Camp cripple creek
tennessee
18 january - 24 june 1863

T. Buchanan Read


Peach Trees in Blossom
1 - 14 MARCH
SUN. 1 A beautiful day
21 -- Frank Coffee (1 KY H)
23 -- James M. Sipple (31 IN B)
26 -- Lt. Louis Hoeke (1 KY H)
30 -- Nathan Bond (31 IN I)
Chilcote
...Went on picket. It was a beautiful day. The regiment got mail to-day, which the boys highly appreciated.
Busbey
Line of battle early and inspection of arms in compliance with Genl Woods['] late order. Company inspection at 10 o'clock...
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MON. 2 Another nice day with clear skies but air cold
20 -- John H. Camper (1 KY F)
22 -- James Anderson (31 IN K)
26 -- Charles A. Pinger (1 KY G)
McKee
Regt on Picket
Cutter
A skirmish reported beyond Readyville
Busbey
...Go at 8 o'clock about 4 miles west of camp after forage. Our company thrown out as flankers on the right...Return to camp before noon...
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TUE. 3 A cold, cloudy day--a mixture of sunshine and shadow
16 -- William H. Horsfall (1 KY G)
19 -- Byron Deer (31 IN A)
20 -- William H. Elvis (1 KY D)
26 -- Sgt Tyler Gilkeson (31 IN A)
Lincoln signs The Conscription Act, which led to the
"New York City Draft Riots"; also on this
day the Idaho Territory was organized
Cutter
The entire division of General Reynolds passed our camp, going
towards Woodbury
Chilcote
...The regiment worked on the fortifications to-day.
Busbey
...On Picket at 8 o'clock. About 10 o'clock a large body of troops passes our lines, Reynolds' Division...[William] Newcome and [Elnathan?] Smith return to our post [?] and we have a rich time.
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WED. 4 Day and night extremely beautiful, but also cold
20 -- Hiram Lackey (31 IN H)
Busbey
...Relieved at 8 o'clock and return to camp to commence working on
Reports and drawing clothes. Work all the forenoon and sleep all the
afternoon. The boys [?] in our mess have a pleasant time...William Schultz
in camp for his final papers.
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THUR. 5 A beautiful day (and night); Quite cold in the evening FULL MOON
24 -- Josiah Forcelle (2 KY B)
26 -- Joseph Axford (1 OH LA)
The Battle of Thompson's Station (near Franklin), TN
Cutter
An election this day for five persons whose names should be
placed on the Roll of Honor, according to published order of
General Rosecrans. The following men were elected, viz: John
Boon, Joseph Axford, Thomas C. Potter, John Snyder, and C.B.
Valentine.
Chilcote
Cannonading all day in the direction of the rebel army...
Some of the men were on picket.
Busbey
...Finished Pay Rolls...Afternoon sleep off my ill feeling...About
midnight receive notice that we move with one days ration at
5 o'clock in the morning.
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FRI. 6 A cold rain fell all day
20 -- Anthony Rengering (2 KY H)
22 -- Eli S. Anderson (1 KY H)
Cutter
Were paid this day for four months' services, being up to
January 1st. The first payment we had received in six months.
This put the men in good spirits again, but they had one difficulty,
and that was, they had no means of getting rid of their money,
as the market in this vicinity was not over-well stocked with what
a soldier wants.
Chilcote
...The forage wagons went to Murfreesboro, and a part of the regiment went as guards.
Busbey
...Reveille at 4 o'clock. The 1st and 2nd KY move at day light to Readyville occupying the camp of the 19th Brigade while it joins Reynolds in a move on Woodbury. We bivouac without shelter and remain, rendered miserable by the cold rain until the troops return about dark. We march rapidly to camp finding our tent clean and _____...
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SAT. 7 Damp and cloudy; A regular "thundergust" of a storm at night
21 -- John Camper (1 KY K)
21 -- Adj. George M. Noble (31 IN F&S)
Cutter
...a portion of General Reynold's force--which went towards
Woodbury a few days previous [ 3 Mar]--returned to Murfreesboro.
Cannonading was heard this day--supposed to be in the direction
of Franklin.
Chilcote
Worked on a road in front of headquarters, in mud up to our
knees. There was cannonading in front all day.
Busbey
...On Picket and comfortable in the well-arranged shelter...
A young girl, passable in looks, visits the Picket post to trade
Butter, Milk, eggs, &c for Coffee and sugar. These women dare
all for these luxuries...
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SUN. 8 Cold, wet, drizzly, but "tolerably pleasant"
25 -- John A. Ripperton (1 OH LA)
26 -- Joseph L. Devault (90 OH B)
27 -- Hiram Gilbert (31 IN C)
42 -- QM Sgt. Franklin W. Fee (1 KY F&S)
Cutter
