock we took our post on the extream right neer the rail road, here they were stationed along up to the rail road which was the end of our line from five to eight are left to each post each having one Corporal or Sart all went off well till one or 2 oclock, the worst of all the boys would pass the lines</td><td>70 in squads in search of freash meat chickens sheep and hogs had to suffer. one from our post sliped off with a few oth ers to take a peep at rebeldom in the space of an hour or two they returned carriing a small porker that they had shot. we asked but few questions, but soon had his hide off, and our pig divided, by this time the rifles was poping in every direction. but we had no salt to cook our freash meat, so I volunteerd to get some at neerest house, shouldering my musket in case of need however it is well to use this precaution when beyond</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread040.jpg a76d6e20e072d5e352e1b9ba441027ca PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 71 our lines, as we are liable to be sirprised and taken prisoner thus equiped cup in hand I started for the usuly known as the old widow womans house on my way on looking round my eye rested on a group of persons who made motions to me as if in distress on a rise of ground to my right I hastened up to them, and was surprised to find a man & woman of middle age and two small children the smallest the father held in his arms for such they were the parents of these darling little ons which I suspected from the first was the case,   </td> <td> 72 the mans head was bound up on asking the cause of his trouble, I see the children was cry ing and the parents faces wore the very look of dispare. they then told me their trouble stating in few and hurried words, that a gang of our soldiers come to his house and commenced shooting his chickens with out leave or licence the owner of these fowels, thinking this an outrage tried to stop the further slaughter of his poultry when one of the boys presented the muzzle of his gun to his breast, saying he would take his life for a damd sesesh at this the abused man turned   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread041.jpg e84fa55e93406d00e4cba9decb08e3e1 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>73 to go to our lines for redress believing this to be his intention one of these wretches struck him a blow on the cheeak with the butt of his gun felling him to the ground, as a last resort he sent his Son 15 years of age which I have not hitherto spoken of to our lines for help and protection, I was grieved and mortified at this account this is the first instance of the kind in our Regt, and was astonished to find that we had men who were so depraved and hartless as to be gilty of such a deed, this is the first of the kind and I hope it will long be the last</td><td>74 I told them to return and that I would inform the office ers and try and ferret out the culprits. I am however to say none of our Co had a hand in hurting the old man here I left them and starded to get my salt, here I found them excited. the impedent scamps not satisfied with depradations already mentiond they in passing through the door yard of this old ladies and actually shot one of her little pigs. this was a sad stroke for the old Lady as she had only two, in telling me her grievances she said</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread042.jpg bfa830b957301eb6cf9b8bfbc2e95dbd PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>75 thought as she was so poor they ought to have sent her one mess of the pig any how, on hearing this sad story, I hesitatingly asked for the salt to cook the pig brought in by our boys yet seeing I had gone so far I would not back, four fema les dwell in this house one old lady one neer 40, one girl of 16 she was a pretty looking Lassie, also one colored wo man. you can not gain much information from them some think they are rank secesh, they do not say yet it is very proba ble they have husbands</td><td>76 and Sons in the rebel army. yet admitting this is true I hope the lovers of union will never disgrace themselves and country by abusing defense less females or quirt persons of eather sect, now I am whitling a sharp stick to roast a piece of meat by holding it over the coals, the second nig ht past pleasantly. we had no alarm, the cars passed & repast carrying material and working men to re build the rail road in the direction of Vienna the road and work men are guarded by a Regt all the time</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-05 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread043.jpg 07396de722c9c669f05c465669756234 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>77 Thursday 6the 10 oclock we was relieved by the 2 Wis so we struck for camp we arived safe in camp 3 oclock P.M. tired & hungery infact owing to the mud it was uddoubtedly the hardest days work we have had in the service we found all right in camp and friends glad to see us safe in camp once more thus ends the scenes of the fifth time on picket Fryday 7 clear and cold and ground froose, morning drill. dinner 3 oclock P.M. drill. also we received</td><td>78 quite a lecture from our Capt, for being dilatory in falling in to ranks when the orderly gave the comm and I guess we will do bet ter in future, in drilling to day we turned to the fore part of the book by way of reviewing the rudiments which was a good idea latly another of our number was buried. he got some gargle for sore throat he did not comply with the prescription, he was orderd to drink one swallow then wash his throat spitting it out he did not do this</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-06 1862-03-07 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread044.jpg 9fe6bff9d54e6f9b117f8e541f7b3098 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>79 so he washed the desease in to his stomache hence his death, also one was bur ried from the Brigade hospital, I regret to say that at present we have 4 out of Co in the hospital, one or two of them is very sick, I hope they will soon recover we never have had so many before, the mail has just come, I guess there wont be any for dischicken, we have one at home on a furlough, name Wesley Crage 12 days was the time to return, as his</td><td>80 time is up we feer he has deserted. we hope none of our Co will disgrace themselves and flag by so doing Saturday 8the we formed a line on the parade ground with knapsacks and small tents each man half of a tent they took us out to try our scill in pitching and striking our Lillipution tents, each Co seperate we had no trou ble in learning this part of our duty, after noon Co drill Wess Craige has returned in time perhaps to save a court martial, although to day he was reported absent without</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-07 1862-03-08 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread045.jpg cc26980e84ee5bc463df60b6633deae4 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>81 leave, this evening the boys got on a regular train the fun was started in Co D and soon the whole Regt caug ht the same spirits the game was to form a line rush into the croud and nab all they can in their way they soon began to single out the officers no one was hurt, all was in good humor and well pleased Sunday 9the very pleasant, 9 oclock mor ing inspection as us ual this time our Lieut gave us praise for bein g in the best order for</td><td>82 some time the regulations for Sentinal and picket duty when on the march and neer the enemy, I think we will Soon moove I was over to the 2 Wis & was in time to witness the departure of a funeral procession. yes I learned one of Co I yesterday bid a dieu to earth and all that was neer and dear to him, the Brass band a very sweeat yet mournful air as the bore his body to the grave, to night the boys had plenty of fun climed up poles jumpd</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-08 1862-03-09 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread046.jpg e2c2732be9d633135f213d24f05fcc4e PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>83 any way to get exercise being to neer the Col quarters he was some what disturbed as he was writing so we had to clear out; this we didnot like as we was perform ing our Gimnastic feeats neer the Vivandiers tent, she enjoyed the fun very well, and we of course would exert every nerve to acquit our Selves honorable, well we hear that the wagon master is orderd not to work the teams but tomorrow get them shod up in proper</td><td>84 order so as to be ready for a tramp, oh yes we will go why we are half way to Richmond now. I guess we will fire blank catriges Sunday night we awoke with a start as the camp was in an uproar the long expected long roll was beating hurrah for a march, well the order was to be ready by four oclock to march oh, well this time we was expecting this to come but not in the night, well the moast of us went to work</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-09 1862-03-10 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread047.jpg 7c166da607150409d3346434979a0c6a PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>85 steady and cool to pack our knapsacks, with eyes scarcely open as we left camp loud was the cheering, as we left our old grounds, when the sun rose it found us several miles a way, we had is hard rough and taruble with the gutters and stumps till day break the weather being Sultry the boys soon evinced signs of we ariness, and ere we was 10 miles from camp, the boys some</td><td>86 of them began to throw away their loose dry goods, a knapsack here a pair of pants there drawers under shirts and even blue overcoats were laying on the way we rested very often yet it commenced raining a bout 8 oclock which made the roads very Slipery and several of the different Regts gave out and sat by the road side, reader we are one our way to senter Vill [Centreville, VA], where we look for a hard fight</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-10 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread048.jpg 28e0bcd890b48e4d668d66c3871b4066 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>87 we arived at fair fax [Fairfax, VA] which is 15 miles from the Arlington House about 12 oclock, we eat our grub as we could catchit, formd all right at this place, though the troops that preceeded us had a Skirmish with them the day or so before, none of our men were killed, the distance from Fair fax [Fairfax, VA] to Center Vill [Centreville, VA] is five or seven miles, we are now encamped only a few miles from Center Vill [Centreville, VA]</td><td>88 to rest for the night unless we have a sirprise from the enemy, our march has been a hard one owing to the load we had on our backs the distance 17 miles very good for the first day well we are here now and in our little tents, Cannup and my self, spliced tents I tell you reader this is a day long to be rememberd Shurly by the boys on the Potomac, the boys are grunting with lame</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-10 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread049.jpg 7eb0d95a016aaa961365918f4dd6e2be PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 89 shoulders and bare feeat, yet I guess they will Soon be one the nip up again. yet they are in good spirits, and are willing to face the enemy, which they may soon have the chance, if they push us a head we will meet them tomorrow or next day, the boys now are picking leaves and cedar boughs to lay on, we eat our regular hard bread and raw pork with a good apetite after dark a sup of   </td> <td> 90 whiskey was dealt out to each man, also a cup of Coffee, I waked up very early with coald feeat, the slaves are running away they come in squ ads from two to 20 men weman & children, looking very pittiful Monday 11th finds us in good spirits we get our Coffee, I missed my coffee as I was off washing. Some are grumbling our rations of liquor is very slim I think the officers get all they want </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-10 1862-03-11 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread050.jpg 6b11b95cbc4ced539cb46f509502ad72 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 91 these darkies tell so me hard stories about the secesh they say they think they are whip ped, well it is high time to think so, to day all who are not able to carry their kn apsacks are to be sent back to camp, we will soon be on the march again, we dont expect to give one inch this time but sweep all be fore us, McDowall [Irvin McDowell] intended to go as far as Centerville the first day but Gen King   </td> <td> 92 would not kill his men marching that way some of our officers employ those darkies who run away for servents. we was short of meat so we killed pigs robed hen roosts any way to get something to eat. the next thing will be to ral ly on a store to get our tobacco as we have no money to buy I tell you men will do any thing before they will suffer Vir must learn to let well enough a lone well I guess she will   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-11 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread051.jpg 63f6831467e166c944ffd624218d829d PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>93 Just now two Regts have past going back to fair Fair [Fairfax, VA]. they say Centervill [Centreville, VA] is deserted and even Ma nassas [Manassas, VA] the rebels were retreating and burning the bridges behind them they found Center Vill [Centreville, VA] well fortified with logs burned black to imitate cannon, porkers chickens beef geese are coming in to camp all the time the guard took 4 chaps who had beef the General says how did you get that beef. the boys told him they found the</td><td>94 critter dead out here a little ways, well says King if you found it dead you wont eat it, oh yet it had not been killed long he then told them to go after the boys were gone the Gen turned to Col of the Ind 19the Says he it is rather strange the boys find so many things dead around here, giving the Col a sly wink, he is the man for us he dont want the boys to starve as long as secesh meat is handy, we may not march for a day or two</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-11 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread052.jpg a252ad2bc8896d7b50bbbb814c040c2e PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>battalion dressparade 95 this evening we had brigade dressparade drill the first we ever had of the kind it was a splendid sight one man in Co A fainted and fell as we was marching to night the patrole took several of our boys in the act of cutting up a beef 6 of our Regt and 2 of the second Wis, perhaps they will be released in the morning, General Mc Clellans [McClellan] Staff and body guard past on their way to fair fax, his guard is a learge body of heorse man, it was beautiful</td><td>96 to see them pass, it was a nice evening the moon shone bright on them as they past causing their uniforms to look rich after dark our sutlers a rived bringing the mail which was hailed with Joy the lucky ons read their letters with happy faces as they sat by the Camp fire, the order is now that no person can leave the camp unless he has a pass Wednesday 12 weather good and all in good spirits. The worst with us is our teams failed to get in with our regular bread, so coffee</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-11 1862-03-12 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread053.jpg 28c90fc4335230cd1e6cfc8c11d616cf PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>97 was all we had, our Capt picked such men as he saw fit to go out and Jayhawk. our Squad of 8 or 10 Started with a pass to return at 11 oclock we was out three or four miles from camp. We got all the corncake and milk we could eat and Shot chickens pigs beef and So fourth. We tore open 5 or Six beehives had all the honey we wanted. We are now in camp eating fresh meat without salt or bread the order was to drill but we will not drill untill we get Some bread, oh Such a time for the union Well it cant be helped oh No</td><td>98 2 o clock you could have Seen me out in the brush vometing Secesh milk and honey it did not agree with me. I threw up chunks of milk curdled large as walnuts. To day we hear of the death of Jas Gilegan who was not expected to live long when we left We expect to march a gain at 10 P.M. Since we left camp we have had only one ounce of bread and Six crackers to eat. Thursday 13 pleasant our cavelry brought in two rebels one of them looked very Sour. our Capt went out with 10 men to see w hat he could Snale</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-12 1862-03-13 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread054.jpg 977444c2b46515d02aa1d35c489e4674 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>99 9 A.M. Skirmish drill, we expect to march Soon, 2 P.M. Battalion drill Friday 14 Weather damp I went on guard I was on brigade guard. 