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Diary, Vol. 2a, September 28, 1863 to January 3, 1865

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1863 Sept.

28.
At office nearly
all day. Commenced chimney for tent.
145th. + 123rd. men to build it. Piano tuned
+ rat found inside. Went boating this pm
to Port. Morris. Sent Haines to his battalion
Finished “Gladstone on Church + State.” Read
some “Miriam” –

Oct. 1
At New York. Saw
something of the Russian celebration.
Dined at Astor with my friend
Lieut. Col. Morse 2nd. Mass.
40 Bond.

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Oct. 2nd.
Col. Bryan’s uncle visited us
today. He is a great lover of chess.
Murphy went to Europe with him and
under his patronage won those laurels.
Gave Van + I the odds of Castle +
beat us easily. However I won once.
Gen. Graham came down to see us
this pm.

4,,
In New York city this
Evening, to hear Chapin especially.
A little incident occurred.
So many attend his
church that of the strangers who

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flock there only ladies are first seated.
While I with many gentlemen was
patiently waiting in the corridor some
one pulled at my right arm. Looking
I met a kind noble face, white streaming
hair, a brown straw hat, and a
pleasant voice which said _“would
you like a seat sir?_” “I should
like one very much sir” was my
reply. And following after my
new friend who shuffled rapidly
up the aisle I was quickly seated
in one of the best situated pews
of the Church.
After being fairly seated I turned
to the gentleman + said “may I ask

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sir to whom I am indebted for this
kindness?” He moved one side passed
his hand over the silver plate which
glistened on the pew door and said
“My name is Greely.”
It was Horace Greely [sic].

5,,
Purchased a book
on Ordnance + Ordnance Stores
today + returned to Riker’s Island
this Evening.

Heard Carl Bergeman [?]

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Said Chapin last Evening:-
(“While Russia sends
us words of honest sympathy
England hatches her steam rams [?]
and France watches for
opportunities).”
His discourse was
grand:- grand in subject and
grand in its treatment. Man’s
responsibilities, his trusts and
the uses he makes of those trusts,
Man’s action, conduct, character—
life is only the manifestation
of his will having free play
in a wide circle of choice.

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Oct 8.

My chimney is finished
and now the masons are to work
on the fire place.
Some time in years to
come perhaps I shall pass Riker’s
Island on one of the Sound boats
and see the magnificent proportions
of this chimney [carrot: now] used perhaps as
an important + useful appendage
to some shanty or hut.
It will be my mark left
behind.
* * *

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Oct. 12

Friday Eve’g heard Miss. Kellogg, Lubrer, +
Mazzoleni in “Riggoletto.” Saturday Eve’g
heard Medori in “Norma.” Casta Diva
was rendered beautifully, and all
those passages in the latter opera
which are so common delighted
and charmed me.
Mazzolini lost his voice in
“Norma” and for a time it was
feared that the house would have
to close. But it was finished
at last.
Maj. Smart accompanied
me. Oysters in box was the last
thing of the Evening.
_______,,_______

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Sunday morning went up to
hear Dr. Chapin. Preached finely
we should be children of our
father which is in Heaven.
Life consists;
I. not in seeming
II. not in acting
III. but in being
The closing description
of the sunshine + the rain was equal
to anything I have ever heard, indeed
surpassed Everything that I have
ever heard in the way of Pulpit
eloquence.
Have been reading
Macaulay of late and am charmed

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with his sturdy vigorous sensible
talk.
Letters today from Col. D who
expects to reenter the service.
_______,,________
Col. Kress writes me about the
Examination for entrance into the
Ordnance corps, that only West
Pointers will receive any consideration
at the hands of the board.

_____,,_____

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Oct. 22.
Returned today from a
week’s stop in New York city.
While there heard the
Opera “Ernani” + Mrs. Kimberly’s
Midsummer Night’s dream with
accompanying music of
Mendellson [sic]. Now I understand
the Wedding march better, and
that illustration which I have
seen so often where a beautiful
young lady makes love to an
ugly wolf and decks him out
with garlands of flowers.

