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April 1861
- Enlisted for a company where he would volunteer under Captain T.W Bennet
- Remained home and went through drills
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May 1861
- He went to Indianapolis and continued the soldier’s camp life in Camp Morton.
- They stayed there until the 11th and then traveled to Camp Wayne at Richmond Ind.
- He became Orderly Sargeant of his company
- On May 14Th he was enrolled in the 16th Ind.
- He had continued his regiment under Col. Pleasant. A. Hackleman
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June 1861
- June 7th Captain Bennet, himself, and 48 others of the company agreed to go into service for 3 years.
- They had taken care of a place named Camp Tippecanoe near Lafeyette Ind.
- He was pushed into 15th Ind Reg. under a person with the name Col G. H. Wagner on June 14th, 1861, for the purpose of being the company I with the said regiment.
- On the 23rd of June, they were ordered to Camp Reynolds which was near Indianapolis where they received their weapons and tents
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July 1861, part 1
On July 1st they took cars and steamboats to Camp Clay which was close to Cincinnati, Idaho
July 4th they started traveling for Virginia
On the 5th they were in Parkersburg
It had taken Balt and Ohio R R 7th they had arrived in Clarksburg
On the 8th they started on their first march
They arrived in Buckhannon on the 9th
On the 11th they started for the rich mountain to have a fight with the rebels -
July 1861, part 2
They got there at the same time during the night but it was too late to fight
12 passed over the battlefield and saw the carnage
They arrived at Beverly late in the Evening
15th followed to Huttonville yet they had gone from there
They followed on to cheat mountain pass found out when they were too far ahead
They went back to camp and remained there
On July 30th removed 9 miles south of the Tigers river
They encamped on the crouches farm -
August/September, part 1
Continued fortifying and picketing and remained there from August to September 1st, 1861
Late in the evening, they requested a searching expedition up in the valley
During the search, they went 7 miles too dark so crawled into the bush
Ate the crackers and lay down without blankets
On September 2nd at 4 in the morning, they were cold and nearly froze
They started upon the valley in search of Secesh
Found a dead body in a drift pile nearly decayed -
August/September, part 2
Started for their camp return 11 miles before breakfast
Their company ordered on post-haste on advance picket up
They started South before they ate
The Searches were allowed to appropriate freely
There was 1 house with 7 women, no men
was called early to take 6 men and reconnoiter and old turnpike to Tigers valley and see if the enemy was making advances
Their captain went to Indiana in the morning
killed 12 men of the secesh army
killed 12 men of the secesh army
men were wounded in the leg -
January 1862
He selected Lieut Patterson for the new captain during the election
1862
Received orders to be ready to march at 8 in the morning
They marched 12 miles and encamped
The country isn't good because the soil is thin and the county is rolling -
February 1862, part 1
February 11th, it snowing
The officers moved camp to the bluff riverbank
The enemy pickets can be seen on the other side of the river
They believe the war is going to begin soon
He is the officer of the guard
They were consequently ordered down to Munfordville
They encamped at a place called twin springs
February 21
Marched 5 miles bringing them to Munfordville
Encamped on a camping ground called camp Wood -
February 1862, part 2
battlefield where Col Willick and his brave dutch Hoosiers so immortalized themselves by repulsing and routing 4 times
people on their side that were killed was 13
national salute in honor of the birthday in Washington
extremely reprimanded, he did not use more violence to a drunken private who he gagged until blood was running down both sides of his mouth
moving to Nashville in the morning -
March 1862, Part 1
On March 1st they marched to the river and got there at dark
Their teams did not get over their injured Patoon bridge therefore they slept in unoccupied houses for the night
They have mounted a great many heavy cannons
They repaired the bridge to continue letting their teams cross
The supplies are getting low and the boys are beginning to get troublesome as an outcome
Making their way to Nashville
Encamped 2 miles of Tennese -
April 1862,
They are 7 miles from the South of Franklin, which is muddy, farms are big well as the ownership of slaves
He has 3 daughters
They received their pay, he received $212.50
He is 44 miles south of Nashville
They will soon be in Alabama
They may have a battle in their region soon
There was a battle raging somewhere on the Tennesse River
At night they were ordered to take 3 days of ration and bread
