Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Diary of Daniel Pickens tedious journey of 11 weeks. They lived in the little town of Milton, then to VOL. I Freeton, soon after settled in the southwest part of Middleboro on land March 26th 1852 – March 25th which their children will inherit” end of 1859 quote, This letter was copied from a day book almost 100 years old and is owned Preface by Mildred Westgate of Middleboro, a Daniel M. Pickens, was born in Buffalo, descendant. She loaned it to me and is Erie co. N. Y., 8 Sept. 1826. His father copied in full in notes and comments of was William Howland Pickens., His this book. mother was said to have been Mary Jane He came from a town called Bally-Cully Smith, however, his obituary gives the in Coleraine in the north of Ireland. A name of Flora. Daniel’s mother died scrap of paper imprinted Brocton was when he was young, his father may then given to George A. Kingland reads have married a second time, accounting “John Pickens and Margaret Style (?) for the name of Mary Jane Smith. came from Scotland, went to Ireland Further research should help to solve married in Dublin and came to America, these difficulties. had four sons, John, James, Andrew and He married Lucy (Janett) Jeanette Eddy, Thomas; two girls, Margaret and daughter of Ezekiel Eddy and Mary Fisk, Grizzelda. We make no comment on of Vermont. They were married 7 Feb. these differences.” 1849, in Buffalo, Erie Co., N. Y. by Other records including his own Josiah Smith, Esquire. signature carry out the proof that his Mary Jane, their first child, was born in name was Thomas and her name was N. Y. presumably Buffalo, Erie Co. The Steele. The list of children leaves out diary of Daniel then explains some of the Jane who the eldest and Martha, movements which brought their families Thomas’s twin: also Grizzelda was not to the budding west. listed in the letter of John above. We have the church records of the baptism Mary Pickens, of Ill. Wrote in pages, of the twins Martha and Thomas; June 4 titled DOZENS of COUSINS, 11, 1721. Also land records and church Descendants of Thomas Pickens and records available state he was one of Margaret Steele twelve men to establish a church in 1723 “According to tradition, and I quote in Middleboro. Middleboro History page from al letter written by John Pickens to 460. his son John Pickens in Boston: Of the Summer Hinds says “I would not be father’s side, my grandfather, Thomas surprised if the family burial plot was on Pickens – the s was added in the United the John Pickens farm where Zattu and States, with his wife, maiden name Zacheus were buried. Maybe also Margaret Steele or Steel and their Margaret Steele and one or more children, wiz, Jane and twins Andres and daughters. We visited this cemetery in James about two years old, immigrated 1964. to America 1717, a year more or less and landed at Boston from a rough and Thomas Pickens bought land of Barnabas Eaton Dec 26, 1732 and on

1 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I this deed we have the actual signature. descendants in the Revolutionary War. The date of Thomas’s death is generally Descendants faned out to Illinois, given about May 5, 1739. This is nearly Indiana and Michigan. correct as it was told he was annoyed by Honorary mention of those who a question of a deed he had purchased or collected these records include George A was about to purchase and that he King of Taunton, his daughter Lucy, walked from Middleboro to Boston. Sumner Hinds of Providence, Rhode There he became ill and died. The Island. May Nelson now deceased lent to cemetery still stands but written records Louise Pickens Tanner her records. are not available that far back. At one Much material was found in Morrison, time May Nelson showed a news item, Strobridge and Morrison genealogy. and he adds, written by someone who Robert Randall Family and a recent knew Thomas well, to Sumner Hinds publication of the Hathways of America. and he quoted it from memory for Each clue led us to a further research Louise Pickens Tanner. until it was thought to preserve these Andrew Pickens was administrator of the records in book form. estate March 28, 1740. It is said the Contributors now living are Louise dispute arose over a gift of land to James Pickens Tanner of Florida, Loren on May 5, 1739 as it is signed by Pickens, Deitrich, Ill, Danna Pickens Thomas and then cosigned by two Wilton, Maine. Sadie Pickens of South witnesses “Thomas now being Carolina. Others have added data here deceased.” A later quite claim deed and there but the wealth of material is dated Jan. 4, 1747 says the heirs of preserved by Louise Tanner. Thomas Pickens late of Freetown namely Andrew Pickens, James Pickens, In her search for Pickens History she John and Jane McCully, and James and was given many old news items, Martha Nichols of Newport and wedding, death and birth notices and Margaret Pickens, quit claim to John even news descriptions of some of the Pickens and Thomas Pickens Jr. lands on old dwellings. She listed every source of which our two brothers now dwell. This her material including the dates when seems to state that these two brothers she visited cemeteries and libraries and perhaps lived with their mother until her has been a great help in affirming data death thought to be 1747 and then other questioned elsewhere.” heirs signed this deed as they had (End of Mary Pickens Writing) already received their portion. There is also a great deal of information A bible once owned by Thomas Pickens available on the Eddy families of was among the possessions of August America in a book of the Eddy’s written Canedy says Lucy King. She adds about the turn of the century. It picks up perhaps she is dead now, 1963. It was from Ezekiel Eddy and traces the family purchased in London 1719. to a William Eddy, who was the Vicar of Thomas built the house in which his son the Church of England. Many of the James lived and with a few additions it records are still existing which he wrote housed the Pickens family for several around. 1500. generations. Counting sons, grandsons Daniel and Lucy (Janett) Jeanette Eddy and son-in-laws, Thomas had 27 had four children, Mary Jane Pickens

2 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I born 1 Jan 1851 in N. Y., William money. This left the family desolate and Ambrose Pickens born 12 Mar 1854, the money that Daniel was able to send probably in Washington Co. Iowa. Ida back was not enough to help meet the Ann Pickens born 17 Nov 1857 in expenses of his 4 children and wife. Brighton, Washington Co. Iowa and A local minister and friend tried to Wheeler Bernard Pickens, born 16 July assist, but as time went along, became 1861 in Brighton, Washington Co. Iowa. over-involved and resulted in an affair Because of his wounds he was in the between him and Janett. She was military hospital for 18 months *1. probably expecting by the time Daniel One story told our side of the family is got home. that Janett thought Daniel dead so Mary Jane, being about 15 went with her remarried, when Daniel came home he mother to Minn. (Janett) *2 Jeanette, as found that she was married and with she was known, had a brother in Minn. child. And apparently went to be near him, as I She married, a “Lon” Streeter, who was imagine there was somewhat of an suppose to have been a local minister. awkward situation at home. Daniel remarried Mary Jane Israel Fisk Eddy married Delia Pickens, 1) Daniels sister as his second wife. His See military pention and discharge first wife was Eliza Jane Fara. Delia was letters. Hiatt Beedle. She was the a nurse and cared for Israel’s wife as daughter of John Hiatt Jr. and had until she died. married Abram Beedle. Jeanette and Lon Mary Jane and Abram had 4 children. A 2) popular story which Ida Ann use to tell Daniel writes her name as Janett, is that when they went to a little school elsewhere we see it as Jeanette. Streeter that there were only two families, these had two children, Laura “Helen?” *3 children often teased each other but one born 8 June 1865 in La Sauer, Minn. day they all went to school and caused And Stephen Eddie Streeter, born 8 Mar such a commotion and would not be 1870. (Lara) Laura is mentioned in a quieted. When the teacher inquired as to well of Alvin S. Eddy in 1911 as being the disturbances the children in St. Louis Mo. And “Eddy” is in enthusiastically replied that their ma and Omaha, Ne.) Jeanette Eddy Streeter is pa had married and now they were all said to have died 1 Aug 1896, in brothers and sisters. Chatugua Co., N. Y. “Eddy” had was Another story, and with current never married. Helen married 9 Dec information revealed, more correct, was 1916 to Gordon Ritche. *4 told me by Charlott Pickens of Arkansas. See the probate records of Avin S. A granddaughter of William Ambrose Eddy. Pickens. According to notes in the possession of According to her story, Daniel left his Charles Hoolbrook oflos Angeles, Ca. business in the hand of his partner, that The notes belonged to Ida Ann Pickens partner ran up several bills and sold all and were signed Sis Ruby. Probably he could before running off with the Reuby Eddy, sister to Janett Eddy.