...the order was passed to prepare to march. But, after getting ready, we stood all day waiting for word to proceed. Just at dark were told to unharness horses, as we were not to move for the present.
Chilcote
This is another Sunday, and a cold, wet, drizzly day. Received mail today.
Busbey
...Mother sends an appropriate Birth Day present. [What was it?]...
Irving Fuller arriving from Louisville Well and hearty--the same old Irv.
Hear today of the defeat of our troops at Franklin, Tenn! Boys very indignant.
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MON. 9 Very pleasant during the day; Night rather stormy
15 -- Henry Donahay (31 IN H)
19 -- William S. Shuster (90 OH B)
Chilcote
Went on picket, but were ordered back to get ready to move. Took down our tents, but did not move, but went back to the picket line.
Busbey
...About 9 o'clock ordered to strike tents--the baggage loaded in wagons and we rest in line with 3 days rations, ready to move. Companies A and K came down from the Knob but do not move. At night they return and tents are pitched but wagons not unloaded...
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TUE. 10 Heavy rains, very disagreeable
19 -- Jesse P. DeBeck (2 KY D)
20 -- Thomas J. Farrar (1 KY C)
Cutter
All quiet on Cripple Creek. Tents were again pitched. Considerable
rain fell during the day.
Chilcote
It rained all day. Came in off picket and went to work putting up our tents again.
Busbey
Rainy and disagreeable Reveille. Pack knapsacks ready to move.
The cause of the commotion, The advance of the Rebels in force
as near [?] as Woodbury. Their camp fires last night almost discernable [?]...
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WED. 11 Morning cold, but sunshiny and the mud begins to dry up
18 -- John Henry Pigman (2 KY F)
26 -- Cpl. George Saxton (31 IN A)
Chilcote
Orders to move countermanded...
Busbey
...On Picket. Visited again by the girl who as she ______
is in quite a quandry about [John] Guthrie appr___ing some milk.
(She intended for [John] Snediker.) After much talk [Samuel] Duff
and I got the milk and enjoyed ______ at dinner...
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THUR. 12 Pleasant
22 -- John Chilcote (90 OH H)
27 -- Lorenz Voelker (2 KY K)
Cutter
Lt. [Norman] Baldwin went to Nashville this day, to procure horses.
Chilcote
Drew five days' rations today.
Busbey
...Releived [sic] early...
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FRI. 13 Pleasant
23 -- Frank Diederich (1 OH LA)
23 -- Cpl John Cook (31 IN A)
28 -- 2 Lt Hugh L. Ferguson (90 OH H)
Friday, the 13th (again)
Chilcote
This was our picket day again. A Woman came to our post with
some eggs and sold them at 40 cents a dozen.
Walker
...We have marching orders at the present time and have had for several days. I do not know whether we shall go or not, and if we do go, I don't know where. The boys are all in good spirits. We have plenty to eat and wear...
Busbey
...Perrine left yesterday for Nashville...T. Buchanan Reed [sic], the Cincinnati Poet arrives in camp...
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SAT. 14 The most beautiful day of the season
21 -- Warren Brockway (31 IN A)
23 -- George Washington Walker
40 -- Capt Alvah Perry (90 OH D)
42 -- Robert Hewitt (90 OH B)
Cutter
Buchanan Reed [sic], the artist and poet, of Cincinnati,
addressed our brigade this day. Lieutenant Kelley left for
home, having resigned, and his resignation being accepted.
Captain Standart returned to his command [He left on furlough
on Mon. 23 Feb.].
Chilcote
After coming in off picket, policed our quarters and cleaned
up the camp.
Walker [in a letter to his sisters]
...We have one clear day and then four rainy ones, and mud
comes up as high as Jacob's boots. We have marching orders
now. The orders came to strike tents and be ready to move
at a moment's warning. We did so and it rained hard alll day
and we did not move, so at night we put up our tents again
and have them up yet. I don't know when we shall move now,
nor do I care...You wanted me to write and tell you where
Jackson Dishong is. He is at Nashville in a hospital. He ought
to have a discharge, but they don't often discharge a man here
in the army till he is eight days dead and buried. We have had
some men to desert in our company. Their names are Toby
Jackson and John Ford from Somerset, Reuben Vansickle
from the north part of Perry County, and Levi Wilson. The
latter is the son of old Ezra Wilson. The Major went after them,
but he did not get any of them except John Ford. T. Turner
is well.
Busbey
...The first brigade at this camp formed to hear a speech from
the Poet Read. The Brigade formed by regiments enmasse in
square. Genl Cruft makes an introductory speech and then
Read without dismounting delivers an eloquent oration and
then declaims his poems "The Oath" and The "Phantom Leaders" [?]...