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Alas heard Edwin Booth one
night in “Ruy Blas.”
_____,,_____

Tomorrow a steamer
sails with 800 conscripts for
the “Department of the South”
and I expect to go along with
them.
_____,,_____

“Old Rosey” has been removed.
The invincible Rosey!
_____,,_____

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Dec
7

Received peremptory order by
telegraph one day last month to
appear before the Ordnance offices
for examination.
Went to Port Morris in
the Genl’s barge, rowed by eight
Stout Africans.
Was not examined. But
shall be probably in January ’64.
Saw chum + stopped with
him Sunday night.
The monks, the nuns in
their black veils + flowing robes
their prayer books + crosses
+ pleading eyes! The gallant

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“Michiganders” contending with
the redmen of the forest!
But still Mrs. S. has
an excellent Piano + I
played ad libitum.

* *
Last night with
a lively male (Male) I attended
Church at Harlem.
Mr. Keyes rowed us over
+ Mary Ann delighted us
with rapidly + richly drawn
sketches from the Portfolio of
her checkered life.
“I’se the only woman
that could go among “Billy

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Wilson’s men.”
Mr. Blakely furnished
us with team + double wagon
to H.
The sermon was home
thrusting in its style + set me
to thinking about days and hours
foolishly occupied or wholly thrown
away.
Mr. Keyes brought us back
and then rowed home again. He
would take no pay either because
“We belong to the staff.”

Slept cold enough, although
Males arms were about me all
night.

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Sent detachment of troops away
today.
Have been studying Mathematics.
Letter from father.
Dumb bells go pretty well.

Yesterday morning “Van”
returning from an expedition
along the shore brought in
a young owl which he caught.
It has even become quite tame.
We consider him a member of
the staff. Nearly all day he
sat perched on the clock. Several
though him a fine specimen
and wondered who could
stuff + prepare them so well.

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A little girl standing under
the clock had observed the
motionless attitude of the owl
for some time + concluded that
it was only the stuffed skin of
some bird when unexpectedly
its funny eyes slowly opened.
“Its alive”, its alive, cried
the excited child + the whole
office shouted with laughter.

9th.

Took trip to city today with
Benedict to see Mr. Chittendon
of the “Union” + Gen. Spinola about
the scurrilous attacks made

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on Gen. Jackson which have appeared
in that paper.
Great time. Mr. Chittendons
established a great affair. Mr. B’s
laughable description of the great
“Ball” rage years ago when
from 11 to 12 daily crowds would
assemble in Wall St before the
Custom House to see the Ball drop.
Took affidavit of green
country boy from Gardiner, Me. on
schooner Mary Shields now lying
at Pier 47 North River.
Nice looking gentlemen
accosted him, treated him + ran
him through pocketing the 300.
themselves.

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Presidents message forthcoming.
“Our Pet Owl” sits on
the rail above Males desk as
I write. What eyes! Mrs. Shailer
would like him.
_____,,_____
Provost Marshal is
to put the case of my English
veteran through. Very interesting

Have been reviewing tonight
my old studies pursued seven years
ago.
_____,,_____

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10th.

Received Roget’s wedding
cards + started in barge for
Harlem at 10.30 a.m. Arrived
at the church in season to
hear some excellent music before
the happy couple arrived entered.
Brides maids + grooms appeared
to be very happy.
Rodgers looked splendid
+ the whole affair was conducted
according to the most approved
focus of the 5th. Avenue. Suppose [?]
The pews on either side of
the middle aisle up which
the couple passed were crowded

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with very good [carrot: looking] representatives of
the fair sex. I got a fine seat in
the corner of the church, and
from behind one of the columns
I looked with safety at them
all. Although I was without the
white kids + immaculate linen
in which all the gentlemen flourished
still I don’t believe one of them
wished for the bride a happy future
more sincerely than I. Because
I knew Rodgers.
In a few days I shall try
to write him a note of good
wishes for himself + bride.

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Last Evening went to see pictures
at “The Artist Aids fund society.”
Liked Rosa Bonheim’s picture. Centre
figure of horse, especially his head,
very natural. How his eye glares as
he struggles with the bit. Light + shade
beautifully + strikingly shown in the
execution of one of the pair of horses
on the right. How natural the attitudes
of the two men to the left fixing the
bridle! A glorious triumph [carrot: of Art] evident
even to me.
“Open your eyes + shut your mouth.”
is very good.