3 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I See obituaries of Charles and Jeanette. brother, Israel visited Daniel in 1875 on 19 Jan 1870. Etta M. *6 was born in their way to Oregon. *8 1875 in Sidney, Ia. We have an idea though that the children Jeannie and Charles apparently were perhaps through sharing and research taken with the measles, as reported in an we, as the family of Daniel, can trace obituary and after a long illness Jeannie more history and information. died, 2 May 1888. Her brother grieved Perhaps we could find more of the sorely for his most loved sister and fell families and share with them, as perhaps to bad health due to grief 17 Aug 1889. they could share stories that they have *7 According to the obituary and a letter heard. from a cousin, Mary Alice who tried to encourage him, they both were loved and If anyone knows of any pictures we dear to all who knew them. Etta married would ask that we be allowed to make William McMullen 4 Mar 1894, we copies and share with the rest of the know nothing more of this family. families. Daniel Pickens was active in many SEE APPENDIX affairs of the area and quite loved and (BELOW) trusted. He was the trustee of the will of OBITUARY OF DANIEL John Hiatt Jr., father of Mary Jane PICKENS *9 See marriage notice of Mary to McMullen. Died – At the home of his son in Sidney, Iowa, January 30, 1897; Daniel Pickens See letter of Mary Alice Pickens, dau of aged 70 years 3 months and 22 days. Mr. Orange S. Pickens) Pickens was born in Chautauqua Co, Hiatt Pickens in 1887, Sidney, Ia. Of the first marriage never fully Daniel Pickens diaries allow us a accepted their second family. I have personal reflection of the mind and spirit never herd anyone speak of any of them. of our grandfather and his love of life 3) and those whom he met along the way. Sidney Argus or Tabor Beacon obituary, We can imagine the message that he Fremont Co. Iowa. New York, would give us as his grandchildren if we September 8, 1826. He was the son of were to have a chance to meet him William H. and Flora Pickens. His today. mother died while he was a small boy. It is difficult enough to imagine those He grew to manhood in his native county turbulent times, to have sacrificed so and in 1849 was married to Jeannette much, to have hoped and loved, and to Eddy. To this marriage there were four have such a tragic separation. It was children born, two boys and two girls. In never apparent what he actually thought, 1854 he settled in Washington county, no one is left, and Daniel did not write Iowa, whither he was soon followed by more that we know of. Yet we have his father and other members of the never heard of a contrary word or family. In 1862, Mr. Pickens enlisted in tradition from these families. They must Co., E, 30 Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He still have maintained some contact, was an excellent soldier a brave and however, as Daniels sister and Jeanette’s loyal man. He took part in the siege of

4 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Vicksburg and manfully bore his share #39397 of the hardships that memorable event. #61355 He was also at the battle of Lookout Ex 4-28-87 Mountain. He took part in 30 general engagements during his short service. He Daniel Pickens, a Private of Company was wounded at Ringgold, Georgia, the “E”, 30 Regiment Iowa Inf, Volunteers, bone being shot away below the knee in was enrolled on the 9 day of Aug, 1862, the left leg, and after he had fallen he at Brighton for 3 years and is reported: was shot through, the other leg near the on muster in roll dated Sept 23, 1862. knee. He lay upon the field of battle present, Muster roll from date of muster from 9 o’clock in the morning until 3 in to October 31/62, absent sick in Hospt o’clock in the afternoon. His wounds at St. Louis since Nov. 25/62, same to compelled him to remain in the hospital Aril 30/63. for eighteen months before he could be May and June 1863, present. Same to discharged. Oct, 31/63. Nov and December 1863, Mr. Pickens was married second time in absent, wounded in action at Taylors 1866 to Mrs. Beedle. To this union there Ridge Ga. Nov, 27, 1863. (Co. was in were born three children on of whom is action there and then.) Jan’y and Feb living, Mrs. Wm. McMullen. Mr. 1864 absent wounded since Nov. 27, Pickens came to Fremont County in 1863. now at Nashville Tenn. Same to 1866, where he resided to the time of his April 30, 1864. absent sick at Brighton death. He was a quiet, unassuming, hard Iowa. Same to August 31, 1864. Sept working man, a man who was true to his and Oct. 1864, absent sick at Keokuk friends and loyal to his country, a man Iowa. Certificate of disability shows him who was universally respected by those discharged at Hospital – Keokuk Iowa who hew him best. All can unite in December 12, 1864. saying a good citizen and neighbor has The records of this office furnish no gone from us. additional evidence of disability. ______STATE OF IOWA

Following information obtained by Ruby County of Jefferson: v Hiatt Anderson, 11-21-1958, from the General Services Administration, On this 9” day of February A.D. One National Archives and Records Service, thousand eight hundred Washington D. C. and sixty five, personally appeared before me SC 39397 County Judge within and WAR DEPARTMENT for said County and State, Adjutant General’s Daniel Pickens aged thirty Office nine years, a resident of Washington, Apr 7, 1887 Brighton, Keokuk County, in the state of Iowa, who Respectfully returned to the being duly sworn Commissioner of according to law, declares that he is the identical Pensions Daniel Pickens who

5 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I enlisted in the service of Also personally appeared William T. the united states at Burgess, and John A. Spielman residents Brighton, Keokuk County, of Fairfield Jefferson County Iowa. th Iowa. On the 9 day of Persons whom I certify are respectable August in the year 1862 and entitled to credit, and who being by as a Private in company me duly sworn, say that they were “E” commanded by present and saw Daniel Pickens, sign his Joseph Smith a captain, in name to the foregoing declaration; And th the 30 regiment of Iowa they further swear that they have every Volunteers Infantry in the reason to believe from the appearance of war of 1861. and was the applicant and their acquaintance with honorably discharged on him that he is the identical person he th the 12 day of December, presents himself to be, and they further in the year 1964. swear – Thus while in the service aforesaid and in the line of his duty, (If there is more it is missing) he received the following wound; that he received a gunshot wound through his left leg. About four inches below the knee fracturing the bone, whilst engaged in battle at Ringold Georgia on the 27th day of November 1863. That since his discharge he has resided at Brighton Jefferson County, Iowa, and has been unable to engage in any occupation, but has been totally disabled and can do nothing towards earning a living, And D. P. Stubbs of Fairfield Iowa is hereby constituted and appointed my true and lawful attorney to pursecute this claim and to receive the certificate claimed. My Post office address is Brighton, Keokuk County Iowa.

Signed Daniel Pickens

6 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Ness Taylor ARMY OF THE UNITED Discharged this Twelveth day of December 1864, at (?) - - Hospital STATES Keokuk Iowa. CERTIFICATE Ness Taylor Surgeon In-Charge_(?) OF DISABILITY FOR DISCHARGE. Daniel Pickens Private of Captain Joseph Daniel was a member of the Grand Smith Company “E” of the Thirtieth Army Advocate, he had a Yellow ribbon Regiment of the United States Iowa Inft. that he was quite proud of, it is in the was enlisted by w. T. Burges of the Possession of Charles Holbrook, son of Regiment of ______at Brighton Iowa on Sadie Hiatt, dau. of Moses Hiatt and Ida the Ninth day of August 1862, to serve Ann Pickens, descendant, living in Los Three years; he was born in Chautaugue Angelos, Ca. as of 1996. It reads: in the State of New York is Thirty six My Closest Call, years of age, Five feet eight ½ inches Memorial Book Mark high, Dark complexion, Hazel eyes, Dark hair and by occupation when My closest call was at Ringold, Ga. Dec enlisted a Sawyer. During the last two 25th, 1864, in line of battle; was shot months, said soldier has been unfit for through the left leg and lay on the battle duty ___ days. _____ field till nine o’clock at night. I belong to th Station: Keokuk Iowa Co. E 30 Ia. Infantry. Daniel Pickens Date: Nov 26, 1864 (A faintly Sidney Iowa. written note on the side of Daniel is buried in the Sidney Cemetery the certificate reads-best and has a marker from the GAR on his can be seen-; grave.

W/General Hospital Keokuk Iowa Nov 26, 1864 This soldier is discharge for wounds received in Battle and is not fit for duty in the Veteran(?) Reserve Corps. (?) Ness Taylor (?)- - - In-charge

I certify, that I have carefully examined the said ______of Captain ______Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of +(?) Ununited fracture of left Tibeu at the upper third following gunshot wound received in the action at Ringold Ga May 27, 1864. Disability three forths (?)

7 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Diary of Daniel Pickens carets it has been fair day and very VOL I warm. March 26th 1852 – March 25th 1859 Friday March the 31 I stayed in Louisville about 6 hours the I arrived in pittzburg *10 Friday noon peach trees was in full bloom and the and took cabin passage for St. Louis in grass way up full bite and it seems like the afternoon paid too dollars for my June Kentucky on the write lift and trip. Bought eight cents worth of cakes x Indiana on the write Jonesboro *15 770 and five cents worth of apples. I wrote to from pit April the 1 eight o’clock in the you Saturday (25th) morning is ½ past morning drains *16 ill 11 o’clock - - - eight o’clock in pitzburg, the bout is in They were making very good time for motion now x to hundred those days, when it took salon trains a Pittsburgh Penn. day to make 10 miles, or a good horse He is usually thus referring to his wife, ride still about 20 miles, Louisville, Ky. Lucy Jannett Eddy. Cabin passenger x Would be over 400 miles along the river and three hundred deck passengers. from Pittsburgh. Owensboro, KY. Rochister village Drains is not a name which I can locate, *12 I had some letis for dinner Monday Friday morning April the 2, 1852 noon and I am about to hundred miles form pit *13 x it has bin fair yet sinse I Saturday took the boat x it is as warm as summer It is pleasant and warm x Sunday her. morning the 4 I have arrive in Saint Tuesday the 29 Louis and it is pleasant yet and looks well here Glencoe *18 the boiler burst I took thirty fore on the flore and slep and blood the boat al to pleases and pretty well x I have not yet seen a killed a great any it rains now ere now feather bead sinse I left home x the and I paid fifty cents for my dinner I had weather is very warm turkey and Many towns and villages have changed May have been called Unionville, since names, or disappeared. I will attempt to this would correspond to his travel, provide some location of the places he is where the Ohio River runs into the speaking of, and you would enjoy Wabash River, along the Ill. Border. following his travels on a map. They are making about 200 miles a day. Rochester Village may have been a note referring to Rochester, N. Y. as he was They would be at Cairo, Mo. on his way to Pittsburgh. Glencoe is in St. Louis Co. Mo. This would have placed him along the Sop and resin pudding for my and pie I Ohio River, in the area of Gallipolis, am going to the boat for to stay to night Ohio. This morning Louisville for I think that it is batter than to stay to Kentucky *14 I bought one silk the tavern and pay fifty scents a meal handkerchief 25 cents 20 cents worth of and twenty five cents a meal ammunition x and three cents worth of

