THE CIVIL WAR DIARY OF JOHN G. MORRISON 1861-1865

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treated bully. Saw the mounted men of the regiment come in and go over the long bridge. Walked all round the city. Everything draped in sables. Some of the boys were very kind to me, treating me off my own overcoat, which they sold whilst I was out. April 23d, Sunday. Cool and cloudy. Went to church. Very quiet city on today. April 24th, Monday. Visited the Capitol Patent Office and Post Office Johnson [?] Buskirk. Spoke to him about the medal business. He gave me a note to the chief clerk of the Navy Department and sent me to another and then he took me to Asst. Secy. Fox, who gave directions to have my case attended. I found out that there is nothing like having a freind at court. Went to the Sanitary Commission and got some paper and envelopes from them. Visited Joe Boyce in evening and had a pleasant time. April 25th, Tuesday. Got a pass to join the regiment. [71] Left the "rest" at 1 P.M. and took the direction of Georgetown. Crossed the bridge and was once more on the sacred soil, about the same place where I struck it four years ago. Passed all the well-known roads and about 7 P.M. came on the regiment, just back from "Falls Church." The country looks much better than it did in '61, and I turned in with Brady and Co. April 26th, Wednesday. The long-looked-for letter came at last. Reported to the camp of the dismounted men, which finely situated. April 27th, Thursday. Answered my wife's letter. Drilled a little in the afternoon. April 28th, Friday. On guard today. A lot of parold prisoners joined us today. The papers contain the good news of the death of the assassain "Booth." April 29th, Saturday. Bully news in the papers. As hostilities has ceased, an immediate reduction of the army and its concomitants has been ordered by President Johnston. [72] It made all hands feel good and various were the conjectures as to how long we should be kept. April 30th, Sunday. Was mustered for pay today by Major Bontelle. Had divine service, but did not attend. May 2nd, Tuesday. Signed the payrolls this afternoon for four months' pay ending Dec. 31st, '64. To receive it 158
tomorrow. Great yarns afloat. May 3rd, Wednesday. Went down to the regiment for the money, but no paymaster was to be found. Waited some hours and then left in [illegible]. May 5th, Friday. On guard today. Receive a letter from home. Gen'l Tibbits bought eight barrels of ale to treat the regiment but only twenty men were found who would drink it. He has left the service. May 6th, Saturday. During the afternoon, an order came for all the men who had not signed the payrolls to go to their companies and do so, as the paymaster had come. All hands then went down for their money. I drew $60.90, two dollars being due the sutler. I then paid various other small [73] debts. I gave Jemmy Nolan my pistol to carry, as it hurt me. Did not return to our camp that night. May 7th, Sunday. Got to camp bright and early and found that someone had entered the tent during the night and stolen all of Jemmy's money and my revolver and overcoat. Went down to the regiment and gave the captain $50.00 to send to my wife by Adam's Express. A great many of the boys considerably bent. May 8th, Monday. Answered my wife's letter of the 5th. Getting tired of this idleness. May 17th, Wednesday. Went on a visit to the Second Corps and seen some acquaintances in the 125 N.Y.V. Received a letter from home. Awful hot - 95 in the shade. May 18th, Thursday. Quite a storm today, which cooled things considerable. Answered my wife's letter. [in pencil; in a childish scrawl:] John John G. Morrison Marget H. Morrison Pennie Mor [next to last page :] Alcohol one pint Burgundy Pitch 3 oz. ShellLac 5 1/2 oz. Gum Turpentine 5 1/2 oz. [ditto, in pencil, written in childish scrawl] 159
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gambling debt, which I did. August
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August 24. Received orders to shift
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a corn field close by. Ground awful
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September 12. Received new blankets
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September 21, Saturday. Felt bad th
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on the same epicurean principle as
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except whilst I was helping to buil
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etreating, but I don't think they c
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again. I received a letter from my
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Turned in at 9 P.M. Still raining.
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in my tent, it was so muddy. Turned
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to our company were all killed or t
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again, knowing that it could not co
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Washington and thought he would cal
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Washington to see it. It was a fine
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get in behind him. Stayed there in
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tomorrow to be gone for two days. H
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Friday, Jany 24th. Morning cold and
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to find such good shelter. until ne
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was joined by seven more men, 1 fro
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[75] Saturday, March 1st. Nothing o
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which I hurt my back severely. Hear
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tree. I had often heard of anchorin
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into the fort and the clouds of dir
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Va., between the Reb. General Jacks
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still alive, he fights worthy of a
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long sixty-eights and an eight-inch
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here and there an old tumbledown sh
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and successful service rendered in
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immediatly sent down to see what he
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time and morning, we had three more
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Wednesday, June 4th. Good news from
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10th) to the contrary notwithstandi
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peeping out from its bower of shade
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stern and then ranged up on our sta
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guerrilla party lives. Thursday, Ju
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" " 1 lb. soap 7 " " 7 April 12 2 "
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lisense [Vol.II - 6 SEPT. 1862-8 JU
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"Pittsburgh" off Osceola. Arrived o
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Nov. 7, Friday. Mr. Gilmore returne
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Nov.26, Wednesday. Turned out at 5
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going on. Dec. 8, Monday. Another r
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the captain was sick, our first mas
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January 1. Hail to the New Year. Wa
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P.M. the mosquito "Juliet" overhaul
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which was lying ashore of us. I was
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Memphis, June 6th, and the action w
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mail ashore. Turned in at 8 1/2 P.M
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Mar. 14, Saturday. The gunboats "Pi
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After a while there was a small bri
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April 9, Thursday. A court martial
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Page 119 and 120: May 14, Thursday. Got under weigh a
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Page 129 and 130: Sept. 27th, Tuesday. Got up at 6 A.
Page 131 and 132: Oct. 5th, Wednesday. Laid the found
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Page 137 and 138: Nov. 16th,, Wednesday. boots. Wrote
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Page 145 and 146: Dec. 25th, Sunday. Christmas Day. U
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