40 men are detailed from each Regt to come out in heavy marc hing order. 9 oclock Co drill our Co started out with one darkey in the ranks. Pete Slesser remarked that he did not like marching beside a negro, at which the Capt took offence and ordered him to the guard house, Pete obeyed yet at the same time resolved to report the Capt for mak</td><td>100 ing away with part of the Co rations of Liquor and other items, 2 oclock P.M. Pete has been released by the Capt 3 oclock Batallion drill I was relieved by Julius, as we have orders to march to Elex andra [Alexandria, VA] to start by 4 A.M. Saturday 15th Morning damp we got all ready but did not start 11 oclock instead of forward we were ordered back to Elexandria [Alexandria, VA] there to take Shipping Distance 15 miles this was a day of hard ships in fact we worked all day in the rain we was drenched to the Skin, mud and water up to the knees yet our spirits were high</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-13 1862-03-14 1862-03-15 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread055.jpg fb4b8d1f70f4bac240534408ba524d52 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>101 with a trip on the water at last. tired wet and hungry we came to a hault 4 miles of Elexandra [Alexandria, VA] to rest for the night. cold and wet we went to work pitching tents, Soon the smoke was curling up from our camp fires in every direction, here at 9 oclock we had our regular Liquor dealt out to us we past a dreadful night. It Ceased raining in the night. Sunday 16 we partook of our Scanty meal making our own coffee in tin cups our wet blankets and clothes were hung out to day. we cleaned our guns which were very rusty and then</td><td>102 waited orders. 10 oclock A.M. orders were to be ready to march not forward but back ward to Arlington. The effect was great Joke and Song was turned to murmering. We did not expect this, Now we are not to embark at present owing perhaps to the scarsity of transports, So with Sad faces we Started for our old Camp 12 miles, after a tedious journey we reached there 4 oclock P.M. Sore and tired found our tents taken down so we past into the woods and pitched our little tents for the night. the Women and sick hailed us with</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-15 1862-03-16 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread056.jpg 4ee21be9561c4e75063469051e9c2d55 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>103 Joy after and weeks absent thus endes the long expected march on Manasas, Not much blood was Shed, as the rebels fell back leaving us in possession of this Strong holds, Monday 17 weather cool. Jake Drew is not expected to live we past the fore noon in any way we pleased, 5 oclock we had dressparade on our old camp This we never expected to do again, we formed a hollow Square and the adress of General McClellan was read which was</td><td>104 the Sentiments of a pat riot. he says Now we are ready to make a decisive move, that hither to we have been preparing to strike the death blow and now the time had Come for us to act and we would be with him in every mans face was Seen the reflection of pride when this was read Several recrutes arrived this eavning from Wis Wilcocks Mcfarland Jim Taylor from Tafton they were warmly greeted by their friends they are in good Spirits</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-16 1862-03-17 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread057.jpg 9d1e6392f437fc8900724267b1007645 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>105 Tuesday 18 pleasant we will pack our extra cloth ing in boxes so as to be ready to march. we have a tall time of finding our clothing we had packed away Some did not finde them at all I found mine I & Jack we are striking tents to march, un der Col Cutler who is now Brigadier Gen King is now division Gen once more we left old Arlington we pitched our tents near Elexandra [Alexandria, VA] for the night where we expected to embark the next morn ing we was all freed for the night when one of Mc Dowells [Irvin McDowell] aids road rode up and</td><td>106 demanded of old Cutler why he stoped with out orders to do So. Cutler the darned old fool that is all he knows so we had to pull up Stakes and march, this made us grit our teeth this way of doing looks to much like childs play by this time it was farly dark So on we went over hills and hollows Hungry and tired at last tired out and think ing our Gen Cutler was to blame we broke ranks soon the woods was all a blaze with Camp fires after our officers</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-18 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread058.jpg c7d5490198ab1ff0174fdd046bda128a PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>107 See we was determined to go no farther, they then told us to pitch tents, however I and some others had our tents up. we had come near 14 miles to no purpose, our Supper consisted of dry bread, Some had not even this Wednesday 19th found us well but with a wolfish apetite 8 oclock our teams arrived So we got some Cold beef & coffee for breakfast after which we moved to a better Camp ground how long we will Stay or where we go next the Lord only knows</td><td>108 It is eather a feast or a famine with us to night we get 3 days crackers and one loaf of bread, it rained all night and this Thurs day morning 20the It is raining and quite cool to day we have past a very disagreeable day it rained near all day So we had to hug the fires in order to keep warm and the Smoke is putting our eyes out to day we hear that Gen Burn Sides [Ambrose Burnside] has taken Newburn [New Bern, NC] after a hard contest he took 160 field pieces 100 of them rifle cannon our loss was</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-18 1862-03-19 1862-03-20 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread059.jpg d4b778a68d007bc6537163cc714507c2 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>109 500 killed and wounded also he has been cannon ading Island Nober. 10 [Island Number 10?] the above places are on the coast in North Car elina. 2 o clock our Sutler arived. Friday 21the 1862 finds us all well, yesterday I drew 50 cents worth of tickets our Capt went to Arlington, to See how tricks run 3 or 4 of our boys will get their discharges two or three of us took a Strole in order to get a view of the premises, we Staid so long We missed rool call which is every two</td><td>110 hours We past over rough ground and timber which had been latly cut down so thickly as to almost obstructed our passage a Short walk brought us in Sight of a neat farm house had a good chat with the inmates who proved to be very inteligent people they Seemed rather heart broken and we could not help pittying them as our eye glanced over their once happy home now made desolate by the ravages of war,</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-20 1862-03-21 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread060.jpg 318843c18e4d999cd20b4bf596c9042b PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>111 we left this place with heavy hearts to look and see Sunney homes made desolate yet who is to blam e Shurley we are not. We saw Several Camp Squads were out Shooting at tar gets balls Shot passed us yet we past on with out fear, we soon found ourselves in Camp all hunk, Saturday 22 finds us all on the nip up after passing through another rainy night to day we get the unwelcome news, that Lieut Woodhouse [Samuel Woodhouse] now in Wis has resigned this cast a gloom over the</td><td>112 whole Co as he was beloved by all, now there will be a change in the officers which we hoped would never occur, Dan Rector and I stole from camp and paid a visit to the grand Theological Seminary which is well worth Seeing We past in to the hall and mounted up nine pair of Stairs, here we found our Selves in the belfry we had a Splendid view of the Potomac and Country for miles around, after cutting our name on the wall we retraced our steps well satisfied</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-21 1862-03-22 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread061.jpg 29b4d6ca044ffcb537bbc16da1d75d02 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 113 with our visit. this Noble Structure whose halls once resounded with happy Students Studying for the Barr and pulpit, is now crowded with Soldiers these buildings are used for hospitals, head quarters and so forth, we Started for camp Past by fort Ward arrived in camp 11 A. M. 3 oclock Co drill. Suneday 23 pleasant this morning 9 oclock Co inspection over now looking for orders to march. also it is rumerd that no more letters will be sent by any of the army   </td> <td> 114 on the Potomac, for a certain length of time by order of Gen McClellan. if this is true it is tough yet proper to prevent the rebels from geting notice of our move ments. yesterday I drew $1.00 in tickets. which makes $2.00 in all since our last pay day To day two or three recruits Came in camp from Wis To day we have great sport with a pair of boxing gloves and throwing a 32 cannon Ball. Now the rumor is rife in camp that we will go to Washington City as provost guard, we   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-22 1862-03-23 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread062.jpg 3df4a264ef907542d39ae18ac0784f60 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>do not like this very well 115 this is not true we would rather go down the river to day we hear that Capt Richardson of Co A has tendered his resignation but the Col will not except of it the secret is the Capt woed and won the Cols fair Daughter and was Married without the knowledge of her Father the Col was ignorant of the fact. until the Capt asked him to Sign a pass to go to the Citty. the Col mistrusting all was not right, enquired why he wished to go to the</td><td>116 City. The Capt answerd by saying he wanted to go to see his wife. the Col. was So enraged at this avowal refused to Sign the pass but Started for the Citty himself to mark make his Daug hter explain her misterious conduct in this clandestine marriage. it apears that in this romantic affair, her Father was not entirley avese to their being united a t Some future time when both parties were Somewhat relieved of the ardoues duties of defending our Comon interests and the</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-23 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread063.jpg c9cff7efc84bcaf45eaed51da57055dd PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>117 Union, however the thing is a bird now, and the Col is a man of to much Judg ment to raise a breeze about the matter. as the Capt who is a very likely young man has fairly got the Start of him, Monday 24 this morning we are all hunk and ready for a march, last night I got my share of mail I got 5 Letters. in fact my mail generally comes in bunches to day we hear that Gen Shields after a severe engagement has taken Winchester, loss 100 men</td><td>118 rebels killed and taken prisoner neer 500 men this town is 40 miles from Manassas, where the rebels flead to from Manassas Gen Shields belongs on our right. we are hav ing very good weather at present yet old citizens Say this Spring is a remar keble backward Spring infact the winter has been rather severe even in uragon [Oregon?] where cold weather is uncommon we hear they are loosing their Stock. as they were not prepared for it</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-23 1862-03-24 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread064.jpg 26568a3e1bbcbd7fd2b559ab0bca831c PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>119 Tuesday 25th 1862 this is a beautiful morning once more the Sun is Shining in all its glory, we have had so much rainey weather, we feel like new beings, when we have the privilege of enjoying fair weather once more, 9 oclock we had the bayonet exercise, and while our Capt was drill ing in the manuel of arms, he gave the order to Support arms from a right Shoulder Shift we did not execute the Command very prompt</td><td>120 as we thought it was a wrong command Lieut Young Said he thought it was so our Capt bet him the Whis kee when we got in camp we found, Capt was right; so we get the Liquor, Young is not apt to be in the wrong in the tactics. 2 oclock a grand review took place near the Seminary only McDowells Corps con sisting of about 20,000 this I suppose is pre paritory to our embar king this was the best</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-25 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread065.jpg c120e16bf745ba568b44cda178cd2237 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 122 [no page 121] military display we ever had. the army of the Potomac are highly disaplined and equipt we have in our division one Regt called the Buck tails. 13th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment</a>.">[Bucktails] They represent all the union States, their mark of distinction is a Buck tail worn on the cap also we have the 14th New York Regiment</a> earned the nickname “Brooklyn Zouaves” due to its French-inspired, colorful uniforms."