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The owl has been very active
today.
12th.

Have been very busy today.
Letter from chum [?] on little bits of
paper. Exercised some. No time
to study. Must work tonight. Whether
I succeed in passing the Ordnance Board
or not I am determined to keep up
the Study of Mathematics. It is the true
kind of mental discipline that we
get from such studies. A good
mathematician ought not to have
weak thoughts on any subject.
Played two games of
chess with Lieut. Col. Perkins tonight.

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Splendid picture from L.
Chaplain of the 2nd. N.Y.C.
_____,,_____

17th.

Very stormy day indeed.
“Nelson bearing down with the whole
fleet could not see with his blind
eye the Admiral’s order to retire
but passed forward + won the victory.”

“Dr ____ first thought the
musical instrument has three instead
of four strings; but a subsequent and
fuller examination of the subject
showed that he was mistaken.”

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Gen. Stanard [?] called on us today.
All our names appeared in the Tribune
this morning.

20th.

Mr. Huggins of the Christian
Commission visits us today to scatter
his good tracks + pleasant words
among the men.
Mr. Brown is very grateful
because I let his boy go home
until transportation has been
furnished.
P.M. initiates me into
the particulars of another swindling

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operation.
“Van” makes me a present
of “Norma” + Rigoletto”.

Lt. W. H. Male gives me
a copy of Rhodes Air.

Send orderly to purchase a
book on European History + he brings
me [carrot: back] Chilos history of England telling
the story of Alfred’s letting the
cakes burn + of Robin Hood.

Armstrong’s dumb bells
are excellent to keep up
ones constitutional.

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The English veteran has returned
having been entirely successful
bringing both money + papers.

23
Last night listened to an
address from Wendall Philips [sic]
at the Cooper Institute. It was
very interesting to me, being the
first time that I ever heard
him. His opening + closing
sentences were the best. He
is decidedly the best orator
I have ever heard.
When quoting “John
Brown’s remark to Theodore

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Parker, an old grey haired man
at my left cried “yes + thank God
for it, too!”
The audience hissed when
he basted [?] the chief Justices so; but
W. P. was quite undisturbed.
I had read the address
before hearing it spoken + so was
prepared for those striking passages
where [carrot: he] says “Chattanoga + 200 pound
Parrot [?] Shell thrown 5 miles gave
sound sleep to the occupant at the
White House” + “Ward Beecher
by his matchless Eloquence has
melted the great heart of the
English people + welded it to
our side.”

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It remains to be seen whether his
criticism of Secy. Chase’s fin cial
system is just. And in his
examination of the “recreant”
Secretary’s Anti Slavery record
calling his principle “base metal”
unable to stand the test, eve
Horace thought him altogether, too,
severe.
In short it seemed to me
no one of the public men whose
names had been mentioned during
his discourse had by their acts
won his esteem so much as John
Brown.
Surely his thoughts on the
subject of reconstruction were very

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interesting. The debt of the South! Why
may it not be a proper subject of
alarm to our Government? It
certainly is no plain + straight
way in which the nation must
go even after its regeneration, its
resurication [?]. It is intricate +
beset with enormous difficulties.
And it will require all the
wisdom + patriotism + fidelity
of our best men to carry
the country through the trying
period [carrot: of reaction] which invariably follows
war.
But H.G. was sounder
in the views he expressed, and
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keeping with the views of the Audience.
Then the call for three cheers
for the President more clearly
developed the spirit + tone of
the assembly.
I shall long remember
this meeting at the Cooper
Institute.
Stopped at Lovejoys
after eating oysters + keeping
eyes open for a while.
What a world + what a city!

Sent Les Satchez to some one [sic].

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A “barbarous” present of a
sword + belt. + field glass and
gloves.
Christmas Eve.

Leters from father + Mr. Sc.H.B. [?]
Interesting time reading
European history, especially the
career of Napolean [sic]. Today looked
over Constitution + reviewed “4 forms.” [?]
Mustworkhardtomorrow [sic].

