Daily Republican., 1885-08-11
4 CONsCRIPT's MEMORANDA.
The Diary ofa Drafted Man IN the
War OF tho Lale keDelliOn.

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Thursday, April 2O--Dull morning.
Detailed to work on the fort. Orders
Icame 10 break camp and march back. |
Marched several miles toward Peters
burg, then halted for the night.
Friday, 21-March resumed to with |
In short distance of Petersburg; rested |
there till morning.
Saturday, Marched through |
Petersburg, arriving at City Point be |
fore noon ; we set sail on steamboat |
) In the afternoon from City Point. stop.
Iping at Fortress Monroe in the morn |
ing.
Sunday, 23-Out on the bay all day
, , with crowded boat and angry captain, |
and landed at Alexandria.
Monday, 24-About 9 O'Clock march. |
, cd two or three miles out Of town and
camped.
Tuesday, 25-Had orders not to leave
the camp.
Wednesday, 26--Broke camp and
marched toward Alexandria and halted;
through Alexandria and up the Poto-
mac, over the Long Bridge, through
w Washing gtOn and Georgetown several
miles out and halted all night In q!
thicket near Teneltown.
III Thursday, 27-Very warm moved
across the road about q halt mile and
cleared up place to camp at.
l Friday, 28-Was put out on picket
= about miles from camp.
: Saturday, 0-Returned to camp !;
rain at night.
o Sunday, 30-Muster, inspection and
:, dress parade.
Monday, May l-ofders to march
wet, rainy and muddy. 1t broke away I;
| nod
Washington, by the Presidents house,
70 which was draped in mourning over
: the Long Bridge, down to Alexandria,
q out by Fort Ellsworth to camp near
Fairfax Seminary in Fairfax County,
Va. Atmosphere rather cold.
Tuesday, May 2-To day we had q
. ldrill and dress parade, and we were
N changed from the First to the Third
70 Division, 9Th army corp.
Of Wednesdays and Thursday we had
q drill and dress parade. IL rained in
the evening.
A. y. to day drew,or got piece OF shsiterina
10 tent.
es Saturday, May 6-Hard rain and
thunder In the morning ; put on guard
had marching orders; went about three
miles south to camp ON hill in sight
-, of the Capitol at Washington on tht
ar Mount Vernon road to the place called
On Spring Bank or Spring Hill.
bs Sunday, May AT camp Andy
IN. johnson. We hal regiment ius2ec
ms tion.
he he Monday, May 8-Rain in the even
nd ling. A dress parade.
,ar Tuesday, 9-Wet morning.
bal Wednesday, 1o-Cloudy and duL.
,,t Thursday, Ill walked down +
Mount Vernon visited General Wash
ineton's tomb and old homestead, gar
den. etc., and took bath in the Poto
ro lmac arrived back at camp ii storme
on and hailed at night.
ver Friday, 12-Cleared OFF cool.
va Saturday, 13-Fine and clear war;
an at noon. =,
InR Sunday. l4-Had a review in tt
nd morning.
~ ~ Tuesday, 16-went 10 the Potomac
VA batbe. and visited the Fort warm da
tha Wednesday, 17-Warm, Inspection
ar. review and dress parade.
,hal Thursday, 18-Very warm dress p
lo. rade, broke up by the rain.
~, Friday, 19-Wet, dull and rainy.
.ny Saturday, 20 Went to Mount Va
~ ~ non TO visit the second time the tor
of Washington showery and sultry.
ar;sI Sunday, 2l-Wet and rainy.
ma. ma Monday, 22-In the morning o
led regiment started on bivouac mar
red to Washington by the Capitol.
art. Tuesday, 23-In the morning
An marched in the grand review of t
Army OF the Potomac by the Capt.
;no down Pennsy lvania avenue, by
, a Patent Office, Presidents Hou
!; ,;nU nUlGeoreetown, across the Potomac
,trv Pontoon bridge and oyer Arlingi
a ~ Heights back to camp Andy Johns
ring on Mount Vernon road.
fa "Wednesday, M-Cool in the mornil
but warm in the middle of the day.
Thursday, 25-Dull /; served on qua
Friday, 26-Wet and rainy.
'uon :. Saturday, 27-Changed our ca
nllen station marched 10 Fort Elswo
,oun- DUN pear Alexandria; rain, etc
from Sunday, GA fine day.
large Monday, 2e-Detailed OIL fatigue
,trlct the third division wagon train.
Vem- Tuesday, 30-Unwell.
wing Wednesday, 3l-Bathing in the
'tion. thursday, June 1-still on daty
CLOCK the wagon train near Fort Stil!a
warm.
'ainst Friday, june Very warm /;
eu ~ guard at the Generals quarters.
ON o. Saturday, June 3-yery wal
bathed in the Potomac.
pe Sunday, 4-Went over TO camI
~ az Alexsndria, and s.rolled about.
fresl. Monday, 5-Warm back on dG.
'n the wagons near Fort Stiiiard, wi
pi, "a. was to feed the mules, ride them d.
ciasS to the Potomac to water, and turn Il
'issp. In at the great drove pen in Alexan
''nei and to bathe in the river, etc.
Tuesday, 6-Went to Alexan
with mules; turned In, etc.
Wednesday, Got back to
tland, regiment near Fort Ellsworth.
lnday Thursday, Swarm went TO w
D, to- ington ON fatigue W ith wagon and
zpress lam med ON the draw OF the Long br
were as the 9th army corps was returl
4, and from the second review and met US
'uches the draw of the bridge, etc.
Is and Friday, 9-On guard in A!exan
oney. lat Provo Marshaps office. Renewed
)u rn- O'Clock.
Saturday l0-Rain.
y, in Sunday, lion guard and pa'r5
upied, In. m, on King street, between {
by a Asaph and Pitt streets.
urglar Monday, 12-Dull morning; WI
mea. the cemetery.
urned Tuesday, ,1S-On patrol guard att
who office. =.
n the Wednesday, l4-Snltry; rain II
silver evening.
lie the Thursday. 15-Wet.
ouse. Friday, l6-Detsiled 10 guard p-
ers to headquarters.
Saturday,17 Warm and su!try;V
ds of ed clothes, etc.