> Brooklin [Brooklyn] zouaves who are a nice body of men their uniform is the read pants to day I regret to Say one of our boys Louis Knutz who   </td> <td> 123 has the appearance of a very good boy, has been ordered by the Phy sician to pitch his tent Separate from the Co. as he is deseased some way owing to his uncleanliness of his person. he is young and perhaps did not think, perhaps in future this will be a good less on. Wednesday 26 Pleasant, last night was quite cold my bed fellow got very chilley in the night and had to get up and   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-25 1862-03-26 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread066.jpg c65ff04fac30a9fb5f925205b16f6422 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>124 Stand by the fire this morning he is quite unwell the nights are quite uncomfortable 9 oclock drill. 2 oclock Batal lion drill. J Johnson [John Johnson] and Huftil [Richard Huftill] sliped off to get out of drill the Capt Said Such work had played out. So he order ed one Sergant to make them march with arms reversed in camp till we got back Dick [Richard Huftill] went at it but the other more stubern Said he would not. When the Capt returned he ordered him to take his gun and go at it, excuses were</td><td>125 of no avail, but he would not obey he was taken to the Col, what will be done I dont know yet. also two or three of Co B would not go on drill, So the Col had them examined by the physicians when pronounced them able for duty so the Col sent them to chop two cords of wood and carry it to his quarters there is no use disobeying orders it is all the worse in the out come. to day we got our requisition filled. This time I drew a pair of Shoes.</td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-26 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread067.jpg c91a234160489ad66fc8c458726fc2df PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 126 Thursday 27 pleasant we cannot drill this fore noon. in order to get ready for another grand review. [?] Johnson [John Johnson] was court martialed 1 oclock we fell in for the review. the same number except one di vision, McClellan Lincoln McDowell and a number of big boys were present all past pleasantly as usual on such occasions yesterday our Col was thrown from his horse but was not hurt. also   </td> <td> 127 [fragment] Major Bill [George Bill] was thrown from his horse shortly after the review to day I think gentle reader I am near the end of the Chapter. or at least this little book is full. and in order to get the s… my… presen… my t… which… will be… ny to… my fa… I think… Is good…   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-27 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_Spread068.jpg 5e0de2bf89736d9c37c83cd350c6c65e PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>128 [fragment] health for the next 2 months to be full of exciting scenes and so forth so for the present good</td><td></td> </tr></table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-27 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4625/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary2_1862_zBackcover.jpg 387ad6ac71d90caf3e3342f0e0cbd714 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The John Harville Diaries, 1861-1864 (Ms2010-053) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource John McBride Harville (also spelled Harvill) was born in Illinois on January 29, 1839. His family seems to have moved to Beetown, Wisconsin, around 1843, though other records indicate this may have occurred later. Before the early death of his mother when he was five, his parents appeared to have had three other children: Caroline (later Young), who Harville refers to as "Carrie" or "Cary" in his diaries; William; and Elizabeth (later Nickerson), who Harville calls "Lib." For several years, he lived with a foster family (the Sargents). His father, William, remarried and had five more children. By the start of the Civil War, Harville was living with the Batie family in Tafton, Wisconsin. Although Tafton did not have enough men to raise its own company, volunteers from the area, including Harville, joined others to form Company F, 7th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry in Lancaster during the summer of 1861. Harville served primarily in and around Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Chronic health problems resulted in his spending most of September 1862-August 1864 in hospitals in Baltimore, Maryland, though he continues to report on his personal experiences, as well as war news. In January of 1864, he transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps until he mustered out in August 1864. In October 1864, he married Harriet E. Trine (1846-1916), who he had known since before the war. As early as his first diary in 1861, he records having received letters from Hattie and Lizzie (presumably her sister) Trine. They settled in Wyalusing and had five children: William A. (1865-1894), Annie Laure (b. 1867), Frank D. (1869-1883), Edgar R.(b. 1872), and John M., Jr. (b. 1879). Following the war, Harville was both a farmer and a newspaperman. He died from pneumonia in Wisconsin at age 74 in June 1913. The 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, along with the 2nd Wisconsin, 6th Wisconsin, and 19th Indiana, formed the "Iron Brigade" in the autumn of 1861. In October 1862, the 24th Michigan joined the brigade. The Iron Brigade was under the immediate command of Brig. Gen. Rufus King and made up a part of the 3rd Brigade of the Army of Potomac, under Major General McDowell. Near the front of the battle at Gettysburg, Antietam, The Wilderness, Second Bull Run, and several other major campaigns, over the course of the war, the Iron Brigade suffered the greatest losses in proportion to its numbers. Additional biographical information is available in the collection. More information on Wisconsin Regiments can be found on the Wisconsin Historical Society website: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp. The collection contains eight original diaries, as well as transcripts and additional biographical information. Harville's diaries chronicle his experiences with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment during 1861 and 1862. He spent much of 1863 and 1864 in Newton University Hospital, and later Jarvis Hospital, in Baltimore, MD, facing chronic illness. Clearly intended for an audience, the diaries contain short addresses to the "Reader" at the beginning and end, often including an apology for his poor grammar and spelling. Largely self-educated, Harville's diaries are surprisingly legible and his phonetic spellings are easy to decipher. Most of the diaries also include a list of letters received and written, as well as Harville's cash and barter accounts with friends. Several diaries are indexed and/or paginated. Harville's early entries detail the formation of Company F in Lancaster, Wisconsin, travel to Washington, DC, and life in camp outside Alexandria, Virginia. Like many farmers in the war, he keeps consistent notes on the weather. He recounts stories of his own adventures which more than once landed him in trouble, as well as the exploits of others. He also writes of picket and guard house duty, the occasional scouting mission, frequent drills and dress parades, and war news. He remains relatively well-informed about the war, at least in as much as it related to his experiences and his regiment. While spending time in Jarvis and Newton University Hospitals, the content of his entries begins to change some. He continues to records war news of note during this period, but the emphasis is on the work he does and the social life he develops. His illness is intermittent and so he also does chores around the hospital, including cleaning inside and outside the buildings, cooking and serving, and running errands. Harville spends a good deal of time helping the local women who volunteer at the hospitals, too, which he appears to thoroughly enjoy. At least two diaries contain a list of women and young ladies with whom he is acquainted. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00698.xml.frame" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the John Harville Diaries</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861/1864 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville Diaries must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010-053 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-06 1861-08-19 1862-01-06 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Jan 6th 1862. was sick was excused by by Regimental surgeon First Book</td><td>John Harvills Book August the 19 1861 Tafton Grant County Wisconsin from the above date I have kept a strict and true account of all that occurred while in the rebellion of the united stats of america 1861</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread002.jpg 0830f1425a3bc3ba0e4ec472a18f78f5 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>index leaving home 1 time of enlistment 3 through Illinois 4 Indianna 5 Ohio and Pennsylvania 6 in Baltimore M.D. 11 arived in Washington 12 camp Baxter 15 camp Lyon 15 camp Arlington 16 great excitement 18 the balloon 20 the sutler & Capt Callis [John B. Callis] 22 Col Vandor [Joseph Vandor] not liked 26 Corporal reduced 27 Cook falls from his hearse 29 A good joke 30 a visit to the second Wis 33 divine servise 35 the great illumination 36 the funeral 40 the Capt and gloves 43</td><td>4th we got our pay 44 a visit to George town 46</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread003.jpg 2d64c9f91ed4eb7ca6a6ba7410ca8906 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-08-17 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>we was sworn into the united states service in Madison Aug the 31, 1861 this I omitted in my other notes</td><td>1 Tafton Saturday Aug 17th 1861 Tafton union guards met at Tafton to drill & also to see who was wiling to be ready any moment to go into active service Mr Callis [John B. Callis] was present to invite us to join his Co in Lancaster providing we failed to form a Co here. the vote was taken to see who would go the number was small we saw the chance was slim. so we concluded to join the Lancaster Co after several speaches was ma de we adjourned to meet at Lancaster the next monday several Patriotic citizens</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread004.jpg 823c24e2b2a1ea1616a01672feb09c16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-08-19 1861-08-28 1861-08-29 1861-08-30 1861-09-04 1861-09-07 1861-09-21 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>2 volunteered to take their teams to carry those who wished to go. among those who offered to take us was John Batie & Jobe Crabtree. we met in Lancaster had a good time, had some trouble disagreed, Callis got mad reconciled at last united elected John B Callis Captain, Samuel Woodhouse first lieutenant, Henry Young 2 Lieut part of us got a pass & returned home to stay till Saturday. I helpt my Boss finish slacking his grain & fixed up my affairs bid farewell to friends I was loth to part with at last Sat urday came & I must go well John Batie & other friends & my sister Carry [Caroline] came part way with me. my mind was diverted by their lively sallies, & by my request they sung the red, white, and blue. here we are in the blackberry patch. now I left them to proceed on my journey & out was this parting calm. I turned away, brushed away a tear & was loved from the spot.</td><td>3 I enlisted under Capt Callis, and was sworn into the States service Aug the 19 1861 at Lancaster Grant Co Wis on the 28 we left Lancaster and arived at Boscobel the same day. left Boscobel the 29 and arived in Madison the same day. the 30th received our summer suit. September the 4 we received our arms, which were Harpers Ferry muskets on the 7th we received our gray uniform. Sept the 21 we struck tents and took up our line of march for Washington at nine oclock Saturday morn with firing of cannon and shouts of the citizens</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread005.jpg 3e1975b38416d7de62982db4139331c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-09-21 1861-09-22 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>4 our journey Sept the 21 1861 arrived at Station 11 oclock 45 where a number of one Co met their friends. left at 12 oclock. Arrived at Janes vill [Janesville, WI] at 1 oclock and was well treated by the citizens of that place. apples cakes coffee was freely past around. left Jansvill [Janesville, WI] at 2 oclock past through Milton [June?] and Larance (across the line) Illinois the next place we past was, Harvard, Wood stok [Woodstock, IL] McHenry Co. arrived at Ridgefield, then to Cary station, then Paletine [Palatine, IL] arrived at Chichargo [Chicago, IL] 7 oclock PM. here we got</td><td>5 off the cars and was marched through the principal streets of the Citty escorted by the Citty Brass Band we expected a splendid supper by the pat riotic citizens but was dis appointed, owing perhaps to our latness in getting in the Citty left Chichargo [Chicago, IL] at 1 oclock am past the line in the night the 22 1861 Indiana first town we past was Plymoth [Plymouth, IN] Marshal Co Ind [Marshall County, IN]. then past Warsaw then Cascasca in Cascasca Co [Kosciusko County, IN] the next place we stopt was at fort Wane [Fort Wayne, IN] 9 oclock expected coffee but was</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread006.jpg 4f7488226b7856dfbf04be2b0de5c086 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-09-22 1861-09-23 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>6 somewhat disapointed the coffee was rather slim however the people was all right on the goose. left fort Wane [Fort Wayne, IN] 10 oclock am, and past through Mapls [Maples, IN], across the line into Ohio 1140 oclock AM passing through Van Wort [Van Wert, OH] and Delphis [Delphos, OH], Lima Johnstown upper san duskey [Upper Sanduskey, OH] & [Mergrus?] & Cristine [Crestline, OH] & Wooster & arrived in Alligany City [Allegheny City, PA] 7 oclock 30 Sept the 23 Penn arived at Pittsburge [Pittsburgh, PA] 8 oclock here we was well cared for we got out of the cars and marched to</td><td>7 the Breakfast table & refreashed our selves with warm Coffee Bread cheese and other substantials that was relished by the hungry Soldier. may long live the good people of this Citty left at 12 oclock, we past many places of less note which I will not mention in this past Johnstown & Partage [Portage, PA] a short tim we past the large tunnel which was a grand sight to those unacustomed to such things 3/4 of a mile in length at 5 oclock P.M. we were all highly pleased with</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread007.jpg 9f01d5d2a49774523fd3483ee4236cc5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-09-23 1861-09-24 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>8 with the scenery here on the fabled mountains Allegany. then passing down the mountains we arrived at Altonia [Altoona, PA] a verry pretty place. at 6 oclock here we was well treated by the good people of this place. we left then with hearts full of gratitude for those people. that night we followed along the waters of the beautiful Junia [Juniata] river. We the the 24 1861 arrived at Harrisburgh [Harrisburg, PA] 8 oclock 30 found 6 or 8 thousand soliders there we left</td><td>9 the cars for the sation house there we unslung