8 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I It rained half the after noon and some of in jeferson county it is five o clock and it the forenoon I took super on the boat and has stoped raining but it is cooler than it got a good super snuff for me the die was this morning eight o clock and I am Vernon *19 it is as pretty boat as I ever a goin to bed see I have got to pay three dollars for my passage to keokuck Thursday the 8 I paid twenty cents for a pair of goggles I arose in the morning and it was fare and five cents for a pie and 50 cents for and pleasnt it has bin fare all day and my dinner it is ½ past 7 o’clock and I am looks like a fare day to moro a going to bead Friday morning april the 9 Monday april the 5 about 5’6”, he is saying that he could not It rained all night and it sowed all the reach up and touch the top of this mans forenoon I have bin reading a novel all gun. the forenoon and have just finished it 5 oclock and we are a Levin St louis *20 Keokuk, Iowa, at the very S. E. tip of the and it is as cold yet state.

Tuesday april the 6 It is fair yet and I have bin thrue the sitysome and like it beter than I did I saw I had my boots I had out of my room and a pol 104 feet high for a telegraph with bruched and had to pay ten cents for it it sixteen three quarter wire for braces I is pleasant tis morning and we are in in bought a pair of pinchers for twenty five site of a village buy the name of cents it is a boat twelve o clock and I am louisanna *21 it is warm anuff tis a going to leave Keokuk for Fairfield morning I saw a hundred and fifty crane *24 x I arrive in charles *25 to about tis morning and wild gease and ducks dark 18 miles from Keokuk x it rained anuff for to make one dinner for one last night dougles jerrold says the hundred x the stuffin bloed out of the women are all like when they are maids steamcheast and it scart me some but did there mild as milk once make them not hurt any body I saw a man 7 feet and wives and they lean their backs against 9 inches high he had a cain as big as my their marriage certificates and defy you leg and a gun that I could not reach the top in to about six inches *22 Saterday the 10

This must have been some frontiersman; It rains this morning it is breaking a the guns of the day were muzzleloaders, often custom made to fit the man. Daniel Fairfield, county seat of Jefferson Co. was only Iowa. About 60 miles NW of Keokuk, along hwy 34. Wensday the 7 It is cloudy and wet and muddy anuff in Charleston, about 17 miles NW, along Keokuk *23 I arieved in Keokuk a bout hwy 218. way and I am a going Solomon 4 o clock in the afternoon and staid all Glisard invite to St Louis up Missouri to night x pigs are seling for six bits a council Bluffs *26 I had to pay three bits piese I had a feather bead to sleep on to *27 for ridin four teen miles and fifty the united states hotel in ioa x Fairfield

9 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I cents supper and login and breakfast x I Wensday morning 14 have got to primose *28 and it is mud It is plesant this morning and I am bond anuff and it look like rain it has for fair field for to lay my warrant for I sprinkled some this afternoon we have have found a plase that suits me I got 15 miles from Charleston and have arieved in Fairfield about noon and stoped to a privit house to stay all night boket it I left Fairfield about half past one I staid to Briton *30tow nights for Sunday april the 11 40 cents and had my breakfast both It is pleasant this morning, but the sun is mornings I left fairfield a half past one in the west I am on the pretest prarie that and have met thirty californa and Oregon I have seen yet I have wagons *30 i Also known as Kainsville at the time. ______Located along the mo. River on the very W. part of the state across from Omaha, He mentions E. J. Oliver a few times in Ne. his writing. He is going to file for the 75 cents, a bit was a coin of 12 ½ cents. land in Brighton. About 8 miles NW of Charleston, along Brighton, Washington co., this is where Hwy 2. seen more wild geass then I ever he builds his mill, along the Skunk saw before on tis prarie and chickens River. without number there is not a tree to be the Calif. Gold rush is still going strong, seen but hoses in every direction I have and Oregon has going ten miles I stoped got in site of timber but it is about as far to a privet house for to stay I had venson as I can see it was pleasant all day for my siper and while I was eating ther was three dears come within 20 rods of Monday april the 12 the house and I went out within 7 or 8 It is plesant this morning we staied to a rods of them before they run and their yanky house last night and I was took they hoisted their flags and run about wit a diaree I got to Fairfield a bout 9 o twenty rods and stoped clock and left a bout 11 o clock Fairfield is a pretty plase as I have seen in ioa Thursday the 15 I have got to mount pleasant about 18 Tuesday morning the 13 miles from where I staid last night and it It is pleasant this morning I had to pay is noon and I am tired anuff to sit down 20 cents for my supper and login it is 11 in the road I took the stage about two o o clock and I am on the pretys prairie I clock for Burlington *32 and arrived in ever saw in my life it desends to the Burlington a bout six o clock in the south and east a little x east and west evening on South Bristol Kenosha Co you may look as far as you have a mind Wis *33 to there is timber within to miles of this ______plase to be had for five dollars per acre begun to attract settlers. and there is a good spring on it that never fails E J Oliver past Washington Burlington, Iowa, a port city along the co. *29 Miss. River. The South Bristol is probably a steamer

10 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Friday the 16 morning and it look rather bad it was bad It has rained all the morning it rained till wet all day a bout noon and then it broke a way and Wensday the 21 cleared off and was pretty cold I left Burlington at eight o clock in the It is cloudy this morning x I have bin morning and rode till three the next out with uncle john to see his farm and morning and it was pretty bad going we liket well I had a small chill in the did not have to pry the sage out but onse. afternoon Thursday the 22 Saturday the 17 It is fair this morning we left knoxvile It is pleasant all day and looks like a *34 a bout eight o’clock in a mud wagon pleasant day tomorrow I going to start for peora I arieved in peora a bout for home and mary *37 is comin with midnight and took the amaronia for me bucell *35 and got there a bout Friday morning the 23 which he booked, and is headed for It was plesant this morning and wet we Kenasha, Wis. started for south port about six o’clock in Knoxville, Ill. Daniel is going by stage the morning and got there about ten and of mud wagon to Peoria, Ill. Knoxville is took a boat to chicogo along Hwy 74, just outside of Galesburg, Ill. Saturday the 24 Mary Pickens would have been his Cannot locate a present site of Bucell, he cousin and going to see her grandparents is traveling along half past 7 o’clock and and families in N.Y. took the red bud pocket for Chicago Sunday morning and got to south port I left new buffalo *38 in the even for *36 about noon and started for uncle Detroit and got there about for o’clock john and got there about dark and took a boat for buffalo *39 it was pleasant all day Sunday mor the 18 It was pleasant all day I took a steam Sunday morning the 25 boat for south port and got there about It looks rather dismal this morning I had one o’clock and started for uncle johns I to go past home this morning I went got there a little before dark and found within a mile of shore we was poundin them all well around in the ise all night some of the

th folks was pretty bad scart robinson hall Tuesday morning 20 O J Campell the Illinois River to Chicago. July the 17th South Port would be a port in the neighborhood of Kenosha, Wis. Uncle New Buffalo, Mich., along the SE shore John Pickens, his fathers brother, lived of Lake Mich., just across the Indiana in Bristol, Wis. Just inland from border, along Hwy. 94. Kenosha. It is cloud and wet this 35)

11 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Buffalo, N.Y. along the N.E. Shore of Receit for making three minnit Salve for lake Erie. 1 pund of cruid potash

I am in the woods about ½ mile from 1 oz borax charcoal to color brown Mr. foxis siting on a log thinking about home the potash to be pulverized to put in a vesal covered with a wet cloth until ______mouldered then as the borax and coal Alvin Eddy *40 deter to take three hogs $11 50 pork 23 pounds and 6 oz at 8 cts ______2 35 10 pounds greas 00 30 three dollars I commenced to eat lard money 3 00 Dinner to Mr . Smith The 11 of June ______13.8 due 17.45 the amount due paid 11*]12]13*]14*]15*]16*]17*]18*]19* twenty two and 85 cents paid 20*]21*]22*]23*]24*]25*]26*]27*]28* ______29*]30 3 days work intrest due on a note against ______Errin Eddy *41 is six dollars and thirty July- - ______five cents _ _ 6 pound of butter 11 pounds and 7 ox of a horse rake with head 8 feet 6 in the butter teeth 6 inch from center to center length of teeth 4 ft arm 3 feet handle 4 and 3 1 and 5 oz paid arms 4 apart 16 teeth ______Nasha Logue has got whiskey to sell for for makin wine of currents three gallons 50 cents per gallon of water to 6 galon of whiskey to 5 galon ______of the guse to 2 pound of shugar to 1 galon of whiskey and then put it in a veel with the bung out and let stand 2 or three Alvin S Eddy, a brother of Jeanett Eddy. daus till it is done formenting then drane it off in bottles and put a lump of loaf Aaron Eddy, an Uncle? shugar in each bottle Work C W Smith 3 days and ½ 2 68 ______½ I commenced to board to Mr Foxis 3 days 2 25 Friday june the 11, 1852 1 day 75 Left off bording to mr foxis july the 12 5 68 ½ paid 5 63 ½ Commenced to work for Wilson june the ______11 1852

