2 50 55 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c214cad980ad65140ebd781743e71724.jpg a9ae6d4dc1b06299a904b5abf67a1737 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 1861-01-07 1861-01-08 1861-01-09 PDF Text Text January, Monday, 7. 1861. Raining. Left White Plains Ala. + my wife on my way to Lebanon Tenn. to spend 5 m in Law School + graduate. At Tom. Williams’ tonight,—Jacksonville Traveling to Lebanon Tuesday, 8. Left Jacksonville for Rome Ga. $5 by stage 52 m. Great political excitement at [Etawah?] House Rome, at night. Wednesday, 9. Left Rome for Kingston Ga. Weather pleasant + nearly clear.—At 2 o’clk in eve, left Kingston for Chattanooga Tenn. by R.R.—distance 79 miles.—At Calooda Spring at dusk + lightening + heavy rain. https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/dc76ec9222bac9aeb1a3a41213846810.jpg c64c925cef44dada5a61088057069c3b 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 1861-01-10 1861-01-11 1861-01-12 1861-01-13 1861-01-14 1861-01-15 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> January, Thursday, 10. 1861. Arrived at Nashville from Chattanooga at 8 this morning. Rode on cars all previous night. Legislature in session at Nashville.. Warm + clear Friday, 11. Arrived at Lebanon from Nashville 9 A.M.— Cool + cloudy. Meet friends + acquaintances +c. At Lebanon Tenn Saturday, 12. At Col. Hancock’s, Leb. Ten Ground Frozen. Clear. “ P.O.—<a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-2-secession" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 2, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi Secession" rel="noopener">Hear of the secession of Ala. Florida + Miss.—Disturbances at Charleston S.C.</a> </td> <td> January, Sunday, 13. 1861. Frost. Clear A.M. I’ve been to Church today + heard <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-2-poindexter" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 2, James Preston Poindexter footnote" rel="noopener">Poindexter preach. He prays that the Union may be preserved +c. </a> Monday, 14. Raining this morning—I go to studiy <div class="tooltip" title="Phonography is the practice of representing each individual sound of a language with a particular character, rather than allowing one character to represent more than one sound, such as the English “c,” “g,” and vowels. Many dictionaries still use phonography to record accurate pronunciations. In his personal diaries and journals, Woods uses an old system of shorthand called Pitman that uses shapes and pen strokes to represent individual sounds. It is likely that he learned Pitman while in law school.">phonography</div> today + will spend time on it till the session open on the 21st. inst. Recd. letter today of Sis. Cornelia’s marriage on Dec. 25, 1860. Tuesday, 15. Heavy rain ‘till 12 o’k and thundering ½ past one + still raining. Waters up + warm. 8 oclock at night. I resolve this eve. that I will spend a short time every night before retiring, in reflection upon the day past. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1f6469fda99e3f0de54477597e7b50da.jpg 6beb1bba79b4db934c8b3866fd1a9bcb 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 1861-01-16 1861-01-17 1861-01-18 1861-01-19 1861-01-20 1861-01-21 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> January, Wednesday, 16. 1861. Blew up cold last night.—Cold. Cloudy not freezing though, but appearance of snow. —At night 9 o’clock. I’ve read medicine, studied phonography + read law today. Retire. Thursday, 17. Morning frosty + clear. 8 o’clock at night. Thinking of the spent day.—My mind much troubles today, thinking of my wife + the future. I pray and retire. Friday, 18. Rain last night. Warm + clouds breaking away this morning —Wrote Mary Emma a long letter to-day: + am very anxious to hear from her +c. 9 o’clock. Retire. </td> <td> January, Saturday, 19. 1861. Frosty. Clear + calm. —My heart is sad, My live grows weary. I am lonely, And need company. —Recd. a letter from father to-day. He’s for the Union.—9, Retire. Sunday, 20. Frost, clear, calm. —At preeching + heard Rev. Poindexter preach.—His comparison of Christ’s love for the Church viz. Huband + wife. Sung tonight for Mrs. Hancock. Monday, 21. Cool, clear, AM. + cloudy P.M. 2’ in eve.—Left Col. Hancock’s + commenced boarding with N. Greene, Jun.—@ $14 + wash. $1 ¼. —Chums viz. Hynex, Gipson + Moffett. At Judge Green’s </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/68ecc20ebd26b339fb9bd74ebaa0c060.jpg b0806fef004027b83a11eb4ea70ac8af 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 1861-01-22 1861-01-23 1861-01-24 1861-01-25 1861-01-26 1861-01-27 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> January, Tuesday, 22. 1861. Up at day light.—1st. morn. at Judge Greene’s. —Dreamed of seeing Mary Emma.— Very pretty morn. 10 o’clk, at Law Class 11 o’clk. at night.—Retire. Wednesday, 23. Up at 5 o’clk.— —Cloudy.—Music on the <div class="tooltip" title="The melodeon was a 19th-century reed organ, also known as the pump organ. These musical instruments were commonly located in churches and private homes during the Civil War era.">mellodian</div> by Mrs or Mr. Greene for morning worship at 7 o’clk. 10 at night.—Raining Commenced reviewing “Law Suit” to-day under <div class="tooltip" title="Abraham Caruthers was a professor and judge at Cumberland University where Woods attended law school. Alongside his brother, Robert L. Caruthers, he was an innovator in law instruction and a co-founder of the Cumberland School of Law, which was one of the first law schools in the South at the time.">Abe Caruthers.</div> Thursday, 24. 12 o’clock. Recited 1st. lesson to Judge Ab. Caruthers.—Heard <div class="tooltip" title="Andrew Ewing (1813-1864) was a Tennessee politician and lawyer. He served as a Democrat in Congress from 1849 to 1851 and then as a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention in Baltimore. Even though Woods identifies him here as against secession, he later served in the Civil War as a judge in Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s military court.">Andrew Ewing,</div> on the Union + for it. 10 o’clk at night. Cool + clear.—Lesson studied. Wife thought of.—Retire. </td> <td> January, Friday, 25. 1861. Up at day-light Cloudy + cold. At Law Class [1 h?] after 9.—Wrote letter to Russell Meet with old class-mates at P.O. +c. 11 o’clk at night. Talked much to day +c. Saturday, 26. 10 o’clock at night This morn. there was snow on the ground, but melted away mostly today. Read some law today + spent some time gabbing. —At <div class="tooltip" title="The Amasagassean Society was one of three literary societies that existed at Cumberland University, made up largely of of students from the college of arts and literature. This society held public debates every week around social and political topics.">Amasagassean Society</div> tonight + am secretary +c. Retire. Sunday, 27. 11 o’clk at night. Morn. cool.—Went to Sabbath School + preaching. One new idea originated with me to-day viz An innocent girl seduced is yet good enough for a widower +c. Letter to W. Williams Ala.—Retire. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ae33870bdb009f4af0fe1d713bce5823.jpg b8e34b470dc1131efecd6fd24fbed24e 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 1861-01-28 1861-01-29 1861-01-30 1861-01-31 1861-02-01 1861-02-02 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> January, Monday, 28. 1861. Up at 6.—Clear + pleasantly cool. 9 at night Recited Law lesson [bene?] to Ab. Caruther —Read some secession speeches + am against them. Tuesday, 29. Up at 6. Breakfast at 8. Clear + pleasant. 11 at night. Lessons studied. —I’ve felt sad all day + wandering thoughts +c. Good-night. Wednesday, 30. 6 o’clock A.M. Clear + lovely morn —10 at night Lesson prepared —Nothing of interest today.—I feel melancholy.—recd. 3 letters for SL Russell Retire. </td> <td> January, Thursday, 31. 1861. Cool + cloudy. Read + studied politics today some —Read a letter from my father. —In politics I stand for the Union 10 at night.— February, Friday, 1. Well, I was up at day-light this morn. It has been rainy day.— Hopes of the country more flattering, but not much hope of reconciliation yet.—100 ½ Saturday, 2. Rainy— Spent much of the day in foolish talk + in political <div class="tooltip" title="“Confab” is a shortened version of the word “confabulate” which means to chat informally.">confab,</div> suffering myself too much swayed by custom. At debate at 7 P.M. 10 ½ P.M. Retire </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a6bf488427f6a8641933a9b1bae4b3d8.jpg a3b16ea46eebb5c89746e53d9f217778 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 1861-02-03 1861-02-04 1861-02-05 1861-02-06 1861-02-07 1861-02-08 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> February, Sunday, 3. 1861. Got up too late this morning viz. 7. Cloudy + cool. Went to M.E Church + heard <div class="tooltip" title="This may refer to John Denison Baldwin (1809-1883), a Massachusetts politician, minister, and editor. Baldwin was an abolitionist and close friend of “Radical Republican” Charles Sumner, and served as the representative for Massachusetts in the US Senate throughout the war.">Dr. Baldwin</div> preach. + from him I quote;—“Learn the habit of doing right.” I retire at 10, P.M. Monday, 4. I write at 12 oclk tonight To recitation this morning. Heard <div class="tooltip" title="It is unclear who Woods is referring to in this sentence.">M. Clain Jordan [Stokes?] + Howard</div> speak on Union +c. Need a letter for Russell Dr. Baldwin’s tonight Tuesday, 5. Warm for the season. Cannons heard firing at Nashville, some secession news I suppose. </td> <td> February, Wednesday, 6. 1861. The news comes today that Texas has seceded from the Union. Star after star, is leaving the constellation of the United States.—They have the <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-6-right-to-secede>right to secede" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 6, Right to Secede footnote" a="" rel="noopener"> but it is not wise to use that right.</a> Thursday, 7. Up at 6.—I was unwell last night + today. 10 o’clock P.M. I’ve been unwell today.—Went to sleep after dinner + woke thinking tomorrow morning Friday, 8. Warm for the season —Report is that Va. has voted to cling to the Union, but it is not altogether reliable. Read a letter from Cons. Asenath Haynes today.—I am unwell + disponding.—I’ll retire 8 oclk.—good bye. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e5415776a032c43a1b5c7d9dbbc1ca7a.jpg d4e98deaa8e7a3ee34897dc88fe8f6c0 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 1861-02-09 1861-02-10 1861-02-11 1861-02-12 1861-02-13 1861-02-14 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> February, Saturday, 9. 1861. I feel better this morn.—To day the Tenn. election comes off for Convention or No convention. Attend Amassagassean Society to night.— Sunday, 10. Warm, cloudy + windy this morning.— At preaching at Baptist Church.—Heard Rev. Griffets. Sensations came over me for one who is absent. Had Sunday political argument. Monday, 11. Up at day-light. Cloudy + warm. —The news is that <div class="tooltip" title="Following the secession decisions of the first seven, Deep South states, the Upper South states such as Tennessee all gathered their legislature to discuss secession. Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina all decided not to secede in the first few months of 1861, later deciding to leave the Union after the battle at Fort Sumter.">Tenn. has voted against Convention.</div> At recitation from 9, till 11 A.M. Recd. letter from Mary Emma today. I trust God.—Retire. </td> <td> February, Tuesday, 12. 1861. Pleasant this morn. To recitation going, I saw Miss Silla Toliver sitting at her window! —She is a young lady whom I loved in 1858 + that love’s not gone tho’ she’s been seduced!— Wednesday, 13. I take a lonely walk at day-break. —At class at 9. Converse with <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-7-lyon" target="_blank" title="clcik to view Day by Day Journal, Page 7, Theodric C. Lyon footnote" rel="noopener">Theodric C. Lyon</a> on the Union —Windy + cloudy to-night.—My room-mate gone to wedding.—10.—Retire. Thursday, 14. Cloudy + rainy. Go to class, but the Judge is sick. Recv. 1 letter from Sis. Nannie + one from Emma—and she touched my heart.—I answer them both immediately. 9 ½ oclk. <div class="tooltip" title="Ennui is a feeling of listlessness and boredom that results from a lack of activity and excitement.">Enui</div> [ennui] + retire. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/deeac45575be0952a4c7ed7e7707ecb5.jpg b37b11c2595f2f39e0a81a8401360862 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 1861-02-15 1861-02-16 1861-02-17 1861-02-18 1861-02-19 1861-02-20 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> February, Friday, 15. 1861. Raining this morn. —I go to recitation but Judge is sick +c. Argue with Lyon about Washington not being a commercial city.—10 at night. I’me lonely.—Retire. Saturday, 16. Snowing this morning and continued at intervals all day.—The ground just covered. 7 oclk. at “Amassagassean Society” + made a speech in favor of monarchy. 12 o’clk.—Retire. Sunday, 17. Snowing this morning, but it does not lye long. Go to preaching at Methodist Ch. + hear <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-8-pitts" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 8, Fountain E. Pitts footnote" rel="noopener">Fountain E Pitts. I study. I reflect. I sigh for brighter hope in the future</a> </td> <td> February, Monday, 18. 1861. Up at day-light. <s>A</s> Cool + frosty. At law recitation from 9 ½ to 11 ½ o’clock. After noon read <div class="tooltip" title="This likely refers to Quaker and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier’s book The Prose Works of John Greenleaf Whitter which was published in three volumes and focused on the Civil War, slavery, and the political strife of the mid-nineteenth century.">3rd Greenleaf</div> .—Take walk with Moffett (room-mate) Walk with Mrs. Green 10 Retire Tuesday, 19. Cloudy + rainy this morning.— To class at 9 A.M.—+ tried 2 cases in Moot Court and [gained?] them. Recd 1 letter from father 10 ½ o’clk P.M.—To bed. Wednesday, 20. I was up this morn. before day (for I don’t rest well these nights.) This morn at day-break I heard the quails + I saw 2 bright stars one in East + other in West about same light. —Wrote father letter +c. 9 o’clock.—Retire. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1285d54943f660c25bf7cdea28ff8b6c.jpg a2bd0c3f60262fb6d186e470c3f0371e 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 1861-02-21 1861-02-22 1861-02-23 1861-02-24 1861-02-25 1861-02-26 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> February, Thursday, 21. 1861. Pleasant for the season. I notice the people plowing in their gardens. Attended recitation studied my lesson for tomorrow. I’me lonely 9 ½ at night.—Retire. Friday, 22. Washington’s birth day. The wind blows like a March wind. I write 1 letter to S.L. Russell Ala. today + send him my likeness At celebration tonight Saturday, 23. The bells rang the alarm of fire at 3 this morn.—I went some cabins burned down.—threw water.—they saved the dwelling. —Letter from E.E. Evans of Edwardsport Ind. + answered it.—Thunder. Rain Debate. 10—retire. Cloudy + rainy. Go to class, but the Judge is sick. Recv. 1 letter from Sis. Nannie + one from Emma—and she touched my heart.—I answer them both immediately. 9 ½ oclk. Enui [ennui] + retire. </td> <td> February, Sunday, 24. 1861. Up early.—Snowing a little.—I went to Sabbath scool this morning + joined Judge Green’s class.—At preaching hear Poindexter at 11. + Crutcher at night. Read som law today. Monday, 25. Hear the 5 o’clock bell this morning + get up accordingly.—Read Story on conflicts of law —Breakfast at 8.—Go to recitation at 9. 9 ½ P.M.—Read law + some latin. Tuesday, 26. Beautiful morning. —Recd a letter from Sister Cornelia + answered it + sent a likeness to Mother. Talk politics, read and study. 9 o’clock. I’ll retire. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7dcf1765e03bdffde3788ed163b9be1c.jpg fb5578ddda1a12d01867f1b46cbf84e0 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 1861-02-27 1861-02-28 1861-03-01 1861-03-02 1861-03-03 1861-03-04 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> February, Wednesday, 27. 1861. Pleasant as spring. —Breakfast at 8. Recite law at 9 to 11. Dine at 1. Read Hatton’s and Andrew Johnson’s speeches for the Union. Read law at night. Thursay, 28. Up at day-light. Beautiful morn. People commencing to garden freely. Read Andrew Johnson’s speech, + endorse most of it. March, Friday, 1. Beautiful spring morn. I go + hear Judge Green [Sen?]. give Equity lecture. I saw wild Geese going North today.— I read secession paper + talk politics +c. At prayer meeting tonight Cast up my Accts for Feb. </td> <td> March, Saturday, 2. 1861. Hail spring like morn —Recv a letter from S.L. Russell,—+ ans. it.—Visit N. Hancock + settle acct. +c. Hear of persons laying off corn-ground. —At Debate to-night Sunday, 3. Up at daylight. Clouding up, wind blowing.—Go to Sunday school.—Recite an interesting lesson. Hard wind blows the ladies dresses nearly over their heads. 11 ½ at night—Retire. Monday, 4. Cool this morn, but not freezing.—Peach blooms beginning to show.—Hear General <div class="tooltip" title="Robert L. Caruthers was a judge, politician, and cofounder of the Cumberland School of Law that Woods attended. Although he was elected governor of Confederate Tennessee, he never took office due to growing Union control in the state.">Rob, Caruthers</div> speak to day of the “Peace Conference” from which he’d just returned. 9 o’clock P.M.—I’me forlorn + melancholy.—R </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6597b028a3b554e1ea7b38953e26b890.jpg f465b2e6c8c0508ace9ca2a822c0f83f 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 1861-03-05 1861-03-06 1861-03-07 1861-03-08 1861-03-09 1861-03-10 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> March, Tuesday, 5. 1861. Up at day-light. A little snow on the ground. At recitation from 9 ‘till 11.—Recd 2 letters. One from Emma + 1 from W. Williams. Wrote 2 letters, 1 to Emma + 1 <s>th</s> to her sis.—10 P.M. Wednesday, 6. Ground frozen. Write a letter to Dr. P.D. [Sims?] of Chattanooga. Spent some of the day to bad advantage Flowers are in bloom. Plums + peach blooms showing. Thursday, 7. 5 ½ A.M.—Pleasant. I knew the law lesson well. Bad case about to come off among the boys —Saw peach blooms out in full. 10 o’clock P.M.—Retire. </td> <td> March, Friday, 8. 1861. A little cloudy.—Wind rises + blows very hard, + drives the dusk. Recv. a letter from father + ans. it.—Send law license to Plowman. I was instrumental in stoping a *[duel today.] Thunder. Saturday, 9. Cool + clear. Write a speech for debate in Amassagassean Society.—Recv. one letter from Couz. Wm Ervin.— 11 o’clock—To bed Sunday, 10. Frosty. Peach blo [page torn] covered +c [page torn] </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e3c4d7e60507386a16b48b10fdf3aa4f.jpg 5937cbb66113e1e6baaf445b7f9bed1e 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 1861-03-11 1861-03-12 1861-03-13 1861-03-14 1861-03-15 1861-03-16 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> March, Monday, 11. 