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The Journal of Pvt. William Bashford
Wm Bashford, Winfield, Henry County, Iowa.
(Flyleaf Right:
His itinerary:)
Devinport December 12
Lasalle
Bloomington
St. Tralia
from St. Tralia
to Caro 1:14
Columbus 20
below Caro ky
New Madrid
Tennesee
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Landed at Memphis Saturday the 17 1864
Left Memphis Feb 27 1865
Helma Arc
White river Sta
Lake providence
goodriches landing
Shipmans landing
Miligans bend
Ya Zu
Vics burg
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New orleanes March 5 1865
left New orleanes March 12 1865
Landed on daufons Island 30 (lie low?)
Mobile March 15 1865
Fort Gaines on the Island
Left on the 21
Landed on fish Crick March 22
We fortified on fish cric Fortified that Night
Fortified on the 26
Maid an assault on Spanish Fort 8 am 27
Fought all day
Fighting all day 28
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29 Fighting this morning continued
30 Fighting this morning Skermish all day
31 Fighting morning continued all day
Aprile
1 Fighting all day
2 Fighting this morning Lasted all day
3 Fighting this morning continued all day
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Heavy Canonading in this afternoon
4 quiet this morning Canonading commenst at five oclock and
continued all night
5 all is quiet this morning Some Canonading in the afternoon
6 all quiet this morning Some Canonading this afternoon
7 All quiet this morning Some Canonading this evening
8 All quiet this morning
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8 the fort was Captured at twelve oclock pm Aprile 8 1865 the
Charge was maid at five oclock by the eighth Iowa
9 We left to day for blakely Blakely was Captured to day
10 We are lyin to day between Spanish fort and Blakely
11 We moved today towards blakely to get away from the
Canonading between the gun boats
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that is fighting for the sandfort
12 In Camp this morning in too miles of blakely
13 In Camp this morning we have marching orders at eleven oclock
travild Eight miles
14 left Camp at 7 in the morning traveled 20 miles Camp by farm
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16 We had beaf Soup for breakfast Started at 7 in the morning
travild fifteen miles Camped
17 Started at 7 in the morning Camp at four in the evening
travild fifteen miles
18 I had a mess of sweat potatoes this morning left Camp at 6
this morning 18 miles
19 left Camp at 10 travild 18 miles
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20 left Camp at 6 went to Camp at four
21 left Camp at six raind all day went to Camp at (?) travild 18
22 In Camp Tues morning in one half mile of greenville laid in Camp all day
23 left Camp at 10 past three greenville got to Camp at seven 17 miles
24 left Camp at 6 I went to Camp at 6
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Camp on rebel general allens farm
25 left Camp at 6 got to montgomery at one
26 move East one squair we are in Camp performing provost duty
27 the rebs are bringing in their armes to day women that has
guns hand them over to the provost gards
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28 all quiet in Camp today
29 all quiet today
30 The transports got here today with rations
May the first
1 This day is kept in memory of aberham Lincon
2 all quet to day
3 The Jonnies is comeing in by hundreds from Leas army
4 guarding teames to day
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5 all quet to day in Camp
6 all quiet this morning Five boat loads of Jonnies Come in from Lees army today
7 great prospect of peace great rejoicing in the army of the northwest all talk of home
8 all is well I went to the Country to day after a load of wood I had mess of potatoes for supper
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9 all quiet in Camp a mess of potatoes this morning I was on
fatigue today unloading a boat & I got my havver sack full of
potatoes so I had a good mess for Supper & a good irish woman
gave me some Corn and wheat bread for my Supper & breakfast
10 Potatoes soup for breakfast this morning The third division
of the 16 army Corp left to day
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11 Will I got a loaf of light bread this morning for the first
for two months & some sholder meet for been (lefas?) a darky
woman to bake my bread for dinner a good pone potatoes meat &
Coffee we draw Cloth to day at Mont Gunnery on gard the same
night & there was a hors stolen
12 this is a fine morning & every thing is lovely
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I stood guard this night & there was a hors stolen & it was
found in the hands of the 1 Indiana battery they excused
themselves by saying they new nothing how the hors Came there