knapsacks & slacked arms and sat down to rest and wait further orders at last rations was dealt out and soon devoured. we kept in the station pretty close by posting guards at the doors. left harisburgh [Harrisburg, PA] about 3 oclock crossed the Susquahanah [Susquehanna] river on old battle cars when a cross, one of the front cars give out & the train stopt to repair the car this accident provoked our Col who ordered</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread008.jpg eb1d542b364f322e9bbd11df0f8b6cd4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-09-24 1861-09-25 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>10 us all to get out of the cars. he said it was not safe to trust his men on them the conductor wanted the Col to give him a re ceipt for our safe passage through. our Col would not do so, so we staid there all night. there was some feer of the enemy but we laid down to sleep with guards posted around our camp I was one of the guards. the morning dawned upon us in safty & we started on our way on the same cars except the poorest ones</td><td>11 7 oclock A.M. they were left behind to [rotdard?] old cattle cars no go at harisburgh [Harrisburg, PA] we loaded our guns but had no reason to use them every thing past pleasantly, untill we arived at Baltimore in good spirits did not leave untill morn stacked arms in the statio on house and laid down to sleep by order of our Col however a few chose to strole about the Citty when we marched through the streets the people followed with flags and cheers. yet we were cautioned not to venture too far in</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread009.jpg 6768c22a63b5ee9cd1ccf5f11f5faa5a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-09-25 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>12 the dark part of the Citty we expected some trouble in this place but was happly disapointed we was well treated. certainly quite a change since the 6th past through we past the 4 Wis Regt at the Relay house which is 9 miles from Baltimore Washington junction 9 miles 22 miles to Washington we we arrived at Wash 1 oclock 30 we left the cars & marched up town. Finlly halted at what is called the soldiers rest here we found dinner waiting which consisted of</td><td>13 a chunk fat meat and a slice of bread without plates knives or forks fingers were made be fore forks, so we went to work. however not with a good relish as the food was not very palatable here we was ordered to lay down for the night we then began to prepare for the night in this place was prepared a large Bath to wash in some went to sleep others took the privilige to strip off and wash I was among these in the Bath when</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread010.jpg 08bba0b9da8a63dc62e3481b17f4d305 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>14 the the command was given to sling knapsacks shoulder arms and march the excitement of course was great I was just puting on my cloths at this time but I was soon dressed all right. some thought we were going to fight that night however we only marched to an other part of the Citty to give room for an other Regt we took up quarters up stairs in a learge house and slept sweetly for the night then in the morn we breacfasted at the Soliders rest then</td><td>15 marched back. then we rested awhile. wrote some Letters. then we marched for Camp Baxter. arived about 3 oclock pitched tents all past pleasantly at this place we fired our guns at a target our Capt making the best shot at this place our guards were disturbed by some one throwing stones at them in the dark. staid here a few days then marched to camp Lyon neer Chain Bridge on Potomac here we staid</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread011.jpg 3b2203f29c90316f88cf5410c14a9563 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 16 several days here we joined General Kings Brigade consisting of the 6th Wis 2th Wis 19th Ind Regt & here we met our many friends who had gone before us and this was a joyful day for us in meet ing our friends. here I was poisoned on the arm with poisoned iva while picking grapes. on account of this I lost one drill up to this time I was well and ready for duty. here we staid several days then we crossed the Potomac for Arlington   </td> <td> 17 hights, distance 6 miles here we arrived about [11?] oclock P.M. you see the whole Brigade marched here together. we had some difaculty with the 6 Regt they got there first & took our boards that belonged to our camp ground. when we got there we told them that would not do they got mad swore they would take them the truth is only for the prompt interference of our officers, we would soon been envolved in   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread012.jpg 44833377b4b0ca58513a4b1f492f6640 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-10-10 1861-10-11 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>18 a Bloody fight. however this was prevented. we were soon friends again like sisters on our right was the 6th Wis and on our left hand lay the 2th Wis at this time our health was very good nothing happend of my interest except now & then an accident of some one getting hurt shot by accident killed or cripled, untill about 10th of Oct the order was given to be ready to march in ten min this caused quite an</td><td>19 excitment in Camp the Boys flew around like a hen with her head off. the word was that the enemy was advan cing on us. well we were drawn up in line of Battle to receive our orders from the Col - then we returned to our tents to lay on our arms till morning so to be ready to march any moment but morning came, and with it all prospect of a moove very soon. thus ended one of the many orders</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread013.jpg 6dc230a676a09e5727bc0fabd94c25a5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-10-24 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>20 in time of war. truly the soldier is led in darkness here we atended our regular duties & nothing occurred to mar our quietness except the accasional boom of a canon, or the discharge of musketry and some times all attention will be drawn in the direction of a balloon in the dis tance. I remember one evening on dress parade one was seen coming towards our Camp we supposed she would drop in our midst</td><td>21 well down she dropt close by so they thought so the boys started in the direction it fell. close by so they say the boys say away they go runing the guards cry halt halt they are gone, but the joke of it is the balloon give them the slip and was about 2 miles off. never mind live and learn. however the balloon belonged to the NY Regt and named Sarah Toga [Saratoga] the 24 we received our Blue pants two pair of drawers and Cap</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread014.jpg 9c7bd3a01a2738e4bc88193bd4d5e4bb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-10-30 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>22 we have what is caled a Sutler whose bisness is to sell goods & groceries he is licensed to sell and goes with the Regt when money is scarse he issues tickets. to each soldier to the amo unt not exceeding four Dollars the value of the ticket with his name subscribed also. with these you can by of the sutler then at pay day he brings in his Bill for these tickets and is paid out of your wages the sutler charges very</td><td>23 high prices which makes it very hard for the soldiers to lay up a great deal. and some times gets his shanty tore down. on or about 30th of Oct the boys ralied on the sutlers tent cut the gye ropes tore away the counter in front and threw one fellow in to throw out the goods but this did not pay. our Capt Callis being officer of the Day he caled for about 50 Guards, then he gave the crowd 5 minuts to disperse or he would charge bay onet on them. yes our</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread015.jpg 37cecee7e5d06d74ba05e85822d33bc9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-04 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>24 Capt said he was orderd by the Col to disperse the crowd this he said he would do even at the sacfifise of his life. our Capt was officer of the day and this was his duty and was prompt in the performance of the same. November 4th 1861 the sutlers tent was blown down leaving them at the mercy of the storm untill their goods were mooved to another tent the boys offered their assistance to remove the goods and was</td><td>25 repaid with a barel of apples which was free for all. who can discribe the scene that followed who shall get the moast hurrah here they come every man for a chance at the barel rough and tumble pull and haul. with caps in the mud. time flies and yet we have no fighting. nothing has turned up to disturb our peaceful vocation of camp life. yet we are still silently progressing in the art & science of war. we drill twice every day</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread016.jpg 5512f1d318f0ca720d06b9d48702bc9e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-07 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>26 there seems to be some dissatisfaction in our Regt in regard to our Col Mr Joseph Vandor not with standing his repetation as a vetteran soldier and a tacttitioner still fault was found with him as a commander for various. Namely. 1 his foreign accident which makes it hard for him to command in English. 2 he is to strict for yankey Volunteers 3 he can not control his temper 4 he lacks patience in drilling new recruits</td><td>27 Thurs Novem 7th 1861 Tuesday raing. Wednesday drilled very muddy Thurs drilled & number drawed shoes socks and sofourth that they stood in need of. one Corporal John Runion reduced to the ranks. his offense was chocking a privit Philip Bennets of our Co. 5 oclock pm after dress parade we marched to our quarters unfixed bayonets ordered arms to listen to the rea ding of the resignation of the afore said John Runion. fifth Corporal of Co F 7th Regt Wis Vol</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread017.jpg 6fd3a355b1a389d35c7ec5c8cac17862 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-03 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>28 by our Capt J B Callis we got the joke on the Capt in reading this. he produced the wrong paper and tried to read but no go. he run to his tent to get the right papers. things so misplaced he could not find it. a good laugh. at the Capt reading the resignation out of the wrong papers. then broke ranks had supper. fell into ranks again to received our blue over coats. they were very nice coats. we now have at this time two over coats, two under coats, two caps three pair</td><td>29 pants, two pair of shirts, two pair of drawers, one pair socks one pair shoes. good for Unkle Sam. he is very good to his boys afew days ago our ajutant of the 7th Regt Wis Vol fell from his horse and broke his ankle. he is a fine man and we was sorry to here of his misfortune. today they have commenced paying off our Brigade. commencing with the 19th Ind Regt. the amount due to us is two months wages 26 Dollars. Sunday 3th 1861 we fell into ranks and marched to the hospital to be vaccinated as the</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread018.jpg ae91043d3841f0325cc2457257053894 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-09 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>30 small Pox has made its appearance in our Regt. this evening William Miles resig ned his office as cook. fryday drill. Col not present. Maj taking the command, did not succeed very well made some balks. the Maj good humord all right we had some fun. one man dropt out had been sick felt weak. returned supper evening had some fun. cast votes for Corporal all sham had several runing. James Airs [Ayers] was elected he felt proud said he would endeavor to do his duty. foolish boy dident see the joke. had</td><td>31 a fight. the scene closed by our capt making them mark time untill they made up friends. gritty boys would not make up so they capt orderd the worst one to the guard house. had roll call then retired for the night. Sat 9th had a grand review of General McDowals [Irvin McDowell] Division the division met about three miles in the direction of falls Church. three Brigades with artillery and Cavalry this was a grand display and went off pleasantly when it began to rain we then started for home</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread019.jpg df72b6c30395fe92c85038c8d1f508ba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-10 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>32 through the mud. there was two Ladies on the field one wrode with McDowal [Irvin McDowell]. supposed to be his wife any how they were brave Ladies. on our return home we saw to our left another division on review one more we did not see also we see a large drove of cattle destined for the slaughter pen. saw a good many farm houses one that was torn down said to be house owned by the brother of the Murderer of Col Elsworth [Elmer E. Ellsworth] that brave yet unfortunate soldier</td><td>33 and others buildings some what tarnished by the affects of war. 10th Sunday. Co review took a stroll into the 2th Wis had a good visit. took Dinner with my old friend Bill Johnston. was in fort Elliston, we feasted our eyes on what was in sight we saw three learge guns 24 pounders, one 6 one ten pound also one Howitzer for throwing shell. these guns are mounted and situated so as to rake everything in reach. balls for each</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread020.jpg 30cb8c0a85cad48c52dbb7b723b30994 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-10 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>34 gun are piled up ready for use. the Magazine is in the center of the Fort and is made fire proof by cov ering with earth this part we were not allowed to explore we went through the first dare which was not locked. the iner door did not yieald to our tutch this was strongly bolted little to be seen. one dack lantern used in the Mag azine. after seeing every thing worthy of note we retired well satisfied with our visit. on our way to our quarters we found our Chaplin engaged</td><td>35 in divine serivce. here we come to a halt to here him through his text was in substa nce thus, now is the time to seek the Lord. he was brief and to the point, making the sinner feel the force of his remarks. 