By 1 o'clock they were landed and formed a line of battle -
May 1862
The rebels continued the attack with 75,000 men on Gen Grants division which was near 50,000 strong
When they arrived the enemy was in full retreat
They got close enough to the rebels and got 4 of their own men wounded
They captured 40 of their men as prisoners
They are preparing to march in 7 days without rations or their luggage
The men have diarrhea and many will not be able to march
Battle of Shiloh
Their lines were in 4 miles of their enemy
forces are officially 3 miles of Corinth -
June 1862
Corinth is evacuated by the rebels
The great battle of Corinth has now been played, for their victory, they only had a few old tents, the ashes of a considerable provision, ammunition arms which they destroyed early this morning
They usually have to drink the same water that they cook with
They are more than likely going to move because where they were there was swarms of insects and vermin
His wife has an affliction in her eyes and head
sick all night and was in an ambulance unable to march -
July 1862
They now have alot of food because they bought from the slaves
There was a cotton and gin plantation
Many slaves but none ever go to them to take them away
The slaves in Kentucky and Tennesee were well fed, fully clothed, and in most cases they were intelligent
The slaves where they were greasy raged indolent and ignorant
They pressed 20 slaves into their service -
August 1862
Traveled to Manchester
Upset about the slow enlisting and wanting some change in policy
Soldiers in the company would appreciate dark shirts and socks
Need blue pants, pants
Left Tullahoma Aug 13 to Manchester to Vervilla Aug 15- all of Wagner's brigade there
The battery of 6 guns
2 days before R.R communication between Louisville and Nashville cut off by rebels
Proceeded onto the village of automount 16 miles from Vervilla Camp, no rebels found and arrested 15-20 men in whiskey shop -
September 1862
Marched alot, blistered, socks are holey
Buell and Brogg racing to see who would get to Louisville first
1 Sep rebels started from Pikesville Tenn
3 Sep Buells army started from Mickminville to Murfeesborough, Nashville and to bowling Green
Rebels arrived at Glasgow descended onto Munfordville and captured forces
Buell consolidated forces at Bowling Green and attacked the town of Munfordville but only near guard of rebels units was there to oppose them -
October 1862
1 Oct squirmish with rebels calvary 10 miles from Louisville
Rebels army expected to be taking a stand at Danville
Cannon was within 3 miles of Pennysville, formed a battle line, and a mile out and fired enemy artillery ½ ahead - skirmishers
Battle 1 mile left to the village of Perryville
rebel calvary Harrodsburg, took 1400 prisoners, 500 who were wounded at Perrysville
17 Oct marched to Cumberland Gap and stopped 3 miles of Wild Cat battlefield where rebels had taken a temporary stand -
January 1863
John Webb is severely wounded in the head and breast by a cut-down tree
September to December pay was due
Mogan cut off supplies, starving them -
February 1863
They captured more or less of their infantry
Thought this was nothing more than an abolition war made for speculation
Thought North West was going to Secede and start a confederacy of their own
About 10 000 men were at work there
Roads are in extremely bad condition -
March 1863
Complaining about not getting paid for service
Forces were whipped at Vickburg
None from their Reigt was in hospital
Brigade doesn't work in trenches anymore
Ebels had driven them back, finding 41 men, 5 officers dead and 138 wounded and then about 50 prisoners
Now getting shelter tents
Capt. McKinney is sick and under the weather
They will let him go home in June 1864 -
April 1863
Antinous for the rebels to call on them there
They are stationed on Stewarts Cree
General Commotion in all the different departments of the army -
June 1863
No way to get out of the service even by doing something contrary to orders or being gracefully dismissed
There was a man hung near their camp for murder -
July 1863
Has already taken 5000 prisoners and hundreds were going and surrendering every day
Is after an army of 100 000 or more and has occupied and marched over it for over 18 months. -
August 1863
Pile is having his leg amputated
In the Sequoia Valley, a city in Chattooga
Can see part of the rebel fortifications -
September 1863
In front of them lies the state of Georgia
The left side is North Carolina
The right is Alabama
There was a hard battle fought about 5-12 miles from where they were
It was the worst on the American Continent of that time
Lost alot of Artillery
Hundreds of both sides were killed and many were wounded -
October 1863
The wounded was sent to hospitals north like Stephenson and Nashville
His letters end abruptly
Suspected death -
Andrew F. Davis Dies
His letters end abruptly without finishing his sentence.
Suspected death