13 all quiet in Camp this day nothing worth mentioning but I got
a pair of shoes today after going bair footed 19 days lost my
boots by (loaning?) them
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14 This is the sabbath & I have to march around with my gun on
my sholder in Mont Gunnery ala
15 this is my day to rest I came off gard at nine this morning
We drew rations to day
16 this is a fine morning I had a mess in a of pies for
breakfast We have been drilling today Well I have a Cup of Tea
for supper this evening the first for six months
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We have the news this evening that Jefferson Davis & vice P
stevans with others is Captured by wilsons Cavalry
17 we drew soft bread to day for the first time since the first
of march nothing has transpired worthy of note to day yes a
darky give me a mess of green beanes
18 I am on gard to day on what is Cald the reserv gard Their
business is to guard Convicts from one office to another
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for trial I took a darky to day for stealing he plead gilty to
the Charge I counted 136 sothern soldiers in one drove to day
18 Well I have been in the Carill with the negroes to day they
are Carild like mules & there is gard set over them till such an
hour then they are sent over the river to die like dumb beasts
as high as thirty dies in a day
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19 sothern soldier & I had a talk to day a bout the war he said
he Blamed the South for Commensing as they did he lay the blame
on the leaders on both sides he also said it was the poor class
that done the fiting
20 I was on gard yesterday & I seen 300 sothern soldiers come in
to montgomery
21 Six botes landed today at mt gomery for the purpose of moving
soldiers
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22 The second division of the third bergaid left this day for
saint louis to be musterd out of the united States servis
23 Wm Edminister & Hess was put in jail today for stealing
potatoes in mont Gomery ala bama
24 We have had Grand paraid to day There is nothing but
(rolery?) going on here
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25 I have been on provost duty to day & we arrested two gents &
put them in jail There was an order isued to day that all one
yeares men should bee musterd out in side of ten days
26 we draw rations this morning the pay master landed here this
evening
27 We signed the pay roles this day for six months pay we have
grand review to day
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28 this is the sabbath & we have had dress paraid
29 I am paraiding the streets to day up & down past jefferson
Davises fine Capital hotel
30 Nothing worthy of mention to day
31 I have been out plumming this fore noon & got my havver sack
full & This afternoon I was on fatigue halling hay and oats
June the first 1 1865
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1 A part of the second division of the third bergaid left to day for home
2 I was in the rivver to day swimming
3 This day I am on patrol in Mont Gomery the Jonnies is still Coming Home
4 This is the sabbath & Auger & Wolf that they would Celebrate it by taking a box
5 This day I have been washing & I have done it up just right
Well Smith & Duncle had a fight Smith lost
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6 This day I had a Chill Commence taking medacin at twelve PM
7 This morning I feel better but the doctor said the fever was
not gon yet Company (S?) had a
a man drowned this evening in the alabama
8 This day I got my box 3 Citizens help me open it They
Complained more about it than I did they said was worth 50
dollars when it left home
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They all said I had left some one behind me that did not forget me
9 This day we got pay & the bois got funny & had a box & I thot
we would have a high for Certain one man cald
on his revolver another shot a negro throo the arm & he was
lodge in jail to wait his trial
10 I have been lofing to day in town & I got all the Chicken
potpy that I could Eat for 25 Cts
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the Captain treated the company to fifteen bottles of wine this
evening
11 This is the sabbath & there is nothing going on today
12 I am on duty to day patrolling the streets of Mont Gomery
one of our wagon bois was shot three times last night with a
pistol by three of our soldiers in attempting to rob him two
negroes was stab it is likely they will die
13 Some of our soldiers Come up from mobil to day
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and they bring us bad news that the goverment of the united
states has declared war against france in (mexico?)