10th to day the wife of the orderly Sargant Died after an illness of ten days with the typhoid fever this was a serious loss to Co J she was a nice Ladie. these Patriotic Ladies must have great fortitude to brave the rigors of a camp life & still later in the day we here of the Death of one of our Regt after</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread021.jpg 625b161c865a95d552c6ca44df249385 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-11 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>36 a short illness he died with the small Pox. previous to his death he was convoyed to the hospital in Georgetown evening came and with it supper then roll call, then retired to bed to dream of by gone days of happiness. Monday 9 oclock Battalion drill 2 oclock Co drill, 5 oclock Dress parade. the second Lieut of Co J was taking ill and was carried from the ranks. supper 8 oclock roll call. after this, we were all excitement we heard cheering alaround and the signal lights were going up all around. I climed up</td><td>37 in a tree to get a good view of the lights. the citty of Washington was in a perfect state of illumination it was a spendid sight. we thought this was done on account of some great & good news. we was im patient to know so we could cheer with the rest. however we waited till the mail came in to here the news. we found these lights were in honor of McClellans inauguration as commander of all the forces on the potomac also we here that Gen Wools [John Wool] fleet had taken several forts and the railroad and was in a fair way to take Chas town. this news caused quat</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread022.jpg 53850e247f5a7e710f6319ac5f9d5154 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-12 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>38 rejoicing in our troops. at last the mail was delt out to those who had not gone to bed in the pack of Letters there was four for me. in the meantime 2th Wis Brass Band came to our Cols tent & played a beautiful serenade. our Col thanked them and promised to treat. I went to my tent read my Letters then retired. time 10 oclock. thus closed another day of exciting scenes Tuesday fore noon 9 oclock Co Drill. 2 oclock. P.M. Battalion drill had some fun in the Wis 6th one are two got tipsy tried to disarm one of the guards was taken to the guard house</td><td>39 as the spirits began to moove them. the tent are frail structure did not hold them the tent was soon torn down. then they was put in a more secure place. this was while we was on dress parade. the Battalion by divis ion closed in mass to here the reading of orders. Then Col made a few remarks a bout the duty of sentinols he hade one brought into the senter of the Batalion, who was charged of sleeping on his post the best part was this poor fellow who might have been shot but our Col ever ready to show levity</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread023.jpg 3f217cd468c2b72daf3e8feb609e22d7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-13 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>40 and a readiness to forgive the first offense, pardoned him thus the poor fellow avoided a court Martial. to day the funeral sermon was preached of the orderlys wife who died in Co J the sermon was very affecting making the soldiers mind wander back to the dear ons left at home. the tears are seen silently stealing down their manly cheeks, thinking how soon a letter might bring the heart rending news that one of their own members of the family has gone the way of all the living. how sad the thought that is necessary that</td><td>41 you must leave friends to spill your precious blood in defence of the right. sertainly this is an unholy war on the part of the South. may they soon be brought to see the evil of their ways and once more be united in stronger bonds of love than ever. well its soon be roll call. I will put away my book & listen to the boys spin yarns. any thing to keep up good spirits. Wednesday fore noon we signed the pay roll also the receipt in full for the amount paid $26.41 cents this fore noon. Co A was paid and so on through</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread024.jpg 12bc949d379eec76a308733fe7b715c3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-14 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>42 till they are all paid. up to this time I have had one Dollars in Sutlers Tickets. some of the boys had from three to four Dols $04.00 is all they are permited to have between each pay day which is every two months. this morning I had my choice eather to go on guard, or carry water I chose to do the Latter from the reason that the guard stands his regular hours through the night. the water guard works through the day. to day my nose has bled three times yesterday, 5 times. night closed in upon us and found us all bunk.</td><td>43 Thurs 14th 1861 this morning at roll call, our Capt presented each one of us a pair of white gloves with the ex presion, take them whether you appreciate them or not the sutler wants 20 cents a pair, when they are not nearly worth over 10 cents per pair. one of the boys inquired the price of the gloves. never mind says the Capt they dont cost you any thing. the idea then began to crall throu our hair that this was a present. good for our Capt, three cheers for</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread025.jpg f60199614abdd60665ee38a193f64ffd PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>44 our Capt, long may he live he who is ever ready to do every thing for the good of his company this morning we are waiting for the pay master to pay us off. we do not have to drill this fore noon. on this account, after dinner, we fell into ranks and marched to the paymaters to get our regler shiners which did not set us back in the least. 2 oclock Brigade drill, Col cutler [Lysander Cutler] acting as Brigadier Gen in the absence of Gen King [Rufus King] Col Cutler commander of the 6th Regt he did very well acting in this capasity</td><td>45 yet a little more practice would not come a miss it is said Gen King [Rufus King] is absent on a furlough to see his friends. no dress parade this evening on account of the rain. we was glad to go to our tents & pass a way the time the best way we could. well we had a pretty good time we had some visitors from the 2 & 6 & had a good chat read some Letters & write some. it is rain ing yet so we wont have roll call to night our ord erly dont make us come out when the weather is rainy</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread026.jpg 62f7785698e09728e736eece552d4ac6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-15 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>46 fryday 15th 1861 this morning the weather is gloomy & Julius Nickerson has got a pass from our Capt to go to the Citty of Washington, only two can get a pass each day out of a Co. well rather than to loose our chance we started regardless of wind or weather so we hurried to the Clerks office to get our pass sined. this done we started the first thing of note was a grave of a Lady the grave was enclosed with a nice brick wall size about 8 by 12 & 6 feet high. a foundation of brick was mad on the grave & on this was laid a beautiful marble</td><td>47 stone with the inscription reading this, sacred to the memary of Mrs Mary Ran dolf [Mary Randolph] her intrensic worth needs no enligum. the deceased was borned 9th of august 1762 at ampt hill [Ampthill, VA] Neer Richmond Vir & died 23 of January 1828 those who wish to know more about this noble Lady I will refer to history. & still further on we see the grave of one Samuel Johnston & no date when he died or age yet we found on the head stone these beautiful & appropriate lines which sheds a mistery over his grave</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread027.jpg 4dee944604c566135d13d989e5066fdb PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>48 Dear wife & children do not weep I am not dead but here do sleep, within this solid lump of clay untill the reserrection day, & here my body must remain till Jesus calles me fourth again. we left his place with the happy thought that he had lived and died a christian. had some troub le our pass was not sure the officer of the guards hesitated on account of the date 14 changed to 15. he let us pass with the information to return before dark. we crossed the Potomac on the Aqueduct in to George town [Georgetown] done our trading then looked around to see what</td><td>49 we could see we visited Gen JactsonS [Andrew Jackson] statue. he is here represented as on hose back on a large pillar of marble his statue is very large & well done it is composed of bronze and hollow in side throw a stone & strike the stat ue it will make a ringing sound. also we saw the state of Washington infront of the White house which was very nice he is mounted on horse standing with his fore feet raised as in the act of springing forward his hat is raised & eyes are turned in the direction of</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread028.jpg 94d7f2349630b429a78017b4b3304db7 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>50 the White House. oh that we had another Wash ington to dash from us this bitter cup & restore peace to this country. yet he is dead & long will his memory rem ain freash in the memory of his Countryman. the Presidents House is a noble structure too nice too be used as a shelter for traitors. I hope he who would seek the downfall of this government may never regale himself on the good things of these halls. may they all pattern after Abraham Lincoln good old Abe Long may</td><td>51 he live. we past through all the principal streets & see a good deal & lots of darkies on the warf. we boarded a small sailing vessel we was well paid with novalty of the rigging of the vessel tard roaps & blocks & takles found one man on board who gave us some informa tion, when we left he was satisfied we was no Sail ors times flies we stard for our encampment. we met some big bugs riding in gillet vehickle. they were gentlemen of foreign birth they had indulged in a</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread029.jpg 77d4a26085ec2fe0ea5c5ab25f61866d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-16 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 52 drop of the how come you so enough to make them very liberal. they caled us up asking a number of questions you are a soldier do you like war they were union men & England was a friend to our cause. at the same time sliping 50 cents into our hand to drink their health. after a warm shake of the hand drove on, leaving us well pleased we persued our journy to camp. arrived supper roll call was going to bead heard a fuss in opposite run out hear the story two privites & the   </td> <td> 53 orderly went over to a dutch Regt got on a high fell out. orderly waited to get sober he felt sorry returned to camp sober two privits drunk yet and threatened to expose the orderly bad snap orderly wanted them to keep still he went into the rent & got the boys to make up so they did & said no more about the scrape after promising not to speak of what I had heard I went to bead. Saturday 16th very cold & winday so I put on my new boots   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread030.jpg 374af84f46423ea0ed5870d3abfd3c3a PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>54 & gloves. 9 oclock Co drill we had a very good drill we was on a spot of ground sheltered from the wind we paid our attintion to our business till the girls came along with baskets full of good pies & cakes they sat down neer us to rest & get custom from us. when the soldier sees a woman he forgets what he is about he will gaze at her as if he never see one before. dinner 2 oclock Co drill. drilled awhile then rested happened to be near place of refre shment shop</td><td>55 so the boys started up the hill on a run this hill was very steep yet we was soon up yet out of breath we jamed up to the bar. cakes ale cider apples was dispatched with avidity? I swallowed a glass of good old Cider then hastened with the rest back to the ranks & found those who staid busy reading. Frank Lisleys pictorial they had bought at the news sender. on the way to the drill ground we found one fellow laying by the way dead drunk</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread031.jpg a55ea50a20ed11e02c25f4de99f8b54a PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>56 this is the first person dead drunk I have seen since I enlisted & hope it will be the last yet I feer it wont be the only instance of this kind. I was talking with McKenzie [John W McKenzie] the orderly of our Co who is an inteligent & good hearted young man I tutched upon the last nights spree. he said he wished it had not happened. says he dont think for the first or second spree. I have done very wrong yet if my Dear wife should here I had been drunk she would feel very bad</td><td>57 oh I would not have my wife here of this for the wurld says he I will take a pledge that I will not drink any more. I took him by the hand my heart was full. Mc I said to him, I will take & share that pledge with you. we shook hands & promised unless under extreme sircumstances we would not tamper with the intoxicating bowl. this evening it is very cold we suffered with the cold. some were permitted to weare over coats on dress parade</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread032.jpg f814d65e942b07f57ef315d8eacf2ee3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-16 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>58 but our officers was ready to obey their superiors did not permit us to put on our overcoats. only think 16 of Nov 1861 last night it was so cold here that quite a crust of ice froze over water standing in a pail & tonight Jack frost is prowling about to get a nible at the toes of the poor unprotected soldier who must lay down on the cold ground & frail tent to protect us from the cold & bleak howling blast. tent creaking & weaving like a ship in a storm. get up in the morning perhaps your</td><td>59 vessel running under burl poles. truly the privit soldier is the slave while the officers reap the golden harvest. a soldier is a slave & pack mule unless to save the stars & stripes I would not war with southern snipes give me the peaceful farmers life when home is graced with a pretty wife & then to finish you may say pratting children around the door at play who would be a solider in the ranks where whisling balls take off your shanks I have got a letter from home this evening. I love to here from home. 8 P.M. roll call we will go to bead to keep warm</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread033.jpg 90a2ef55bc847a110547d666bd29cdcd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-17 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>60 November 17th Sunday very cold Co inspection 10 oclock then broke rank & wrote a letter. Half past 11 oclock we were orderd to fall into ranks for dress parade. & that Gov Randal [Alexander Randall] was here & would inspect us. good for him well we put on our our best cloths & a pair of white gloves we put on our blue overcoats & blue Cap. we was the only Co that fixed up & this made the rest look very rough dressed in gray this made quite a con trast the goveror looked at our Co pretty close</td><td>61 I guess we felt proud 6 oclock after dress parade we had orders to get ready for a general review tomorrow to day we here that old Abe [Abraham Lincoln] wants 200 thousand more men. I think Randal [Alexander Randall] will give us an adress in a day or two tonight my pen it wants to stray pening words I would not say well goit pen & have your way so from the truth you will not stray friends at home I know would smile to see us all here in a pile some writing & some time to sleep 6 in one tent & one not dare to peep</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread034.jpg 