The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-15
AN INTERESTING DIARY.


the Confederate army including a Pc
riod from the date when he volunteer
ed in April, 1851. to the time of his
death in June, 1862. The book covers
only 70 pages but it contains very
much very interesting and very valu-
able information. It is printed by Mr.
Buzhardt's. sister, Mrs. Carrie Buz-
hardt TrayWick, with an introduction
by Mr.. o. M. Buzhardt. 1t contains a
picture of Mr.. Buzhardt at the age of
90 and also one at %, he was only "a
when he was killed, June 49,. 1862.
The book was just printed in 1916 and
the notes were nearly 55 years old.
The pity is the diary is not fuller.
Mrs. Traywick says she printed it for
distribution among his relatives and
to~give copy to each member of his
company. Quitman Rifles, Co. E,
third regiment. The company left
Newberry court house on April IA,
1861.
There are many references to men
who are known to Newberry people.
We are taking the liberty of making
few extracts from daily entries that
relate to Newbefry people.
On August "a, 1861, he says: "Col.
Sim Fair and Maj. J. P. Kinard left
our camp this morning
August 25, 1861 Sunday, he
says: 81. N. Gary and j..
B. Mayes and myself this morn
ing visited a cedar tree which the
Yankees cut down with a cannon bail
i'm shooting at us when We were at
Fairfax Court house on the morning
of the 18th of July" (That would
scarcely be7a curiosity in the pres
ent wary
On Aug. 27, 1861, he says: "W. T..
Tarrant arrived in camp this morning
from the Charlottesville hospital. He
reports that Reuben Ruff, Esq, died
on last Saturday of typhoid fever.
On September II, 1861, he says:
''Dr. Thos. C. Brown was shot this
morning about o'clock by Julius To-,
bel. The ball broke his arm between
the wrist and elbow and entered his
breast. The wound is said not to be
with those that placed the
fatal. The blame, 1 think, should rest
with those that placed the sleeping
place outside the post"
September 21, 1861, he says: IN.
Foot and Jas. Cameron arrived in
camp this afternoon. They came for
the purpose of joining our company.
September q, 1861, Sunday,
he says: "Sam Atchison, VIM. T.!
Tarrant, S. R. Chapman and j. N. Mar
tin reached campt today about 1870
o'clock D. m. The three former from
Newberry and the latter from Lynch
burg hospital. w. T. Tarrant brought
me from home one pocket knife, two
pencils and one blanket. One pair OF
boots received from J. D Eornsby."
October 81, 1851, he says: 81. N.
Gary, ]. H. M. Ruff and A. ]. Kilgore
appointed corporals by Capt. Nance,
respectively fourth, fifth and sixth
corporal"
November 10, 1861 Sunday: 81. F.
Riser and W. w. Riser reached camp
today and have joined our company
(E)."
November IS, 1851: 81 was of the
detailed, from our company, to work
on the embankment which is being
thrown up between quarter and a
half mile from our camp"
(Such an embankment would be
worth very little in the present wor)
November 29, 1861. W. w. Houseal
and NJ. W. Miller arrived in camp this
morning. John Mayes and I are out
today saving and blocking, prepara-
tory to splitting boards for our new
huts''
December 26, 1861: "This is my
twenty third birthday. l have been in
the service for our country eight
months and twelve days. Soon
quarter of a century will have passed
over my head" (But he did not live
the quarter of a century,
January "a, 1862: "P. Rodelsperge-
and the Rev. Mayield arrived at the
new camp. Maj. Baxter reached camp
two or three days ago."
April 5, 1862: An election was
held for officers Of the company. The
managers of the election we're: J. B.