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Civil War Diary Adjutant, 19th. Mississippi Regiment November 1861
November 1, 1861 - Capt Hardin took a wagon & went to the junction after some things for our company 8 men from our company wetn to centreville to throw up Breastworks. I washed some socks & left camp for Brigade guard at 3 p.m. as soon as I relieved the guards the 1st time it commenced raining. I had to stand around the fire to keep as dry as possible. It soon got very dark dreary & cold. I had to relieve the guards every 2 hs, some half a mile off, So I would stumble into water & mud to my knees get wet as the Devil, then get smoked nearly to death trying to get dry & so untill day light, it kept raining an all day & my mess didn't bring me a thing to eat. Was relieved at 5 p.m. came to camp got some dry clothes & something to eat, a good many of the tents have blown down. Pryor is quite sick with fever. Capt Hardin was disappointed & only got one Box from the junction November 2 - This is Sunday. I cleaned my gun. We had inspection, hung my blankets out to dry Dave went out to the road got some shugar &c, Dr Hyer tried to pass the Pickets they arrested him & brought him in to camp. He says that Add is doing very well One of the McClung riflemen died yesterday November 3 - We had company drill this morning. Capt Hardin made a Fire place in his tent. he have out some Blankets to those who had but one. I wrote a letter to send home by Dr Hyer.. November 4, 1861 - We have spent the day as usual drilling, I washed some clothes &c November 5 - had company drill to day Dave went out to the road & got some Pumpkin Pies eat to many got sick. Add came form Warrenton, he is very well give a very good description of the place. November 6 - It rained last night we had no Revelle this morning I slept a little later than usual. I & my messmates went out cut & halled some wood, it isvery windy & cold Lou is quite sick Alfred halled 2 loads of wood rails &c, this evening I & Capt Dave & Black had a game of ? to night. November 7, 1861 - It is sill windy & cold We had no drill kept fires &c to keep comfortable B. F. Mckie came from Richmond he looks very well. November 8 - I am Corp of the guard have one prisoner he was put under arrest Three weeks ago for stabbing a man his name is W. Stepensan This has been a very pleasant day. I wrote a letter. Ludovick started to Warrenton he is quite sick. Dave & Peter came back from working on the Breastworks brought some Honey Roberts frait came from Richmond I got a cap & over coat. I am now sitting by a fire at the guard house November 9 - I was relieved from guard at 8 a.m. Peter & I washed some clothes and it commenced raining so that we could'nt dry them, We thn made a fireplace in our tent dried our selves, it is raining so that we ca'nt cook supper. We made our dinner of Honey & crackers. Got our supper & went to Sleep by a nice fire which reminded us of our once happy Homes, November 10 , 1861 - [The last entry was Nov. 9] [Some notes penciled in the back of this diary list a lot of names of men pulling various duty; a listing follows] 1st
Sgt. Ellis,
12 till 2
August 21st
1861
Oct. 8th
1861
Oct. 20th
guards
I. Duke,
10, A.
guards
Nov 8th 61
A. J. Todd,
1
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