Saturday, June 16, 2012
16 June 1861
Monday, 16th Pleasant in the morning, but heavy rain in the eve. E.I.R.B. Leviticus 1st and 5th inclusive. We had company drill this morning. There was a heavy shower of rain to day that made us all very glad. All is quiet here, no news and nothing of interest but the drinking of liquor by the officers and men.
15 June 1862
Sunday, 15th Pleasant. E.I.R.B. Exodus 30 & 40 inclusive. Lieut. Williford arrived this morning though not quite well. I heard the Chaplain of the 12th preach to day, also this evening.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
14 June 1862
June, Saturday, 14th 1862 Pleasant. E.I.R.B. Exodus 26 & 30th inclusive. We spent the greater part of the day fixing our camp. We are again transferred to the Army of the Tenn. to day. I bought a paper of the 10th to day and read of the naval fight at Memphis which took place on the 6th inst. in the morning and lasted an hour. Our fleet was completely successful. Memphis was occupied later in the day. This is the most brilliant achievement of the war.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
13 June 1862
Friday, 13th Warm. E.I.R.B. 23 and 25 inclusive. This morn we started again on our march. The weather is very warm and the dust rises in clouds. We continued on our course and arrived at our old camp at 10 A.M. and pitched tents. Papers of the 7th report the evacuation of Ft. Pillow. Papers of the 8th report the occupation of Memphis by our forces.
[Record of Events, Field & Staff and Companies, 9 Reg't Ill Inf]
June 13 Moved again camping 2 ½ miles south of Corinth on the Mobile & Ohio Rail Road
[Record of Events, Field & Staff and Companies, 9 Reg't Ill Inf]
June 13 Moved again camping 2 ½ miles south of Corinth on the Mobile & Ohio Rail Road
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
12 June 1862
Thursday, 12th Pleasant. We arose early and prepared to march. Our train started before 5 and at 6 we moved. The dust was almost intolerable, water poor and scarce, the weather hot and it was terrible marching. We marched 15 miles and camped on the north side of Tuscumbia creek. I bathed. Heard that Memphis (is) ours. Corn is drying up for want of rain.
[Record of Events, Field & Staff and Companies, 9 Reg't Ill Inf]
June 12th Returned to within 7 miles of Corinth.
[Record of Events, Field & Staff and Companies, 9 Reg't Ill Inf]
June 12th Returned to within 7 miles of Corinth.
11 June 1862
Wednesday, 11th Pleasant. E.I.R.B. 16th and 22 inclusive. All is quiet to day. I took the Col.'s telescope and watched the eclipse of the moon. It looked beautiful. It was a total eclipse. We were ordered to be ready to march at 1 A.M. in the morning.
10 June 1862
Tuesday, 10th Pleasant. E.I.R.B. Exodus 7 and 15 inclusive. Am ordered to prevent gambling.
[orders and circulars Loren would, or should, have seen concurrent with his diary entries...]
Head Qrs 9th Ills Vols
Near Boonville Miss. June 10th 1862
His Excely Richard Yates,
Gov. & Comdr.-in-Chief of the Ills State Militia
Sir
We the undersigned Com. Officers of the 9th Ills. Vols. Infantry respectfully request that William D. Craig 1st Lieut of Co. E of said Regiment be commissioned as Asst. Surgeon of this 9th Ills. Regt. To fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of Asst. Surgeon Emil Guelich to Surgeon of said Regiment. Lieut William D. Craig is much esteemed by both Officers and men of the 9th Ill. Regt. And by granting the Commission you will confer a great favor upon said Regiment.
(Signed), A Cowgill 2nd Lieut Co H, Emil Adam Capt Co A 9th I V, Dr Gulich Surg 9 Rgt IllVol, Theodor Gottlieb II Liet Co A, William Britt 1st Lieut Co F, Willam C. Fueffner Captain Comp B, E M Low Capt Co G, John Hallmann 2nd Lieut Comp B, Isaac Clements 2nd Lieut, D. F. Tiedemann Captian of Co C, W. F. Armstrong Capt Co H, II Lieut Chs Sheve Com C, C. H. Gilmore 1st Lieut Co H, G. G. Low 1st Lieut. Co. K., A. G. Hawes Capt Co E, Jos C Robinson Capt Co I, Loren Webb Capt. Co. F., S. T. Hughes Co I 2nd Lieut, R B Patterson 2nd Lieut Co E, Jas Oates 2d Lieut Co K.