Capt. P left today + family.

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25 Christmas
Great time here yesterday. The
domestics were little out of order +
Mike has evidently very narrow
views about [carrot: the] marital relation. Mary’s
Irish trait was laughable. One
moment she was begging me to
put her husband on the horse +
punish him—yes draw + quarter him,
the next she was pleading with me
not to put him in the guard house.
When I interfere with man + wife
again_then_____.

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27th.
Funny Sabbath—unnatural +
unpleasant. This Evening Chamberlain
sits in my tent + I talk to him
about “my chum”, read bits of
his finest letters, play to him on
the Piano, + hear the young Rebels
story. The drummers however must
stop in the guard house tonight.
The Sergt. is right.

28th.
Sergt. Armstrong sends me
present of “Speers” + fine letter.
Received Excellent testimonial
from the Adjutant General or

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Attorney General of State of Maine,
through Col. D.
Father sends my term
bills + I write L. for the stray
one.
Binomial Theorems, the 4
forms + Problem of the Sights.
* * *
Madame Lemoine another
French lad helps me read
from “Literature d’Enfance,”
while I advise her how to
get her son released the Service. [sic]

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Some more presents and
some more French today.
Lieut. Chamberlain gave
me a beautiful place holder +
paper cutter, a sly poke at my
wonderfully studious manners, I suppose.
Also a beautiful knife. Mean to have
it marked + L’s, too.
Took a affidavit in French
today. What will Genl. Dix say?
Clothing Invoices from 4th. N.Y.C.
arrived today, 16¢ due. O.K.

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Letters from Gen. Roger, Jimmie,
Chums, + L.
Another interesting case for
Lord Lyons, Sir Archibald + Will
Seward. A British Subject!!!
Un conversation avec le
General ce soir de les traites
de Madame Benedict et sa
consort.
What a world.

Letters to Jimmie + Genl. Roger.

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January 1864
7

Letter from Gen. Slocum today –
also L. At N.Y. yesterday –
Benedict has “gone to grief,” because
the 145th is consolidated + the officers
are mustered out.
* * *
Recruits are coming in rapidly,
the bounties to be given until March,
and there will probably be no draft.
The stringent character of the new
bill will also stimulate volunteering.

* * *

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Returned from N.Y. this morning
with Chamberlain. Heard Chaplain
last evening and advised the
vigor of his discourse.
“Du hast diamantes [?]

Capt. Crosby’s report
merits a place in the annals
of R.J. It is as good as
“Doesticks.”
Thackery is dead; but
Dickens remains.
“Antonio” explained to
me the merits of the Schleswig et
Holstein question while shaving

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this morning.
“Orderly, orderly, go up stairs +
see what’s the matter down here”
Good thing for Le Grand Benedict.
Webster’s d.b. on the monument
is not bad + the Conundrum either.

13,,
Capt. Sili’s [?] a native of
Belgium near Mons visits me
this evening + we talk French
together.
Read to him also.

Study considerable during the
day.

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Mephistopheles was splendidly sung
and acted. But the best voice was
Valentine’s. Miss Kellogg pleased
me more than ever. The scene
at the window was received
with applause. The choruses
were ever applauded. And the
return of the soldiers especially.
Its remarkable appropriateness
was the reason. On that day
the 2nd fire [?] Lovares [?] had been
welcomed home to the city.
My kids, “c’est opera”
and myself occupied No. 337
in the parquette [?] at the Academy.

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Purchased some French books which
Capt Silis says are good. Also
one of Jeremy Taylor’s compilations,
that is readable.
My Gen. order for ’63 are complete
and Raby [?] has taken them to
be bound.
Capt. Prescott gives me his
orders of ’61 and I hope to
succeed in obtaining the majority
of ’62.
Have heard nothing from
Jimmie yet. What does it mean?

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Harts Island N.Y.H.
March 25. 1864

Jimmie Commands a
squadron of cavalry in Tennesee [sic]
having been commissioned Captain
by Gov. Johnson [?].
I am sill A.A.G. of this
rendezvous.
When I go to the field no
one knows
U.S. Grant Lieut. Genl.