William July the 16, 17, 18 They have bin in the pastur 10 days ______September the 3 took them out the 5 put Daniel Pickens to east by Willson 1200 them in 9 weeks pasturing dpt ______

12 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I A horse rake 8 feet and 6 feet and 6 head A good log split fense the horse pig s 16 teeth 3 arm 4 handle arms 4 feet apart inside ______Elius matoson an I saw the boy offer at ten shilling a day 50 or by the month them gum for goats 10 or 20 Mc Kllelen 59 ______O S Pickens be 3 pounds of nails 15 Sunday July the 17, 1852 ______I am in the woods about a half mile from where I board if I could come home as A receipt for to cure a bone sprain quickly as I could go to the plase where I ½ oz cryve suplament bard I think I should see you pretty soon ½ oz Spanish flies but I must go to my boarding plaise a ½ oz of quick silver gain but it is a lonesome plase for me but put it in one ounse of spirits of they are clover folks a nuff turpentine mic it to gether puverise the July the 5 flies and suplament to gether put it all in (Some erased) to two ounses of hogslard it is then to be A Sabbath day journey is 3500 feet. *42 put on three times a day for a week ______Bought of david Morison 374 of April the 8, 1853 one 75 hemlock at 4 dolars thousand April 10 .2 2 00 April 17 4 3 75 ______17 2 1 50 September 23 1853 1 75 00 40 3 75 There was some mathematical figuring, 5 60 Daniel was apparently reading the bible 1 75 and figuring the extent of a law that 6 00 forbid the Jews form traveling about on 1 00 their Sabbath. 18 00 1 00 Paid for stave and pipe 1 86 2 98 73 1 pig 2 00 1 00 lent 75 4 20 lent 5 00 1 70 balance of 10 75 2 50 went 24 79 15 00 Horse Shainys 87 39 99 David Mattoson goats horse Meirtla 40 00 Matison says that the horse so is noo 1 4000 50 dolars 100/18 80 00 20 00

13 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I ______O S Pickens dz 1 bushel of aples to lash for cabin passage on the paid 1. to lash 25 illinoise river 12 00 ______from st louis to O S Pickens lent buck wheat flour 20 lbs Burlington iowa 8 00 1 baking powder 12 ½ From Burlington to 1 bushel of aples Mount pleasant 4 45 (signed) O S Pickens The balance 7 75 Daniel Pickens _ _ _ _ _ April the 9 1853 was in A. the 61 25 (over written on page?) ______

[enthu St us um - - Saty our] April the 25 1853 ______Planted 8 ½ acres of corn sowed 3 acres A small piece of tablet stuck in pages of buckwheat the June 25 finished my reads- corn the 16 day of July Got marchin orders at five o’clock struck ______and marched six miles then camped for the night in a bottom July 24th I commensed cutin my timber ______Monday the 19, 1863 township 74 N. at range 8 Marched two miles to bear creek camped till the pioneer core cood put a bridge across the creek struck our tents for the N East of quarter of North west quarter night- - section 18 ______April the 19, 1853 20 for towels 50 No W qer of N. E. isle in wage 25 ______April 20 For lodgin and So Se We qtr of sout West qtr Breakfast 1 00 ______For fair and luggage 56 of nails 6 ¼ 3 54 24 20 15” do 7 ½ 1 12 for fruit 1 20 2 coare Hundly 25 50 from chigo to purue 2 pr Buts 12 ½ 25 3 00 1” do 10 10 Chicogo for board and 5 of nailes 30 Breakfast 4 6 06 ______37 15 Siding 800 feet 10 00 20 Floring 300 3 75 _ _ _ _ Sheeting 400 3 00 57 15 8 joise 100 1 00

14 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I lin 300 3 00 Bought cheese and walnut 77 77 Crackers 55 bought of braiden J Bever Secont bought 70 70 Night to mk bever 21 52 Bought 1 pair of 6 06 Mittings 50 the hole amount 28 35 1 plot 40 ______worked for braiden to days and ½ 2 ½ 4 day of January 1853 credt 1853 one note the fifteen of november 3 night to mr bever due Ezekill eddy *43 that note paid 4 night covers 1 00 ______Jacob burlen 50 bought of James faries Leny george 60 1 pound of buter cit William Pickens Second Trip our west 5 45 12 ½ ______1 pound 2 ou 12 Peter to (E K) Eddy *44 to 2 ½ days of 1 pound 18 work digin well 42 ______gamon for hauling lime April the 28 1854 25 36) “ “ “ 25 Ezekial Eddy, father of Lucy Jeanette “ “ “ 1 00 Eddy, Daniels wife. “ “ “ 25 I planted 4 acres of corn may the 9 and 1 75 10 planted 11 acres of corn it comensed 50 raining may the 13 for hauling barets ______2 25 Sould 1 watch 2.12 ½ ______Paid for buying a watch 62 ½ William Pickens For one watch crystal 25 To 2 ¾ side meat For 1 key 5 Meat 67 ______4 ½ side 30 December the 29 1854 26 round ham 2 08 3 05 Bought 1 sirsingle 25 Dr by cogh 50 1 martin 25 3 55 1 pensil 05 ______to Briton 50 S h Durfy 65 Credit by work on the Stem 5 00 J reitrel 60 US Hotill 100 ______

15 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I for sheete iron $ 15 18 16 14 for leather and 14 13 12 ______trapas not paid 1 75 No 1 Snow peach 1 paper of tacks 10 2 winter greening for hoop iron not paid 3 Sapson 93 4 Punkin swat for 1 drill not paid 5 Pecks plasant 10 6 Red cheak and caloor peach for iron not paid 80 7 Maden blush two half bushel 2 00 ______The second rol Possibly Ezekial Eddy, Father of Jeanett. 1 cruford late peach For sives paid 5 00 2 Honest John peach For one sledge 3 Plumb “ 1 75 4 Do for seeter iron 40 5 Almon “ 40 6 Golden sweat for one sledge ______for two boxes On Sparksmans ties 75 (Following would be a long list of 127 88 numbers which would mean nothing ______here) H Williams credit 1 25 Sparksmans ties 325 on Sparksmans 325 ______ties on Wards 203 ties on Pacemans 53 3 inch floring plank 19 feet long ties width of planks ______third row 14 21 20 13 15 12 16 17 1 tree plumb 14 16 16 17 2 peach golden ?haireye 11 22 15 13 3 Holond pipin 13 20 24 17 4 red Harves 14 11 13 18 forth row 13 12 16 18 1 peach Noblese 12 13 17 2 Summer biws 11 12 14 3 E H bury russet 15 12 16 5 niustrous pampoon peach 15 12 16 6 Red gilliflour lat tree 20 ounse 14 13 13 ______14 18 12 3 inch plank for the bridge in town with 14 12 12 of plank 12 12 14 18 12 19 17 11

16 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I 19 15 ______16 21 I commensed to board to Mr Youngman 15 16 July 13 14 + 15 13 21 ______17 18 m / t / w / t / f / s / s 17 17 21 15 14 20 21 22 23 24 25 10 14 ______17 14 9 18 for making wine of currents three 18 23 gallons of water to 6 galons of currents 14 15 bring them well to gether and then strain 23 15 it through a hair sive then as one gallon ______of whiskey an 2 galon an 2 pounds of jams brick shurgar to 5 galons of the guise and then tailor 16.740 put it in a cast with the bung out and let A E grifeth it stand till it is done formenting put the Steeple 8 50: 8 40 bung in and let it stand 6 weeks and then Mr Humpridge 3 00 bottle it put a lump of loaf shugar in each Machsy 8 55 Daniel Worton 8 00 1 ½ ou spirits of wine 1 ½ ou of tincture ______of steel ½ ou ofcorrosive sublimate 1 ½ ou of swet spirits of mitre 1 ou of July the 3 blue viterol ¾ ou of metric acid one William Warurick sand 1111 1111 quart of soft water for case hadening put Daniel Pickens in of potash for soldering iron Salmoniae ______

July the 4 October the 11 1853 Paid 2 00 Yums brick drawn by E pain Paid 50 Drawn 12790 Emons Sanders By t Reynolds 8620 By b tailor 8744 Started back to New York State the- By j parker 7578 ______By t Carter 10069 By R jenings 3000 September the 11 1853 ______For value received I promise to pay the amount of gums brick is 119450 Daniel Pickens or baror seven dollars and fifty sents by the twenty fifth of the amount of Robert Wilson bricking December with use (Signature torn out) 42171 ______the amount of William winslow brick is Several blank pages and a couple of 35320 the hole amount of brick pages with some figures of math figures. delivered July the 17 1852 is 187711 ______