47062d85598bc95eb292180cf6dd6884 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-18 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>62 November 18th 1861 very cold. put on our over Coats & started for Munsons Hill about 6 miles the whole Brigade marched we expected to see 70 or 80 thous and troops on review. yet we was disapointed. none except Gen McDowals [Irvin McDowell] division about 12 thousand. the road was new to us. we triped along like young coalts let loose from the stable saw some nice Land & some poor we past some pleasant dwelings & some pretty shabby ones. we crossed the railroad that runs to Alexandria a train was passing the old Bull gine pawed & bellowed but this</td><td>63 we did not care for we mooved on. the train had to halt to let us pass. till a string of human beings past about half a mile long. the best looking houses are kept as head quar ters for the field officers. but the cheap farm houses has to suffer. they are moast all tore down. around Munsons hill is a pretty place. the hill is like a Wis mound with a fort on the top. the fort is not used now. it is crumbling down. it is nice to see artillery & cavalry per form. after we all was on the ground the General</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread035.jpg 1c6c3e4a021e9708834afdb9c0ca9943 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>64 ordered to be ditailed 4 men out of each Co to chop timber he wanted the best choppers to go so our Capt picked us to go the poorest hands in the Co. well we marched to the wagon to get our tools & went to work cutting down a row of pretty pine & cedar trees. to see them cut down would make the Prarie farmers heart ache. they stood on a line between two fields we at work & the army was training around when the news came that the rebels had the Ny 14 hemed in neer fair fax Court house. this acted upon us like magic. we</td><td>65 wanted to drop our Axes to join our Companies but they would not let us do so. well imagine 12 thousand all excited. in a jirk of a Lambs tail several Regts were on double quick to their relief the artillary started on the run & the dust flew like smoke. our Brigade was in reserve waitingsorders afte r awhile McDowals [Irvin McDowell] Aid de camp rode up to our Col & said they did not want us we could go home well we was tired and hungry. so we was glad they did not need us</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread036.jpg 5a9fe688526c8751a1e6a8419b2cd1eb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-19 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>66 we started home between sun down & dark. the march was a hard one. feeat very sore I had a pair of new Boots on, yet I was with my Co every time we got home had supper found our friend glad to see us. they heard we was fighting. we may be caled up yet to night to go & meet the enemy I hope so no roll call to night Tues 19th took another tramp to Munsons Hill there to stay all day laying around some thought we would have a fight. some said we was going as a reserve & cover the retreat of our pick-</td><td>67 its & men providing the had to retreat but alass for the hungry 7th & Jayhawking 6th & raged assed 2th & shanghi 19th Ind. when we halted they ordered 15 out of each Co to shoulder their Axes and to work to clearing the ground for a grand review tomorrow. this is the way they take us out to fight to day we move our pickets two miles further out & expect the rebels will try to drive them back on the ground today one house was used for refreshments</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread037.jpg 090008d8dd130fd4d148b5d7a5186e3a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-20 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>68 I wanted some water to drink I asked the Lieutenant if I could go. he said yes & give me 75 cts to get him something stronger then water. after some delay I got a bottle of what they caled pain killer or rather brandy got a few apples & raisins. went back & found the boys playing around each respective Band was playing in oposition merly for the sport we marched around then started home my feet very sore dropt out & cut across lots to save travel met a Beer shop got my canteen full & past on fell in with my Co arived all safe & found two Letters for me to night I am</td><td>69 I am sorry to say a few of our boys siped a little to much of the red eye they got pretty tipsy & I am sorry oh if we could avoid this evil of war which Mothers & sisters uterly abhor but so it is & ever will be the curse of the souldiers on land or at sea to night the Boys although tired are lively away goes the fiddle & banjo & dancing. Co F is all right on the goose Wednesday 20th this is the 3 day we have been to the same place. it is usless for me to explore the same rout according to promise we witnessed at Munsons hill</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread038.jpg 4db88b1e08d31185098e9603a0021b74 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>70 the grandest Military display ever was seen in the united States. it is stated that on this occasion there was 118 Regts & 124 peaces of artillery this was composed of diferent batteries shermans [William Tecumseh Sherman] battery holding the post of honor. this was a grand scene. who can discribe this display. where is the po ets pen or the Artists brush to sketch this field of human beings. only think 100 thousand soldiers marching & united marching on a beautiful plain. the Area about one mile square in the back ground could be seen</td><td>71 hundreds of spectators with glasses viewing us in every direction on up in trees & on house tops was to be seen the ancious spectators the roads & thoroughfares from Washington was thro nged Chain & long Bridge & even the Aqueduct was full all day Kings [Rufus King] Brigade was the first on the ground & the last off. after the army was on the field for review all in their right position then McClellan & the President & Sec Cameron & Seward with a boddy guard & servt of two or three hundred</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread039.jpg f4cf88b1dbb9663c77b2b80ba6748f22 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 72 rode along each division & was cheered by each Regt. old Abe [Abraham Lincoln] taking off his hat to them we did not cheer although we wished to do so. we had no orders to cheer owing to our superior discpline. this done then these big guns stationed them selves for us to march past them which owning to numbers took over four hours for all to pass. after we past our Maj rode up & said the report was we beat the 2 or 6 Wis or even the 19th Ind. guns were fired in honor to the War officers & strange to say was a accident happened on this   </td> <td> 73 occation only two men was hurt two men were racing and run over one man knocking him down the horse fell at the same time throwing his rider over his head hurting them pretty bad yet luckily for them they were not killed. the guns boomed & the band of music played & in fact the day past off like a a charm. such a display of armed men never was before witnessed on the Continent of America & will be remembered long in our history. the troops all in good condition & well armed & clothed truly the army   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread040.jpg df3b4260abe06020c0253d75899ce0df Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-21 1861-11-22 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>74 of the Potomac is a noble boddy of troops. late when we started for home some few gave out not used to wonderd at the Doctor would not ex cuse them & of course they had to go whether able or not these hospitals physicians have hearts as hard as adamant. thurs 21 rest no drill. Capt & orderly went to Washington to get a check to send home to Lancaster The Co money. & some of the boys went to Alex yandria [Alexandria] to do some trad ing. to day Tom [Hudson?] was carried to the hospital lame with rhumatism</td><td>75 fryday 22 of November Co drill in the manual afternoon Battalion drill dress parade as usual then supper. Letters were delt out & I was lucky to get one my self. objects of note are scarce to day so I will try to discribe some of the forts & how they are built. those I have seen are all built after one fashion. first the size is ascertained, then the earth is scooped out to help build the wall. sods are hauled & the inside of this wall is soded up very nice to prevent caving in by rain and so on</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread041.jpg 8f14d046781240527e4487589ea9eef4 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>76 inside the wall is to the highth of a mans head for musketry at propper intervals around this wall are learge guns each mounted on carriages. opposite each gun is an opening in the wall giving each gun a wide range right or left. no danger is in sured in loading as the gun is easy turned left or right shelter ing the gunner from the fire of the enemy. in the center of the fort is the Magazine & is fire proof covered with earth. on one side which is the front is ball proof by pickets or uprited posts 7 or 8 feet high set very</td><td>77 close together with loop holes around the earth wall is a ditch 5 or 6 feet in debth maki the wall very hard to scale and yet to add still more stren gth to this alredy forminable strong hold, is a complete barrier composed of tree tops with the limbs sharpened & pointed outward. this is the form of a simple yet forminable structure this evening our Co is all life fidling & dancing while Co C morns the Death of one of their numbers. how transient is earthly enjoy ment. it soon fades away</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread042.jpg 018b0b65561bc1011740cdd5def6635f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-23 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>78 to day the child of mortality is full of life & joy building castles in the air for future enjoyment. but alass when king death lays the finger of death upon you, you sicken & die & the proud form Lays motionless up on the couch of death. the heart so full of earthly joys seaces to pulsate & tomorow your mortal body is returned from whence it came. Mingle ashes with ashes & dust with dust, while the spirit wings it way to that course whence no traveler returns. ask yourself then are you prepared to meet your maker at the Judgment seat</td><td>79 Sat morn Nov 23 1861 one day on guard. raining yet must go all wants to get on the 3 relief cant come it must wait their turn. after guard mounting, 2 & 3 relief enter the guard house & wait our turn of 2 hours. guard house or hut is built of logs & covered with earth. fire place in one corner, come in and smoke your baken. no seats stand up grow tall, boys grumble, spin yarns & read & kill time. in here we have 4 prisoners punished for some offence. culprits dont care. breakfa st brought to them. officers sware get ? say to bad aught to have better guard house. one says they have better stables for horses & the soldiers [camp out?] after horses</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread043.jpg 128009fffdc4a642f60f01a3a51a3ba7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-09-11 1861-09-21 1861-09-30 1861-10-11 1861-10-25 1861-10-30 1861-11-04 1861-11-11 1861-10-29 1861-11-02 1861-11-13 1861-11-16 1861-09-12 1861-09-15 1861-11-10 1861-11-12 1861-11-21 1861-11-17 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>80 Letters received .. a Letter John Batie date Sep 11th .. a Letter Jane & Liza Batie Sept 21 .. a Letter Priscilla Bonas date Sept 30th .. a Letter Ruth Moles date Sept 22th .. a Letter Mary Jane & Liza Batie date Oct 11th .. a Letter sister Lib Nickerson Oct 25 .. a Letter William Batie date Oct 30 .. a Letter Martha Lumpkins No 4th .. a Letter George Batie No 11th .. a Letter Lucy Cooper & sister Carry No 11th .. a Letter John Batie date Oct 29th .. a Letter Hattie & Lizzie Trine date Nov 2th .. a Letter Liza & Mary J Batie Nov 11th .. a Letter Adam Batie Nov 11th .. a Letter George Batie prescila Bo 13th .. a Letter Byron Hardson No 13 .. a Letter Mary & Alice Tripp 16 over the left</td><td>81 Letters answered come to hand 12th, ans Sep 15 1861 come to hand answerd answerd answered answerd answered answerd to hand 10th answerd Nov 11th 1861 answerd answerd come to hand answerd Nov 12th 1861 answed answerd Nov 21 1861 Answered Nov 17 answerd Nov 21 1861</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread044.jpg 07735dcb90dd908bd4c8e659cfa44f24 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-07 1862-02-02 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>unanswered Letters written to 82 one Letter Ben Hudson George Engle George Hazard Haris Yard Capt Wilson John Wilson Dave Bradt Feb 7 Mariah Hadley ..a Letter george Batie pricilla Feb 7th ..a Letter from Father Feb 2th</td><td>83 ans ans</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread045.jpg 621ee64e67fe3ce8ec1c68bfd588e178 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-16 1861-12-06 1861-12-09 1861-12-15 1861-12-16 1861-12-16 1861-12-14 1861-12-10 1861-12-21 1861-12-18 1862-01-06 1862-01-01 1861-12-28 1862-01-14 1862-01-16 1862-01-11 1862-01-13 1862-01-26 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>84 Letters received .. a Letter Bill Batie date Nov 16 .. a Letter Mattie Lumpkins, Dec 6 .. a Letter Adaline Irish Dec 9 .. a Letter John Batie Dec 15 .. a letter George Batie P. Bonas 16 .. a letter Ernest Engle Dec 19 .. a letter Mattie Lumpkins Dec 14 .. a letter Lizzie and Hattie Trine 10 .. a letter Adaline Irish Dec 21 .. a letter my Father Dec 18 .. letter Lide & Molly Batie Jan 6 1862 .. letter Bill Batie & Red Jan 6 1862 .. letter Ben Hudson Jan 6 1862 .. letter Amanda Banker Jan 6 1862 .. letter Emma Engle Jan 1 .. letter Mattie Lumpkin Dec 28 .. letter Adam Batie Jan 14 .. letter Mattie & Lafate [Lafayette] Lumpkins Jan 16 .. letter Robert Lumpkins Jan 16</td><td>85 Letters answered answered Answered Answerd Answerd ans Jan 11th 1862 anserd Answerd Ans ans Jan 11th 1862 ans Jan 11th 1862 ans ans ans Jan 11th 1862 ans ans Jan 13th 1862 Ans Jan 26th 1862 ans Jan 26 1862</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread046.jpg 4fbae7e16519d78bfe5d33c7a1c0518a PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>86 wait one gets up good I get this seat now I cam warm. one says to bad we all have colds. yes stand guard sleep on the cold ground floor wit & cold cant leave here without permsion from officer of the guards. an officer come to release prisoners. one says what in hell you want of me. I must play out this hand first anather wants to go to warm first come boys lets go oh yes. one is liberated 3 of them must labor 8 hours per day for 8 days noon dinner went on guard 1/2 12 orders was keep out citizens & pdlars. 