1861. Pleasanter.— At class, I sit by a window in the 3rd story of Cumberland University building. Recd a letter from father + one of Nancy + ans. them.—Retire at 10. Tuesday, 12. Up at early dawn. Have a case in moot court this morn. Recd. 1st No. of “Day Book”.—Get acquantainted with Mrs. Poindexter.—Read law. Study about home.— Wednesday, 13. When day begins to p [page torn] up my [page torn] </td> <td> March, Thursday, 14. 1861. Up at daylight. Cloudy + turning colder.—I read some in <div class="tooltip" title="Heroines of the Crusades is about the history of women in the Crusades of the Middle Ages, which was first published in 1854 by Celestia Angenette Bloss.">Heroines of Crusades.</div> Go to recitation.—Read Parson on Contracts after noon. Very cold tonight. Friday, 15. Frosty.—Cloudy. At recitation,—I answer a ques. that no one else in the class seemed to be able to ans.—Dinner.—Sing—Read.—Go to prayer-meeting.—9 P.M.—Retire. Saturday, 16. Warm + Cloudy [page torn] my les [page torn] </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/666f760a534ba05d0686ca48ed8ed6e2.jpg 7ca9d911fd734113dfc07cc0946ec09e 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 1861-03-17 1861-03-18 1861-03-19 1861-03-20 1861-03-21 1861-03-22 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> March, Sunday, 17. 1861 Cloudy. I go to Sunday School. Write a letter to Emma. At night I go to Baptist Church. <div class="tooltip" title="'This" is="" a="" quote="" from="" the="" bible="" found="" in="" proverbs="" chapter="" 27="" verse="" 6:="" ldquo="" faithful="" are="" wounds="" of="" friend="" but="" kisses="" an="" enemy="" deceitful="" rdquo="" king="" james="">“The wounds of a friend are wholesome + but + kisses of ruinous enemies</div> Monday, 18. Up at 5. Cloudy + cool.—Recd. a letter from SL Russell + ans it +c. Tuesday, 19. Heavy frost,—ground [page torn] Clear [page torn] </td> <td> March, Wednesday, 20. 1861. Up at peep of day. Cloudy. Blows up very hard + cold + snows. The peach blooms look rather bashful, while the snow is falling.—My case in Moot Court all right.—To my room, read, dinner, read. Unwell + retire at 8 oclk. Thursday, 21. Up and take my walk ‘here it is daylight. Ground frozen hard. Hear that the Convention of Arkansas has gone for the Union. Wrote a letter this eve. to Cous Asenath Haynes. At Methodist prayer meeting. Friday, 22. Warmer, appearance of rain.—Recitation, my papers on an ejectment case examined by Judge H. + found to be nearly correct. I have fever in my head, hence I did not study this eve.—Go to prayer meeting. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c3350233d6c1f007f0becd83f1d617c0.jpg 8b15b8d35bf0ef7940291d9d4da91e91 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 1861-03-23 1861-03-24 1861-03-25 1861-03-26 1861-03-27 1861-03-28 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> March, Saturday, 23. 1861. I didn’t rest well last night.—Dreamed of seeing Emma, + father. Rained some this morning. Wind high. Cloudy. At debate. Speak. Sunday, 24. Pretty morn. I go to Sunday School. Hear Rev. Young preach + at night F.E Pitts. I’ve an aching void, That none ‘ere can fill My life an anxious hope Are drinking sadness. Monday, 25. Up at 5.—I take regularly my morning walk, thinking + plucking virgin flowers.—I kiss a peach bloom, to the pureity of Emma.—Apple blooms. beginning to show. Recited 1st lesson in <div class="tooltip" title="This is a reference to James Kent, who wrote the Commentaries on American Law, first published in 1826 as a four-volume tome.">4th Kent</div> very windy evening. </td> <td> March, Tuesday, 26. 1861. I studied very hard yesterday,—rested badly last night,—had sad dreams +c. Wind high + Cloudy this morn. Dust flying.—Recd a letter from Sis. Carrie, + ans. it. Wednesday, 27. Cleared off in the night + is cooler this morning. I saw a butterfly yesterday + 2 today. <s>Recd a letter from Sis. Carrie today,+</s> Study hard but to much disadvantage Thursday, 28. Up early. I take my morning walk as usual. At night go to the Methodist prayer meeting. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/43f5aca2707a454a2522d7e4eb5adf67.jpg da51bd12e31e4de37a2a98afcee666bd 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 1861-03-29 1861-03-30 1861-03-31 1861-04-01 1861-04-02 1861-04-03 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> March, Friday, 29. 1861. I dreamed much last night. <s>S</s> Very windy + dusty + cloudy.— Recv. a letter from Emma dated 18, pres. inst. + answer it.—Just at night a storm lightning + thunder. Saturday, 30. I feel meditative this morn. Read in 4th, Kent.—Learn to play drafts.—Write letter to SL Russell. After supper, go to the Society fill my place as Secretary, the last night my term +c, + am elected Librarian.—10 oclock P.M. Retire Sunday, 31. Up to <s>be</s> meet the clear rising Sun<s>d</s> of day. Rejoicing throwing light in his pathway. A Sunday School, then Methodist meeting At night hear <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-15-universalism" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 15, Universalism footnote" rel="noopener">Rev. Young against Universalism</a> </td> <td> April, Monday, 1. 1861. Cloudy this morning + raining a little, still I take my morning ramble before the town awakens. I pluck a bunch of apple blooms + kiss away their tears. A letter from father + Cornelia Hear <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-15-hatton" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 15, Robert Hopkins Hatton footnote" rel="noopener">Hatton</a> make a Union speech Tuesday, 2. Raining this morning. Some confusion this morn among the boys on account of the <div class="tooltip" title="“Shivaree” was a noisy group of people celebrating a wedding or a newly wedded couple.">shiveree</div> last night. Made Gibson a little mad at me tonight. Wednesday, 3. Pleasant morning. Knew my lesson extra well.—Wheatfields, meadows + trees all verdant. At night attended the Baptist prayer meeting. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/588b6a5d1f21e594555844b7af22c587.jpg 0be0df853efb992036fba1837cc959cf 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 1861-04-04 1861-04-05 1861-04-06 1861-04-07 1861-04-08 1861-04-09 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> April, Thursday, 4. 1861. Arose early + took my morning walk.—Look with delight upon the blooming field + green trees. Read recite, + prepare a case. Go up to the Amisagessean Hall + spend 2 hrs. in <s>among the</s> library. Methodist prayer meeting. Friday, 5. Cloudy, but pleasant. Recited Read Constitution of the Southern Confederacy. Take a long walk + read <div class="tooltip" title="Paradise Regained was an epic poem written in 1671 by John Milton that echoes Milton’s earlier, more famous work, Paradise Lost.">Milton’s Paradis regained</div> while in the groves +c. Saturday, 6. Very pleasant morning. Read + think. Prepare for the debate. Enjoy myself swinging some +c.—Go to the Society + take my position as Librarian. Speak on <div class="tooltip" title="Roman Catholicism.">Romanism.</div> </td> <td> April, Sunday, 7. 1861. Rain, lightened + thundered last night, but nearly clear this morn. Go to S. School + then to preaching at C.J. Church At night go to hear Rev Young on Universalism. Lightening in North west. Monday, 8. Raining. 5 o’clk. <s>Up</s> to be at my studies. Recite 1st lesson in <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-16-lomax" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 16, John Tayloe Lomax footnote" rel="noopener">Lomax on Executors. </a> Rained nearly all day. Read Day Book. I stand for the Union Policy yet. Tuesday, 9. Not up so early this morn. Cloudy. Breakfast at 7 A.M. Read. Recite. Write a letter to Sm’l Caldwell. Dine at 1 P.M. Read. Supper at sunset. Study. Retire at 10 oclock P.M. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b788f2aeba488440de96274cc595c6cf.jpg 38d4db688438255e2a5541e55d586db8 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 1861-04-10 1861-04-11 1861-04-12 1861-04-25 1861-04-26 1861-04-27 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> April, Wednesday, 10. 1861. A beautiful day.—Cloudy in the evening. Much excitement around P.O. + everywhere on account of serious apprehensions of war between the U.S. + Southern Confederacy. Thursday, 11. Cloudy + Rainy. Recitation in Lomax. Attend Chancery Court held by Judge Riddley. Recd a letter of the 6, inst from SL Russell + ans. it. Allowed myself to be drawn into a child’s quarrel +c. Friday, 12. Cloudy. A few hard *[words with Moffet.] At prayer meeting at C.P. church. <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-17-sumter" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 17, Battle of Fort Sumter footnote" rel="noopener">Battle of Fort Sumpter</a>. </td> <td> April, Thursday, 25. 1861. Beautiful morn. Judges talks about the right of secession +c Much excitement,—College about breaking up. News, that <http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-17-fort-pickens' target='_blank' title='click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 17, Fort Pickens'>fort Pickens is taken by Con. Sts.—+ <div class="tooltip" title="There were a few little skirmishes following Fort Sumter; however, none of these battles are widely recognized now. It is also possible that Woods may be referencing the riots that broke out in Baltimore as Union soldiers traveled south through the city. The first actual battle after Fort Sumter occurred on July 21 at Bull Run.">fighting in Maryland + Va.</div> Drill +c. +c. Friday, 28. Bright morn. Martins + birds singing. Trees green. +c.—News that armies North + South are concentrating at Washington. Excitement. Companies enrolling.—Recd. letter from Francis + Emma + ans. Saturday, 27. Soft pleasant morn. Companies drilling Ladies making uniforms for the volunteers. I fear the Records libraries +c will be burned at Washington by the contending armies.—Rain + Storm.—Read <div class="tooltip" title="This may refer to two different books: The Peace Manual: Or, War and its Remedies by George Cone Beckwith, published in 1847, or The Manual of Peace; Exhibiting the Evils and Remedies of War by Thomas C. Upham, published in 1836, both of which were published by the American Peace Society of Boston.">“Peace Manual.”</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/61897ccc8cf243913bc0cd62790b8897.jpg 3bc80a4a7805e82274ce08fb74047b79 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 1861-04-28 1861-04-29 1861-04-30 1861-05-01 1861-05-02 1861-05-03 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> April, Sunday 28. 1861. Bright morn.—Cool. Read “Peace Manual.” Go to church, + Poindexter prayes a prayer for war + I prayed for it not to be answered.—In evening hear Rev. Roylston address the volunteers.—We don’t pray for enemies, but that they should die +c. Monday, 29. Clear + cool. <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-18-harney" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 18, William S. Harney footnote" rel="noopener">Hear of Harney being captured by Virginia troops.</a> Rulers trying to come to terms of peace also. +c. No recitation, the Senior Law Class having adjourned <div class="tooltip" title="A Latin phrase that means ending without another starting date in mind.">sine die</div> las Friday.—Read Peac Man. Tuesday, 30. Cloudy—Dreamed of war last night +c. Read <div class="tooltip" title="This refers to James Parton’s Life of Andrew Jackson, first published in 1860.">Parton on Jackson,</div> Peace Manual Newspaperss +c.—A lonesome day to me. —I ate some strawberries last Sunday. Wrote letter to Evans [JM?] </td> <td> May, Wednesday, 1. 1861. Up at sun-up. Clear. Not much exciting news today. Some think the war between N + S will be compromised. Wrote letter to father.—Visit Hancock’s tell them good bye.—Prepare to leave tomorrow. Thursday, 2. Clear. Some frost. <s>L</s> Flag by ladies of Lebanon to the company. Leave Lebanon for Nashville at 12 ½, At Nashville [against?] dark See trees, May-apple blooms +c +c. + the Hermitage. On way to White Plains Friday, 3. Clear. Excitement continually Left Nashville for Chattanooga at 8 ½ on Nashville + Chattanooga RR. At Chattanooga on Road to Atlanta, at 1 ½ in night Mr—tells that on last Wednesday there was snow in N.Y. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/80d07755f09d25023b41fc22dcfaded1.jpg 0b57d7d3784c0b459702232926784944 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 1861-05-04 1861-05-05 1861-05-06 1861-05-07 1861-05-08 1861-05-09 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> May, Saturday, 4. 1861 Clear—cool.—Arrived at Kingston at 6 AM, left for Rome at 2 P.M, + arrived there at 4 ½.—Remained all nights at Etawa House.—See companies drill—pretty women walk in [sts?]. +c. Tenn. Seceded. +c. Sunday, 5. Left Rome for Cross Plains Ala. at 7 this morn.—Rain all day. Taripen Creek up so stage can’t cross. At Mr. Graham’s tonight. —Saw today cotton, corn-growing.—wheat + oat heading Monday, 6. Cloudy + cool. Waters still up.—All day at Mr. Graham’s creek being up. Whiling away time is very unpleasant to me. Rain + hail A.M.—Breaking off this evening. Talk with children +c then go to bed. Ark. seceded. </td> <td> May, Tuesday, 7. 1861. Up at Sun-up. Clear + cool Leave Mr Graham’s at 12 o’clock for White Plains (or Mr Caldwell’s) distance 23 m —Arrive at Mr Caldwell’s at Sundown + Meet Emma. + her folks.—See a happy evening Va. joined the C.S.A. Wednesday, 8. Clear, pleasant + cool. Talk with Emma about going to Mo.—Cotton + corn up + being worked. Rye + wheat heading. At S. Caldwell’s Thursday, 9. Clear. <s>cool</s> warm. Go up to White Plains —See acquaintances +c. —Walk about the plantation, to look at cotton corn +c. Wrote a letter to Judge Green + one to father. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f01f3d199eabf3d9ce6f3b76cbc32f9a.jpg 1b4a450f5130c4731c7c217f9816a5d2 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 1861-05-10 1861-05-11 1861-05-12 1861-05-13 1861-05-14 1861-05-15 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> May, Friday, 10. 1861. Sleep to late this morn. —Cloudy + warm Go to the muster at Elston’s—make a little speech to the volunteers. I feel some what lost because I canot hear the news regularly here. <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-20-fight-at-st-louis" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 20, Fight at St. Louis footnote" rel="noopener">Fight at St Louis</a> +c Saturday, 11. Cloudy +c. Go to the muster again today + <s>make</s> deliver an addres to the audience, upon the Southern view of our political affairs <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-20-robert-anderson" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 20, Robert Anderson footnote" rel="noopener">Maj. Anderson at Phila.</a> Sunday, 12. Up early.—Clear + balmy morn. Read my Bible + other books. At Mr. Caldwell’s all day.—Read. Sing +c with Emma + the girls </td> <td> May, Monday, 13. 1861. Cloudy + cool for the season. Go to P.O. + read Day. Bk Wrote 1 letter to [Van Evine?] + 1 to Russell. Tuesday, 14. Pleasant + foggy. Helped to make <div class="tooltip" title="When potato plants are 10-12 inches high, they require that a little hill be built around their stem to keep the developing tuber covered.">potatoe hills</div> Read. Hoe +c People in suspense about the war + about the Africans. <s>I</s> Wednesday, 15. Pleasant. Read in ‘peace man’l’ Make up potatoe hills Spend p’rt [part] of the day fishing +c. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/91534576d35faf65350d7723a9c5a76e.jpg 0cdb03706b011fa97f1d69458017cc1d 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 1861-05-16 1851-05-17 1861-05-18 1861-05-19 1861-05-20 1861-05-21 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> May, Thursday, 16. 1861. Cool + pleasant. Went to White Plains. Read. Write 1 letter to SL Russell. See acct. of the troubles in Mo + feel for my state +c. Friday, 17. Cool.—I hoe + replant corn +c Saturday, 18. Cloudy.—Go into Emma’s flower garden, nurse +c. Hoe corn Talk of the state of the country +c </td> <td> May, Sunday, 19. 1861. Raining this morning. I feel quite common. Remain at Emma’s home, reading, Singing + talking. I feel restless. Monday, 20. Raining in the morn. I went to the P.O. + recd. letters remailed from Lebanon. 1 fr’m [from] father + 2 fr’m Emma. Read news +c. Rain again in eve. Conven. N.C. convenes Tuesday, 21. Cloudy + cool. Write 1 letter to father + 1 to Judge Green. Nurse, read + talk the balance of the day. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f62dde95333640ad1c17eec944dc8622.jpg f1c56ec389a5c441da05f441dbc3e318 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 1861-05-22 1861-05-23 1861-05-24 1861-05-25 1861-05-26 1861-05-27 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> May, Wednesday, 22. 1861. Very cool for the times of the year. Wheat in the [?] + oats fully heading, corn (highest) knee high. Thursday, 23. Very cool +c. Go to P.O. To Mrs. Smith’s school Read +c. See accts. of the <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-22-tenn-mo" target="_blank'" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 22, Tennessee and Missouri footnote">disturbances in Mo. + in Tenn. at Knoxville</a> Friday, 24. Clear + cool. Hoe corn nearly all day. </td> <td> May, Saturday, 25. 1861. Pleasant Hoed corn +c Sunday, 26. Pleasant + clear Sing + read some in <div class="tooltip" title="This refers to Charles Anthon’s Classical Dictionary, which focused on the names, geography, art, and mythology of Greek and Roman society.">Anthon’s classical Dic.</div> Monday, 27. Cool Getting tolerably dry + no appearance of rain Corn + cotton are small for the season </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c34b813f3b4dfdf8df307d9e511b44cd.jpg 74a354af9ea3e1f4a86553a1e39407e3 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 1861-05-28 1861-05-29 1861-05-30 1861-05-31 1861-06-01 1861-06-02 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> "May, Tuesday, 28. 1861. Pleasant. Hoe corn +c. Wednesday, 29. The ground is very hard + dry.—Some are cutting wheat. Huckleberries Rasp-berries, mulberries + due berries are ripe Thursday, 30. Getting warmer Huckle-berries ripe Due-berries + tame cherries getting ripe Rcd. a letter from SL Russell + ans. it. " </td> <td> May, Friday, 31. 1861. Warm + getting very dry. Hoe corn. Write a letter to father +c. Visited Rec. SL Smith + wife. June, Saturday, 1. At Parson Smith’s, Spent the night + morn very pleasantly. Read speech of <div class="tooltip" title="Edward Everett (1794-1865) was a Northern orator, pastor, and politician who is now largely remembered for speaking at the dedication of the Gettysburg Soldiers’ Cemetery alongside Lincoln in 1863. Outside of his career as an orator, Everett also served as the governor of Massachusetts, a Congressman, and diplomat to England.">Ed. Everett</div> in New York Observer + approve it +c. Plowed corn +c. Sunday, 2. Getting warm +dry. Read with the children in Testament. Go to Chosey Spring to hear JMLD Smith preach.