17 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I November the 20 1853 When this you see Remember me Tho Bought one wagon for 22 ½ dollars many miles apart One cinch pin 10 I will as true remember you and place One wheel rimed 23 you to My heart Pricilla x dr paid 1 40 To love and obey I freely w’d say When one tire set 22 50 When ere my heart I bequeath one box 15 As soo Ide be hung when I tie with 4 washers 25 My toung what I cannot 24 90 Unite with my teeth ______North west qtr of sec 28 town 75 W When this you See remember me Range 8 W South west quarter of sec 21 May the rose ______South west of the north East q of section Of true friendship flourish around 18 town 74 on range 8 w Youre cot long after ______Your friend west half of the north East quarter of sec 32 town 75 n Range 8 w Is forgot ______I F Eddy (Loose page) *45 A E griffit When this you see Remember me tho Brick June 30th Many a mile we distance be forget me 4 loads not til younder sun shall set - July the 1 Daniel Peloss 285 205 acres of land at Forever thirty dollars per acre Isreal F Eddy W hamon 30 acres at 133 houland 78 at 10 ½ ______Elvin Eddy 40 acres of land at 22 per February the 10 1855 acre Isreal Fisk Eddy, brother of Jeanette. ______Lent to mr par paid (Note on Loose page) Paid 10 00 Daniel Pickens Eavens Erie Co. N Y Lent to mr Cushman x 10 00 at ten percent Lent to mr Kraugh 40 00 at ten O S Pickens is born this day – per cent ______September the 18, 185-

January the 10 1854 For value received I promest to pay Daniel Picknes or bare seven dollars and Killed one pig that weid 144 fifty cents with in one year from date ______

18 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I 2 ou britch oil Siden 4 00 ______Florin 2 00 for trips for gamon to dutch by wagonat Stripes 1 00 one and fifty cents a trip Asihpecies 50 Firamin timbers 3 00 1 trip a receipt for a weld steel 10 00 3 pounds of borax ______12 ou Salmonac 1 dolar and 20 cents from haridin twenty 8 ou potash miles 8 rosin 5 dolars for 100 miles ______1 dolar for 90 miles wheat oats $ 3 dolars for 100 miles 8 dolars for 100 miles I. F. Eddy 53 2.65 15 port to dunkirk J Smith pd 54 74 4.92 deck passage the single estate Bordeman 43 2.65 ______Polock x 12 ½ pd 62 Receipt for a spaven W. Bidwel 11 55 Howthorn 21 79 3 – Can hardies 2 ou Turke pd 115 20 5.00 Crorrosive Sublmate’s E. F. Reives pd 35 1.7- 3 drachs Vanwagener tole 1.24 turpentine 3 ou Pd 6.00 tincture of iodine 2 ou Hodle pd 100 3.00 Gum Euphorbine ½ ou A Parks pd 12 36 Mercurial ointment 4 ou T Strickling pd 65 3.25 D Manes 59 3.35 Mix well two pounds Lard cut the are of A Msenthorn 33 1.65 the spavin then put it on the spavin then A Msenthorn 47 2.35 put it on in two days Greas with Lard W Shaw pd 50 150 3.00 then wash it off then put the ointment on I Sark 21 a gain and repeat every two days. 20 4.50 ______48.47 1 qt alcohall 1 ou organam oil Oats wheat 1 “ cloves W. Middeelton 3 drams Camphire 104 85 7.37 2 ou Laudnam Polock 1 “ ? harts horns 1 ½ pint alcohol Pd 62 3.10 1 ou comphire gum Donaven 2 tincture armature ¼ ou organuna Pd 55 3.00 1 ou of Spike Hicks 2 pulverized borax 48 3.00 1 ou oil of hemlock Emerine

19 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I 26 73 ½ 4.43 A More 50 Dewese Feb the paid 7.50 16 51 3.03 For corn of reives Reives 1 pound of saltery 10 Pd 100 3.00 ¼ pound of tea 20 Hicks 27 for salt 25 for soap 25 25 98 5.68 for camphire 30 Townsley for fluid 25 248 158 13.10 28 paid John Frey on fur S Wood plasetern 3.00 Pd 68 28 3.44 ______Wilks Pd 105 168 11.55 John Spielman Sr R. Ppeasley To saw in plank for road 40 60 4.20 8.61 Roads buck 34 156 pd 7.80 8.95 Thorne ______200 110 ______George Sinn Jr to P. Pickens Sawing 15.58 Comenced north august the 27, 1859 1 Roth Sr to Sawing 8.46 weeke 3 days 2.5 w 3 weeks . . 4 weeks Henry Fauber Sr to for note Sawing 4.79 Settled up to march 27, 1858 Due P W ______Pickens I. O U paid Philo Pickens 9.00 ______Stub Jr to sawing 6.50 Due Philo up to august the 27, 1859 due Ludwick Forden Sr to 4.18 paid for Philo two notes 16.60 for Sawing 5.16 one pair of boots 5.00 ______

For Dille robinson 1.25 Cash Received on roade worke For Sundries bought for philo 8.12 T Searly 58 S Mealey 2.28 For one pair of boot 3.50 ______For camphire 30 hauled 4 ½ cord of wood from tupers For account 8.25 timber ______

Cash Dr January 23 paid for making a deede

20 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I January the 1, 1859 Got up at midnight and sawed till day Got up in the morning and fired till noon and then went 3 trips to the timber in the and went to town and settled with White forenoon in the afternoon went after 1 and give my note for 30 dollars Settled load of wood. with Israel owed him 15 dollars and settled with Tracy owed him 11 dollars Sunday 9 and then went up home. Went over to Brewery and got some beer ______Monday 10 “ 2 Sunday come to the mill Got up to the shop and got the tow dogs ______Sharpened hauled of timber and got 1 load of wood “ 3 Monday got up and went to the timber and corked one of my horses and Wensday 12 in the afternoon I went up to C. Hides Got up at midnight sawed till daylight and got a load of corn and went to then hauled 2 loads of wood and went to Flugles and got a pig the other horse was Saldosier to see a beaf and hauled 2 logs taken sick going after the corn Thursday 13 January Tuesday the 4 Got up at midnight and sawed 1 loge and Skidded logs in the fore noon in the bent the saw and quite drawed off the afternoon drawed logs in the evening lumber till noon sawed both bolts till for helped with the wood chopper owed o clock then ground 1 ½ bushels of meal them 20 dollars my pig weighed 83 ½ fired till midnight 14 Friday rained and pounds snowed all day fired till midnight

Wensdaye 5 hauled 2 loade of wood and Saturday 15 drawed on the lumber in afternoon I went 4 trips to the timber Went up to John Townshins and killed a beef shot him fore times and did not kill Thursday 6 him got hom at dark hands went to town Went 2 trips to the timber and ground 2 bloed up at for oclock in the morning bushel of meal afternoon it snowed and I Sunday 16 fixed my sled Cleaned the boiler Friday the 7 (Crossed out) Monday 17 got up at night and sawed till daylight then went 3 trips to the timber in the In the fore noon pumped it up and forest and 4 trips comensed firing up in the afternoon went to the timber and helped build a Friday 7 skidway. Went 3 trips after wood and one trip Tuesday 18 after logs in the afternoon went 4 trips after logs. Got up at midnight and fired till noon went to begle to tell him that I cold not Saturday 8 get thte money for him Wensday 19

21 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Got up at midnight and fired till mornigh Thursday 27 and then went to So buffalo bought 11 Worked about the mill it rained all day pound of taboco went to Raldosur and bought 139 pounds of flour at 3 ½ per Friday 28 pound got home at one oclock and the Worked about the mill consable was there frank brother had Saturday 29 sued me for 38 dollars In the fornoon wet to the beer shop and Thursday 20 did not get any beer come back and tried jack in the frame it was to shorte I maide Got up in the morning went up to the it longer shop and fired the bull we al got back home at noon in the afternoon fired up Sunday 30 Richard George brought a bill of lumber Staid to home to be filled had a little shake Monday 31 Friday 21 Went to the timber and cut logs with the In the morning went one tripe t the dutch man in the forenoon in the timber got 1 load of wood cut a road afternoon blaised the line through round the hill in the fornoon in the after noon helped Luther on Load 1 load of Tuesday the 1, 1859 hay sold 1 yoke sick for 40 went one trip Shod the oxen in the fornoon in the to the timber got 1 load of wood 22 got afternoon went to the timber sawed logs up at midnight maid up our minds that it went to manns in the evening and got 21 was to cold to work went to bed again pounds of flour got up at 7 oclock done my chores and sat by the fire the rest of the day. Wensday 2 Went to the timber helped load logs and Sunday 23 helped cut logs all day Went over the river to town staid all night Thursday 3 Went to the slew and fixed bridge in the Monday 24 forenoon in the afternoon went to the Went to Washington to get some money timber and hauled on it 3 logs and did not get any come back to toms staid hauled 1 home and blocked out a yoke all night stie