[orders and circulars Loren would, or should, have seen concurrent with his diary entries...]
Head Qrs 9th Ills Vols
Near Boonville Miss. June 10th 1862
His Excely Richard Yates,
Gov. & Comdr.-in-Chief of the Ills State Militia
Sir
We the undersigned Com. Officers of the 9th Ills. Vols. Infantry respectfully request that William D. Craig 1st Lieut of Co. E of said Regiment be commissioned as Asst. Surgeon of this 9th Ills. Regt. To fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of Asst. Surgeon Emil Guelich to Surgeon of said Regiment. Lieut William D. Craig is much esteemed by both Officers and men of the 9th Ill. Regt. And by granting the Commission you will confer a great favor upon said Regiment.
(Signed), A Cowgill 2nd Lieut Co H, Emil Adam Capt Co A 9th I V, Dr Gulich Surg 9 Rgt IllVol, Theodor Gottlieb II Liet Co A, William Britt 1st Lieut Co F, Willam C. Fueffner Captain Comp B, E M Low Capt Co G, John Hallmann 2nd Lieut Comp B, Isaac Clements 2nd Lieut, D. F. Tiedemann Captian of Co C, W. F. Armstrong Capt Co H, II Lieut Chs Sheve Com C, C. H. Gilmore 1st Lieut Co H, G. G. Low 1st Lieut. Co. K., A. G. Hawes Capt Co E, Jos C Robinson Capt Co I, Loren Webb Capt. Co. F., S. T. Hughes Co I 2nd Lieut, R B Patterson 2nd Lieut Co E, Jas Oates 2d Lieut Co K.
9 June 1862
Monday, 9th Pleasant. E.I.R.B. Exodus 1 and 6 inclusive. All is quiet to day. No news, no reports.
[orders and circulars Loren would, or should have seen concurrent with his diary entries...]
Head Quarters 2nd Brig. 2nd Division Centre Army of the Miss. June 9th, 1862
Genl Order No 3 } The vice of gambling has become so general in this Division and is indulged in so persistently in violation of all military propriety and common decency it becomes my duty to resort to special measures to suppress it. Commanders of Regiments of Detachments and Corps of Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry will immediately put out a strong patrol to go through their respective Camps under command of a Commissioned Officer who will continue this patrol on duty 24 hours and whenever a gambling party is detected, or card playing, or dice playing of any kind is discovered within this Division, or within the circuit taken by the patrol, will immediately break up, and if money can be found about the game, or on the cloth, or earth - will take it and apply it for the benefits of the sick or disabled of this command. This patrol duty will be continued until the vice is thoroughly broken up. Major Hayes will detail two patrol parties of 10 men each under Non-commissioned Officers to go over the adjoining country for the same purpose to execute the same duty in the same way. He will continue the detail from day to day until otherwise ordered. Every commanding officer in this Division as soon as he detects a gambling party will break up the game and disperse the gamblers whether the lines or without them. This order will be read on dress parade to morning at 9 o'clock in every Regiment and Corps.
By order Brig Genl Oglesby
[orders and circulars Loren would, or should have seen concurrent with his diary entries...]
Head Quarters 2nd Brig. 2nd Division Centre Army of the Miss. June 9th, 1862
Genl Order No 3 } The vice of gambling has become so general in this Division and is indulged in so persistently in violation of all military propriety and common decency it becomes my duty to resort to special measures to suppress it. Commanders of Regiments of Detachments and Corps of Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry will immediately put out a strong patrol to go through their respective Camps under command of a Commissioned Officer who will continue this patrol on duty 24 hours and whenever a gambling party is detected, or card playing, or dice playing of any kind is discovered within this Division, or within the circuit taken by the patrol, will immediately break up, and if money can be found about the game, or on the cloth, or earth - will take it and apply it for the benefits of the sick or disabled of this command. This patrol duty will be continued until the vice is thoroughly broken up. Major Hayes will detail two patrol parties of 10 men each under Non-commissioned Officers to go over the adjoining country for the same purpose to execute the same duty in the same way. He will continue the detail from day to day until otherwise ordered. Every commanding officer in this Division as soon as he detects a gambling party will break up the game and disperse the gamblers whether the lines or without them. This order will be read on dress parade to morning at 9 o'clock in every Regiment and Corps.
By order Brig Genl Oglesby
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