Henrickson is an Ensign on
board Frigate Savannah.

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Harts Island N.Y.H.
le dix neuf Mars mil
huit cent soixante quatre

J’ai beaucoup d’éscrit aujourd’hui,
et je suis très fatigué ce soir. Mon
ami le premier lieutenant Male
revient de la ville de New York
par le bateau á vapeur ce
soir avec beaucoup de baggatelles [sic]
pour mon bureau, chandeliers
crachoirs, et les numerós [sic] pour
les quartiers des officiers.
Avec mes amis le
Capitaine Silis, mon instructeur
en français, et le premier lieutenant
Chamberlain je me suis promenè
ce soir. Nous portons avec nous

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nos pistolets et nous essayons
d’atteindre la cible à la distance
de quinze pas. Seul j’ai réussi.
C’est assez
Au revoir.

Le vingt Mars mil
huit cent soixante trois
[quatre]
J’ai été à New Rochelle
aujourd’hui, et j’ai passé
le temps très agréablement.
Le premier lieutenant Male,
mon cher ami, m’accompaquait [?].
Le capitaine Nilis, mon autre

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ami, est allé à New York.
Le général aussi va à N.Y.
Le ciel est obscur. Nous
avons essayé d’aller à l’eglise;
mais nous n’avons pas réussi
en trouvent l’eglise avant
la fin du service. Nous
visitons un etablissement appelé
le Priory où les mademoiselles
étudient. Mais nous voyons les
mademoiselles seulement à le
fenêtre. Nous voyons le lac, le
pont rustique, le grosse pierre,
et la petite église.
Le Général Stanard arrive
à l’île ce soir par le bateau

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a vapeur “Burden”. Il y a un
chemin de fer passant près
de New Rochelle qui joint
les villes de New York et de
Boston.

Le vingt et un, mil
huit cent soixante quatre.

J’ai etè au bureau un
peu aujourd’hui. Quand j’ai
fini mon dejeuner je me
suis promené au bout de
l’île : parce que j’aime l’air du

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martin. C’est bon pour notre
santè. Je porte tousjours mon
pistolet avec moi pour tuer,
s’il est possible, des oisseaux,
les canards, qui sont sur
la vive près du rivage, et
dont [?] il y a une immense quantité
ici. Je pense que nous les trions
bientôt, quand nous aurons les
fusils.

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Le vingt quatre, mil huit
cent soixante quatre

Ce soir avec le premier
lieutenant Male je suis allé
pour tuer les canards. Nous
portions trois fusils et une
grande quantité de munition.
Il y a une bonne quantité
d’oisseaux et nous avons en
beaucoup d’occasions de teur.
Mais nous me reussûmes [?] pas. Pourquoi
pas? Je ne sais pas. C’est obscur,
et inconnu.
J’ai commencé a lire un

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livre magnifique que l’on appelle
“Le vie de Patrick Henry par Wist.”
Je l’aime. C’est tres interessante.
J’ecrit, ce soir, une lettre à
mon ami M. Boothby de le
ville de Biddeford.

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Yesterday with Male
I rode in the barge to New R.
and then we hired a team, to
go to Westchester. To see our
kind friends the Brownses.
Noyes suddenly appeared
Coming home got lost on the

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road, dogs barked furiously
lost whip in efforts to chastise
them, stopped carriage to hunt
for it, couldn’t find it, kind
hearted woman came out to
help me, light extinguished
twice, and the second time
poor woman fell + broke
chimney to the lamp, and
then she ran off up the
road to the “neighbors” and
borrowed a lantern, and
then we found the whip, +
I thanked the woman, and
asked the name of this kind
woman, + she replied

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Mrs. Devine + I replied
Certainly not human + surely
a sister to Florence Nightingale.

I am going to buy her a
lamp + send it to her. God
bless her.

Still reading “Martin Chez”
+ believe Tom Pinch the best
fellow ever put in print.