Tuesday 25 Friday 4 Got up in the morning went to mashall Got up in the morning and finished my got lost got back ot toms staid all night yoke and then my shead bris 1000 feete of plank and solde 1 loade to the Wensday 26 flormaker for 15 cents got a small bill to Come home in the fornoon in the fill of frogly Sun and am to get some afternoon I helped about the mill till flour of him night Saturday 5

22 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Went to L Jordens and bought 65 pounds again and loaded another and broke the of meate at 8 cents per pound in the sled and in the afternoon went and maid afternoon went to frogley and got 152 a liserd and loaded the log on it and pound of flour and 75 pound of drawed it to the bridge and put it in the buckwheat flour got 48 for myself of drink and left it there to rot lisarde and buckwheat at 2 ½ all

Sunday 6 Sunday the 13 1859 Said to home and shod my sled and had Got up nine oclock and went to the the back ache all day brewery and got a gallon ful of beer for Luther tomas Reives come down and Monday 7 staid all night In the morning went to trips to the timber and got loges with the sled in the Monday 14 forenoon afternoon went with the wagon In the forenoon maid a sled and went to 2 trips the timber

Tuesday 8 Tuesday 15 Went one trip to the timber with the sled Went to the timber with the horse and and got on tow butt in the afternoon staid brought a big log in the yard in the afternoon Wensday 16 Wensday 9 Went to georges and got 172 ½ pounds Plaid checkeres in the forenoon in the of meat for the company afternoon went to German town and got ½ pound salertries and went to hesh Thursday 17 bergers and got 7 pounds of meat Went to town with lumber and got 10 bushell of corn got home at dark Thursday 10 Got up at midnight and got up with Friday 18, 1859 Luther in the morning went to town and In the forenooni wint to the shop and got got the doctor for luther sold 5 loade of ruben and john sod in the afternoon I lumber went to shopus and got ½ barell went and measured logs for mcguire he of cloute had 159 feet to 159

Friday 11, 1859 Saturday 19 It snowed in the night about 3 inches it Cut both in the forenoon and in the snowed about all the forenoon some I afternoon fired went 4 trips to the timber got for les for sevas boarde kilt in the afternoon went to Sunday 20 see Jacob George to get his catle to get Helped silas put his floring in the kill some big logs in and helped load and plaid cards till night

Saturday 12 1859 Monday 21, 1859 Got up and took the bulls and went ot the In the forenoon I finished the kill in the timber and drived one log and went back forenoon in the afternoon fired went to

23 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I the timber and got a load of wook for to settled up we gave our note to widow take to town for Luther Roberson for 350 to wilder for 5

Tuesday 22 Thursday 3 In the fornoon throwed water on the Went to town to get a rist turned for the fitman crak in the afternoon went to mill it cost 50 for fixing it and my bensen and got five dollars of Curtis for expenses nows 75 cents the ice went out co. of the river last night

Thursday 24 Friday 4 In the forenoon went to the shoe shop to Come home from all allony today and it get running boots taped at one oclock it was pleasant all day lost one horse shoe comensed snowing and in the evening it that ice went out of the river snowed harder Saturday 5, 1859 Friday 25 In the forenoon went ot the shop and It is snowing yet is 10 inches on the level shoed one horse and went to cris it has snowed all day but the spells went shopping from there to reedes farn there to the timber in the forenoon in the to fogles from there to german town afternoon went to gunmanville *46 with form there to Shafers and got 104 4 pounds of flour paid him 3 dollars and to Cannot find town by that name existing get the rest in flour today, may have disappeared or changed Sunday the 6 names. Horses and got 6 pounds saltery it had thawed a little all day Staid to home all day setle with fogle he owed me 8 dolars 31 paid 3 dollars due Saturday 26, 1859 5:31 In the forenoon mr munn has tore down Monday 7, 1859 the wall to the boiler down in the afternoon Philo and myself went to mr Got up in and fired up till noon and flyers after hay and got it all home at wawed 50 feete in thee afternoon sawed night got up Sat up till midnight al it broke the kee went to the shop to get it fixed got gack and sawed one lofe and Sunday 27, 1859 cuit rained all day Tuesday got up fired It snowed like the devil about one our all day the river is oute of banks Rained then it cleared of and it was fair all day all night and all day Wednesday 9 Monday 28, 1859 Went 2 trips to the timber and got wood Got up fired up and started and run a few in the afternoon got corn to Wagess 18 lines and the flywheel got loos and it bushels at 50 cents bothered all day we had to cut anew key sink for to March the 1, 1859 Tuesday Fair day fixed the wagon box Minhart finished the arch it thundered hard Luther come down and Vildy and sum

24 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Thursday 10 Got up fired up it was fair in the I got up fired in the new key sink tore morning it has been fair all day we our bothered till noon in the afternoon ground 15 bushell of corn and 1 bushell yet it ha rained snowed all day by spells buckwheate ground 1 half bushel corn Sunday 19 Friday 11, 1859 Got up and fired u it has run well today Went to pleasant bought some hay paid sawed 27 logs they maid 3200 feet six dollars for it snowed by spells all day Monday 20

Saturday 12 Pleasant Plain abt 5 miles SW of Brighton Got up and fixed the drum and fired up and ground 6 bushell of corn then sawed Tuesday 21 one log that maid 96 feet fixed the track Fired all day it was clear Tuesday fired all day it was clear Sunday 13 Got up and maid a buckboard tung filed Wendsday 22 the crank head boxes Fired all day it was clear Thursday fired up in the morning it ws cloudy and col al Monday 14 day stoped sawin at 3 oclock sold 25 It rained hard in the night in the morning cents worth lumber it was cloudy and colde it snowed by spells all day Luther and Silas come Friday 24 down got here at noon in the afternoon Cloudy and cold in the morning it was we sawed 970 feet. cold all day I did not do any thing Tuesday 15 March 1859 It was fair all day I fired Silas sawed a Saturday 25 800 went to the bug shop and got 1 Got up at 6 oclock in the morning fired galon beer I Pickens up ground 3 bushel of corn and two bushel for the dutch it was warm mrs Wensday 16 Purshall moved to town Philow went up Got up fire up sawed 2600 feet it was with a loade for Wiliam Terall fair all day END OF VJOL I Thursday 17 Daniel Pickens Diary It rained in the later part of the night in Vol II the forepart of the day it snowed the later Sept the 23, 1862 – Feb 25, 1864 part of the day had the ague in the Keok, Iowa afternoon Sep the 23, 1862 Friday 17 Tuesday 23 Got up Silas had fired up sawd all day it In the morning went to town to get some was cloudy and windy all day eggs money changed but I could not get aney Saturday 18 changed less than fifty cents on a dollar you must trade out 50 cents or you cant

25 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I get any change you cant by aney-thing hereafter found to be a family name. with a bit *47 ithout bying 50 cents batalian drill in the forenoon in the worth of something afternoon we formed into a batalian and marched down town to see the 23 Tuesday 23 regement on dress perade they looked In the afternoon I went to town *48 to first rate we peraded up there we made a help loade the solders clothing there was rite pretty time about 11 loads of clothing and blankets Saturday 27, 1862 Wensday 24, 1862 In the forenoon went down town to get Cook today I have got my breakfast out my bounty *51 but did not get any we of the way the dress cots have come I got our dog colars and drawers and shoes will have to go and get mine in the after in the fore noon in the afternoon went to got my pants town to get my bounty but cold not get it the boys got fuel at eight oclock in the a bit was an amount of money equal to evening I got a leter *52 tis evening 12 ½ cents. from home was glad to here from you Sunday 28 1862 Daniel volunteered in Brighton, Iowa, *51 - A government premium designed went to Washington and there to Keokuk to encourage enlistment in the military where they must have formed a large service. regement. *52 - Letters from and to home were an had to upt them to go on dress perade it important issue for Daniel, he must have is cool this evening dearly loved his family.