William Horsfall turned 16 at Cripple Creek--he would later be awarded the Medal of Honor

Gen. Joseph J. Reynolds



The Battle of Thompson's Station, TN


Adj. George M. Noble





The Nashville Depot

THE OATH
HAMLET. -- Swear on my sword.
GHOST (Below). -- Swear!
--Shakespeare
Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle
The vengeance that justice inspires?
With treason how long will ye trifle,
And shame the proud name of your sires?
Out, out with the sword and the rifle,
In defence of your homes and your fires.
The flag of the old Revolution,
Swear firmly to serve and uphold,
That no treasonous breath of pollution
Shall tarnish one star on its fold,
Swear!
And, hark, the deep voices replying
From graves where your fathers are lying:
"Swear, oh swear!"
In this moment, who hesitates, barters
The rights which his forefathers won,
He forfeits all claim to the charters
Transmitted from sire to son.
Kneel, at the graves of our martyrs,
And swear on your sword and your gun
Lay up your great oath on an altar
As huge and as strong as Stone-henge,
And then, with sword, fire and halter,
Sweep down to the field of revenge.
Swear!
And, hark, the deep voices replying
From graves where your fathers are lying:
"Swear, oh swear!"
By the tombs of your sires and brothers,
The host which the traitors have slain,
By the tears of your sisters and mothers,
In secret concealing their pain--
The grief which the heroine smothers,
Consuming the heart and the brain;
By the sigh of the penniless widow;
By the sob of her orhans' despair,
Where they sit in their sorrowful shadow,
Kneel, kneel, every freeman and swear.
Swear!
And, hark, the deep voices replying
From graves where your fathers are lying:
"Swear, oh swear!"
On mounds, which are wet with the weeping,
Where a nation has bowed to the sod,
Where the noblest of martyrs are sleeping,
Let the winds bear your vengeance abroad;
And your firm oath be held in the keeing
Of your patriot hearts and your God.
Over Ellsworth, for whom the first tear rose,
While to Baker and Lyons you look;
By Winthrop, a star among heroes;
By the blood of our murdered McCook,
Swear!
And, hark, the deep voices replying
From graves where your fathers are lying:
"Swear, oh swear!"
And the war-kindling numbers which fell from his tongue
Like the notes of a wild battle-clarion were flung!
And just in advance galloped Koerner and Burns,
Unsheathing the war-song and falchion by turns!
There, gazing and listening, my spirit entranced
Leaped for joy as these poets for Freedom advanced;
And I felt the warm thought through my bosom descend,
That the bard to be true must be Liberty's friend.
Then came a dim host to my vision unknown,
Like those lights which astronomers number alone;
But their voice still made clear what the eye could not see,
Crying, "Down with the tyrant, wherever he be!"
But why swept these phantoms? Whence rode they and
where?
What occasion had summoned these allies of air?
I looked and beheld the swift spread of the blaze
Which dazzled the stars with the ulse of its rays,
As if through the darkness the lightning had played,
And in midst of its splendor been suddenly stayed:
There I read the great words like fiery wings
Where "weighed and found wanting" confronted the kings!
And this army of spectres, led on by the light,
Like a cloud on a hurricane swept through the night;
And this was their cry, coming down on the gale,
"The modern Belshazzars are weighed in the scale!"
THE PHANTOM LEADERS
By starlight they rode in their speed and their might,
A warrior-host sweeping down through the night,--
An army of spectres they sped on the wind,
With swords piercing front and plumes streaming behind;
On the highways of air they were lead as by Mars,
While their steeds shod with thunder seemed trampling the stars!
Like a fleet in a gale they careered through the night,
And the path where they passed flashed with phoshorous light.
In front galloped Brutus, a foe to all peace,
His sword gleaming red with the blood of Lucrece;
And, turning toward Rome, bent his way down the heaven,
Repeating the oath which of old he had given.
"These modern Tarquins must fall!" was his cry;
"By the blade of their own bloody oath they shall die!"
And, strange though it be, there Mohammed was seen,
His Arab's mane sweeing his mantle of green,
And the watchwords engraved on his drawn scimitar
Were "Allah, il Allah!" each letter a star;
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was there,
As at Lutzen he rode with his battle blade bare.
And, like their own turbulent torrents let loose
By a storm in the Highlands, sped Wallace and Bruce.
Sobieski, the Pole, gave his charger the rein,
Every stroke in whose hoof broke a fetter in twain.
There was Olaf of Norway whose mandate and sword
The heathen struck down in the name of the Lord.
There sped fiery Tell with his crossbow and dart,
The barb glowing crimson from Gessler's proud heart.
And close by his side, the beloved of his peers,
Bold Winkleried rode with his arms full of spears,
The same of self-sacrifice lighting his eye,
And "Make way for Liberty!" still was his cry.
There was Luther, no braver e'er rode to the field,
And the word of the Lord was his buckler and shield,
While the weapon he grasped was the same he had sped
In a moment of anger at Lucifer's head.
There was Cromwell, that monarch who never wore crown,
With his Bible and sword and his Puritan frown,
And with his Charles-Albert, the Piedmontese star,
As he rode ere betrayed on the field of Novarre.
There, with garments still red from that last fatal day,
The ghost of Bozarris sped fierce for the fray;
And close by his side, with an eye full of fire,
Rode Byron, still grasping his sword and his lyre;


