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.

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.

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

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.

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.