The National tribune., 1896-12-31
AT HEADQUARTERS.
Some Extracts from n Clerks Diary fol
1894.

nv old diary OF 1904 AHO Will give you SoAo
extracts from it which will refresh your
memory and carry you back to "the times
that tried mems souls"
Feb. q, 1854 was clerk for Col. Rogers
aA Martinsburg, and at IL q. m. received Q
dispatch from Gen. Sullivan's Headquarters,
Harper's Ferry, to report there Immediately
for duty. AT $50 P. NJ; took freight train,
arriving there at 8 o'clock reported to
Can't. Boone, Adiutant- General, after which
| went down to Office and bunked in with
Dalzell ON the floor.
Sunday, Feb. 2S.-Up at 8, and was in
troduced to clerks by Dalzell. At breakfast
met Irk McJunken. Back to Office and
rave Lieut. Minis specimen of my writing.
He nut me on order book. To-day Brown
| was ordered to join his regiment. Corp'l
| Parmelee was relieved and ordered to report
| to Co. B. 1st Conn. Cav. Greene and Poole
detailed to-day. Sent notice to Lieut.. john
son.
Monday Feb. 90, 1S64.-Folsom and Or
derly-Serceant of Co. d, 18th Conn, in office.
At noon Dalzell, David L. Poole, John Steele
and I.commenced boarding at Mrs. Kreps',
ON High street. Capt. L. G. Parkhurst was
| in Office to see US.
March ISSUED order for Co. F, list Md,
| TO proceed to New Creek via Cacapon; order
afterwards changed to go via Sharpsburg,
| Hagerstown. and Cumberland. The LIST
Conn. Cav. left for Baltimore at p. m.
To-day Lieut.. Phil Bier received appoint
| ment as Captain and Assistant Adjntant-
General. 1t is supposed he will be assigned
| to Texas.
March 6.-We were somewhat excited
| around Headquarters to-day. The General
| called me upstairs to copy letter to send
Mai. Merriam 18th u. S. Art. stationed on
! Maryland Hights) ordering MIN to be vigi-
liant, ETC., and make up in activity what we
| lack in numbers. Rebels supposed to cross
| at Point of Rocks or So,omon's Gap. Isent
special dispatch to Capt. CleDdennon, Assist
ant Adjutant-G General, as to the number OF
Gath Mass. men fit for duty. Also sent
special order to Col. Taylor to take cavalry
1 command and proceed to Strasburg to-mor.
| row (the 7th), scour the country. arrest all
males from 1s to As and bring to Headquar-
tiers; search houses, but be kind, etc.
! Monday, March Made General Order
Is, relieving Col. Rogers from command OF
| Second Brigade and assigning Geo. D.Welis,
| Colonel of 34th Mass, to such command. The
34th Mass, 10th and 123d Ohio and Battery
| B are in Second Brigade. The Sd and Attn
| Pa. Reserves and 18th Conn. are now in the
| Pa, commandant, at Martinsburg The new
| Provost Guard are very strict here. Poole
| and Addie started at II n. m. for Baltimore.
| To-day % of the 1st N. Y. Cav. were killed,
| wounded and taken prisoners at Smokers
vile.
March SC. W.. Brady, clerk, arrived
| here this a. m from Martinsburg Lieut..
McCulioch told me to make special order de-
failing Bryant Headley, of Co. A, 123d Ohio,
rs clerk at these Headquarters, as had
| recommended him. sai
| March 11.-Poole and Adfie arrived from
Baltimore at 2 this d. n. John G. Steele
was relieved from duty to-day.
| March 1e.-Busy all day copying General
Orders II and Is, consisting of 30 pages
/ printed matter relatiyea to sundry courts
martial for desertiop, drunkenness, conduct
unbecoming soldiers, absence without leave
! etc. Also issued dozen or more copies OF
General Order No. 20, announcing to the
different commanding officers the appoint
/ ment of Lieut.. F. L. Minis as A. d. C. Hazel
| and to barber-shop; also Charley Hagins
| March 24-Second Brigade Band serenad-
ed MS this evening in front Of Headquarters.
March 25.--Issued special order to Gen.
Wheaton, commanding Third Brigade, Halls
Island, relieving brigade from further duty
in this division. and ordered them to rejoiu
| the Army of the Potomac without unneces-
sary delay. Also issued special order that
| the 18th Conn. be all ordered in. Col. Wool.
worth was ordered here with brigade from
Kearneyville.
Sunday, March 27.-Poole, Hazel Dell, and
took walk over to Sandy Hook, and cal
| on Mr.. Riley.
Tuesday, March 29.-Dalzell got furlough
1 - I, d.,
At 2 p. M. he started. Charlie Hagns and
got leave Of Lieut.. McCulloch to 60 as fal
as Martinsburg with him, where We arrived
Hazel Dell arrived from Pennsylvania.
Martinsburg, May 14.-At Mrs. Bells
Caught more cold, and rheumatics are
troubling me again. Miss Jenny Wolf wht
lives opposite, sent me over nice dinner to
day.
Monday, May 16.-Bettie Shafer sent mi
over beautiful bouquet to-day. The f55tf
Ohio Militia arrive here this a. m. Very
many troops passing through for the Eas
yesterday and to-day.
/ Wednesday, May 18.-At 10 a. m. so am
balances, all that could be had. arrive here
with some 21O of our wounded, from thu
fight last Sunday at Newmarket, which
lasted all day in a very heavy rainstorm
Our force, under Sigel, numbered abou
5000 men, while the rebels, under Breckin
ridge, numbered 1900. Sigel had only
one line-of-battle engaged at one time. TIL
rebel lines were two miles long and fou
deep. Sigel's batteries moved them dowl
in great numbers. Sigel retreated six miles
fighting them on the retreat, which is hi
"best forte" Our loss was 600 killed an.
wounded. Ny cousin, George Drake, wa
shot in the>> thigh and shoulder. / wen
over and saw him in hospital shortly afte
he arrived in the morning, and in the after
noon the ball was extracted from his thigh
Martinsburg, May 23-Gen. Hunter, o
"Bnlldog Hunter" as he is commonly called
to-day arrived and assumed command of on
army.
May 25.-At Post Surgeon's Office early
and at work on report of sick. DR.. Brow
sent about 1873 sick and wounded to Fred
er:ck Hospital on cars Made statemen
of the killed, wounded, and missing in til
fights at Newmarket on the 18th, 18th, an
18th, after which Joe Cow and called t
see Stone in DR.. Blaney's our Division SUI
geon's Office. SO
May 2s.-Dalzell cnme down from the from
this morning, and commenced work in GU
Office. He is jolly good fellow
June I've work very hard in Office al
day and evening. Hazel Dell, or Dalzel
Joe Cow, Cornell, and out until IL, the
: to our room and retire.
July 1.-Dalzell, Joe Cow, and DR.. THU
left for Wheeling at2 p. m.
July 2.-This afternoon report came tina
the rebels were at Winchester in large force