2 pretty girls came up with a basket & one man. I halted them. to bad, must do my duty. sent the man to see the officer of the guard to show</td><td>87 his pass. girls set down the basket to wait. I stood by I wanted to be sociable girls looked pretty panted some it was hard to stop them tried to converse with them tongue clove to the roof of my mouth give it up reason I could not talk it was odd to see a woman solong since I had been among the gals. beer pedlar drives up out side of my seat. one of 6 came up. old friend says I have is 5cts got me a glass. good sassafras beer. walked my beat one of the 2 came up says John take glass beer dont care if I do. wiped my chops went and saw the pedlar waiting for customers. I winked pedlar sold out. oh no have a glass. oh yes I will down it goes some time thanking the</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread047.jpg 1571dfa30f9f3b8f48e108a1e01114fa PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>88 pedlar. not long to wait one of Co F brings another glass another some nuts. that will do for only two hours relief up my post is filled. fooled arou nd a while went back to guard house I was informed just now that Atw ood [Olander Atwood] of our Co who was sick has just breathed his last. poor boy yet we must all die. I returned to the guards meditating on what had hapend. found the boys employed as usual time wore on & 1/2 6 found me getting ready again to take my post this time the Counter sign was given to me which was Medatar. two be used after tattoo. then no one can pass with the countersign this tour nothing occured the Regt was fast dropping into</td><td>89 the arms of slumber only a few lingers around the fire to keep warm. teling smoke stories & so fourth. well here comes the relief with permision we will slip to our tent to get a few hours sleep to awake at the first tap of the revalle to be ready to stand our last tour wich is at 6 1/2 oclock we go on 1/2 12 & off 1/2 2 on 1/2 6 off 1/2 8 on 1/2 12 P.M. at this hour all is still & quiet nothing is heard but the wind sighing through the trees, & the frequent cough of the soldiers now & then loud snoreing and the silent tread of the sentinel such was the case at this hour when the word halt broke the stillness. I turned to see when I saw some one crosing a [beat?]</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread048.jpg 98daf90b33ae5c2f2ee8f9ef8721d32d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-24 1861-11-25 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>90 he turned back & tried to pass me no go but past the next guard not seeing him. soon 2 more past some one. safe in they told us they had been on a bender. asked if any one had past. they had been to the Arlington House to a Nigger dance 4 of them to have some fun. & said one had come in & was tight & was afraid he would get taken by the guards afraid that would let the cat out of the bag. well they went to bed. after a while the last one run the guards pretty well set up. went to his tent got mad cursed this tentmates tried to fight them. I have got house no 5 caled Corporal of the guards. you see the</td><td>91 guard dare not leave his beat for any thing if they want any thing or they catch any person they must call the sergeant or Corporal to relive them well here comes the relief I am free till 1/2 6 this is the last pull 2 hours more & my time is up. this time the new guard is mounted & comes to the relief of the old one Sunday 24 we are exempt from duty till noon. 10 oclock 4 out of the Co is sent to dig the grave to bury the body of Atwood [Olander Atwood] Mon 25 of Nov 9 oclock went to the grave of Atwood [Olander Atwood] to see him buried. also my</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread049.jpg 56d222f8917440f78944511375f8f9c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-27 1861-11-26 1861-11-28 1861-12-02 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>92 Brother in Law was taken to the hospital sick with a fever. 2 oclock Battallion drill. we draw a vale ore the scenes for a few days & introduce our readers. on the 27 when Co F received their black dress coats 8 oclock P.M. 11 oclock was ordered to put on the blue suit & fall in as it was thanks giving day to go & hear Gov Randal [Alexander Randall] who proposes to make us a speech I was sick & could not go. the boys said his remarks were brief yet to the point. 26 we bought a sheet irn stove price $3.75. fryday November 28 8 oclock I reported sick at the hospital for the first time</td><td>93 Mon 2 of December 1861. I was still unwell & I reported sick & was excused by the Physician. I went to my tent staid a while I looked out saw the boys coming in with some boards asked where they got them. they said the boys was tearing down the old house that stood close by. says I boys you will get caught. oh no the man has moved away & told them to pitch in & take all you can find so I went to see the fun. got there went up stairs had to laugh to see the boys with clubs knock the gable ends out. & while</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread050.jpg 35a9fef6bacd82a592cd899e8b5776f7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-12-03 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>94 this was going on yet if the busy workers had turned their head they might have seen our Maj threding his way with nerveous step & flashing eyes up to the scene of destruction. they hear his imperative voice ordering them to fall into line every Devil of them who had a hand in tearing down this house very soon we found our selves in the guard house. I did not take a thing yet like the old dog tray who was caught in bad Co must fare like the rest. this is hard yet a lesson is learned. well it was dinner brought to us. we was then sent to work for 4 hours this was hard yet we has our fun even as prisoners</td><td>95 well we past the night the best way we could. morning dawned on us still living. Tuesday 3 this was four of us was called on to tend mason did not do much when I & Griff heacock & Tom Price was released as no charge was brought against us while Web, , Cook & Henry Komp of Co F & 6 of Co E were detained mabe to stand a Court martial thus ended my first & I hope the last trile of the guardhouse oh this joke on me is very good yet carless there in danger stood a silent gazer on the scene not tring the least myself to screen yet if this is all that we have sined well let it pass as does the wind our friends can see all at a glance our lives was saved by luck, not chance</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread051.jpg c63dfa1039dc01b289e929db39f6a7ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-03 1861-09-15 1861-11-01 1861-12-25 1861-12-07 1861-12-09 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 96 November 3th 1861 to Loren Parsons Dr to one PS stamp 3 cts September 15th 1861 to Griffin Hecoc [Heacock] Dr to three PS stamps $00.06 to cash 00.10 November 1th 1861 Dr Henry Bodener one stamp $00.03 Dr <s>Marks to tickets Dec 25</s> $paid 25 <s>Sixby Dr tickets</s> paid 10 <s>Billy Trout Dr tickets</s> paid 15   </td> <td> 97 Dec 7th 1861 Saturday morn we will omit the details of a few days taking up the threds of our story this morn which was gloomy & foggy notwithstan ding this we came out in full marching orders, the whole Brig ade, for inspection by McClel lan McDowal [Irvin McDowell] although wet & muddy we made a good appearance. the 6 Wis went out to stand picket guard. Mon 9th this morning opens upon us very Bright and exilerating yet sloly and stealthly desease is diminishing our numbers to day one of Co G fell a victim to desease to day he is burried past noon we hear the muffled drum   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread052.jpg b63ea677d9ff91b414e78607a4e509a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-12-10 1861-12-12 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>98 Tuesday Dec 10th 1861. our Regt started out to relieve the 6th Wis who is standing guard as pickets. on the enemies lines 24 files was chosen out of each Co. those unwell could stay at home. I am sorry to say I was not well & had to give up my place in the ranks to one who was able to go. the trip is a hard one. the distance is about 10 miles. yesterday I was on water guard & worked pretty hard & not being well did not feel like carreing a knapsack all day thursday our Regt returned with a buoyant heart and light step. the trophies</td><td>99 of war was one mule one large mare with fould one three year old mare, supposed to be her coalt. our orderly brought home a reble drum stuck which was not finish ed. the contraband horses was taken by Co E. it is said they were taken from a widow woman, and they had no right to take them. any how, the boys had a good time. they did first rate for the first. only had one fals alarm, which soon brought the reserve into line of battle. got the joke on some of the boys one of the</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread053.jpg 6704e76e8061fc2def36059bad81d6e4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-12-12 1861-12-19 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>100 drummers got scared he picked up his traps and run about a mile when he was brought back by the guards. this was the only real act of cowardice on this occation. so he promisd to treat the whole band if they would drop the subject the 12 of Dec we received an extra blanket Dec 19 1861 fore noon no drill. nothing of note occurd except one fight in our tent at breakfast. Tom Kee and Harry Ketner [Kentner] the only ons who wish to quarl in our tent one give the lie and also called him a God dam son of a bitch which is more than fleash and blood can stand</td><td>101 Harry sprung like a tiger on his insulter who raised a stick of stove wood to strike when the club was wrenched out of his hand and got the blow over his own head. my coffee was kicked over and they got outdoor exchanged a few blows and was separated afternoon. Battalion drill Col and Maj absent. Capt Bill [George Bill] acting as Col did well till the 6 came on to the ground and out flanked us cutting off our left wing as we was forming into line we all felt gritty Capt Bill [George Bill] moved us off the ground</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread054.jpg ec9b2ee4f10a4b1921a32f8d2d17348f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-12-30 1861-12-25 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 102 when our Col rode up and was told the trouble he laughd and took us back trained us awhile, and started home the 6 tried to get in ahead of us but no go we started off on double quick and beat we ran afoul of a mule team loaded with hay scared the rabbits so off they started full tilt hay bouncing wild(?) they stoped the muls. safe we landed in quarters. then supper and so fourth several days has intervened since I have taken notes yet nothing of importance has occurred till yesterday   </td> <td> 103 Dec 30 a privit breathed his last out of our Regt and still later in the day one ladie died in Co G 7th Regt Dec the 25th we had a soldiers Cristmas, which was a novelty we had a fine oyster supper thanks to our liberal officers for that. our repast was spre ad on a rude table in the street, which made other Co’s look wild. well the day past off well. the 2 Wis was cheerd & serenaded by us. then they returned the compliment. had a fine time as the thoughts of home would permit   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread055.jpg 0d9bf567c4991d2f2671200e19493fdf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-12-31 1862-01-01 1862-01-02 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 104 Dec 31th <s>1862</s> 1861 9 oclock we formed on the parade ground to be musterd in preparation to signing the pay role also E. S. McDowal [Edward S. McDowell] was made Corporal in pace of John Runion. January 1th 1862 Happy New year. was it a happy day for the soldier. let them answer any how some did their best to watch the old year out and new one in. those who stood guard said they was witness to this grand phenomenon of nature others were up all night having some fun they took our Col and   </td> <td> 105 several officers prisoner the Col all good humor helped the joke along. our sutler prompted by liberal motives or policy better known to him self, treated the Regt to the oysters our cooks cooked them and we did the rest we close the day I suppose with a few serenades and retire to rest, hoping never to spend another New years a soldier I spent moast of the day making bunks to sleep on thurs 2th 1862 our Regt went out on picket to releave the 2 Wis. weather fine. arrived all sound. we was divided the right and left wing   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread056.jpg 0bfbe122165ad8703956ff279923e8e9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-03 1862-01-06 1862-01-12 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>106 we was the right wing Co C and Co H relieved the 6 so we was in reserve. first day past and no alarm. I was out on the lines and see how they looked could not cross the line all was silent went back to the reserve night came so we prepeard for the night. did not sleep mutch I waked up in the night very cold with the tooth ake. time past slow fryday Co F went out to stand come in next morn all right. Co H found a schell that had been thrown by the rebels, and had failed to burst</td><td>107 the second night it snowed and stormed making it very unpleasant three of our boys was taken ill one taken home in an ambulance I caught a severe cold and feel very unwell at present we returned & at morning to camp all straight fraid our guns at a target on our way. arrived in camp in good time, in the afternoon January 6th 1862 9 oclock Co drill I was sick had pain in my lungs was excused by the Doc after noon no drill Jan 12th 1862 morning Co inspection all</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread057.jpg 66ea60b1dfaa9f6b5b92448acc4deacf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-13 1862-01-14 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>108 was out except a few. we have one now in the hospi tal yesterday we was surprisd to see Lorenzo Taylor come back to camp after a long illness in the Baltimore hospital. to day I sat wri ting and thinking of home when some one came in I looked up and Andrew Curtis stood before me I was astonished to see him I thought he was yet in prison he is an old friend of mine it is usless to Add I was happy to see him we had a good chat you see he was taken prisoner by</td><td>109 the rebles at the battle of Bulls Run after being shot in the thigh by a rifle ball Jan 13th 1862 morning drill 12 oclock P.M. battalion drill today I am not well. Jan 14th 1862 waked up in the morning and found the ground white with snow and still snowing this is the second fall of snow since winter set in. well it looks gloomy to see the ground and our tents white with snow such weather we do not drill but pass away the time hudled up in our little tents when so confined time draggs heavily we read sing talk any thing to pass away time</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread058.jpg 600a018669327b342acaf0afeafa6a02 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-15 1861-10-15 1861-10-16 1861-10-10 1861-10-25 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 110 Jan 15th 1862 fore noon drill the snow has not gone yet. the weather cool. breakfast over I put on my coat visited several tents in the Co. found them discussing