The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-09
anrARIEYn wATE1Ns pIARY.
experiences OF the soldier Boys ia th'
Winter OF 1854 Graphically Told.

Fxprr,enees OF the soldier Boys Ia the
Winter OF 1854 Graphically Told.
This morning the Intelliegncer gives
another chapter Of exciting incidents
srom the war DAYS diary OF Assistant
city Clerk Charley" Watkins. SAID
Mr.. Watkins over a third OF a century
ago:
clear and windy day and dangerous to
be out any great length OF time. For
tunateiy We have good quarters and
the large stove we took out OF the
church makes good heat, but the poor
horses have to suffer
Feb. t7.-stln very cold and windy. A
great many OF the First West Virginia
infantry. are re-enlisting and they are
very anxious to get home on veteran
furiough. They expected 90 start this
evening, but did not get on. tSoloiers
In the field, whose term OF enlistment
would soon expire, we granted fur-
loughs OF thirty days, II they wished
To- re-enlist. and those who returned
for the second three years term were
called 'veterans.O
FEB. lS.-Aliserably cold and windy.
Last night u was six degrees below
zero. / stood two hours guard for
West Hunter In payment for a term he
stood for ne the night we were on
Knobly mountain.
Feb. 1g.-westher somewhat warm
err. Sixth West Virginia Battery re-
celved marching orders for Clarks6urg.
loading their guns on cars and making
Ill ENItrhaN d IN
our horses and exercised them.
Feb 90-First West Virginia Infan-
try left for home and our battery fred
a salute at our parting, Center section
of our battery got marching orders.
with instructions to take fifteen days
ratlOns.
Feb. 2l.-Rather cloudy. with indica-
lions OF rain. Cannoneers cleaning
fort. Centre section left at IL O'Clock.
commanded by Lieutenant Thomas
Harris Destination supposed to be
Greenland Gap.
Feb. 22.-Washington's birthday.
Flag raising in corral. Rourke's Bat
terry fired salute of thirty-four guns.
out Of Fort Fuller In honor OF Father
Georgel Right section out a wood
chucklng." Band at Cumberland. ut
will be seen that we then enjoyed
holiday, as well as we do now, even
II we had 20 chop wood)
Feb. 23-No reVellle on account of
the bugiers being In thei band at
Cumberland. Nice weather, Sergeantg
Deiters and Gorrell ? ? Horses ex-
ercised. Three new recruits arrived
from Wheeling. Fine looking men. q
did not make a record OF the names OF
these recruits but from memory l
think two OF them were Gus a. powl-
err and Thomas G. Hammond, both
Marshall county men.
Feb. 94.-Cloud. windy with some
rain. Horses hitched up and had bat
terry drill SerReants under arrest. Band
hack from Cumberland and they look
like they had been on bender. ut may
not be the fashion now-a-days for band
players to get off their base. but they
did II in our day. providing they could
get the materially
Feb. 2S.--Day dawned rather gloomy.
Inspection of quarters and clothing. To-
morrow we muster for nay. Second
Maryland Infantry had dress parade.
Received telegram from my brother,
John. of the Twenty-second Indiana
Infantry. stating he is at home In
Wheeling and will visit me in few
days
o'clock n. m. Battery inspected by the
captain. After inspection we had bait
terry drill Brother John arrived to pay
me a visit. Five years since / saw him
last.