—See some of my old students +c. Read in Bible </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a1b319c8ba911640b1dca58f6d5d29e1.jpg 3d6bb68fbc145fe3fb4c72e4401b15f5 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 1861-06-03 1861-06-04 1861-06-05 1861-06-06 1861-06-07 1861-06-08 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> June, Monday, 3. 1861. Warm. Go to the Plains No fresh news. Go to the X Roads + find persons who are opposed to the Southern Confederacy Tuesday, 4. Cloudy. Rain. Plowing today. Cut + bound wheet a little in the eve. Wednesday, 5. Fogy. + warm Plow water-melon patch.—Go with my wife + Francis Huckle-berry hunting Go to X Roads, learn of human nature +c </td> <td> June, Thursday, 6. 1861. Warm.—Go to White Plains Recv. 1 letter from Sis Nan 1 fr’m father. 1 from Coz. Calvin, 1 from Judge Green. Bind + shock wheat P.M.— Friday, 7. Cool + pleasant, but the ground is getting very dry. Corn small for the season. Oats nearly ripe. Bound + shocked wheat all day. Saturday, 8. Flying clouds. Go to the Plains + make arrangements to <s>go</s> start to Mo. Go to muster ground at Elston’s:—hear Judge Martin speak see friends +c. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/88c39b613ae1c4bd8f9a6c31e8ea443b.jpg 2d8c787db22391e70ad0758c68bcfdd6 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 1861-06-09 1861-06-10 1861-06-11 1861-06-12 1861-06-13 1861-06-14 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> June, Sunday, 9. 1861. Morning cloudy. At Emma’s father’s [W.N. Hanna] goes to the C.F. Camp-ground to fit it up for his volunteer company.—Pat-rolers [patrollers] out +c. Evening hard rain + hail. Monday, 10. Pleasant. Help to set out Sweet potatoe slips water-melon vines blooming.—Go visiting with wife to Borders + William’s [Sc?] corn [tasting?] Beans for dinner Tuesday, 11. Clear + cool Bind oats A.M. Go to muster ground in the P.M. </td> <td> June, Wednesday, 12. 1861. Cool. Bind oats A.M. Help hall oats P.M. Thursday, 13. A little cloudy. Help hall oats A.M. Write to Sis Carrie + Bro Calvin. Go to P.O. Friday, 14. Cool + pleasant Go to White Plains mail a line to SL Russell Visit Mrs. Smith’s school Hope mother-in-law string beans for dinner </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/811c92f66945fbdf9bce6d76f7ee2f97.jpg 641e160af405fad1e6937c55c5c579b9 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 1861-06-15 1861-06-16 1861-06-17 1861-06-18 1861-06-19 1861-06-20 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> June, Saturday, 15. 1861. Cloudy, but no rain.—ground getting dry. Bound + shocked oats. <s>A</s> In evening gathered Dew-berries with the girls +c.—Argue some + learn a lesson of human nature. Sunday, 16. Clear + pleasant breeze. Remain at home with Emma + take a short walk to the shady grove for social converse. Monday, 17. Cool. At home writing +c. </td> <td> June, Tuesday, 18. 1861. Cool + pleasant. To-day WR Hanna’s company of volunteers left for Montgomery. Read +c. Wednesday, 19. Warmer. Hope <s>to</s> hall wheat all day. Thursday, 20. Warm. Halling wheat. At night.—Read the war news +c. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e93e7e4bf5e07db132cf7bdbf73b909f.jpg e9e60dbcf9a60e939abf19cffecdfa8a 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 1861-06-21 1861-06-22 1861-06-23 1861-06-30 1861-07-01 1861-07-02 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> June, Friday, 21. 1861. Warm + clear Do nothing A.M. Thrash some wheat in the afternoon Saturday, 22. Warm + dry. Fan, wheat AM Shell some corn +c. Sunday, 23. Bright emblem of eternal rest. Sing + read. </td> <td> June, Sunday, 30. 1861. Clear + no appearance of rain. Remained at father-in-law’s all day reading writing +c. July, Monday, 1. A little cloudy. I help hall up the oats.—Some appearance of rain. Tuesday, 2. Cool + appearance of dry weather. Hall oats, again + finish,—hall wheat to [garner?] +c Saw the comet to night, a brilliant star with a long tail Sing + read. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d7bc6359b009308ecb83f3005e4f60dc.jpg f49f8b41e0d69b4931fa4f30f905e40a 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 1861-07-03 1861-07-04 1861-07-05 1861-07-06 1861-07-07 1861-07-08 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> July, Wednesday, 3. 1861. Cloudy + wind from the South East. Visited Mr. Smith’s school + dined with Mr. Crankfield Thursday, 4. Cloudy. Go to White Plains Mail a letter to father My 27th birth-day Squirel for dinner +c Raining nicely This the day <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-28-lincoln-message" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 28, Lincoln" s="" message="" july="" 4="" 1861="" footnote="" rel="noopener">Pres. Lincoln publishes his message.</a> (See 11) Friday, 5. Cloudy + some rain Read + managed about the cows, horses hogs +c in pasture </td> <td> July, Saturday, 6. 1861. Fogy.—Go to the mountains with [Jno?] + Mr. Caldwell after white oak to bottom chairs +c.—Help bottom chairs +c. Sunday, 7. Read + go to church. Monday, 8. Cool. Unwell this morn. Thunder cloud,—lightning strikes a tree within 15 yds of my window. this eve, + rain. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/679ef0929e6e02e088c6e84d306294ec.jpg 8818ac69cb4dcc413cd23a6430b41646 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 1861-07-09 1861-07-10 1861-07-11 1861-07-12 1861-07-13 1861-07-14 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> July, Tuesday, 9. 1861. Fog rising in the valley Corn +c in a thriving case since the rains. Shell corn. Unwell after-noon Wednesday, 10. Pleasant. I had a chill AM + fever P.M. Lightening + thunder in the E + [M.E.?] Thursday, 11. Cool Go to White Plains to get medicine to break the chills +c.— Put article for School in Dr Evins’ hands Read the latest news + synopsis of Lincoln’s message of the 4th, +c. </td> <td> July, Friday, 12. 1861. Very cool for the season —I’m taking quinine to break the chills +c. —I feel very sad + reflective on acct. of my country’s condition. Saturday, 13. Still cool,—clouding up a little. Write Russell a letter. Remain at Home with Emma + the babe all day Eat some this year’s peaches +c. Sunday, 14. Pleasant + clear. Dress,—Read Bible,—+ take a walk carying my babe with me to the shade. Read +c all day </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b1d1bdef09e4f686c3b476b5983a1472.jpg 892187756d90d9993cc5c1ff361cd44c 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 1861-07-15 1861-07-16 1861-07-17 1861-07-18 1861-07-19 1861-07-20 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> July, Monday, 15. 1861. So cool that a coat + fire feels very comfortable. —Go to White Plains + see E. Smyth’s company organize +c. See about school money +c. Tuesday, 16. Cloudy. Go to Jacksonville to see [Dadson?] +c Raining Wednesday, 17. Raining this morning —Water-melons getting ripe,—tomatoes cucumbers +c. </td> <td> July, Thursday, 18. 1861. Raining.—Go to White Plains to recv. the school money for + +. 1860. Recv. $115.75, but lose 88 [at?] on it.—Crankfield gets $24.08 + 24.08 for Borders.— Caldwell $74.08 others balance +c. Friday, 19. Cloudy. Remain in the house most of the day.— Saturday, 20. Pleasant. Help mind up the broken wagon —Hall some apples + make cider </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/17d881428b36c3aaea1f552b8f6b2242.jpg f73b9acb3819754950892d5cea501a51 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 1861-07-21 1861-07-22 1861-07-23 1861-07-24 1861-07-25 1861-07-26 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> July, Sunday, 21. 1861. Scattering clouds. Read Bible + sing +c. The <div class="tooltip" title="As the first large battle of the Civil War, this battle is most well-known for the picnickers that came from Washington, D.C. to witness it, the inconsistent uniforms and flags, and chaotic retreat of the Federal army. 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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 1861-07-27 1861-07-28 1861-07-29 1861-07-30 1861-07-31 1861-08-01 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> July, Saturday, 27. 1861. Cool + pleasant in the morning. [3?] There is a great deal of anxiety in the mind of people about the war. Go to Esq. Thompson’s after School money + recv. $14.35.—Roast-en-ears for Supper Sunday, 28. Very pleasant morn. We have a fine treat of good water-melons this morning.+ in the evening. Read + sing with Emma. +c. Monday, 29. Pleasant A.M. + warm P.M. In Mary’s room all day teaching [+c?] </td> <td> July, Tuesday, 30. 1861. Cool.—getting dry Teaching children + Emma again. Wrote letter to father. Wednesday, 31. Warmer. Reading in Federalist + teaching the children + Emma. August, Thursday, 1. Pleasant. Read news of the Battle at Manassas +c Teach Emma in E Grammar + Arithmetic. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6cb993f285e3a5eeb39504d8f3fa5254.jpg e358cf061615a88c3ce37f09894a6af3 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 1861-08-02 1861-08-03 1861-08-04 1861-08-05 1861-08-06 1861-08-07 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> August, Friday, 2. 1861. Cloudy + thundering away off this morn. Study +c all day Rains a little this eve. Saturday, 3. Warm. I feel dejected Read +c.—Finish reading the Federalist + commence <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-33-grimshaw" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 33, William Grimshaw footnote" rel="noopener">History of England (Grimshaw’s)</a>. Sunday, 4. Pleasant breeze + a little cloudy Read Bible +c. Have some fine water-melons again this morn. Spent a monotonous day +c. </td> <td> August, Monday 5. 1861. Cloudy + some prospect of rain. Election day but I feel but little interest in it +c. See the rain bow in the east.—Eat peaches +c +c. Rumors from the war Tuesday, 6. Cloudy + fogy. Read His. Eng. and teach Emma + the children. Wednesday, 7. Cloudy + some rain. Reading, teaching +c. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d6ce8271ad4d29f4c2e0d085b79d3b12.jpg 16189f2f65706bf3dda6c4ae0ac70b64 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 1861-08-08 1861-08-09 1861-08-10 1861-08-11 1861-08-12 1861-08-13 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> August, Thursday, 8. 1861. Raining. Go to White Plains Border’s +c. Friday, 9. Raining I read +c. Saturday, 10. Cloudy. Emma, studying E Grammar + arithmetic I reading history of Eng. + teaching <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-34-battle-wilsons-creek" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 34, Battle of Wilson" s="" creek="" footnote="" rel="noopener">Battle near Springfield Mo.</a> </td> <td> August, Sunday, 11. 1861. Flying clouds. + warm Read Bible +c with Emma. Eat water-melon musk-melons, peaches +c. Monday, 12. Very rainy day Read + teach. Tuesday, 13. Raining A.M. Teaching Emma + the other children at home </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8f51d0f42079beb5eca23cb350399e66.jpg 6bd0a16cafdac008bf8d6c05853243eb 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 1861-08-14 1861-08-15 1861-08-16 1861-08-17 1861-08-18 1861-08-19 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> August, Wednesday, 14. 1861. Cleared off after several days rain Teaching +c. Thursday, 15. Cloudy + so cool that a coat is comfortable. Read war news +c. Friday, 16. Clear + warmer. Go out into the mountains after pine.—From the top of the mountain I can see the Chockolocko Valley + the mountains to Oxford + below. 25-40. </td> <td> August, Saturday, 17. 1861. Raining.— Became acquainted with Barkley + Brown from Taladega. Read of the battle in Mo. between <div class="tooltip" title="The Battle of Wilson’s Creek was fought between Union forces led by Nathaniel Lyon and Franz Sigel, Confederate troops led by Ben McCulloch, and the Missouri State Guard led by Sterling Price.">Lyon + M Culloch.</div> Sunday, 18. Somewhat cloudy Read Bible with Em. Eat some fine water-melon.— Finish History of England. Monday, 19. Cloudy + warm. Write a letter to Sis. Carrie. I’me much confused. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/269f6a96463e5843895b617c080ea93a.jpg 637cc8d590740db8447d95c6c2b3e2d8 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 1861-08-20 1861-08-21 1861-08-22 1861-08-23 1861-08-24 1861-08-25 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> August, Tuesday, 20. 1861. Still cloudy. Spent portion of the day idlely. Corn. reading <div class="tooltip" title="The Spirit of Laws was published in 1748 by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu as one of the first examples of comparative law studies. The book inspired many of the American Founding Fathers, supporting the early ideas of constitutional government, the separation of powers, and the end of slavery.">Montesquieu’s spirit of Laws.</div> Wednesday, 21. Fogy —Sun shining in morning.—Raining P.M. Reading Montesquieu + teaching Emma. Thursday, 22. Clear + warm A.M. Read +c. War news.—The Great battle in Mo. which occured about the 8th Aug. Raining P.M. </td> <td> August, Friday, 23. 1861. Raining Reading Montesquieu + teaching Emma. Very hard rain P.M. Saturday, 24. Raining this morn. Read +c. Clear off in the evening. Sunday, 25. Clear + very cool this morning. Spent the day idly. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ddf1538529bc6a60da9caa433ea90396.jpg 8a8763d821862a31c8d5a5663bfe8084 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 1861-08-26 1861-08-27 1861-08-28 1861-08-29 1861-08-30 1861-08-31 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> August, Monday, 26. 1861. Cool + pleasant. Fodder ready to pull + some have gathered 2 weeks agoo. Went down to Tan-yard:—take items +c. Tuesday, 27. Cloudy + fogy. Reviewing Geometry + Reading., teaching +c. The war news seems to be suspended +c. Wednesday, 28. Cloudy. At Home +c. </td> <td> August, Thursday, 29. 1861. Raining Go to White Plains Read latest war-news +c. Friday, 30. Cloudy. Commenced pulling fodder +c. Saturday, 31. Clear + wind from the North. Pulling fodder with Mr. + John + Samuel Caldwell + tied up 230 bundles in eve. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/030708312874afa5c31f6addec21fff9.jpg 2efcf72ae3640ae120df6b6e76cded26 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> September, Sunday, 1. 1861. Clear + pleasant. Read Bible + Sing. Eat watermelons Muscadines +c. Monday, 2. Clear + pleasant. Pull + bind fodder. hear of the <div class="tooltip" title="This likely refers to the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries, fought on August 28-29, 1861, along the Outer Banks. This battle was the first example of a combined army-navy operation of the war and the Union’s success prevented Confederates from using the forts along Hatteras Inlet as bases for commerce raiding activity.">U.S. troops gaining 1 or 2 victories in N.C.</div> Tuesday, 3. Clear—cool. Pulling foder +c again While at work think of writing a history of secession Think of the time I’me losing in forming public character </td> <td> September, Wednesday, 4. 1861. Clear—pleasant. Pulled fodder +c. Thursday, 5. Clear. Measured up the toll-wheat to M. Kinley viz. 19 2/3 [bun?]. Pull + bind fodder —Thunder P.M. +c. In evening rains wets our fodder +c. Friday, 6. Rained nearly all night + still raining this morn. (Do nothing). Take a ride with Emma mucadine hunting + go to the top of the mountain. </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 1861-09-01 1861-09-02 1861-09-03 1861-09-04 1861-09-05 1861-09-06 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a6795e4d607e0003625b670c64ff2955.jpg fe4251340337f7a439ff0a377671ee13 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> September, Saturday, 7. 1861. Raining yet. I helped to raise Gin-House. Tied up some fodder. Sunday, 8. Cloudy + rainy. Read +c. Monday, 9. Fogy but appearance of breaking off. Pull fodder + [stack?] Got to plains. Have some sweet potatoes for supper </td> <td> September, Tuesday, 10. 1861. Fogy +c. Pull fodder. Go with Emma to get some grapes. —Mr. Caldwell goes to Jacksonville +c. Wednesday, 11. Clear + pleasant Mr. Caldwell starts to Talledega.—I let him have $10. Pull fodder +c. Thursday, 12. Clear. Pull fodder. Recv. a letter from Sister Carrie (Ark.) Read war news +c. </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 1861-09-07 1861-09-08 1861-09-09 1861-09-10 1861-09-11 1861-09-12 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d34a58e5320edd022b207b7f4bd30b54.jpg 02bb837dcd66f5c2a50e59b1e1665bb9 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> September, Friday, 13. 1861. Clear A.M. Pull + bind fodder. —Cotton open ready to pick out. Saturday, 14. Cloudy this morn Stack some fodder. —Go to Chosey Spring, talk of the war government +c. —Go with Emma muscadine hunting. Sunday, 15. Clear + pleasant. Read Bible. Write a letter to Sis. Carrie Ark. —Walk with Emma through the cotton-field. </td> <td> September, Monday, 16. 1861. Bright + pleasant morn. —Pull + tie fodder. Rains a shower in the evening. Tuesday, 17. Fogy + cool. Hunt a cow in the mountains for Mr. C. Find muscadines on Shoal Creek. Wednesday, 18. Flying clouds + a brisk gale. Tie some fodder </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 1861-09-13 1861-09-14 1861-09-15 1861-09-16 1861-09-17 1861-09-18 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5e0dd3a467f2fe0772c4ef2521937f33.jpg 96da612235f1b8588e85c019b20b7eb5 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> September, Thursday, 19. 1861. Clear. Write lines to Carrie Recv.a letter form Jas. A Woods of Wartrace, stating that he had a letter to me with $50 in it. —Hunt cow in mountain Friday, 20. Clear + cool. Stacked some fodder —Went to White Plains + enrolled my name on Muster roll Write a letter to Jas A. Woods. Saturday, 21. Cloudy. —Gathered some apples;—went to tan-yard + to Chockolocko to get muscadines </td> <td> September, Sunday, 22. 1861. Cloudy + cool. Read Bible Go with Jno. C. after muscadines. Teach Emma some grammer +c. Monday, 23. Clear + very cool Go up to White Plains Help kill and skin a [beef?].—(Eat some late peaches and eater-melons +c). Tuesday, 24. Cool as November. Miss Lee Williams + Miss Julia Cobb visit +c. Emma goes to the [burying?].—I mind the baby. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f7c4ad14249aa540812e6983e434cbb4.jpg 4abdccceca1f4b7a13895fe4a98f9a6c PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> September, Wednesday, 25. 1861. Cool + pleasant with brisk gale from South East + flying clouds. Chop fire-wood. Go down Chockolocko after muscadines. Teach Emma +c. Thursday, 26. Cloudy + drisling rain. Chop fire-wood Read latest war-news. Friday, 27. Cloudy. Brisk wind from North-west + very cool. Nurse little Jno. Go to Tan-yard. </td> <td> September, Saturday, 28. 1861. Clear + very cool: almost cool enough for frost. —Helped haul wood Eat some good water melons +c. Sunday, 29. Morn fair but very cool.—I looked for frost but found it not. Monday, 30. Cool + clear. Go to White Plains—read war news +c. Teach Emma at night. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/536fd549ad66bf567b6503ebeed895e2.jpg 686b527cc6e3ff06b1bce5e6b395373c PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> October, Tuesday, 1. 1861. Cool + a little cloudy I carry the baby + walk around the field-[mountains?] Teach Emma +c Wednesday, 2. Raining this morn. Finish looking over my Geometry. —Commence to review Latin. Go squirrel hunting + shoot a gun, for the 3rd time in my life. Thursday, 3. Cloudy.—I am anxiously waiting to the hear the news to-day. Evening.—I read the news—of the <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-43-battle-lexington-mo" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 43, First Battle at Lexington, Missouri footnote" rel="noopener">battle at Lexington, Mo.</a> —I help gather corn + hall wood. </td> <td> October, Friday, 4. 1861. Clear + warm AM I see the Gin-[screw?] raised to-day. Lightening to-night in the west. Saturday, 5. Pleasant. This is muster-day + I go + take command of one platoon +c. Hear of a fleet sent from N.Y. to land on Southern coast +c. Sunday, 6. Fogy + warm. Read Bible. Teach Emma +c. Old man [Brock?] calls to stay all night, —He has been to Mo. + <div class="tooltip" title="This likely refers to John and William Fulbright, two brothers who are known for constructing the first cabin of a settlement that is now the city of Springfield, Missouri in 1830.">knew Fulbright men Springfield.</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e2d81676ba8f0e084530c4efecc5c248.jpg 51b83ac21454fc98999e7ebb14915177 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> October, Monday, 7. 1861. Raining + warm Review my Latin some Nurse the babe while Emma spun. Clears off—cool in P.M. Tuesday, 8. Almost cool enough for frost. Go to Teague’s X Roads then back + to the White Plains + back At night teach Emma in her arithmetic Wednesday, 9. Cool. Mind the Babe. Eat watermelons Hear rumors of fighting in Mo. Ky. Va. +c. </td> <td> October, Thursday, 10. 1861. Cloudy. I mind the babe, Read +c. Get the <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-44-jacksonville-republican" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 44, The Jacksonville Republican" rel="noopener">Jacksonville Republican</a> + the latest news +c Hull some walnuts Friday, 11. Rainy. I go to Mr. Crankfields + get the school accts. of my 3rd Session at Chosey Spring. Write notes +c. Teach Emma in arithmetic Saturday, 12. Some frost this morn. Study Latin. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4af4824b9fd609834ba728061d012b92.jpg e9901978a4ba16a5538c08e24ba7a6a2 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> October, Sunday, 13. 1861. Cool + pleasant Sing, read Bible and teach Emma. —Walk about the plantation. Monday, 14. Cool. I feel rather in suspense. Nurse and study. Tuesday, 15. Almost cold enough for frost, perhaps there was +c. Nurse + study. Go fishing in the evening. </td> <td> October, Wednesday, 16. 1861. Cloudy + cool. Fish for breakfast. Study Latin. Pick burrs out of the wool for Emma. Go fishing in evening. Study Latin at night +c. Thursday, 17. Raining + warm. Study, read news +c. Friday, 18. Cloudy. Hall corn + pine. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f0b7b2c9b897bcd6db53ea273bf39935.jpg 21ac48d44ff07eb78f9a105b1b69f021 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> October, Saturday, 19. 1861. Warm + cloudy. Go to muster. Hear that the beligerents are <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-46-fighting-fairfax>fighting at Fair-Fax Va." target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 46, Fighting at Fairfax Va." rel="noopener">fighting at Fair-Fax [sic] Va.</a> Write letters to J.A. Woods + N.D. Hancock Lebanon Tenn. Sunday, 20. Warm I drive the cows to pasture as usual. Read Bible + Washington with Emma. Monday, 21. Rained all night last night. + is this morn. Feed horses +c. Hunt cow-bell +c. The waters are up smartly from the rams. </td> <td> October, Tuesday, 22. 1861. Rainy yet. A.M. Chop fire wood, teach Emma in her Arithmetic + then take a walk with Emma,—Eat grapes, watermelons +c. Wednesday, 23. Very smoky this morning. Study, teach Emma + chop fire-wood. Thursday, 24. Big frost this morn + Davis says he saw ice.—Go to Plains read war-news and go to Polands house raising. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2d59e1b2ae8c0fcdeb0c77a2d9685965.jpg 6ef03cf2153aff153d138af0ae3a5a3f PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> October, Friday, 25. 1861. Warmer Go with Mr. C. to Davisville after a wagon. Hall some corn. Saturday, 26. Raining Study Latin Chop wood +c. Sunday, 27. Clear + pleasant Read +c. </td> <td> October, Monday, 28. 1861. Turning warm Go to White Plain Mail 2 letters 1 to Mrs. Russell + 1 to Aunt Elvira, Tenn. —[Pull?] some corn Tuesday, 29. Fair Pull + hall corn Teach Emma at night by fire-light Wednesday, 30. Gather corn all day. Se memoran. [See memorandum?] </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/dc7288b72b10fbafb7cbcba78333f678.jpg 6d392a1c6c6a22710553037c1c229a2d PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> October, Thursday, 31. 1861. Big frost, Cold. Gather corn; Jno halls 7 loads See Mem. I eat a good [bate?] of watermelons today. Read some war news at noon + recv. a letter from Sis Carrie. November, Friday, 1. Raining this mor. Rains all day. I read Latin +c Pain in my shoulder. Write a letter to Sis Carrie, Ark. Saturday, 2. Cloudy + cool We hall 1 load corn to Mr. C’s crib. I send up my excuse to muster ground. </td> <td> November, Sunday, 3. 1861. Some frost. Read bible with Emma. + in evening read His. of Washington with her + walk about some. Monday, 4. Very fogy. I + Mr. C. pull corn all day. Mr C. goes to __ Teague’s. Teach Emma in arithmetic some. Tuesday, 5. Cool We pull + hall corn all day. Jno. goes to pay his tax in P.M. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/68dafb786552a18b978ad8ee8e742ce4.jpg 42efeb6752be33cd84a3c36781a64226 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> November, Wednesday, 6. 1861. Very windy last night + windy + smoky to-day. We are pulling corn. Thursday, 7. We build a crib this morn. Mr. C. goes to Post office. I + Jno. hall 3 loads wood. I help to kill a hog P.M. <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-49-battle-belmont" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 49, Battle of Belmont footnote" rel="noopener">Battle Belmont Confed.' [Rld?].—95 missing + wound. 488.</a> Friday, 8. Flying clouds We dug the sweet potatoes + hall them up. <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-49-trent-affair" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 49, Trent Affair footnote" rel="noopener">Mason + Slidell taken by Federals @ Bermuda</a> from Brit. [British] Ves. [vessel] <div class="tooltip" title="Union sympathizers destroyed 5 bridges in Confederate-held eastern Tennessee in late 1861 as a part of a larger plan to burn 9 total bridges. The plan was actually approved by Abraham Lincoln and was originally intended to rally nearby Unionists as a way of injuring the Confederate war effort and control of the state.">Bridges (5) burned in East Tenn.</div> </td> <td> November, Saturday, 9. 1861. Looks some like rain. We go to the Battalion muster near Croso-Plains Recv a letter from Mrs. Russell.—Rains + thunders in evening. Sunday, 10. Cloudy. Read with Emma + walk about the plantation +c. Monday, 11. Clouds breaking off Halling corn </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/21c9a24e404b84fc78aabd233499d1fc.jpg e6b6515cd0ffcabb5500652c5a0867a3 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> November, Tuesday, 12. 1861. Very warm. Hall corn. Wednesday, 13. Warm as summer Hall corn. + cover pens, cribs +c. Thursday, 14. Warm. I study in my books some + mind babe In eve. go to Sam’s + [?] +c. Read war news. </td> <td> November, Wednesday, 27. 1861. Warmer.—Cloudy <div class="tooltip" title="Woods is referring to the bows of a wagon, which were the ribs that provided the shape and support for the canvas roof.">Bend my bows.</div> Mind babe + Read +c. Thunder + rain PM. Thursday, 28. Warm + rainy. Go to Post office, get the latest news +c— Friday, 29. Cloudy + warm Road-working-day. It rains, thunders +c. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f1a05d926d6c30c85ef8d4c9f03dfeb3.jpg 6475a6ef6ac315fdfade75b1af5f4a25 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> November, Saturday, 30. 1861. Cooler, but cloudy. We go to the muster + volunteers were called for. Davis gets his fodder I see, wild-geese + cranes going south. December, Sunday 1. Frost. read Bible +c. I spend a lonely day. —Warm + cloudy this eve.—I see bats flying about. Monday, 2. Raining. Go to Reason Davis and get deer-skin, chop fire-wood +c. </td> <td> December, Tuesday, 3. 1861. It Turned cold last night. Trade conditionally with Roddam for his pony.—Chop + hall wood + kill a hog. Wednesday, 4. Ground frozen little Bend my bows (wagons) help Mr. C. make steeples rings +c for our homes. Thursday, 5. Warmer, but frost. I go to Plains + get latest news +c. Read of Union-men being hung in E. Ten. women scared +c. —<a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-51-jeff-davis-message" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 51, Jefferson Davis" s="" message="" footnote="" rel="noopener">I read Jeff. Davis’ message,</a> letters from volunteers +c. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f9c494c873c78fdb2430e4a39e3d4364.jpg 3a494c78d986a562271155d2d209705e PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> December, Friday, 6. 1861. Still warmer. —We make the heap to kill hogs.—and then I + Mr. C. fix my homes + make my bow-frame. At night have an argument with Mr. C. Saturday, 7. Bright + pleasant Mind the babe + study Latin +c. Sunday, 8. Warm + cloudy Read Bible. + Life Washington with Emma. </td> <td> December, Monday, 9. 1861. Pleasant. Count up School acct for settlement +c. Emma is unwell and I spend the day mostly in minding the babe. Tuesday, 10. It appears like summer almost. Read + study, mind the babe +c. Wednesday, 11. Warm. Emma still unwell. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c4796c1b8cf7af621de8f4cde966a9e2.jpg b25fc4ae750dd73903d901c400eef4b3 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> December, Thursday, 12. 1861. It turned cold last night. We kill hogs to-day. Friday, 13. Frost + ice I chop wood help to salt + kill pork +c. Saturday, 14. Pleasant. I + Mr. C go to Borders’ to settle School acct. <div class="tooltip" title="A large portion of Charleston burned through the night of December 11, 1861, destroying some of its most famous landmarks. The origins of the fire are still unknown.">Hear of Charleston being burned</div> </td> <td> December, Sunday, 15. 1861. Frost. I read my Bible + sing some. Monday, 16. Pleasant Hall + chop wood Tuesday, 17. Pleas. [Pleasant] Go to Davisville after my wagon </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1fc8ffa2f2b9c2ed107b4cb5d873e770.jpg 04fcca33057a1669bd9d9c6f7851d57a PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> December, Wednesday, 18. 1861. Very warm during the day + cold at night. We make ax-handles + fix breeching. Thursday, 19. Do. I go to White Plains get last news +c. Beat sausage meet etc. Friday, 20. Rainy I go to Roddam’s to buy his pony. Make some [trace?] bands. </td> <td> December, Saturday, 21. 1861. Warm I go to muster at White Plains. —Trade for Roddam’s pony. —I read the news that Eng. is going to call the U.S. to account Sunday, 22. Rainy, but warm I pass a melancholy day, reflecting of moving +c. I have read my Bible +c. Monday, 23. Colder. Wind from North + rain. Chop wood, help Mr. C. make bow-frame + measure up 35 [Ton?] corn to Roddam. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/26b81dcfa2b852105248a9f4749d47c7.jpg 429975d1b4fb53bfeb5a31ceb2a57406 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> December, Tuesday, 24. 1861. Ground frozen. I’me unwell. Measure balance Roddam’s corn 30 [Bu.?] 13 fr’m Jno’s + 17 fr’m Mr. C’s crib. I hear that the Federals were [gaining?] Wednesday, 25. “Christmas-gift.” Clouding up. Appearance of snow. I go to Plains to hear the war-news Hall some fire-wood. Thursday, 26. Turning warmer I go to Teague’s X Roads + swap for [Pruit’s?] mare + give $20. to boot —Read news from the war: <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/day-55-dranesville" target="_blank" title="click to view Day by Day Journal, Page 55, Conflict at Dranesville footnote" rel="noopener">Southern men whiped at Dranisville [Dranesville]</a> +c. </td> <td> December, Friday, 27. 1861. Turning colder I remained at home minding babe, making box +c.—Emma unwell. Think of going to Oxford. Saturday, 28. Pretty cold, ice +c I hall 37 Bn. Corn (+ Jno) to Jno Davis minus a peck. Hall wood +c. Sunday, 29. Warmer + cloudy. Read Book of Job. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/aa8acffe1de9ac61baed26bef9831267.jpg 9582c3f15333f0b9382efff9dbc0797c PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> December Monday, 30. 1861. Cool. I go to Jacksonville to demand of T. Williams 2 negroes, claimed by Mrs. Caldwell.—I come near having a fight with Williams.—I council with lawyers +c. Tuesday, 31. Cloudy + cool. Go to [Fountain’s?] to buy his [check lines?]. —Cap. Hanna arrived from the army this morn. 2.0 to bury his son, killed at btl Dranesville. </td> <td> Memoranda 1861 Jan, 7. Left White Plains Ala. Jan. 11. Arrived at Lebanon Tenn.—Trip cost me $20.75. “ “ Stopping with Nelson Hancock, at $12 per month Jan. 21st. Left Nelson Hancock’s + commenced boarding with N. Green Jr. at $14. + $1.40 washing per. [mind?]. Jan. 23, Sold my Skiddle Course Law Books save 2 Books viz. Story on Bailments + contracts. to G.E. Leay for $34.00—Original cost to me viz 40.—Sold at 1/5 discount viz $6. Took Leay’s receipt for Books. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f4dca60517145e9d236df0df60baa60f.jpg 3a01dcc3a5977cdc8c020dcf57abfed5 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Memoranda 1861 Feb. 9. Wrote a letter to SL Russell + remail to him 2.—1 fr’m Ashburn whose letter had $10. in it + one from AJ [Ward?]. Feb, 13. Gave Lewis Butler one Ten dollar Georgia Bill, to buy me 1 copy of <div class="tooltip" title="Joseph Story (1779-1845) was a Supreme Court judge and professor of law at Harvard. He published Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws in 1834 as one of the first standardizing works on conflict law and one of the first American books of law to be used in English courts.">Story’s Conflicts of Laws</div> @ $5.85 —(as he Butler is going to Nashville). The change to be paid back to me. March 1st. <s>v</s> Paid Judge Green part of my board viz $70. (at $3 ½ per week for 20 weeks), + took his recpt. ____ Apr. 16, Great excitement about the war. Boys leaving college. —R’cd. letter from Emma with $20.00 + loaned C.R. Gibson $2.00 for his exigences exigencies] home. </td> <td> Memoranda May 2. Leave Lebanon Tenn. for White Plains Ala. — Arive at White Plains on the eve. of the 7th. May 20/61 Recv. letters remailed from Lebanon to White Plains, by Judge Green, who informed me that he had taken $20 out of one of the letters, leaving me still [Dr?] to him $10. May 2 (21). The law books which I bought during my last session at Lebanon cost me $23.20 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9c4e3fa46c4f777f3f3622093219b68f.jpg b7fa2435a4b05b428beaea60af6e1df0 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Memoranda In June. I bought $1.[?] worth of pinck calico for Margaret Caldwell for which she owes me July 13. Jno. Cladwell borrows $5. of me—And Sam’l Caldwell $20. Paid July 18, 1861. July 18, “/61.—I + others go to Plains to recv. the school funds for this Township for 1861 + We recv. $115.75, but I lost 88 [c5?] out of it in calculating the per dime July 19.—There is now $31.22 coming to me out of the School money in my hand because we could not change a $50. bill. Recd. another $1.77 on above The whole of the above recvd. +c </td> <td> Memoranda Sep. 2. 1861. 1st stack fodder contains 483 bunches Sep 4,— 2nd stack contains 517 bundles. Sep. 7th. 3rd stack ([injure?]) contains 650 binds. Sep. 14. 4th stack contains 550 binds fodder. Sep 20 5th Stack contains 395 bundles. ______ Octr. 29. 1861 Carn Acct. 1st We halled 2 loads with Smiths wagon from big field which Pa. got + 2nd I load from other field which John got. The above was halled som time ago. See over </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a3b7a47510de4f027d94f10140718be4.jpg f5358cb3bad69f133497487ce9ca917e PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Memoranda Oct 29. I + Mr C. halled load the day we brought the wagon home which he got. To day we hall 4 loads, no. 2 + his father 2. Oct 30th We hall in 6 loads of corn 3 to Mr. C + 3 to Jno’s crib. Oct 31 We hall 7 loads to day 4 for Jno + 3 for Mc. C. Nov. 2nd 1861 We hall one load corn before Jno. goes to muster to Mr C’s crib. Novem. 5, We hall 4 loads corn from big field + 3 from long field of which Jno. got 4 + Mr. C. 3. </td> <td> Memoranda Nov. 6, We pull + hall from long field 6 loads corn.—Finish our 2/3 Jno. got 1 load + Mr. C, 5, to-day. [Synop?] Corn 4 loads (irreg.) <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Jno of ab.</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>“ to day</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>“ &emsp; “</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>_____</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>“ &emsp; “</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>“ &emsp; “</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>35 Total</td> <td>Jno's</td> <td>15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 Mr.C's</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Novem 11, We hall 7 loads corn* [rent] to pine pen Nov. 12 Hall 6 loads.—5 from Big f. + 1 fr. l.f. to pine pen. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9b1c04a36b12342ff9ae5914923d7c90.jpg 1f8f1dd744e11bb0b3ea021a67c1626c PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Memoranda Nove. 13 we hall 4 loads from l.f. + finish + cover pine pen Total in + pen + shuck pen,= 17 loads heaped up ______ Novem. 16,”/61 Close trade with Davis for a 2 Horse wagon, to be put up in the best order,—1 3/8 tire, 3 in. box.—[Excessive?] of the double [tre?] + irons, except, [hammer?] + plate on [toungue?].—$7 [?] —I’me to pay towards wagon 50 bn corn @ 50 cts delivered, balance money, wagon to be done by 25 Dce. </td> <td> Cash Account—April <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th>&emsp;</th> <th>Rec'd</th> <th>Paid</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td>From March</td> <td>25.80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td>For 1 pt oil</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>,20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Apr. 4</td> <td>Balance on G. Leay's acct</td> <td>16,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5,</td> <td>1 Shirt + collor</td> <td>....</td> <td>2.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5,</td> <td>By. To Barber</td> <td>....