14 This day I am washing & cooking I had Coffee bread
blackberries Cream & shugar fresh beaf for breakfast this morning
15 I have been out to the Pensacola depot this morning for the
first time & I gatherd my Tittle pail full of blackberries
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16 I was on gard to day at the union hospital & just at twelve
Pm two of the union soldiers attempted to rob a darkey They
struck him with a peace of iron but the darkey got a way from
them & was brot to the hospital in a few minutes he was badly
hurt
17 This day I & John Bartelles has been backberrying We got
all we wanted
18 This is the sabbath all is quiet in Camp but we had
inspection of armies as usual the war being over dont stop
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this ungodly performence on the sabbath day We are eating the
trash now from the armey of the patomic & from every other part
of the armey We are getting meat that is rotten & stinks
19 I have been out today after blackberries & got a fine
(chance?) of them I got 5 pies bake & sold one for 25 Cts
There was too soldiers kild to day in a drunken bow They belong
to a missouria ridgement
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There was a man cut with a boenife he is said to bee dead from
the wounds he belong to the union army though a citizen of
Montgomery the man that stab him was a reble acquaintance the
union man had our uniform on except the brass buttens the
quarrel was about the war
20 Well I have been on gard to day & there was a man belonging
to 32 iowa was robd on the street of 80 dollars
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21 I was out a blackberring to day & gatherd 5 quarts in a
little while Colonel Bell left us to day for home
22 This day we have been Covering our shanties with brush I
have got three blackberry pies bake to day & some biscake So I
have had pie biscak & milk for supper
23 I have been after more brush to day I fried beaf for dinner
& maid som milk sop & had a good dinner
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24 I have been idle to day & I took a walk throo town & I saw
drunken soldiers all over town They acted more like beasts than
like men
25 I have been on guard to day at Carill this the sabbath day &
nothing has transpired worth mentioning
26 I have done up my washing this morning & I am now Cooking
dinner for three of us
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27 I have been after blackberries to day & fild my bucket & I
have been down town & got my (shews fixt?)
28 I was on gard yesterday & there was a man stabd with a
boyonet thru the lungs it is supposed that he will die
29 This day I have written a letter & started it home
30 I have been to market this morning & got some fresh pork &
some eggs & had a good breakfast this morning we musterd for 2
months pay to day
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July 1 AD 1865
I have been on gard guarding the Jail it is fool of both white
& black soldiers & my bunk mait was put in for shabanging a
negro wench in the bunk in broad day light
2 This is the sabbath nothing going on to day but inspection of
armes.
3 We are preparing for the forth I hear this morning that we
will leave soon
4 well we have been Celebrating the forth & it proved a fizzle
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for there was but the soldiers & the darkies the darkies was
about ten men deap all a round the soldiers so that they Could
get no breath only the fog from them there was a toilet dance
in the evening & they all got drunk & get in a row & they kild a
Captain of the wis ridgement This was a leftenant in plais of a
Captain he belong to the 11 wisconstant
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it was Wm Canida of Co A 8 Iowa that kild him he run a bayonet
throo him he is a rested & lodge in jail to wait his trial
5 I have been helping to move the officers head quarters &
getting rations
6 Two negroes got their Centance to day to bee hung for killing
a white man
7 I was to see them darkies hung to day & there was a great
Croud there I was only Close a nough to see them fall
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8 I have been lofing to day
9 James Andrews had his trial for killing a darkey & was
centance to ten yeares imprisinment for the same
10 nothing to day but it is verry hot
11 a Corporal belonging to Co C (?) died last night with a pain
in the stomach he is berried to day by the (onor of war?)
12 nothing to day
13 To day wm Canida has his trial for killing leftenant of the 11 Wisconstant
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14 To day there is too more darkies hung and the troops is
Commensing to leave Three ridgements left to day
15 This is the third day of Wm Canida trial & it hasent Come to
a bearing yet
16 This is the sabbath & I took a walk down to the rivver to see
the troops leave the 6 minasota 27 Iowa
117 Ilinois all left to day & they ware verry glad to get off
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17 The 124 ilinois left to day for home They ware a glad set
of men for certain to think they ware on the road home
18 To day the 108 ilinois left for home the weman both black &
white Cried when they parted with them
19 They finisht taking Testamony to day on the Case of Wm Canida
it has been a tedious Concern They wait the verdic
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20 thirteen of Co A was musterd out to day They start home to morrow
21 the bois left to day at 4 Pm This evening
22 I have written a letter to day & put it in the office & stood Canida guard