Payday at last!
15 - 31 MARCH

SUN. 15 Warm and pleasant
28 -- John W. Miller (90 OH A)
Cutter
Eighth week in our present camp. Brigade review to-day.
Chilcote
Thre was a general inspection this morning, and a grand review in the evening.
Busbey
...On Picket. Have quite a flare up on the question of insulting women...The Brigade reviewed by Genl [Charles] Cruft. Have a splendid review.
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MON. 16 Morning foggy but day pleasant
20 or 21 -- Stephen Riddle (31 IN H)
Chilcote
Policed camp in the forenoon, and in the afternoon had
regimental and company drill.
Busbey
Capt Wright ______ the pickets regarding[?] the report that we hear from a negro this morning that the rebel cavalry is at Hall Mills 3 miles down the creek from camp. [I believe this should be Halls Hill, but I could be wrong.] Relieved early. Return and _______ police camp. [William] Newcome returned yesterday. Skirmish drill in the afternoon...______Inspection by order of Genl Wood.
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TUE. 17 Very warm
19 -- Henry James Meehan (31 IN A)
23 -- Sgt William H. Strode (90 OH D)
23 -- William H. McKinley (90 OH A)
28 -- Sanford A. Fordyce (31 IN H)
32 -- Amos Reid (90 OH D)
St. Patrick's Day
McKee
Co B Gards [sic] a train of Wagons to Murfreesboro and back
Chilcote
Our picket day again. It comes quite often. General Cruft and staff visited our lines today.
Busbey
...Line of Battle promptly form ________Detached Duty make __________Descriptive Book...Afternoon Brigade Drill, Genl Pruitt Inspector. _______________ new, quite an interesting affair. The ______________ is well pleased. Eggs selling in _____ for 50 cts a dozen, Butter 50 cts per pound...
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WED. 18 Very pleasant; but cloudy in the afternoon
21 -- Robert N. Stoker (1 KY C)
Chilcote
Came in off picket, took down our tents to "air them" then had battalion
and brigade drill, and dress parade. Then put up our tents.
Busbey
..._______Skirmish Drill in the forenoon. Brigade Drill afternoon.
More success than yesterday [?]...
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THUR. 19 Warm and pleasant NEW MOON
Birthday
Chilcote
Had battalion drill in the forenoon, and brigade drill and dress parade
in the afternoon.
Busbey
...Learn that Rosecrans is a native of Delaware Co, Ohio. Was made
Brigd Genl in the Regular Army soon after entering the service. On
picket having a quiet, pleasant time...George Hunt [?] visits the line.
Have a good crew of the Brigade on drill, Col Enyart presiding.
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FRI. 20 Pleasant, but cloudy
32 -- George Riley Dickerson (90 OH B)
Fighting at Vaught's Hill, TN
Chilcote
The forenoon was wash day for many of the boys. In the
afternoon we had brigade drill.
Busbey
...Brigade Drill at 2 o'clock--a pleasant and interesting time.
At the Brigade Commissary in the evening to get 3 lbs. candles [?]...
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SAT. 21 Nice and pleasant, but cloudy
18 -- Ashton Briggs (90 OH F)
Chilcote
Picket day again. Also got mail. This was a nice day.
Busbey
Pleasant but sky clouded. [Sgt. Samuel] Duff and I go to town
to visit [Philip] Foreman and [Cpl. Charles] Rice, find them weak
but in tolerable spirits. Visit the 3rd Ohio working 4 hours a day
on the fortifications [Fortress Rosecrans] near Stone River. The
strongest that I have ever seen. Coffee [George W. Coffey
(1837 - 1928) lived all of his life in Clark Co OH], the only one
of my acquaintances left. Miss the train and have to walk into
camp. Genl Inspection during the day and Brigade Dress Parade.