</td> <td>,55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Recd of Emma</td> <td>20,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16,</td> <td>Loaned Gibson</td> <td>...</td> <td>2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Autograph Book</td> <td>...</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Judges likenesses</td> <td>...</td> <td>,75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16,</td> <td>Story on Constitution</td> <td>...</td> <td>6.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Pos. Stamps</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>10 Photographs</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>.......</td> <td>...</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>2 Drinks cider</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Dilpoma C.U.</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>5,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Tin Case</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>,50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>A Carpet Sack</td> <td>....</td> <td>,50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>__</td> <td>Loned + lost</td> <td>__</td> <td>6.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$61.80</td> <td>$27,55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30.</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>34.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$61.80</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7443c691599ee0c62304757ca24125ae.jpg 0cc0a9dcc3be13919212378e5ca9e7fe PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Cash Account—May <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th>&emsp;</th> <th>Rec'd</th> <th>Paid</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td>On hand from A.</td> <td>$34.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Show mended</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>,15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Fair to Nash.</td> <td>...</td> <td>2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>For washing</td> <td>...</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Cake + Drink</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>[Bill?] & Commerical House</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>1,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Hack to Depo</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>,25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>From Nashville to Chattanooga</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>6,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>“ Supper</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Fare to Kingston</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>2,75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Break + Din.</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Fare to Rome from Kingston (2) x Plains</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Fare *[from Rome to] [socks?]</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>4.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Bed + Break at Etawa [Etowah] Rome</td> <td>...</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Of Emma</td> <td>5.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>P'd to Graham</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>4,50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Envelops</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>,50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Shirt + Drawers</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>1,75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Of S. Caldwell</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td><s>40.00</s></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>*[price] $100</td> <td>40,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>[?] Porter</td> <td>_____</td> <td>2,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>79,25</td> <td>32,00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> Cash Acct.—May <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th>&emsp;</th> <th>Rec'd</th> <th>Paid</th> </tr> <tr> <td>20,</td> <td>a Letter to me by Emma remailed by Judge Green with for me $20</td> <td>$20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Rcd. by Jdg. Green__</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$20,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Sold for Emma's Cow for her for $20,00</td> <td><s>20</s></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Emma a dress</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>2,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Self p'r Shoes</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>2,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>____</td> <td>62,45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>119,25</td> <td>$119,24</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/520a1355ca01407f5874455aa305506a.jpg 6711a98513f4f55870d6858d3aa6bc8b PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> Cash Account—June. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>&emsp;</th> <th>Rec'd</th> <th>Paid</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>$62.45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3rd.</td> <td>Bonnet for Emma</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Hoops *[for] Em.</td> <td>...</td> <td>1.60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Of S. Caldwell on Bug.</td> <td>15.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Calico-Baby dresses.</td> <td>...</td> <td><s>1</s>.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>1 Trunk</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>2.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Envelops + Loan</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td><s>1</s>.15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ldquo;</td> <td>Letter to Ark.</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Paper</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Pants+ Shirt</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>3.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Pos on letter</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>__</td> <td>Loan S Caldwell</td> <td>_____</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>11,20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>66,25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$77.45</td> <td>77,45</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c735a396a5a8aacd0894b236f389ec65.jpg 52c9670c7316607be338f9304405f684 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Cash Account—July. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>&emsp;</th> <th>Rec'd</th> <th>Paid</th> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>66,25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Pos. on letter</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Medicine</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>,50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Pins</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Loan to Jno. Caldwell</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$5.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&ldquo</td> <td>Loan to Sam'l Caldwell</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>20.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Pos on letters</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Of S. Caldwell</td> <td>31,22</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Lesson S Funds</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>,90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>[Blocking?]</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Dress + 2 yds.</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>3,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Shoes f Mary</td> <td>1,75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>[Heifner?] S'kl. [School?] M'ng [Meeting?]</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.71</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Thompson, Change</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>School money</td> <td>3.50</td> <td><s>3.50</s></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Pos. on letter to Ark.</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>0.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>_____</td> <td>67.76</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$100.77</td> <td>100.77</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> Cash Account—August. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>&emsp;</th> <th>Rec'd</th> <th>Paid</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>67.76</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Of Smith on Russell's note</td> <td>41,89</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8,</td> <td>Letter to Gibson</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>To Borders +c</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.58</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19,</td> <td>Pos on letter</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>0.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Thread</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Of Gibson by letter—</td> <td>2,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Bt. 1 Shirt</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>1.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>“ Hair Pins</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>____</td> <td>108.82</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$111,65</td> <td>111.65</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f194e7c30d05ae4c5ec154e5f6b9c097.jpg 9068b8cff3ee702a9b70a07c5600bf12 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Cash Account—September. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>&emsp;</th> <th>Rec'd</th> <th>Paid</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>108.82</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Shoe mending</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>,75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Loaned Mr. Caldwell</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>10,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Postage on letter to Carrie</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Postage</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&ldquo</td> <td>Hat</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Paper 1 gr</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>,30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Recd. back of S. Caldwell</td> <td>5.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>1 pr. Shoes</td> <td>...</td> <td>2.2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>1 Bunch thread</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>1,10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Loaned Davis</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>On Jno's letter</td> <td>...</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>By Balance</td> <td>____</td> <td>97.47</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$113.82</td> <td>113.82</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> Cash Account—October. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>&emsp;</th> <th>Rec'd</th> <th>Paid</th> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$0.05</td> <td>$0.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Cash on hand</td> <td>97.47</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td>6 yds. Domestic</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td><s>.70</s></td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Side Combs</td> <td>...</td> <td>15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Indigo + Madder</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Davis back</td> <td>,20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Em'a Thimble</td> <td>....</td> <td>,10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14.</td> <td>Russell's money</td> <td>55,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Bal. board. N. Green</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>9.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Pos. Let. Term.</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Chesnuts</td> <td>....</td> <td>.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Seh'l M. Mouland</td> <td>...</td> <td>.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Aunt Sally *[for] [furt?]</td> <td>...</td> <td>.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>“ “ Counterpane</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>1 Knife</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>2 Letter Pos.</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31st</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>_____</td> <td>140.17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$152.67</td> <td>152.67</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3afd01275776d9ef4f4b6be80091f945.jpg f5ac1d5ae400e6c473f836646b88949d PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Cash Account—November. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>&emsp;</th> <th>Rec'd</th> <th>Paid</th> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>[Acts.]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>$140.17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Pos. let. Sis. Ark</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>1 oz. Indigo</td> <td>...</td> <td>..10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Cake + Beer</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Loan [Pruet?]</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Loan S. Caldwell</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>20.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>[Pruet?] p'd Ind.</td> <td>.60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>4 S'k. flax thr'd</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Gave Old Uncle Moses Parnell</td> <td>...</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Letter paper</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>2 Blind Bridles</td> <td>____</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>On hand</td> <td>.&ensp;.&ensp;.</td> <td>117.02</td> </tr> <tr> <td>__</td> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>140.77</td> <td>140.77</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> March—Bills Payable. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Amount.</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1st.</td> <td>As in Feb,</td> <td>25.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Receivable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1st.</td> <td>As in Feb, Save br. to Seay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$18. + Cr to Russell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$10, from Amt.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>the Amt. Recv'bl</td> <td>$165.09</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9ca48c7cb2dfb273cc050a7b05257b6c.jpg 80d83b25240f86b8942d7911c68429e1 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> April—Bills Payable. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Amount.</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1st.</td> <td>As in March</td> <td>25.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Receivable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1st.</td> <td>Acct. on Leav</td> <td>$16.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Note “ Russell</td> <td>40.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Loaned Young</td> <td>2.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Acct on Evans</td> <td>3.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>“ *[shorthand]</td> <td>23.69</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> May—Bills Payable. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Amount.</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1st.</td> <td>As in April</td> <td>$25.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Receivable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1st.</td> <td>Note on Russell</td> <td>40.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Loan to Young</td> <td>7.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Acct on Evans</td> <td>3.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>“ “ *[Shorthand], as in April</td> <td>23.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Loan to Gibson</td> <td>$2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>New loan [fr.?]</td> <td>$71,19</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f4372e845c97bcce1e9e66b6a1a751ef.jpg 7ecaab69a00d15c8eeca220d9b27bfbd PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> June—Bills Payable. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Amount.</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td>Tuition at Leb.</td> <td>$13.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Board with Judge Green</td> <td>10.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Receivable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Borrowed by C R Gibson</td> <td>$2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Acct on Evans</td> <td>3.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>Note on Russell</td> <td>40.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>“</td> <td>S. Caldwell in Acct.</td> <td>43.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> July—Bills Payable. &emsp;Receivable. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Amount.</th> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Tuition @ Leb.</td> <td>$23.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Board with Judge Green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Same as in June after $15. is taken off S Caldwell's</td> <td>73.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/69308655b62ec87acfc126d19efda30f.jpg fef2a645118816d00032b7e1fd0fdc7b PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> August—Accounts Payable. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Amount.</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 1st.</td> <td>As in July. See.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Receivable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 1.</td> <td>On S Caldwell remainder on Acct.</td> <td>$18.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Jno. Caldwell loaned money</td> <td>6.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Gibson + Evans</td> <td>5.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> September—Accounts Payable. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Amount.</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1st.</td> <td>To Judge Greene</td> <td>9.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>$23.00 which was to be p'd to Caruthers is injust, Hence I pay it not.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Receivable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1st.</td> <td>Acct. on S. Caldwell</td> <td>20.23</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>“ Jno. Caldwell</td> <td>6.