Friday 26 1862 In the forenoon went to the river *53 to wash my towel and stockins it looks like Come of guarde at ten oclock there was rain this forenoon in the afternoon staid around the camp it sprinkled today when pance is a phonetic spelling of pants, we was on dress perade we had the where possible I have left the spelling armey regulation was read to us for the and words as originally appearing the first time sense we had the guarde house diary. full for the first time It is left to the reader to enjoy and Monday the 29, 1862 understand much of his words and It is a fogy morning and looks like rain meaning. In some instances I had to take there is to be a new selection this the liberty to clarify his words or to try morning I am for guarde duty today they and figure what he wrote, as some of put in moses Tarker *54 i was on guarde pages are light, or otherwise very today it was plesant all day it was darke difficult to read. night there is a good maney here Daniel had an aunt Reuby Eddy who nowadays briges *55 wife is here married a Wood. She was the sister Most the names refered to are not Lucy Jeanette Eddy, his mother. Ruby is capitalized and the best guess for the

26 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I correct name and spelling is a guess. Saturday 4, 1862 October Today I got my 27 dolars *56 today Janett started home this morning she was Tuesday 30 1862 not well anuf to go out she thought she had better go when she had a chance to On guarde this morning we harde a go I have bin on drill this forenoon on shower as I ever see in a half ower the double quick drill for the first time it lighting struck one of the shantys and went pretty well on dress perade than nocked down some of the men doctor went to town got some stuff for folks Suiley started for home at noon in the and a pair of suspender afternoon the boys went to town to here Wilson speeke it is wet this asfternoon Sunday October 5, 1862 wet all night I cook today it is a pretty this forenoon October the 1, 1862 Wensday got beans fore diner and super in evening It is wet this morning Thorn and eddy at super it comenzed raining 7 oclock and Washignton Snyder is going home and raining yet considerable rain in the lent twenty five dollars by hime it has night bin wet all day Janett *57 come down Monday October the 6, 1862 just at darke we went over to a vacant house and staid all night she In the morning there was a fire in town at fore oclock in the forenoon we had a Bridges is a name which is refered to on skirmish drill in the afternoon there was other occations, a friend from home. another fire in the afternoon in the weat part of the city it has bin a pretty day Bounty paid for joining army. anymore than windy it was that burnt Lucy Jeanett Eddy Pickens , Daniels Tuesday 7 1862 wife.thought that it was a harde plase to Bin on drill today it has bin clear but stay windy as thunder sent a leter by White Sonaven and three rings *58 the one for October 2, 1892 Thursday you had no stones on it rains in the night In the morning went to my plase than I a little went after the doctor he came over to see her then he said that she must keep still October Wensday 8, 1862 today she has bin sic pretty gad all day It is raining this morning I went to the so she cold not set up at all the doctor doctors and got two powders one to take come over in the evening to see her he right after the other when my bowels said that she was beter. moved it has rained all day we did not Friday Oct 3, 1862 have to drill but the boys had to stand guarde there overcoats did not wet rough We had a harde rain in the night in the there was one died out of the thirty six morning Janett wasn’t any beter I went regiment he was buried today in the rain over after the doctor I was sick myself in Oct Thursday 9, 1862 the afternoon she got better it was a pretty day but she could not come out in It is raining this morning it has bin a wet the ground at all dya today I staid around camp all day in the evening I got a leave of absence for

27 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I fore days to go home started the 11 I and Israel then went home Israel an have to return on Tuesday before role Dealin Wilder and Disbery come up we call And ran up bills before skipping the Oct Friday 10, 1862 country. Daniel must have sent a ring for each of Israel Fisk Eddy, the brother-in-law of his two daughters and his wife. Dau. Daniel. Mary Jane, aged 11 and Ida Ann age 5 at this time. Started for home at 7 ½ Streeter would play another role in the oclock got to the sumet *59 at ten got to family, as it was Lon Streeter who was fromington *60 at 11 ½ then I got a the minister whom Janett later went team to haul 7 of us for 2 dollars to with and married. Had a little Deila *65 Fairfield *61 then; five oclock home got exploded home at about 8 oclock in the evening it was a cool day to travel I found bailes Monday 13, 1862 *62 here Staid to home today in the afternoon went to Charles cramers wifes funeral Summitville, Iowa, about 7 miles for then went to Mrs polmatier and eat super Keokuk. then went to Mr camptins to a boat *66 going back to camp it has bin pretty Farmington, Iowa, along the Des weather sinse I have bin three harde Moines River about 32 miles by way of frosts sinse; come home the roads, from Keokuk. Tuesday 14, 1862 Fairfield, Iowa is about 36 to 40 miles Started for camp Lincoln *67 come with from home in Brighton. Delia was the sister of Daniel, she may have been married to one of the Bailes was a partner of Daniel who was mentioned persons, she later married left in charge of the mill, he was Isreal Eddy, the brother of Lucy Janett. suppose to have taken care of Daniels family, as far as a share of earning s Probably took a small boat on the Skunk were to have gone to them. Instead he river to the Mississippi, a much easier sold most of the equipment to worke on way than taking the roads. River travel the horizon mat was a popular method of travel for the times. Saturday 11, 1862 Stayed to home all day Israel *63 was President Abraham Lincoln, may have her to day Bailes put up our mil then he also referred to his Captain Lieutenant went home after darke we tried the mill Smith brought a team to the sumit there it worked pretty well wet took the cares *68 got to the camp Sunday 12, 1862 at nine oclock it was a pretty day today Ephraim Meintyse died today they took In the morning went to square mores to him to the cares at night Colonel Baker fix some book act then went to Policks got here at night then to Streeters *64 tried to traid with him but cold not then went to Oranges Wensday 15, 1862 and got my diner was Delia was here to

28 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I It is rather cool this morning I have to go It is plesant day today we were all on guarde today the boys that died expected in the forenoon in the afternoon yesterday was took home this morning we had dress perade there was more one was David Carter the other Ephraim laides out then there was men they Meintyre colonel Baker went to looked nise then formed a line in front of bloomfield *69 to there was three corps us the ladies all turned out started from here together Monday 20, 1862 Thursday 16, 1862 On guarde today is nice today it looks Come off guarde at nine oclock then had like rain today it is warm to day our guns to Joseph Smith, commander of his come today theis are a mukets they wont company. be opened till tomoro the boys think that Probably referring to the Rail cars we will starte wensday but is not certain which were being used by the armies. when we will go Tuesday 21, 1862 Bloomfield, Iowa, about 20 miles south I was took sick this morning have bin of Ottumwa. About 60 miles from pretty sick all day the doctor come in the Keokuk. Cook diner boiled cabage ______a mark beefe and porke and potatoes had a first may have been a notched board where rate diner there was another man died in they tried to place the ball as close to the the hospital last night in the afternoon I center of the notch as possible. Evening went out on battalion drill come in at four pills they affected in the next sundown bridge had maid a mush and morning. 22 laid in my bunk all day had bought a gallon of milk we had a first high fever and coff they thought I was rate super to ten wash dishes. taking the measles *71 October, Friday 17, 1862 Thursday 23, 1862 It is cool today and plesant on company We have got marchin orders our orders drill this forenoonin the afternoon was a are to be redy in an our to march there battalion drill the colonel drilled us had was lively times till they got ready then dress perade this evening there was a have bin lively all day hoping and goode many women out to see us hollering they drawed there three days Saturday 18, 1862 rations and cooked them and was to be redey irley in the morning It has bin a pretty day today we had no ______drill today onley dress perade I went to the river *7 to look for a musle shell but It is interesting to note through the trials cold not find one to suit me so I come of Daniel that most of his hospital time back to where the captins were shooting was due to illness, most of that diarreah. at a marke *70 the colonel It is difficult today to imagine the deaths which occurred due to simple diseases, Must remember that they were using and how ignorant they were of general muskets, beate them all bad he nit the sanitation. More deaths which Daniel board ten times out of twelve talks about are from disease than all the Sunday 19, 1862 military actions he was in. Friday 24, 1862

29 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I At three oclock in the morning the boys contract a variety of illnesses due to the got up and tied there budgets up and put lack of understanding cleanliness and them on there backs got there guns on germs in general. there shoulders said they was redy they tore around till noon then the doctor Tuesday 28, 1862 started me with 3 others to the hospital Found myself a little better this morning there they took me up three flite of stairs but not much going out had 50 pasages there I had a first rate room and bed by of the bowels before the doctor come myself aroung then he changed the medicine I Saturday 25, 1862 have felt better since it is five now continued beter the rest of the day by the Staid all night to the hospital at nine night I was fierce I cant tell all the sound oclock started for the boate the colonel but it was anuff *74 told me to go and get in the cabin and Wensday 29, 1862 waite till the regement come they got loaded andd started about noon and it Have bin out two or three times in the was a boad to the guarde the sick boys back and looked out of the window when and ofisers was in the cabin the name of I felt like raising up but I feel awful the boat is John Warnere weeke today Sunday 26, 1862 November 22, 1862, Sunday Slep on the cabin floor with about four Lost time by being sick and sick yet so hundred more and a pretty tite plise I had sick that I cant set up now I am a little to as soon as it got lite anuff to see the worse today but nothing serious doctor said I must have a birth and stay Nov Monday 24, 1862 there till I got to town then he wood get a ambulance and take me to the hospital Felt a little better this morning than I did after the reste was gon he come with his yesterday the doctor ordered me some wagon and took me and another man by eges I had one fried last night and they the name of Gregg he had the enciplas got me the strongest cup of tea that I *72 ever had in the morning I had my other eg fried and an extra cup of coffee the Monday 27, 1862 coffee was good for dinner I had a Pretty cusid sick today but the doctor chicken giazard and a cup of milk cold come every two owers all night and gave that was all the medicine himself he wood say parde how to fel I wood say 30 iowa vol and No 26 Wensday 1862 sometime something else it seemed like Had some toste today that was tast feel that there was twenty trying to pull the beter this morning it was a pretty day the blankets off from me all of the time *73 pay master come in last night the boys that have got there descriptive notes are Encephalitis, sleeping sickness, in good spirits they will get there money inflamation of the brain. tomorrow they give so much tost today that I got pretty near sick of it As we see in Daniels further writings, once a person went to the hospital for No 27 Thursday 1862 one thing, it was sure that they would