23 I am a permanent detail To gard the Carill of mewls & wagons
24 There is some soldiers leaving to day apart of the harness
has been move to day
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All is well in Co A but Co f had a fight to day we are just
waiting for marching orders
25 all quiet in Camp the ballance of the harese was move to day
26 the ilinois battery left to day for home
27 nothing to day 95 ilinois left to day for home
28 General wood come here to day to releave us his force is
Cavalry there is five thousand in all
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29 all quiet to day
30 the 32 ilinois left to day & the first indiania battery
31 I am still guarding the wagons we think of leaving to morrow
for home one of our soldiers shot a Cavaldry man throo the
sholder A darky was shot throo the bowels by accident
Augest the 1: 1865
All quiet to day
2 nothing to day
3 all quiet to day
4 nothing to day
Eye have been shaved to day for the first
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time since I left home
5 all well to day
6 General Hatch Crost the rivver to day with his division teames 78 in number
7 our quarter master turnd over his division teames to General
Hatchies division master
8 The sailes of the mewls & mewls Commenst to day 2 Indiana
Caught one of our officers & beat him so that he was Carried to
the hospital 28 soldiers & one citizen was kild to day
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9 The bois has gon out to day with the ambelence after peaches &
Corn I have been at the sail to day & the mewls sold from 15 to 10040 dollars
10 The sail is still going on I was helping Catch mewls to day
we drew rations to day & it stank so that the bois would not
receive it so we have to by for our selves
11 The sail is still going on They sell from ten to twelve
thousand dollars worth per day
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12 The bois is gon out with the ambulance to day after peaches &
Corn & watter melons
13 all quiet to day
14 nothing worth noting to day
15 our ilinois battery left to day
16 one boat Come to day with comisserries stores for the army
17 one battery left to day
18 inspection of arms to day
19 there has an order reach here to day mustering out al the
that Can bee spaired in alabama
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20 larry Turny hit a norwegian a (dip?) in the mouth that made the blood fly
21 The soldiers & Citizens had a row to day & the soldiers blasst them out
22 there has been Two fiers in town to day
23 we have marching orders we are going Pastega(?)
24 the ridgement left montgomery to day at three PM & I was sent
to st maries hospital
25 we start this evening on a boat for mobile so good by to
montomery & to General Cs smith
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From montgomery to Celma 100
26 we left Celma this morning Cahaba 40
miles below Celma I have seen 2 alegators to day we staid all
night on the yellow jacket
27 I see an other alegator this morning we stuck most all day
on a sand bar
28 I see one more alegator this morning tombigbee rivver emties
50 above mobil we landed at mobil at 2 PM & went to the united
states general hospital
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I am at the united states general hospital in Mobil in a bull
pen guarded by darkies & Cant get out & see any thing This is
the winding up of uncle sams business
30 sixty men left to day for home from the hospital bread and
tea for supper
31 bread & hors pils for breakfast bread & the same for supper
The Steam boat reign dier blowed up to day & kild the Captain &
seviral others & scalded a great maney
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September 1 AD 1865
nothing transpired to day only the Citizens are shooting each
other like as they ware dogs
2 nothing to day 74 men left the hospital to day for home
3 all is well to day
4 nothing to day three men died last night average three per day
5 There has been rain every day for five days
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6 eight potatoes rations of meat 2 plaits soupe for dinner
7 Still in the hospital at mobil 2 men died last night
8 fifty five more men left to day & it is not my turn yet
9 three men lay in the dead hous for three days before they ware berried 5
more men left for home butter bread & tea for supper & that is all
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10 this is the sabbath & they have baked bread for us to start
with tomorrow bread tea & butter for supper
11 Some more men left to day & a think we will leave tomorrow
12 we left mobile at 1 PM & landed at fort morgan & Cast ancor
13 Grants pass we are saling on lake ponchortrain Ship Iland
we Came a Cross on the vivine we are in the engine hous this
morning wating for the Cars
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14 we left lake Ponchertrain at 8 Am this day we leave new
orleanes at 5 Pm from Mobile to New orleanes 150 miles
15 we pass baiton rush at sonset this day the Capital of
louisiania from neworleanes to baton rush 150
16 Natcheuse mississippi rodney grand gulf vicsburgh
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18 whiteriver statien arcancis
19 landed at memphis at 9 Pm left at twelve the saim day
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20 New madrid mo Iland number ten 65 miles below caro hickman ky
Columbus ky
we landed at Caro ten Pm
21 we left Caro this morning at 2 Am & landed at st tralia at eight Am
Contributed by Great Great Grandson
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Iowa In the Civil War