the question of the day, that was fort bulton the commissary had been acting & dealing unmanly with the Co showing par shality in the squad he messed with the result was, a petition was hand ed to our Capt with the names of the majority of the Co subscribed there to setting furth their grievances asking the remooval of said Commissary Al Kidd, and one competent and honest placed in his stead. the Capt after reading the same, said the matter would be attended to promptly   </td> <td> 111 Oct the 15 1861 <s>to Dick Huftil</s> [Richard Huftill] Cr <s>to sutlers tickets</s> $00 20 <s>October the 16 1861 Cr</s> 00 25 <s>to Mr Marks</s> October the 10 1861 Cr <s>to Mr Couan cash</s> 00 50 Oct 25th 1861 Cr to Joseph Stonehouse 01 00 <s>John Marks Cr to</s> 75 <s>Sime Wodhouse Cr to</s> 01 <s>J. B. Nickerson Cr sts</s> 09 <s>Nickerson Cr sts</s> 6 John Johnson Dr $02 50 Sime Wodhouse Cr .15   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread059.jpg 8ef08a501ed2159b81cd93766368597c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-16 1862-01-17 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Left Page</th><th>Right Page</th></tr> <tr> <td> 112 after dinner the rain falling our tents were closed when “Maj” Brown and two other of General McDowals [Irvin McDowell] staff rode through our street. boys took them to be cavalry saused the Maj when the Maj reined his horse up and orderd the Capt or Lieut to take the offender to the guard house after some delay William A Smith was taken to the guard house so much for being a privit in the rear rank boys tutch your hat when Maj Brown or any of your supiriors come round at the time our Capt was absent but when he heard all he posted off to the guard house and told Smith to walk out and return to his quarters hurrah for our Capt   </td> <td> 113 Jan 16th 1862 had no drill on account of the mud. to day our Regt signed the pay role tomorrow we expect our reglar pay hard money is scarce so we got paid in notes one dollar in gold $25 in paper Jan 17th 1862 I went on guard hand quite a time myself & Been Hayden was on the first relief No 14 & 15 was on post at the dutchmans house which appears to me the moast enviable post of all why it is I cant tell unless it is a pretty Daughter that they get a glimps of some times as they stand neer the house. to see a lassie is quite a rarity for us Soldiers   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread060.jpg 01a3e3dfe0eecc14e2568d3d9741eed4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-17 1862-01-20 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>114 we were well treated by the people in the house. guards are placed hear to keep the soldiers straight and protect the family from insult even on my first watch I hurried one of the 6 Wis out of the house for us ing insulting language. evening came and we were paid off this 17th day of Jan to the amount of $.26. I owed the sutler $2 went back found one of Co A one of the guards in the guard house for getting tight. he was kept in all night, affording us plenty of fun and awake with his drolery and half witty expressions again we took our post on the sly we bought a bottle of wine wanted more I went in asked for a glass to warm us up. partner</td><td>115 was called in we took a glass of brandy also an apples pie very good went out took arms. time up oh here we are in the guard house round round the fire spun yarns dident sleep any. now we for the last time return to our post got dry wine bottle empty our host had long since gone to bed. we full of old nick cut a hole through the old womans smoke house and done what, why stole one or two bottles of the above named wine yet thought we what harm it is all military, poor old woman what would she say. oh that devilish guard done this. oh well soldiers will Jayhawk when they can. Jan 20th no drill wind plenty. the boys handed their money in to the Capt all they could spare to send home. I sent $15 I past the day writing</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread061.jpg c2ffada53bde8b1cf3f412b664819366 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-20 1862-01-21 1862-01-22 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>116 Jan 20th 1862 we expected to go on picket guard but as good luck would havit the order was countermanded good luck this was the boys made up wry faces before this news came no wonder as the mud was knee deep and raining like fury Wednesday Jan 21 1862 was dry over head yet very muddy. we started out on picket so we did pick our way the best we could slush we go mud is no name fur it well we got there some how some few far in advance I was one of these we waited till the rest came up this time we had to go on the left wing. went on post I was chosen by Sargent McCartney with three others to stand on the extream out post which was thereby one of the moast important posts</td><td>117 well it fell to me to stand first the signal was three moovements of the musket to the left. we had a good time plenty of rails to burn relieved each other to suit all round eat our grub evening came & withit the danger of an enemy creeping upon us. the lieut and the orderly came to give us the countersign which was pyramid nothing occurred through the night no fals alarm morning came & found us all hunk 10 oclock we was relieved by our reserve, so we picked up our traps to return to the Capt head quarters when we met our first Lieut with a few picked men going out on a scouting expedition. this was into our hand, as good luck would havit our Capt rode up at this Juncture. he permitted us to follow we soon came up with this little band. well we did our best to get a peep or a pop at the rebels we travled over a large space to</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread062.jpg b4e77b60e83f0249197dd991d1f759d8 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>118 gratify our curiosity after a fruitless search of several houss. we concluded to return satisfied the rebels had made themselves scarse leaving their mark in the shape of deserted houses & picket shanties made of brush. disappointed we retrased our steps to camp. however not without giving the Doling farm a visit we tried for a bit of muton from a flock of sheep, but the sheep acquainted we Jayhawking showed us a clean pair of heels. by this time we was tired and hungry so we went down to the house through a beautiful peach & apple orchard of over forty acres trees large & thrifty three from 6 inches to 20 we entered a hut neer the principal dweeling found the only occupants were a family of negroes. we told them we wanted something to eat &</td><td>119 and to drink. after searching every room & sellar we was satisfied the darkie told the truth that cider & apples was scarse the aforesaid Doolin is among the wealthiest in this vircinity not satisfied living on the fat of the land permited himself to be drawn into the whirling vortex of Secession. poor fool his estate will suffer sadly by this act of rashness. well 6 of us eat 5 peach pies cost 75 cents after seeing all in doors & out we thought of moving on when one of the wenches came out with a tom cat in her arms. says she you gemmon got a sharp knife to mark dis tom cat as the joke was turning on us we begged to be excused as we had no sharpe knife & ours presents was greatly needed at head quarters</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_Spread063.jpg 04e7154ff7f96526467302451e83cb4e PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>120 we got back to our lines safe but the Lieut still sheep hungry swallowed a few mouthfulls of of grub & snatched a few moments of rest took a few boys & started bent on some mutton. Dan Rector & I did not go but we was all over where we could see any thing at last tired out we made for the out posts met our Capt wanted us to go back he was afraid we would venture to far, but we promised to keep within bounds so he let us go on we arived at our old post. told the boys we would keep them Co all right glad to see us. the lookout spied the scouts coming with a sheep on their backs. they past to the Lieut head quarters sent a man for our share which seamed to be one quarter we sent over to dolins to get peper & salt to cook the mutton</td><td>121 with we had a fine feast stolen meat is sweet. next morning our Regt was to be relieved by the second. Ian and I had no more duty to perform so we concluded to start for home early we asked our Capt who readily concented to let us go. we past by the right wing trudged on sloly eating and drinking at our leisure we arived in camp in the middle of the after noon some time in advance of the rest. after awhile the boys began to string in till they all got in all safe. well now my friends as my book is full I will have to close if you find any thing interesting or edefiing in these imperfect notes you are entirly welcome to them. untill you hear from me again John Harvill</td> </tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4559/Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862_zBackcover.jpg 2371d6621a14e6498cf749af9db5feb9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The John Harville Diaries, 1861-1864 (Ms2010-053) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource John McBride Harville (also spelled Harvill) was born in Illinois on January 29, 1839. His family seems to have moved to Beetown, Wisconsin, around 1843, though other records indicate this may have occurred later. Before the early death of his mother when he was five, his parents appeared to have had three other children: Caroline (later Young), who Harville refers to as "Carrie" or "Cary" in his diaries; William; and Elizabeth (later Nickerson), who Harville calls "Lib." For several years, he lived with a foster family (the Sargents). His father, William, remarried and had five more children. By the start of the Civil War, Harville was living with the Batie family in Tafton, Wisconsin. Although Tafton did not have enough men to raise its own company, volunteers from the area, including Harville, joined others to form Company F, 7th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry in Lancaster during the summer of 1861. Harville served primarily in and around Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Chronic health problems resulted in his spending most of September 1862-August 1864 in hospitals in Baltimore, Maryland, though he continues to report on his personal experiences, as well as war news. In January of 1864, he transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps until he mustered out in August 1864. In October 1864, he married Harriet E. Trine (1846-1916), who he had known since before the war. As early as his first diary in 1861, he records having received letters from Hattie and Lizzie (presumably her sister) Trine. They settled in Wyalusing and had five children: William A. (1865-1894), Annie Laure (b. 1867), Frank D. (1869-1883), Edgar R.(b. 1872), and John M., Jr. (b. 1879). Following the war, Harville was both a farmer and a newspaperman. He died from pneumonia in Wisconsin at age 74 in June 1913. The 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, along with the 2nd Wisconsin, 6th Wisconsin, and 19th Indiana, formed the "Iron Brigade" in the autumn of 1861. In October 1862, the 24th Michigan joined the brigade. The Iron Brigade was under the immediate command of Brig. Gen. Rufus King and made up a part of the 3rd Brigade of the Army of Potomac, under Major General McDowell. Near the front of the battle at Gettysburg, Antietam, The Wilderness, Second Bull Run, and several other major campaigns, over the course of the war, the Iron Brigade suffered the greatest losses in proportion to its numbers. Additional biographical information is available in the collection. More information on Wisconsin Regiments can be found on the Wisconsin Historical Society website: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp. The collection contains eight original diaries, as well as transcripts and additional biographical information. Harville's diaries chronicle his experiences with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment during 1861 and 1862. He spent much of 1863 and 1864 in Newton University Hospital, and later Jarvis Hospital, in Baltimore, MD, facing chronic illness. Clearly intended for an audience, the diaries contain short addresses to the "Reader" at the beginning and end, often including an apology for his poor grammar and spelling. Largely self-educated, Harville's diaries are surprisingly legible and his phonetic spellings are easy to decipher. Most of the diaries also include a list of letters received and written, as well as Harville's cash and barter accounts with friends. Several diaries are indexed and/or paginated. Harville's early entries detail the formation of Company F in Lancaster, Wisconsin, travel to Washington, DC, and life in camp outside Alexandria, Virginia. Like many farmers in the war, he keeps consistent notes on the weather. He recounts stories of his own adventures which more than once landed him in trouble, as well as the exploits of others. He also writes of picket and guard house duty, the occasional scouting mission, frequent drills and dress parades, and war news. He remains relatively well-informed about the war, at least in as much as it related to his experiences and his regiment. While spending time in Jarvis and Newton University Hospitals, the content of his entries begins to change some. He continues to records war news of note during this period, but the emphasis is on the work he does and the social life he develops. His illness is intermittent and so he also does chores around the hospital, including cleaning inside and outside the buildings, cooking and serving, and running errands. Harville spends a good deal of time helping the local women who volunteer at the hospitals, too, which he appears to thoroughly enjoy. At least two diaries contain a list of women and young ladies with whom he is acquainted. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00698.xml.frame" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the John Harville Diaries</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861/1864 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville Diaries must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010-053 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary1_1861-1862 Title A name given to the resource John Harville Diary 1, 1861-1862 (Ms2010-053) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-08-17/1862-01-22 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harville, John McBride, 1839-1913 Description An account of the resource John Harville's first diary, from August 1861 to January 1862. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Harville must be obtained from the donors. Please contact Special Collections for more information. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John Harville Diaries, Ms2010-053, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. Type The nature or genre of the resource Diaries Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00698.xml" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the Harville Diaries</a> archived