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May
29
Today Male and I
attended service at New Rochelle
and dined with the Lockwoods.
A very pleasant time indeed. The
little girls are very interesting.
Yesterday they visited
us on the island and we carried
them home in the Genl’s barge.
* * *
My trip to Albany was
quite pleasant.
* *
The number of heroic dead
increased by two – Lawrence +
Clark. I can hardly think of it.
The bloody bloody sacrifice.

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June
3

Leavitt gone. Again the class
of ’62 bleeds; and the
costly sacrifices are still
being offered.
When will it end.
May it never stop till
our nation triumphs.

* *
Last evening I passed
very pleasantly at the
Vanderpools. Very pleasant
family + through them I
hope to meet Dr. Williams.

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Write Richardson tonight.

When am I to enter
the field again.

4
Letter from chum telling
me to Leavitts death. Sad, sad!
More noble men gone,
tonight.
We visited Hunts point
+ rode in Genl’s carriage +
Chase’s barge.

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June 8

This a.m. attended my
first post mortem Examination.
Dr. Brown was chief operator.
Removed skull + brain. Very
bad congestion on right side
cerebrum. Took out both cere-
brum + cerebellum. I tried a
few parallel sections of one
lobe with the knife.
A very fine case.

Maj. Gen. Dix +
staff visited us today, with
family. Miss D. said she

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was fascinated with my account
of p.m. Examination.
Laughable.
Gen. D. shaking hands
with me at the wharf said;-
“tell Gen. J that I was sorry
not to have seen him and that
I am very much gratified
with appearance of things on
the Island.”

They think of making
Gen. D. Vice President.

A. Lincoln is renominated
for President.

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Paradis of 5th. wounded.
Cox is hit, too. 40th. Miss.
And my tent mate Wead is
killed. Morris is gone also.
Lemont, too. + Harris is
wounded of 5th.
Thus they fight. Did
the world even witness the
like?
Harry Stinson, Howards
A.D.C. mortally wounded. Alas
poor Harry! I helped him carry
his brother up the hill at
Bull Run + how brave he was
through it all.

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July Hart Island
16
Jimmie mustered out +
now recruiting for 12th. Tenn.
Cavalry in Nashville.
Mrs. Danielson presented
me with a fine lot of peas +
new potatoes which she brought
with her from home—English
neighborhood N.J.—because Mr.
Danielson would have it that I
was kind to him.
Her two hours talk was
amusing.
“Now, Josey, said I, Josey, tell
the truth.”
A good woman

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This Evening Dolan + I took
barge + rowed out to Execution
Light – No one there – Pretty soon
keeper returns from fishing – I
present him with some copies
of Tribune + Herald that I brought
along with two book. Showed us
the lamp + the house. Bought
$1.00 worth of fish + bade him
good bye. Said he was “very
lonesome + liked company.”
Just as we pushed off he
wanted me to send over to
New Rochelle to “John Odell to
tell his brother that Burtis’s [?]
Light Keeper at Execution

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light house wants him to come
over tomorrow.”
I took his message + will
get it over somehow.
Noyes sends the cake
to me and I am to Divide it
up among the Staff.
I see W.D. Clerks have
begun to drill. I wonder if chum
is into it?

17 Sunday

A quiet day. Messrs. Leland
and friends visit us today +
we show them the island.

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McGowan presents me with
his copy of Homer’s Iliad
translated by Pope, he not
being particularly interested in
it. He is to have something
in Exchange from my library
for it.
Our library is soon to
be formed at the Post.

My new Roster attracts attention.

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19.
Capt. Darr visited us today.
Asked explanation of my roster. Sent
300 men to A.O.P. President has
called for ½ million more of men
and the cause looks up.
Mr. Silliman explains finance
to Mr. Fessendon the new sect’y
+ I am trying to understand him.
Finance is to be the leading
Subject for the next 20 years,
in this country, _ as it is in
any country + in fact at any
time; for $ is the great motor,
after all.
What then?

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Sept. 27.

Wonderful changes. How the
cause begins to look up.
Atlanta surrendered +
Sherman’s campaign destined to
be the special study at Military
Schools for years to come.
Sheridan sending Early
whirling thro’ Winchester, or as
the papers have it “The Early bird
has got his “Phil”.
Grant straddling the
Weldon railroad + receiving
reinforcements by thousands.
Farragut Knocking at
the front door of Mobile.