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Evans</td> <td>3.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f8f8b1f9de2dd3696b7a257430eca65e.jpg 94a3972d03581609bc7b8718cb406222 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> October—Bills Payable. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Amount.</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Judge Green's Acct. ordered to be settled.</td> <td>9.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Receivable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Acct. on S. Caldwell</td> <td>26.23</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>“ on Jno. Caldwell....</td> <td>6.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>“ on E.E. Evans...</td> <td>3.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>—Little Gib.</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&emsp;</td> <td>Old acct. Poland's</td> <td>2.+</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> &emsp; &emsp; 3 &emsp; &emsp; 1 5 13.00 &emsp; 14 &emsp; 3 &frac12 &emsp; 42 &emsp; 7 &ensp; &emsp; 49 &emsp; 20 &ensp; [Wt hagst?] 4 33 &frac13 110 42 32 33 26 35 280 lbs. 8 22,40 &emsp; $114 55 70 52 590 260 340 20 444 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7541fc3930aee6b87c3872e3abf1c6b7.jpg 32a727e6707ea9f51499e7a98c71baac 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 John Henning Woods Papers, 1856-1873 (Ms2017-030) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource This collection includes three memoir volumes and three diaries written by John Henning Woods, a Southern Unionist, Confederate conscript, and Civil War memoirist. Woods was born in Tennessee on July 4, 1834. After spending his childhood in Missouri, Woods married Mary Emma Caldwell, the daughter of a wealthy slaveholder and planter from Alabama in 1860. In 1861, Woods moved to Lebanon, Tennessee, to pursue his law degree at Cumberland University. Despite his ties to the South, Woods hated slavery and strongly supported the Union. Following the war's beginning and interruption of his education, he returned home to farm and teach. Due to his support for the Union, Woods chose to remain at home throughout the beginning of the war until his conscription into the Confederate army in October of 1862. While at first Woods fought to remain at home, the threat of imprisonment eventually sparked him to report to the army, where he was drafted into the 36th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company K. As a part of this regiment, Woods was trained at Talladega and then posted around Mobile, Alabama. While at Mobile, Woods and a few fellow Unionist conscripts formed a secret Unionist organization called the Home Circle and planned a mutiny. Unfortunately, Woods was discovered prior to their planned mutiny and imprisoned to be tried. While awaiting his court martial, Woods was transported behind the army, following them through the Tullahoma Campaign and was then sent to Atlanta. His trial resulted in a sentence of death by firing squad; however, his execution was delayed due to the interference of a sympathetic general who had been his professor before the war. Woods saw the Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga while imprisoned by the Confederate Army until he was once again sent to Atlanta following a stay of execution, furnished at the last minute from Jefferson Davis. He was then sent to work building trenches around Atlanta until he finally escaped Confederate officials on August 11, 1864, and made his way into Union lines. Following his escape, Woods made his way to Buffalo, New York, where he enlisted in the 93rd New York Infantry Regiment. He served out the rest of the war as a clerk for the Union Army until his discharge on May 11, 1865. Following the war, Woods returned home and continued to teach, moving to Lawrence County, Missouri sometime before 1885. In 1885, his wife Mary died and in 1889, he married Mae Laverall of Pennsylvania. Woods died on March 5, 1901, and is buried alongside both of his wives and his daughter in the Woodland Cemetery near Springfield, Missouri. The three volumes of Woods' memoir make up the largest portion of the collection. These three books focus on the years 1861-1864, describing his experiences of sectionalism, his opposition to secession and conscription, the process of forming an underground Unionist society in a Confederate regiment, his arrest for inciting a mutiny, and the resulting imprisonment and trial. The three journals cover a much broader range of topics and years, including genealogy, religion, marriage, slavery, and Woods' childhood. These three journals serve to contextualize the journals, as Woods referenced them during the writing process. Besides this, these journals also contain highly detailed drawings done by Woods during his imprisonment and a number of short entries in Pitman shorthand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woods, John Henning, 1834-1901 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01913.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the John Henning Woods Papers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856/1873 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Henning Woods Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2017-030 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 Henning Woods Papers, Ms2017-030, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. 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 Day By Day Journal, John Henning Woods, 1861 (Ms2017-030) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woods, John Henning, 1834-1901 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01913.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the John Henning Woods Papers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Henning Woods Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech. Type The nature or genre of the resource Diaries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2017_030_DaybyDayJournal 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 Henning Woods Papers, Ms2017-030, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Description An account of the resource Spanning from January 1 through December 31, 1861, this journal contains a short description of Woods' daily activities, including his thoughts on the political situation, notes in shorthand, and monetary accounts. archived https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/dd83a23e84428d697b7bb41ce7ea325f.jpg 8047d54d5bdbacd903f0e540cc0eefce PDF Text Text Virtuous Acts. Ezekl. XVIII q To be just + do that which is lawful and right.—To not oppress.—To restore to the debtor his pledge. To spoil none by violence;—To give his bread to the hungry and to cover the naked with a garment. To not give forth upon usury To execute true judgement between man + man. To walk in my (the Lord’s) statutes; <s>to deal</s> <div class="tooltip" title="This verse is an adaptation of Ezekial, Chapter 18 “The One Who Sins Will Die,” Verses 5-9.">To deal truly.</div> XLIV q 23 v—And they (the Priest, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me (God).) Shall teach my people the difference, between the holy and profane, + cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.— https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/42581c0ce95fe08e0dce9e73e19adb26.jpg 5222e980c4b49df53959be33702d07b5 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Genealogical Tree. [Note: The following transcriptions has been adapted from a drawing of a literal tree with individual names on the branches and trunk and a date scale from 1830 to 1864 on the left. The names and information below have been identified by their corresponding branch.] Base of trunk: TREE. Left of base of trunk: DAUGHTER OF HENNING PAGE Right of base of trunk: SON OF [page torn] VER WOODS. Length of trunk: Miss Martha PACE Married to John B WOODS, in Tenn. 1830} Removed to Mo. Laurence Co. 4 m's from Mt Vernon, where they now live, 1864. Lowest branch on right: Born in Tenn. 1832. 1st S’n [son]. Wm L. WOODS. d. “/49 Lowest branch on left: B’n [born] 4th July 1834 2nd S’n. JOHN, H. WOODS Married in Ala. to, in 1860. Merging branch from left: Miss M.E. Caldwell Second lowest branch on right: 1st. d’t’r [daughter]. b’n 1837. in Mo.—CORNELIA, A. WOODS. Married to in 1862 Merging branch from right: Marion Lebow. Second lowest branch on left: 2nd d’r. b. 1839 in Mo. S. CARRIE WOODS. Mar’d to in Mo. 1861 Merging branch from left: Calvin, WOODS. Second highest branch on right: 3d dtr. b. 1842—NANCY, J. WOODS. in Mo. Second highest branch on left: 3rd. d. S’n b. 1845 N<s>ANCY</s>, D. WOODS in Mo. Top branch on right: b. 1846.—DANIEL, E. WOODS.—in Mo. Top branch on left: b. 1850.—Wm LEEROY. d’d 1854. </td> <td> Genealogy—implies a tracing upon back of one’s stock blood or lineage.—A + <div class="tooltip" title="This refers to the genealogy of Jesus as included in Matthew, Chapter 1 “The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah,” Verses 1-17.">Genealogy of Christ 1st q. Math.</div> —This Genealogical Tree is an rude origination of my own; representing my father’s (JB Woods) family. The parents as sources, uniting by marriage + thus forming the trunk, while children as they are born form the respective branches as they grow in years. As children are married, the member </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8772f24efe1ab913c6148a7c74a04d00.jpg 74870b8f9eddde253508a333dd34f125 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> of the strange family, becomes, as it were, engrafted or inoculated by adoption into the “Genealogical Tree” described or family described thereby. When a source, or bud from another family or Tree, is ingrafted, (united by marriage) there will be henceforth two bloods coursing in the engrafted branch: + these two bloods growing up from the Trunk for another Tree, (family) So it has been since the day of Adam + Eve [page torn] </td> <td> It would be quite complex, indeed to trace the Genealogy of the whole human race, or even of one simple line branch or blood, especially would it be so, were we to take into consideration the matrimonial ties + relationships connected with any family of long duration.—I suggest that this study would be an interesting if not also a profitable theme for the historian + [sculptor?]. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/961d4ec26361c4571fa50a1f3ac7c9dc.jpg 6a8926cfc181a49fe559cf7739fbd133 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> To represent a single family, viz parents, children + even grand children, is simple enough and if properly executed would in the form of a Genealogical Tree, be a family map convenient for refference As in the Tree drawn, it may readily be discovered that it is laid off with a [scale?] of an eighth (1/8 in) inch to [the?] year calculating from the roots (mariage) of the tree (family) upward to the year in [which?] the sketch is taken. </td> <td> The scales for a Genealogical Tree may be of different lengths, like the scale of miles used in Geography Care should be taken that the Scale representing the years on any Tree extend from the uniting point of the two roots (parents) <s>and</s> upward to the present, or time of drawing.—Then let the scale be marked with [fine?] lines as a ruler, dividing the yrs. exactly so that as branches shoot out from the trunk they may be brought out exactly </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8864017fbde11484e505f7b1655c894a.jpg 4dba7ba0f12272cc1c020abed37897eb PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> opposite the year on the scale in which it, (branch, child) was born.—The years being previously set down along the Scale in plain figures.—The months and days of one’s birth or death may easily be designated by neat plain writing in the lines representing the branches, well as the name, which should be [written?] in very plain letters.— I obtained the idea of The Genealogical Tree from reading Blackston’s </td> <td> Commentaries <s>of</s> on <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/blue-4-william-blackstone" target="_blank" title="click to view Blue Journal, Page 4, William Blackstone footnote" rel="noopener">Cm. Law Subject of Real Estates</a> handed down to heirs by lines of direct + collateral bloodship +c. and then noticing in the Scriptures that families, persons and nations are often represented by the figure of a Tree. As—“Thy mother is like a (tree) a vine + + planted by the waters + + [full?] of branches + +.” Ezi-XIX, 10. —+ It contemneth the rod of my son as every Tree. XXI 10 v Ezekiel +c+c. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/af1ca1dc1b0b0307212362254af9d628.jpg 626ad029cd914c5b5a3a35bb10b6812a PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> I think this Idea of the Genealogical Tree, may be improved upon, till it would be as popular + useful for family reference as a Geographical Map for a Land plot would be to the historian + [recorder?]. —An acquaintance with the Genealogy of the Human Race, would be highly interesting to every student of natural science: and would be of almost incalculable benefit to proffessional men + to the Historian. </td> <td> The Genealogy of one’s own family relationship would be as interesting + as profitable and the study of Geography + the thorough acquaintance with the Map of one’s own Plantation or Country. As a Refference no one would question the utility of a “Land plot + Deeds.” or a “family [Record?].” By the one titles [of?] tenements heredidaments + one’s own unalienable rights are perpetuated, + without which </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/db2da45856516a87bacc64caf925ee2c.jpg af4cd0d0258280ab0a4a7ac0dd604b2d PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> there could be no [carried?] [seizin?] of hereditary property, one of the oldest settled principles of Enlightened Law. By the other the all important dates of one’s birth, marriage + death are preserved for the inspection of heirs inheritors, courts, and jurists. Indeed without this branch of science, there could be no [corred?] transmission of the history of the world, in all its Great Creation. </td> <td> We in these latter ages could have known but little of the ages of our ancestors and of the birth + origin of these teaming millions of the human race. Our minds would have been dark as heathen superstition. The doors of our <s>minds</s> comprehensions would have been penetrated only by some [?] twilight of rude tradition; the brightest of which would have been bedimed [bedimmed] by the ashes of gray + doubtful antiquity.— </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/cdd450764e0ed58ff43e099a319d7c69.jpg 4cfe99817e9f0e99f9ea3fd43e60c9f1 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Without a knowledge of Genealogy, we would be but little superior to the beasts + fowls, who breathe the common air, eat of the spontaneous vegetations, then lie down to rest upon the earth, whereever night overtakes, unconscious that once a progenitor long ago, fed + rested upon the identical spot. —In the entire absence of this branch of science there would probably have </td> <td> been but little system or order of Society; save what might be forced by sheer needcessity; Then such combinations would have been limited to selfishness cruelty; momentary + imagineary pleasures. But happy for society it<s>s</s> is otherwise + favorable. For “there shall come forth a rod cut of the stem of Jessee and a branch shall grow out of his roots, + And the Spirit of the </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7716d7444e619e31a6e09e646be799bd.jpg 844df30618d840ff2322387425dabe52 PDF Text Text Lord shall rest <s>up</s> upon him.” Isaiah XI, 1,2 “+That they might be called the trees of righteousness” Isaiah LXI, 3 v. Atlanta Barracks Ga. April 22nd 1864 }By J.H.Woods XXX q 4 v Isaiah—“Hanes—” q v—“Their strength is to sit still.” q v—“Now go, write it before them in a table, + note it in a book, that it may be for [their?] time to come for ever + ever.” Jeremiah XVIIq 7 v—Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord + + for he shall be as a tree planted by the waters—3. v.—+ My mountain in the field.— https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b482c041232c24ad6a21e2ca8457f7fc.jpg 53d712366321e7d8e8525087a215dc95 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Genealogical Tree of the Family [Down the inner margin] Consisting of the parents, 8 children. 3 dead, 2 married. + 5 grandchildren. [Note: The following transcriptions has been adapted from a drawing of a literal tree with individual names on the branches and trunk and a date scale from 1830 to 1864 on the left. The names and information below have been identified by their corresponding branch.] Base of trunk: Samuel and Polly Caldwell of Length of trunk: Mary Corr-married to Samuel Caldwell, in S.C.}Removed to Ala. Benton Co. in 1843. Chockolocko Valley Ala. Lowest branch on left: JOHN CALDWELL Bn. S.C. Married in Ala. To Blackburn. Merging branch from left: Miss M. TINDLE. Lowest branch on right: Bn. in S.C. ELIZ. Caldwell. Died in Ala. Second lowest branch on left: 2nd dtr. bn. 1842. MARY E. CALDWELL, to Merging branch from left: Mr. J.H. Woods Second lowest branch on right: 3rd. dtr. bn. Ala. S. FRANCIS, Caldwell Highest branch on left: 4th dr. b. 1847 MALINDA. Caldwell. Merging branch from left: Budy John. Second highest branch on right: 2nd Sn. b. SAMUEL Caldwell. Highest branch on right: 5th d. AMANDA, C </td> <td> When I became acquainted with this family: They lived in Chockolocko Valley, in Benton, (now Calhoun) Co. Ala. on what was known as the “Jim Wright place,” it having been formerly owned by Wright.—This valley of land lies between to ranges of mountains + is about 3 m. wide with Chockolocko Creek running thro’ it and empting into the Coosa or Tallapoosa River near Taladega Ala.—The family inculcates all those rural virtues which [makes?] up pleasant + useful society in the country: and cosist [consists] of Parents 8 children. 2 sons Jno. 1st child who lived with his father on the plantation till 20 yrs. old when he married Miss Margaret Tindle of Randolph Co Ala.—then still lived on his father’s place until he entered the <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/blue-9-john-caldwell" target="_blank" title="click to view Blue Journal, Page 9, John Caldwell footnote" rel="noopener">Confederat service in Cavalry under John T Morgan Col. Com’nd. Capt Dye’s Co.—+ died Mar. 1863.</a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/13b596db707db5dbeb9525868fc67e22.jpg 70432516c94602a6222467aa92215812 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> + Sam’l 2nd Sn + 6th child 6 daughters. Elizabeth 1st, d’d when about 8 or 10 yrs old. Mary Emily 2nd. dtr. who was born in Ala. Calhoun Co near Teague’s Cross roads AI 1842. Obtained a good English education + a very good Domestic training: And married to Mr. J. H. Woods of Mt Vernon Missouri in the yr 1860 on 1st day of Jan. at the residence of her father.— Sarah Francis,—3rd. dtr.— Malinda,—4rth dtr.