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John Welk Diary - MMS 136

Diary - 1862

October 1862

November 1862

December 1862

October 1862

9th	Marched about twelve mile in (?)
10th	rained all day marched about 14 mile
11th	Company A, F, and D were detailed to Guard Div train Marched about 15 mile and camped on the Battle ground of the 8th inst" near Parisville
12th	Sunday Marched about 8 mile passed through Mevada Rainy day.
13th	Marched 5 mile in the morning and camped
14th	lay in camp til 7.ock pm" Marched about 9 mile passed through Danville.
15th	Marched at 7.am" passed through Stanfort & Crab orchard Marched about 17 mile
16th	lay in Camp wrote a letter home.
17th	in camp near Crab Orchard Saw Capt Kirby
18th	lay in camp had Regimental Inspection Saw D. Allison
19th	lay in camp Went to 101st Ohio with John Caldwell
20th	marched back through Crab Orchard and Stanfort Marched about 16 mile
21st	marched about 15 mile passed through Danville
22nd	marched about 14 mile passed through Perryville Encamped on roling fork creek
23rd	marched about 16 mile
24th	marched about 12 mile
25th	got our tents and knapsacks but mine was lost rainy day
26th	Cold day about 2 inches snow on the ground Encamped near Saloma.
27th	marched to green river distance about 16 mile pleasant day
28th	marched 8 mile
29th	Warm day marched 18 mile Camped at Bells tavern
30th	marched 8 mile warm day
3lth	marched 18 mile went through Bowling Green and camped at the lost Creek.

November 1862

1st	pleasant day in camp at the lost Spring 3 mile from Bowling Green on the nashville pike
2nd	Sunday in camp had inspection of arms this was a cold windy day
3rd	went on picket at 8 am" cold day
4th	Were called from picket at 5 ock am" got Breakfast and marched at 6 ock" this was a pleasant day marched 21 mile passed through Franklin.
5th	marched at 6 ock in the morning passed through Mitchellville and marched to tyree Springs. Dis 20 mile
6th	left Tyree Springs or big tavern at 8 am" marched 12 mile and camped on a small stream 9 mile from Nashville pleasant day
7th	marched 10 mile and camped 2 mile above the City of Nashville near the Cumberland River this was a cold stormy day
8th	in camp near Nashville warm day
9th	Sunday pleasant day In camp near Nashville Ten"
10th	warm day John Zook and I were on guard at Gen. Sills Headquarters
11th	was on guard at Gen Sills Headquarters cold night
12th	pleasant day went on Picket at 2 pm"
13th	on picket till 2 ock
14th	in Camp all day Mr Pettit opened one of my letters
15th	in camp rainy day
16th	Sunday marched at 6 am passed through city and out on the Morphrees- borough pike at the insane Asylum we met some Rebel cavalry we drove them in line of Battle 4 mile we then turned back and encamped at the Insane Asylum six mile from the city of Nashville Recd a letter from my Brother Henry Rained most all day
17th	in camp rainy day I had ague
18th	Brigade made a Reconisance in the morning our pickets were fired at in the morning Regt went on picket at 3 pm" I was sick all day.
19th	rainy day I was not able to leave my tent much to day
20th	in camp
21st	in camp
22nd	Regt went on a forage expidition with 200 wagons went out 7 mile got hay oats corn & Sweet potatoes
23rd	Sunday had Brig" Inspection and review by Col. Gibson in the morning went on picket at 3 ock pm"
24th	pleasant day on picket 2 mile from camp on Murphreesborough pike
25th	in camp cold day
26th	drilled 2 hours in the morning had dress parade in the evening
27th	drilled 2 hours in the morning were called to the out post at noon to support the 5th Brig" while on reconoisance cold day
28th	cold day went on picket at 3 pm.
29th	on picket last night was very cold and stormy were not allowed any fire on picket we were releived at noon by Gen. Crittendens Corps. Our division moved camp about 2 mile west
30th	rainy day in camp

December 1862

1st	in camp was detailed to work on parade ground
2nd	rained all night and most all day
3rd	cold day had Batalion drill and Review by Gen. Willick.
4th	cold day had Batalion drill two hours in the morning and dress parade in the evening
5th	Snowed about 1 1/2 inches
6th	cold day went on picket at 1 ock
7th	Sunday very cold went to camp at 2 ock
8th	cold day had marching orders
9th	Brigade was called into line of Battle at 4 am" left camp at 3 ock p.m. went out five mile and returned to camp at 8 ock
10th	moved camp 1 mile to rear pleasant day
11th	Brigade was out foraging
12th	in camp pleasant day
13th	in camp pleasant day
14th	moved camp 1/2 mile warm day.
15th	Regt on picket Rainy day
16th	Cold and windy day Regt came off picket at 10 am
17th	cold day
18th	Pleasant day Brigade out forageing
19th	Pleasant day got 200 order from Sutler
20th	had Brigade drill in the morning by General Willick
21st	Sunday find day drawed monkey tents last night the Rebels fired 26 shots with cannon at Gen Vancleves pickets no harm done
22nd	warm day had 3 hours Battalion drill
23rd	Three hours Brigade drill by Gen Willick warm day
24th	went on picket at 6 ock a.m. Rained in the morning
25th	Christmas. was releived from picket at 8 am Pleasant but a very dry Christmas.
26th	left camp at 8 am on Molinsville Pike. Davis's Division had a little skirmish near Molinsville 101 Ohio Vols took a six lt gun from the Rebels.
27th	Advance to Tryune Rained most all day our Division was in advance a little skirmishing at Tryune.
28th	our Brigade made a Reconisance out five mile on the
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MMS 136 - John Welk Diaries 1863
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