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John Morgan the Great raider
killed. The pirate Alabama
sunk. The Georgia captured.
and Gold tumbling so as
to make our monthly stipend
really worth something.

Oh I know we are doing
nothing, of course, sir.

Genl. Jackson relieved from
duty at this Post by Genl. Hinks.
My own states unchanged.

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October
4
Father is now paying me
a visit + I trust enjoying
himself. In the late fight
on the north side of the
James Stannard lost his
right arm + Male escaped
unharmed.
Last Sunday Miller
gave Gen. I a dinner
at Gtuer’s [?]. I attended.
Couldn’t wake Young Wilson
afterward.

Gold 189½

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7th.

Quartermaster Genl. Meigs
inspected our Post day before
yesterday and this evening we
hear the news of his son’s
death—a young man of
most brilliant promise, one
whom Noyes spoke to me of
in connection with “the
perspective.” , at the Point.
He was killed by bush
whackers, in the Shenandoah.
* *
Mr. Buck says my effort
in connection with 25th.
Cavalry is to be successful.

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7th inst.

Father seems to be enjoying
himself very much.
We heard Lucrezia Borgia
together at the Academy on
Wednesday evening last.
Vincent Colyer was up
to see me a few days since.

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11th.

For the past three days I
have been before the General
Court Martial that is trying
Brig. Gen. Spinola, as a witness.
Shall go up again tomorrow.
Yesterday + today I dined
with Genl. Hinks at the Astor.
H. is on the stump more or
less, came near going with
him to Patterson last night.
The election’s yesterday
resulted gloriously for our country.
Heard Gough last night
at Cooper Institute. Heard him
say much the same in Washington
last winter.

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Friends intimate that I will
soon receive a commission
in the 25th. Cavalry.

Father still enjoys himself
here.

28th.
Very stormy day. John
Romer does not dare to come further
than City Island + I open com-
munication with Genl’s barge.
Letters from “Male + Ellis.
Male is exchange officer for the
18th. corps + keeps me supplied
with regular files of Richmond

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papers. Ellis is on Doubledays
count trying the villains who
have forged votes for the soldiers.
What a fine set we have
to fight against here at honor [?]
They haven’t a tithe of the
honor which characterizes the
Southern face [?].
Chum is in Sect’y Fessendon’s
office.
Dined with Ms. Hinks today
+ had a very pleasant conversation.
“Dr. Antonio” + “The Initials” are two
book’s [sic] which she recommends.

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The result of my investigation
ordered in Barrack “A” was
$2300.00 . They never could
come by so much money
honestly.
* * *

29th.
The “Tribune” of this morning
is all ablaze with energetic
patriotism.
The “fraud Court” proceeds
boldly with its investigations. Col.
Holt in his opening address

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said; “Hitherto the ballet box has been
to the soldier what the Altar is
to the Christian.”
I am thinking it will be
a good fight that we are going
to have here at the north as
well as the brave boys down
South.
All hail to the Republic!
Live ever. Let me as a true
American consecrate my whole
energies to thy service.

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14th Nov. ’64

The President has been
reelected by an overwhelming
majority + the Republic is
saved.
What splendid chapters
Greely has to write in his
2nd. Volume on the victories
of Sheridan, the ballot frauds
among our soldiery, the Presidential
Election, + the present miraculous
change of sentiment at the
South on the Slavery question.
Ah Horace a long head hast
thou! Quietly art thou
rearing a work that is to

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give thee a fame far beyond
that of thy fellows. These
soldiers + sailors are getting
all the hurrahs now. Be
patient. Long after they are
forgotton [sic] though shalt receive
the plaudits of Enlightened
Christendom.

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Dec. 22.

The rebellion reels. Sherman’s
march + Thomas’ victories are
demoralizing to the foe.

28.
Savannah has fallen + Thomas
has captured 68 guns from
Hoor.

Jany. 1. 65
10.30 p.m.
Worked hard today,
tired tonight. Mrs. T. gave me
slippers.
Lillie.