—Infant drt. decd (name unknown) 5th dtr. + Amanda, 6th dtr. Mr. Sam’l Caldwell is by business a planter + by hard labor + economy has accumulated a good property although in humble circumstances when he commenced in life He has met with many disappointments, troubles + mutch bad luck but by perseverance + industry over comes them all, in succession. </td> <td> Mrs. Polly Caldwell, was reared in S.C. in easy circumstances, her father possesing a very good property: which gave her access to good society + gave her a knowledge of the business of life, as well as a fixed habit of laudable pride for mantenance of virtuous character + a reasonable pride of dress + appearance which, virtues with many others, social moral + domestic she taught her daughters so impressively that the strongest of temptations have never been able to seduce them from the pathes of <s>ver</s> fema<s>i</s>le virtue, usefulness and good report. Not one of the family, parents, sons or daughters [uses?] profane language, intoxicating drink or tobacco.— They are of the Old Presbyterian persuasion They encourage, education industry + benevolence. + have considerable desire for money making. Almost obstinate in their beliefs. -Atlanta Ga June 30 164. }By J.H.Woods </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ba7e36a5ad2196c6ab94b4ba1a7357ac.jpg 76c3a46bace77e33da72661a5361459e PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Dedicated to Mrs. Mary Emma Woods. By J.H. Woods Blest be the tie that binds, Our hearts in mutual love; This worship of congenial minds, Is like to that above. We share each others woes, And mutual troubles bear; So for each other often flows “The sympathyzing tear.” [Note: The following transcriptions has been adapted from a drawing of a literal family tree with individual names on the branches and trunk and a date scale from 1857 to 1864 on the left. The names and information below have been identified by their corresponding branch.] Base of trunk: OF Left of base of trunk: 2nd Daughter of Sam’l and Polly Caldwell Oxford Calhoun Co. Ala. Right of base of trunk: 2nd S’n. of Jno. B. and Martha Woods. Mt Vernon, Lawrence Co. Mo.— Length of trunk: MARY, EMMA, CALDWELL;—married to, in Ala. 1st Jan. JOHN, HENNING, WOODS, of Mo. Right branch: Bn 4th Dec.—John Francis Left branch: Brn. 11th Aug. 1862. Sam’l Blackburn. Right of tree: GOOD-WILL, FIDELITY. Left of tree: KINDNESS, AND GENTILITY. [End transcription of family tree] There is a striking analogy between the respective parentage of John + Mary, in life, training, education, family habits and religious beliefs.—By J.H. Woods.— Atlanta Ga. July 1st 1864.— </td> <td> Youthful Intentions. From youth Intended To roam o’er the world, To seek of life’s treasure, Some glittering pearl. But no mansions of the great, As I traveled o’er the state Could so kindly invite me As my paternal seat.&mash; On the stage I rode briskly, Away toward toward the East, Thinking to find for my soul, Some richer feast. As I swiftly sped away, I’d but few words to say. But I thought of my home As to westward it lay. New scenes all along, To my mind did arise That I thought not so strong, How the traveler [lies?]. Tho’ the thoughts did oft. appear As I journied swiftly where I’d no more view the scenes Of my childhood’s early years. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8ec51dac647de178f7c21837e1da67bd.jpg 9399d092343f35f1e9effd5ae1c8b63d PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> On cars still more swiftly I flew from my friends; To where the bright science Enchantments do lend To seek + find wealthy [lore?] And to think the thoughts of yore To learn wisdom from books O’er which scholars love to pore. So now, I’d left kindred, And sweet-hearts so dear My joys must be blended With what I see + hear, Tho’ friends and sweets are dear— And their words are kind + true; I’ll listen to the cheer Of the classic, classic [peer?]. —Atlanta Ga. March-1864 } By <div class="tooltip" title="This is likely a clever play off of Woods’ name, as “Sylvius” is Latin for “of the woods or forest.”">(Jon. Sylvius.).</div> ” J.H. Woods I’ll curb mind and passion, To drink with the sage; <s>Tho’ health + youth invite me</s> And forego youthful fashion The pleasures of my age; Tho’ health + youth still invite me, To drink of Nature’s <div class="tooltip" title="A small stream.">rill</div> I’ll listen to the strains, Of that classic scholar’s skill. </td> <td> Use begets second nature And mind sharpeneth mind <s>So</s> we grow by emulation; And words of reason kind. So we learn the fates of life, That from friends we oft must part, Tho’ we’d listen to the strains, Of young-life’s tender heart. Time rolls on, age is stealing, Upon the youthful face; And the furrows of evening, Doth spoil the infant grace. But the soul grows on still While the heart God doth fill Then I’ll listen to the strain, Manhood’s heart doth boldly trill. But now schooldays ended, From out [your?] college wall; And <div class="tooltip" title="Hymen (also known as Hymenaios) is the ancient Greek god of marriages and wedding hymns.">Hymen</div> is coming, To mythical life to call. Tho’ the gentle sciences bright, With all her golden hill; —Must I listen to the strains Which the hearts of Lovers fill? Yes life must be blended Beneath the blue sky; And all are dependent, For good society. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/209934565e677fb1b76a010c8c47ad15.jpg 96303658878a8247957e522defd29f3a PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Though God Creation’s king, Doth bid me manly be; I’ll listen to the strains, He has kindly given me. —I sought ‘mong earth’s flowers, In Virtue’s greenest shade; At her home’s lovely bowers, Where she’d worked + played. Others, I’d received with delight And thought on fascinations bright. I’ll listen to the claims Of her virtue so upright. Others sing most sweetly, And talk in lovely strains; And appear most neatly. With pearls + diamond chains. Tho’ wealth in all its splendor (sway) Would chase my love away; I’ll listen to the words; That her virtue doth betray. Many there be that’s lovely, And winning in their ways; With sparkling eyes most lively. And fashons of the day. Tho’ their diamonds brightly shine, And their lips doth sweetly part; I’ll listen to the strains Of her virtuous, tender heart. </td> <td> There be some kind + cheerful, Full of love and sport; With eyes not dim nor tearful; And minds with useful forte But what of all those buds of light And those leaves of hope + bliss; I’ll listen to the strains, She in love doth kindly lisp. Other names as sweetly sounding, And faces too a bright; With virtuous souls to crown them, In Heaven’s holy light. And tho’ by One all are made And that all very good; I’ll listen to the sounds Of her plaintive, tender mood. To me She seems granted, A companion in love; In this world she’s planted, To live for that above. Tho’ ther’s girls of worth + praise Wise + good in all their ways; I’ll hearken to the love, Which her tender heart doth raise. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1fe2b9f4f1c0e02b96c2e7744b9ea965.jpg 3deedc73055567529e75d06f9c792be8 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Her name to me is sacred. Her life and her [weal?] And all that here pertaneth, —Earth’s or Heaven’s appeal. Then sing gentle queens of life, Tho’ I see you all in love, I’ll adore still thy name My Mary Emma, Dove. —Atlanta Ga. May 29th 1864}By J.H. Woods </td> <td> To Mary. 1 &emsp; Mary my heart is <div class="tooltip" title="To compose or put into writing.">inditing</div> For thee a <s>good</s> familiar matter; Of which my hand is writing To thee in love’s [missive?] <s>kind</s> letter. 2 &emsp; When first I saw thy form so charming Form of virgin’s [living?] nature; Verily I was ripe + warming For just thy lovely feature. 3 &emsp; Long to me the Fates were saying, Waits for thee a sweetest maiden She and thee intuitive praying —Still you’ve kept your notions hidden, 4 &emsp; ‘Tis strange as many’d been seeking, I had not been taken sooner; But I stood their wooes + heatings Untill that propitious summer, Found me then thoughtfully teaching In the Chockolocko valley Where Alabama’s loves were greeting My heart with theirs to talley. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/77d23efce9ef9c52a1a483bda32b81a7.jpg 159dae6c6e800385fd1f95816d0b01eb PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> I’d passed divers [diverse] states a flying To escape the darts of Cupid; But inspite of all my trying, I’s caught by love’s waters limped. On that morn, you saw me coming Our eyes met with congenial glance; I saw your form nymph-like moving Sweet as the stream “Chosey-Branch”— At that pure + wholesome spring-(ing) In which the scholars [lov’d?]; Ah, then, little were you thinking What my lone’ spirit crav’d. You saw me still [nearing?] coming Then what thoughts came o’er you? —Off I saw you gently moving —Kindred thoughts,—the sequel <s>is</s> true. Your name I wrote, your glance reciving Your kindness to others found, Which kept for you my love increasing Till our lives, the Nuptials crown’d. I loved your body, all its turning, To me with interest laden; I loved thy soul, sought its pardon —Then rest with me in Heaven!! </td> <td> I called you,—My scholars naming Sacred tie, Scholar,—teacher;— But I called you love when reclining —Dearer tie, Mary, Your Lover. Some sweet hours we’ve spent a loving —The day set for Nuptial Union Is come:—invited friends collecting, —We vowed in sweet communion. Now the tie,—wife,—husband sounding, The dearest of all is form’d; While hopeful ones in love surrounding —Stand we ‘mazed, or halfway charm’d We entered life anew,—passing In the way <div class="tooltip" title="This is likely a reference to Micah, chapter 2, verse 13: “The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their King will pass through before them, the Lord at their head.”">bliss + breaker;</div> As goes time with others tossing.— —I’ll n’er, n’er forsake you. For a threefold cord is making, To bind us still more faithful; While of good and ill we’re testing, —Now to cheer—then to humble. New names, listen, Pa, Ma, calling, —Answer Mary,—you they mean “You too , Mister, you’re fogetting The child you’ve seen.”— </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/06c38b958e5f3f25bbe4e46274119471.jpg dee9cdeaf79412e5c1f2c2676926d216 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Yet we’re not happy,—striving, —Doubtful what course to take. Our minds from this to that a flying, With hearts oft dark—p’rchance [perchance] elate. Joy on, grieve on, we must be trying, The varied scenes of life, Till like our friends ‘round us dying We’ll bid adieu, My loving wife. Atlanta Ga. April—1864} By J.H. Woods </td> <td> May &emsp; 21 &emsp; $3.00 &emsp; &emsp; &ensp; 22 &emsp; 2.00 “ &emsp; &emsp; 25 &emsp; $2.00 &emsp; &emsp; &ensp; 26 &emsp; $2.00 June &emsp; 3 &emsp; $4.00 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/09385943509676a4db4d3dd45a08cdb8.jpg 639d051888f3ef739b91f60f2891e020 PDF Text Text Young yellow man Cr. Adolphus [Lewn?] (yellow man—Cr. one watch/(silver) https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8e3d19e227d67db5831562e93d80112c.jpg 608f1e10d139b4ebeb4eda0b4d3f2297 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Residence of Samuel Caldwell As seen from a Southview in the year 1860. [Note: This page contains a detailed drawing of the Caldwell plantation, including the following labels and captions. The captions within the drawing have been transcribed moving from the top down, left to right.] NEGRO’S Houses.— ORCHARD Residence and the Well. Yard, gates and [shade?] Trees +c. GARDEN. Calf lots +c. Beautiful woodland in front of the family Residence. Walnut Tree Lots, cribs and stables. Shop GIN HOUSE Luxurious growth of timbers viz. Mulberry, wild cherry, hickories The oaks + pine trees also, plum, haw-thorn, the Big huckleberry, Muscadine and grape vine +c.—July 4th 1860 (—64 now). LAND IN CULTIVATION. Producing cotton, corn and wheat as well as other products—South. </td> <td> The Plantation upon which this Residence stands, is one of considerable note, beauty + merit;— <div class="tooltip" title="Based on Woods’ description of this location, Caldwell&rsquos house would have been in the current Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area.">Lying in Chockolocko Valley 3 miles east of White Plains, Calhoun (Benton) Co. Ala.</div> —It was settled in 18…..by……………+ sold by him to……………..in 18….. Mr. James Wright bought + improved + lived upon the place from 18…. to 18…., when he sold it to Mr. Samuel Caldwell, who improved + lived on the Plantation ‘till New Year’s day 1862.—When he gave possession of the place to Mr Tom. Williams who obtained the plantation by virtue of a lien for security to indemnify. The Family left the old residence, which time had almost rendered sacred on account of the many home reminiscences of the Dear old homestead, very reluctantly + with many farewell glances to the many conveniences of the place: as well as many sighs at the thought of leaving the luxuries of the orchards + gardens There were in the minds of each of the family (no doubt) m visions of the vanishing feast of melons, fruits viz. peaches, apples, plums, grapes and the rich muscadines. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8fd8c4232d15dba0de8c1c3d8cbec739.jpg 4a8f8cfc18f7dd19702ba1702a64ab4d PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Thought of childhood walks + plays, observations and enjoyment came to the children’s minds like sacred mementoes of the past. But of all the attachments of the plantation, none was so strong with me + my companion as the pleasant associations of “Our Mountain” in the field to the left of the road leading to White Plains;—Upon its verdant, brow she + I had taken many a pleasant + profitable perambulation. Its muscadine, chestnuts + grapes often invited + received our visits, when leasure afforded opportunity. From the top of this mountain we could have a complete view of Chockolocko Valley, in all its <s>sun</s> indiscribable beauty.—I had a dream in 1859 connected with this mountain which gives the mountain peculiar interest to me. (See Dream). The whole plantation contains 960 acres of land conveniently situated, as to [timber?] tilible land + water. </td> <td> The Residence being on the Wedowee Road, breaks the common monotony of country life, by the frequent travelers to. + fro.—And, hence affords many opportunityies for acquaintances + incidents which may not be witnessed on more retired country sites. Mr.—Caldwell took great pride in raising cotton, it seems that he turned nearly all of his agricultural, force + skill to the production of the native staple.—even to the neglect of wheat and corn.—With a force of about 16 or 18 field hands he cultivated, gathered, gined [ginned] + packed and halled to market as high a one hundred (100) bales of cotton per yr. besides enough generaly, of breadstuffs + other necessaries of planters life + business. Society with the wealthier classes in this valley (Chockolocko) or section of country, well as throughout the Southern States is very edifying + good </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ae409674d3d377994d77e5e95cb42ba2.jpg b48b25c46326402748eb8a60d9806964 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> even <s>A</s> having the airs of <s>many</s> accomplishments and taste of refinement.—There are many things to [auxilerate?] good habits, taste, chastity + education among the richer classes; So there seems a counterbalancing in the <s>weal</s> society of the wealthier, against the acknowledged evils of wealth. viz. Education is stimulated manners are refined by frequent contact with equals of rivals and superiors.—Emulation springs up in the habits of the young gent and thoughtful young lady which animates then to laudable exertion and care in their morale; culture, habits + gain.—The detrimental effects of the wealthier society, may be readily seen when we observe the continual association of the wealthy with their slaves As <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/blue-20-samuel-houston" target="_blank" title="click to view Blue Journal, Page 20, Samuel Houston footnote" rel="noopener">Sam. Houston of Tex.</a> says.—“The negro imbibes many of the white’s best qualities, while the white more readily imbibes many </td> <td> of the negroes’ worst qualities, by their association.” The children learn very soon to talk after the vulgar expressions of their nurses + house servants.—And it may easily be inferred that many habits not most amiable to virtue + taste may be taken up by children. especially is it so with boys + young men who soon revel voluptuously in miscegenmatic indulgences with slave feminines, which fact would be too abominable to be allowed by high-minded society, were it not already so common as to be passed lightly or unnoticed; And which in its effects would be sickening in the extreme were it not so glaring + audacious as to forbid the minister to look into its demoralizing effects upon society.—And so insinuating + obscene in its very face-expression that it baffles + defies the moralist + the lecturer, and shames into silence the amiable, virtue loving female. Have I said too mutch? Nay. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/442a98e9a7aaea290814cccd6f0edc43.jpg 68edc2b63b74e205f9523582ac39082c PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> not enough, but should I dare for one sentence to face an evil, a sin so, hideous in its deformity as to put to blush + flight + silence the boldest + truest lovers of the God exalted white-race? I’ll desist from further comment now;—and turn to the society of another distinct class in these Gulf States viz the poor, the laboring whites. (I must say here by way of parenthesis, that when the wealthy do maintain their virtues, in the face of all the seductive influences of temptations that they are then as gold refined + their character thenceforward should be appreciated + confided in, as precious light of Deity shining through the darkness of human controle tried + proven.—). I’ll assert that the majority of the poorer classes are capable of honesty + sincere virtues; and as they are driven by their necessities + yet observable mercies, to see + feel their dependence upon God + good Society, they are </td> <td> made to become the ancestors if not the direct material oft, which is properly considered the “Bone + sinewe” of usefulness + of a good country. Their habits of labor gives anatomical strength, which is very necessary element in making up healthy + prosperous society. Their seclusion from the wicked associations of revelry + sensual gratifycation protects their morale, + prepares them as innocent lambs for the Church militant. So the many in this class of society enjoy by providence, what the few do in the wealthier society gain by withstanding the temptations of Satan. True the jewels of education are not worn + possessed often by the common people, but then if those jewels or refinements are wanting so, also are the hypocrisies <s>dece</s> affectations + sycophantry so common to the recipients of educations, absent in all their sinful nature from the lives + characters of the poor.