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SUN. 22 Delightful and warm, but sky clouded
26 -- Isaac D. McAvoy (1 KY C)
McKee
On Picket to day [.] 19 months a Go [sic] went in to Camp[.]
Jackson of Co I [There was an Andrew M Jackson and a
John W. Jackson in Co I, but neither of them captured] and
[Louis] Wright of Co B [should be Co G--he was captured
23 Mar 63] Garbled [gobbled?] up by the Rebels while on Picket.
Cutter
Ninth week in our present camp--weather delightful.
Peach trees in bloom. Trees leaving out.
Chilcote
Chaplain W C Holliday preached to day; after which we
had a brigade drill and dress parade. It might have done
more good to have had the preaching afterward. [Why?]
Busbey
...Line of Battle early. Co. Insection at 9 o'clock...Brigade
Dress Parade at 3 o'clock. Splendid affair, Col [David] Enyart
presiding. Day quiet and peaceful, a real sabbath...
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MON. 23 Warm, but threatening rain
Birthday
McKee
inSpection by Brigade inspector Tooley [Seth Tuley][--] a Perfect Bore
Chilcote
Co H went out on picket to relieve one of the 31st IN co[mpanies]
on picket duty in place of a company of the 1st KY, which is out on
Pilot Knob on guard.
Busbey
...On Picket at 8 o'clock. Have quite a time although tis reported
that the rebels are advancing along the entire line.
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TUE. 24 A gloomy, rainy day
19 -- Henry Beyer (2 KY E)
39 -- James E. Cox (2 KY F&S)
McKee
Battalion drill at 3 o'clock [but] Commenced Raining [so] Returned
back to Camp. Sold Watch to O[liver] Leonard 29 dollars Payable
next Pay day.
Chilcote
Cleaned up our guns and accoutrements, and were inspected by
the brigade inspectors; then went out to drill, but it rained and we
did not drill.
Busbey
...Go out to drill in the afternoon but rain prevents. [Sgt. Samuel]
Duff went to Murfreesboro guarding prisoners to Hd Qtrs. Reports
the 10th Brigade ________ on the 22 loan [Pvt. Wesley] Quigley
5 dollars. [Genl Joseph] Reynolds talks to you like a first-class
conversationalist--not for effect--but to make you understand.
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WED. 25 Rainy; Temperature falling all day; Night clear and frosty
23 -- Joseph Briggs (90 OH A)
29 -- Leander Amerine (90 OH E)
Cutter
Received news to-day that George D. Eldridge--a member
of our company--was dead. He died in hospital, in Nashville.
Chilcote
Went out on picket. It was quite cold, but we were not
allowed to Have fires. Got mail again today.
Busbey
...About 11 o'clock, our co and Co G go to Murfreesboro as
Train Guard. Rather a disagreeable time. Get back and have
the wagons unloaded before Sundown. At night courier post
between here and Murfreesboro 2 miles from camp captured by
rebel cavalry. One man mortally wounded left for dead...
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THUR. 26 A pleasant day
19 -- Augustus B. Hayes (1 OH LA)
22 -- Christian Clayton (2 KY A)
23-- John W. Jackson (31 IN I)
26 -- William E. Burton (31 IN A)
McKee
on Picket to day [--] all quiet
Chilcote
Company drill in forenoon, and in the afternoon battalion
drill and dress parade.
Busbey
...The man wounded last night dies to day. No drill in the forenoon.
Battalion drill afternoon. Get rather amused upon maneuvering. Ration of whiskey issued this evening.
At night make out the Monthly Report...
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FRI. 27 Chilly and cloudy today; Night rainy
Birthday
Chilcote
Policed our quarters. John Haines of Co D died today
and was buried the same day
Busbey
...Pickets of the 9th Brigade driven by rebels this morning.
9 wounded--2 killed. The 10th Brigade [the 6th OH?] moves up
