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1864-01-05
John was on picket guard and was freezing.. Picket guards are guards guarding friendly territory. This is for telling fellow soldiers if your being attacked. The cold weather took one student now soldier, he froze up. -Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-01-08
John was assigned fatigue duty. This is where soldiers are assigned to do work that doesn't require weapons, for example unloading stores. -
1864-01-09
John cleans his gun for inspection. He did this to make sure that his gun was ready for use whenever and to make sure it worked. -
1864-01-13
John's regiment went to scout. He didn't have to go so he washed his clothes for the first time in a year. -Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-01-17
John bought a custard pie and saved the crust for sole leather. The next day John was dismissed from picket duty at 9 in the morning so he slept all day from being awake all night.
-Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-01-21
John was assigned provost guard at the depot. This means he is guarding/escorting something. He is escorting a runaway soldier to court. This soldier was sentenced to imprisonment for 3 years and hard labor with no payment. -Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-01-29
John went with a sergeant and 10 other men out with the quartermaster to forage. He ended up on the way back getting separated. When he made it there were 2 young children there.-Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-02-10
John was on guard duty for camp again. He traded his gold pen for more paper and envelopes. They don't do much guarding. Just sitting there trying to pass time.-Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-02-12
John is given a new gold pen. Some other soldiers set up collectors for sap from trees. The weather is nice which is uncommon from his diary. - Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-02-16
John plays a game of “ball” with some of his friends. Later he has duty on a foggy, cold night. The next day 3 new recruits came to camp. - Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-02-18
John is guarding camp again! That night though it got so cold that the mud from the past day was frozen solid. The next day John heads over to Brigade Head to collect mail. All of it is for people who are not soldiers. - still camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-02-20
On this day the sun came out and it got warm. The next day John had fatigue duty and washed his clothes. For fatigue duty that day he gathered stones and built chimneys for tents. - Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-02-24
John had guard duty. The next day John played horse shoes, checkers, and cards with his fellow soldiers. Later he cooked for camp. - Camped Near WoodVille Ala -
1864-02-28
John practiced shooting from 200 yards away. Later he did nothing. The next day John practiced shooting from 500 yards. Very nice weather that day.- Camped near Woodville Ala -
1864-03-09
John played loads of games to pass time. The weather is getting nice and not as cold. John received shoes that were too small for him.-Camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-03-11
the weather was rainy causing the streams to flood. The fruit trees started to grow fruit. The weather was cool that night and more rain the next day. That day John received a letter from a friend that he had returned home safely.-camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-03-15
John was on Picket duty guarding the camp. All of John’s infantry on horseback were scouting when they were taken prisoner. 3 men were injured and 1 man died. Many men for the union were injured and five died. 2 confederate men managed to escape and make it back. - camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-03-27
Sulter of the 31st Iowa brought beer for the men. That night at 1 in the morning the picket guards were fired at. It was madness, scattered shots everywhere, and cannons fired. It's doesn't say if there was any injuries or deaths. -camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-04-18
John is on camp guard duty. The camp is divided into 3 messes. John is put in the 3rd mess. The next day the troops built a bakery and did regimental drills. -camped near WoodVille Ala -
1864-05-14
at 7 in the morning John and the rest of the camp moved up 13 miles to a new position. At 2 pm they got attacked from everywhere.they drove them back they lost 2 men and 2 men were injured. -Near Resaca, Ga.