— </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/74eec594527573a4d17a41776f822045.jpg b03dce6a145672cafa8bf6e433297b62 PDF Text Text But there are two oposite extremes which drive those mad in sin + vice who fall into their blandishments.—Superfluous wealth, + beggared poverty alike detail wild wrecklessness; that by luxurious reveling + sensual gratifycations; this by idle dispondency + highway outlawry. —Look to the media or connecting link for the most promising results for the good of the world and the glory of God. Barracks Atlanta July 7th 1864 }By J.H.Woods Mary E. Woods To John H. Woods https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1a22df30d6e10be77f50e29e66905b1f.jpg 3c7a88dfb98e715d5454b81bd3009fb9 PDF Text Text [Note: This page contains a detailed drawing of the Atlanta Barracks, including the following labels and captions. The labels within the drawing have been transcribed moving from the top down, left to right.] Top of page: View of the Atlanta Barracks Ga. Left margin: Confederates were kept here by the authorities for Court Marshal for desertion of other violations of Military. Right margin: Union prisoners captured were kept in the West Division. Bottom: taken by John H. Woods from Sight on July 4, 1864.— Erected in the Summer of 1863 by Confed. Govrn. Lamp post.—Stocks. Prisoners wanting out.&mash; CELL. GATE. HOSPITAL Solitary Confinement. VIEW OF BARRACKS. at Atlanta Ga. July 4th 1864. DUNGEON 8 or 10 confined in it. Playing cards.—Gate Well PRISONERS. FEDERAL PRISONERS’ DIVISION. WELL 14 ft. hg. https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f8b404e4a4217e99d4770252e83619bb.jpg 6ceeb2dde9622d815c4c7adb0533a9f9 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> The Barracks represented on the preceeding page are situate on the north side (I believe) of <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/blue-24-atlanta-barracks" target="_blank" title="click to view Blue Journal, Page 24, Atlanta Barracks footnote" rel="noopener">the main part of the city of Atlanta Ga.—</a>The walls surrounding the inclosure of about 2 ½ acres; is of thick plank doubled + nailed + is 12 or 14 ft high. There is a walk constructed on the top of the wall + sentinel boxes for the guard who continually pace their rounds with watchful eye. This Inclosure was constructed in the summer of 1863 by authority of the Confederate government for the confinement for deserters and those who violate military rule, indeed many were confined here for very frivolous charges viz Disloyalty to the Confederacy, for expressing Union </td> <td> sentiments. +c. Prisoners captured from the Union army by the Secessionists, were also kept here Treatment.—The treatment of prisoners when confined in this prison was very various.—There is two Divisions to the inclosure—The Confederates were confined in the East division and the Federal prisoners in the West side—I was confined here about 9 months myself hence I’ve a good chance to know about it.—I’ve seen as many as 800 to 900 Confederates in here at one time viz the winter of “/63 + 64.—And as high as 2 or 3000 Federal prisoners —Awhile the Federal + Confederate prisoners were allowed to converse, trade + mingle together.—They were afterwards prohibited, apparently because the officers imagined that </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7fc4ab0775e988f958edb423f60956f7.jpg f1fb169b46853445f9b64c9a5542d91e PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> they were to friendly;—for it could readily be seen that the Confederates put great confidence in the representations of the Federals + that they sought often, interviews with them as of a teacher to learn. These appearances displeased Confed. Leaders because they are jealouse of the growing intelligence of the Confederate tools (for such I must call all who willingly serve secessionists).— Many scenes might be witnessed in the Barracks But little was pleasing, yet many things are worth criticizing.—Wickedness of the most direful character was exhibited here among the Confed. pris.—The men of came in depressed + cowed some scared, others driven to wreckless desperation, in which they seemed to forget friends + all sacred recollections.—Other some very wisely threw themselves in this their extremity upon the mercy of God + generly </td> <td> came out of prison better + wiser men.—Edibles were oft scarce + monotonous, + if perchance a prisoner was so fortunate as to recv. a good lunch from home, he would be teased out of all the pleasure of it by the hingre [hunger] ones around him; or maybe his provisions would be stolen from him.—I have seen men here from all the Southern states + many of the Northern, and of every description.—Ignoramuse, common men, witty men, men of intelligence, teachers preachers, Doctors, lawyers and all in one mingled unhappy mass crowed together with but little liberty save the liberty of the mind which no man can claim. The feelings of the prisoners of course varied according to the hopes + fears which they entertained of punishment or release without Court marshal.&mash;I’ve seen men hung + <s>shot for</s> others were shot near this imprison. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/bb27f55728623e2d17d0a4db1e196696.jpg 2aa950d67baf4434203af0bf6e720c4b PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> after being confined lonesome + tedious months.—Persons frequently were allowed to come into see friends by submitting first to the formalities of military rule.&mash;According to my observation of the men confined in this + other prisons, there was about the same proportion of good men as there is outside of prison walls; for it must be remembered that a military prison is not like a civil prison—in military mistakes are more often made in detaining the intended one + oft too, men are imprisoned on account of their oppinions or on account of some consciencious act which the military considers detrimental to its preeminence. I’ve seen true devotion + christian enjoyment in these Barracks + I’ve seen on the other hand the vilest wickedness + utter demoralization of the human heart. —I believe the majority of the men who are imprisoned </td> <td> for breach of the military are disposed to look with distrust upon that authority which imprisoned them. Gens. + others understanding this <s>des</s> fact were often very reluctant in releasing men who were in prison. Some tho’ there are who would still speak in recomendatory terms of the authority causing their confine + punishment. —Senseable men very often <s>look for</s> attribute irregularities to individuals + not to the governmental authorities. —Hanging of men in the Confederacy has generally ben executed upon those charged with being spies <s>for</s> against the Confederacy, and frequently upon those resident in those states declared by their ordinances + + in the Confederacy, who stubornly hold out for the Union of the U.S. In some instances under my knowledge + many that I’ve heard of, <a href="http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/john-henning-woods/blue-26-hanging-women" target="_blank" title="click to view Blue Journal, Page 26, Hanging Women footnote" rel="noopener">women have been hung</a> because they would not reveal where </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/df1a7f52b8b594357a0417e74d141257.jpg ed11d14d447e37fcae30207889c9bd78 PDF Text Text <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr> <tr> <td> their husbands or sons were when they were trying to avoid Conscription into the secession army. Men, soldiers were mercilessly shot by Courts marshal<s>s</s> because they had gone home from the army without furlough, or for desertion (Mil. phrase). —I’ve seen prisoners make their escape by night + by day from these Barax. Prisoners generally will assist each other, but oft there is one who will betray + reveal any plan of escape to the guards +c. —Men who felt assured that their punishments would be light oft expressed a satisfactions when the armies were in battles, that they were safe from the missiles of death.—Some are made more cautious, others more wreckless by imprisonment + punishment;—But the truth is I suppose, that the authorities who imprison + punish do not seriously </td> <td> contemplate the injury the victim will sustain thereby, nor earnestly seek the benefit of them.— The prime object held in view is to deter others from participations in like breeches of the military will. A Chapter must have an end.— <s>March</s> July 4th Atlanta Barracks.&emsp; &emsp; J.H. Woods </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/43425415e279c719e1bf3d4935111c86.jpg 484b3d2f6621a1528136abb426d1a92f https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b132e3e8cf2018a6b7c479cb089c79f2.jpg 6fa9644f98f35eca6190302cb225e742 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 John Henning Woods Papers, 1856-1873 (Ms2017-030) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource This collection includes three memoir volumes and three diaries written by John Henning Woods, a Southern Unionist, Confederate conscript, and Civil War memoirist. Woods was born in Tennessee on July 4, 1834. After spending his childhood in Missouri, Woods married Mary Emma Caldwell, the daughter of a wealthy slaveholder and planter from Alabama in 1860. In 1861, Woods moved to Lebanon, Tennessee, to pursue his law degree at Cumberland University. Despite his ties to the South, Woods hated slavery and strongly supported the Union. Following the war's beginning and interruption of his education, he returned home to farm and teach. Due to his support for the Union, Woods chose to remain at home throughout the beginning of the war until his conscription into the Confederate army in October of 1862. While at first Woods fought to remain at home, the threat of imprisonment eventually sparked him to report to the army, where he was drafted into the 36th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company K. As a part of this regiment, Woods was trained at Talladega and then posted around Mobile, Alabama. While at Mobile, Woods and a few fellow Unionist conscripts formed a secret Unionist organization called the Home Circle and planned a mutiny. Unfortunately, Woods was discovered prior to their planned mutiny and imprisoned to be tried. While awaiting his court martial, Woods was transported behind the army, following them through the Tullahoma Campaign and was then sent to Atlanta. His trial resulted in a sentence of death by firing squad; however, his execution was delayed due to the interference of a sympathetic general who had been his professor before the war. Woods saw the Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga while imprisoned by the Confederate Army until he was once again sent to Atlanta following a stay of execution, furnished at the last minute from Jefferson Davis. He was then sent to work building trenches around Atlanta until he finally escaped Confederate officials on August 11, 1864, and made his way into Union lines. Following his escape, Woods made his way to Buffalo, New York, where he enlisted in the 93rd New York Infantry Regiment. He served out the rest of the war as a clerk for the Union Army until his discharge on May 11, 1865. Following the war, Woods returned home and continued to teach, moving to Lawrence County, Missouri sometime before 1885. In 1885, his wife Mary died and in 1889, he married Mae Laverall of Pennsylvania. Woods died on March 5, 1901, and is buried alongside both of his wives and his daughter in the Woodland Cemetery near Springfield, Missouri. The three volumes of Woods' memoir make up the largest portion of the collection. These three books focus on the years 1861-1864, describing his experiences of sectionalism, his opposition to secession and conscription, the process of forming an underground Unionist society in a Confederate regiment, his arrest for inciting a mutiny, and the resulting imprisonment and trial. The three journals cover a much broader range of topics and years, including genealogy, religion, marriage, slavery, and Woods' childhood. These three journals serve to contextualize the journals, as Woods referenced them during the writing process. Besides this, these journals also contain highly detailed drawings done by Woods during his imprisonment and a number of short entries in Pitman shorthand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woods, John Henning, 1834-1901 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01913.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the John Henning Woods Papers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856/1873 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Henning Woods Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2017-030 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource Blue Journal, John Henning Woods, 1864 (Ms2017-030) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woods, John Henning, 1834-1901 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01913.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the John Henning Woods Papers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Henning Woods Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech. Type The nature or genre of the resource Diaries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2017_030_BlueJournal Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Henning Woods Papers, 1856-1873 (Ms2017-030) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource This collection includes three memoir volumes and three diaries written by John Henning Woods, a Southern Unionist, Confederate conscript, and Civil War memoirist. Woods was born in Tennessee on July 4, 1834. After spending his childhood in Missouri, Woods married Mary Emma Caldwell, the daughter of a wealthy slaveholder and planter from Alabama in 1860. In 1861, Woods moved to Lebanon, Tennessee, to pursue his law degree at Cumberland University. Despite his ties to the South, Woods hated slavery and strongly supported the Union. Following the war's beginning and interruption of his education, he returned home to farm and teach. Due to his support for the Union, Woods chose to remain at home throughout the beginning of the war until his conscription into the Confederate army in October of 1862. While at first Woods fought to remain at home, the threat of imprisonment eventually sparked him to report to the army, where he was drafted into the 36th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company K. As a part of this regiment, Woods was trained at Talladega and then posted around Mobile, Alabama. While at Mobile, Woods and a few fellow Unionist conscripts formed a secret Unionist organization called the Home Circle and planned a mutiny. Unfortunately, Woods was discovered prior to their planned mutiny and imprisoned to be tried. While awaiting his court martial, Woods was transported behind the army, following them through the Tullahoma Campaign and was then sent to Atlanta. His trial resulted in a sentence of death by firing squad; however, his execution was delayed due to the interference of a sympathetic general who had been his professor before the war. Woods saw the Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga while imprisoned by the Confederate Army until he was once again sent to Atlanta following a stay of execution, furnished at the last minute from Jefferson Davis. He was then sent to work building trenches around Atlanta until he finally escaped Confederate officials on August 11, 1864, and made his way into Union lines. Following his escape, Woods made his way to Buffalo, New York, where he enlisted in the 93rd New York Infantry Regiment. He served out the rest of the war as a clerk for the Union Army until his discharge on May 11, 1865. Following the war, Woods returned home and continued to teach, moving to Lawrence County, Missouri sometime before 1885. In 1885, his wife Mary died and in 1889, he married Mae Laverall of Pennsylvania. Woods died on March 5, 1901, and is buried alongside both of his wives and his daughter in the Woodland Cemetery near Springfield, Missouri. The three volumes of Woods' memoir make up the largest portion of the collection. These three books focus on the years 1861-1864, describing his experiences of sectionalism, his opposition to secession and conscription, the process of forming an underground Unionist society in a Confederate regiment, his arrest for inciting a mutiny, and the resulting imprisonment and trial. The three journals cover a much broader range of topics and years, including genealogy, religion, marriage, slavery, and Woods' childhood. These three journals serve to contextualize the journals, as Woods referenced them during the writing process. Besides this, these journals also contain highly detailed drawings done by Woods during his imprisonment and a number of short entries in Pitman shorthand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woods, John Henning, 1834-1901 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01913.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the John Henning Woods Papers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856/1873 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Henning Woods Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2017-030 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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Title A name given to the resource White Journal, John Henning Woods, 1856-1873 (Ms2017-030) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woods, John Henning, 1834-1901 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01913.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the John Henning Woods Papers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856/1873 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the John Henning Woods Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech. Type The nature or genre of the resource Diaries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2017_030_WhiteJournal 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 Henning Woods Papers, Ms2017-030, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Description An account of the resource Spanning from 1856 to July of 1873, this journal provides an autobiography describing Woods' family and life from childhood. It also contains poetry, notes in shorthand, a few diary entries from during the war, and a brief description of his life following the war. archived https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/67a4544d6534a30448c1f1ee8bc15efa.pdf 783d56917fad0a9a38f1c0873504e4a6 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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Title A name given to the resource Transcript for 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 1861/1862 Type The nature or genre of the resource Diaries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2010-053_HarvilleDiary1_Transcript archived https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/905418777a0cdbf45616786434c754a6.pdf 3132bfcf948da409a3c8910440ba9efa 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. 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