to within 2 miles of camp, camping south. Shelter tents. [By this, did he mean that the 10th Brigade already had the new shelter tents?] On Picket an attack expected on our lines...Companies [?] A and D roused [?] from our beds by the rain. [The 6th OH would be camped at Cripple Creek the 27th and 28th.]
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SAT. 28 Gloomy, wet, and chilly
21 -- William F. Wimer (90 OH E)
24 -- Henry Zeigler (90 OH B)
Cutter
...at 10 o'clock [pm], we had an alarm. It was caused by our pickets, who fired on a small party of Rebel cavalry--the cavalrymen having made a dash on them, so the pickets reported. No one hurt.
Chilcote
No drilling today as it was a wet day.
Busbey
...Relieved the 2nd [KY on Picket]
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SUN. 29 Clear and cold
19 -- Joseph F. Pettit (90 OH G)
21 -- Samuel C. Dorman (90 OH G)
Palm Sunday
Chilcote
Went on picket again today, although it was cold, we
were not allowed to have fires.
Walker (to his Mother)
...We are still in camp at the old place but I don't know
how soon we shall leave, for we are under marching
orders now and have been for a month. Water is pretty
hard to get here, but it is raining now, so I think water will
be plenty again. The boys say that Vicksburg is in our
possession but I have not seen any account of it in the
paper yet. Well, mother, I can tell you that Sam Hook
and I are cooking for the company, but I don't think I shall
cook for very long, for I think it is as easy to drill as it is to
cook: and it is not so hard on clothes. They do not pay us
anything for cooking. We have very good grub now. We
draw flour, meal, potatoes, beans, lots of sugar, coffee,
and tea.
Busbey
...Inspection at 10 o'clock...William B. detailed as Reg Carpenter. [I show Remi Jeunesse as the Regimental Carpenter as of May/June 63.] About 9 o'clock the rebels after firing on a courier make a dash on our outpost on the Pike but receiving a volley scatter in the woods. About 80 in number make a pass [?] around from the right. No confusion in camp but Col Enyart quickly visits the line.
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MON. 30 Spitting snow--cold and disagreeable; Night rainy
22 -- William Easton (2 KY B)
26 -- James Renicks (31 IN A)
McKee
on Picket to day [.] Spits Snow not allowed no fire [--]
very disagreeable
Chilcote
Battalion Drill and dress parade today.
Busbey
Line of Battle early. Quarters policed. Company drill.
Afternoon Battalion Drill one hour and one hour flank
drill [?] the right wing around the left. Each party gaining
one game. The left first...The Signal Corps telegraphs
that 2 companies of rebel cavalry were last night at Halls
Mills [Halls Hill?].
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TUE. 31 Coldest day of the season--full of sunshine, but a real winter's wind blowing
23 -- Nicholas Sohn (2 KY B)
McKee
all Quiet and Pleasant[.] Received Shelter tents to day.
Chilcote
Battalion drill again today. Dress parade in the evening.
Busbey
...Line of Battle early but quickly dismissed. Neither [Lt. John]
Guthrie nor [Lt. John] Snediker out on Picket at 8 o'clock. Too
cold to have a very pleasant time as no fires were allowed...
Night one of beautiful moonlight but stingingly cold. Maj [Alva]
Hadlock, Capt [James] Mitchell and Capt [Franklin] Fee make
rather an informal visit to the Pickets. Results very nearly
troublesome, they refusing to halt when ordered to...

























Chaplain William C. Holliday
Men celebrating birthdays while at Cripple Creek in March (exact date unknown):
20 -- Thomas Kearns (2 KY D)
33 -- Patrick Higgins 1 KY C