30 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Thanks giving day today I have received live pretty well now helped wind leter from home and answered it had bandages this afternoon beefe for diner and warmed up potatoes and bread and buter they went pretty Dec 4 Thursday 1862 well I am gaining as fast as can be It has bin another pretty day her I have expected with my disease the doc says bin out in the haul today bought me a tonight that ; gain slow but shure blouse *75 paid 1 dolar for it

No 28 Friday 1862 Dec 5 Friday 1862 I got up and went in to another room I It has bin a fair day today I have walked feel beter to it has bin snowing today looked of the window it is lonesome here to be locked up I cant get out till I get Nov 29 Saturday beter The snow laid on all day it was plesant in the forenoon in the afternoon it Dec 6 Saturday 1862 clowded up I put on a damp shirt and I It has plesant today there was a lady he was afraid that I wood catch cold but I plaid on the accordion she plaid pretty did not well

Nov 30 Sunday 1862 Dec 7 Sunday 1862 It is a pretty day here today there was a It has bin a pretty day today it is cool I catholic priest died here today there was saw some ladies seating on a little pond 56 nuns marched from the nunnery to the near the hospital they maid I git they run plase by a priest the plase where he died like old hands I saw some steam fire then there they come back pasted here engines in the streets from window they was all dressed in black Dec. 8, Monday 1862 Dec 1 Monday 1862 It was a plesant day today here I had the Got up on the dressed set up till super headache pretty bad and there was a catholic funeral there was 65 ______to horse cariges and 25 one horse cariges A blouse would be a military shirt. Laid there was a bout 100 a foot with sashes a bed the most of the time I went to the around them and 200 a foot women privey *76 and catched more cold and it follering the psesion bought a watch paid maid me worse $1.35cents got my ay got 22.50 it is plesant today Dec 9, Tuesday 1862 December tusday 1862 It has bin another fair day I have bin a bed all day I have bin bed all day I have Got up in the morning set up all day feel read a book called the dent misters of a pretty well had a fish ball for breakfast it life sene in new york I feel beter tonight. has bin a sokey day here today Dec 10 Wensday 1862 Dec 3 Wensday Got two leters from home and sent one It has bin a fair day to set up all day had home with five dollars in it has bin a fair warmed potatoes and fish ball for diner day today and warm

31 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Dec 11 Thursday 1862 Dec 19 Friday 1862 It was a warm pleasant day today. It has bin a pretty day today here and Dec 13 Saturday 1862 warm wert to the kitchen for my diner It has bin a wet day today it looks for the first time sinse I come here feel lonesome to look out the streets are wet pretty well today didn’t go down for my and mudy it thundered here today super for I did not feel well ______Dec 20 Saturday 1862 Privey would be a term for the outhouse, latrine, etc. It is peasant today and a little cool haere I am gaining as fast as I can got a leter I don’t feel as well today as common from home and rote one but it wont go till tomoro Dec 14 Sunday 1862 Dec 21 Sunday 1862 Got a leter and sent one home the leter was dated the 10 that I got it rained all It was a warm plesant day here had day and thundered hard by spells meeting I was took with the diaree to day I don’t feel very well today sent a Dec 15 Monday 1862 leter home today It has bin cloudy today set my feete on Dec 22 Monday 1862 the ground for the first time today sinse I come here tended the doors to the first It is raining a little this morning noon it that I have tried to do has cleared off and is warme there was 19 sent to there regiments this fore noon Dec 16 Tuesday 1862 I have bin pretty sick today It is a fair day today there was 38 Dec 23 Tuesday 1862 sickmen men came here today from Helena *77 there was some pretty sick It is warm and pleasant today and looks there was 440 cjome up on boate 15 on like summer I feel a little beter today my there on there one man died before 8 diaree has stopped but feel pretty weeke oclock this evening that come they havnt yet got his name yet Dec 25 Thursday 1862 Dec 17 Wensday 1862 I am beter this morning it is clowdy and The only Helena that I can find is warm here as summer it has bin the Helena, Mo. In Andrew Co. dryist Christmas that I ever see in my life I commenced raining about sundown It is a fair day today clear but cool I and rained and lightning all night and moved back to my old room today I there was distant thunder went out in the yard and picked three Dec 26 Friday 1862 buckets with coal for to go more to fetch in The clouds are broken this morning warm as ever it cleared off before noon Dec 18 Thursday 1862 and was warm this afternoon don’t feel It has bin a pretty day here I have bin any beter this afternoon running around today it is lonesome here Dec 27 Saturday 1862 as thunder I am trying to help the nurses a little sent a leter home today

32 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I It is warm and plesant today here the grass is green looks like spring beter It has bin a buisey day with me today today went down to my meals today there was to nurses went out and I there was 15 more men from Springfield tended to both of there flores it tired me *78 last night they come about eight pretty bad sent a paper home oclock January 2, 1863 Dec 28 Sunday 1862 Had a shite frost last night for the first It is raining this morning pretty bad I time in two weeks it is plesant today and don’t feel as well as I did yesterday warm today as ever and looks nise went patient died at three oclock in the up stairs yesterday there is fore flite I morning I was up most of the time pretty near tiered out had a pretty good Jan 3 Saterday 1863 site of the sity it is a pretty big place It has bin a warm day and clear here when you come to see the today still hepin in the kitchen went out ______in to the streete today with a bucket of 55 Springfield Mo., county seat of ashes and rite back Greene county, in southwest part Jan 4 Sunday 1863 of state.town it is larger than brighton We had a thunder shower here last night and a harde rain but it is clear and plesant this morning plesant all day feel Dec 29 Monday 1862 first rate today wood like to be the home Worked in the kitchen today it tired me for a few days but cant live first rite now pretty bad come pretty near being sent January 5 1863 off to the regiment it has bin another Schofield Barox pretty day today feel pretty well Monday Dec 30 Tuesday 1862 Left the hospital today at ten oclock got It turned cold about 11 last night rained to the barox at noon they had beens beef and snowed till morning then it snowed and potatoes there was no plates knifes till 4 oclock then it held up but the nor forkes nor spoons to eate with so I ground was so warm that it melted as had to eate with my fingers some of the fast as I come don’t feel as well today boys had dishes with them but had none helped some today so I dun the best I cold for diner and Dec 31 Wensday 1862 super then went to bed it was a hard bed to what I had ben laying on It frose a little ise last night it is pleasant this morning there was a man died in our January 6 Tuesday 1863 room by the name of Noel Shafor he was Was pretty sick last night in the morning from Indiana he had the diarea he got up the doctor come and give me some not half our before he died himself and medison had the headache all day pretty used the pot then laid down on the bed bad was pretty sick all night had rather died without a struggle sent a paper hard bed to lay on one thickness of home the Harper Weekley blanket on a pin board January 1, 1863 January 7 Wensday 1863

33 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I It is cool this morning I am beter this Cairo, at the very tip of Il. At the morning the dotor says that he shall send vergence of the Ohio and Mississippi me to the regiment as quick as he can River, across the border of Kentucky hope that he will and Missouri. Has been traveling along January 8 Thursday 1863 the Mississippi River. It snowed about one inch last night it Colubus thawess this forenoon it is cool this afternoon and we are on the diligent *79 Columbus, Ky., located along the for down the river it is pretty near Mississippi , about 60 miles north of the sundown and we are here yet in the Tenn border, and 100 miles border, and wharf waiting to start it is plesant and 100 miles south of Paducah, Ky. Lots of cool this evening bullets and shell s left here *83 Jan 9 Friday 1863 It has bin cool all day it snowed so last Jan 11 Sunday 1863 night and was so fogy that they had to It has bin a pretty day here I went up to ley up we all went cabin below had to the fort it is a pretty solid looking plase sleep on the flore them that cold get a there is some big guns planted on the chance to lay down them that cold not forte one or two mortars some small bras had to set up or lay rite side of the canon there and lots of shells canesters engine and slep pretty well and grape it looks like that it wood be a Jan 10 Saturday 1863 harde plasse to take but; don’t know much about it Rode all day got pretty tired passed several little towns but there wasn’t aney Jan 12 Monday 1863 body to tell me the names of them Got up at 2 ½ oclock and run all of the Laid up last night about darke started boats away from the wharf then went about back to bed and lay till fore oclock then there come along the fred lorens *84 and eligent was the name of a paddle lines got on to her and left 10 oclock wheeler, used to ferry the troops along down the river got to station no 10 at the river. Five got to curo * half past 7 Samryl it is a pretty day but windy in the morning saw the first gunboat that I ever saw left curo at 12 1 oclock it was Columbus Belmont Battlefield located warm here.

Jan 10 Saturday 1863 A paddle wheeler employed to transport They fired up started at three oclock got the troops. to curo at 8 staid till 12 then started down the river got to Columbus *81 Got to forte pylon *85 tied up for the little before two saw the first ironclad night it looks like a strong plase boate at caro and the first big guns there Jan 13 Tuesday 1863 was several at colombus *82 they left us there seash guns looked around town It has bin a warm day it looks like rain considerable there was tonight got ot Memphis at ten tonight the forte till fore oclock then sent down the

34 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I river they run around town till two clock Plesant and cool yet today I am gaining then came up to fort pickern stain self as fast as cood be expected feel first rate was free to go in a boat tonight *86 all but my head that is pretty bad there is Jan 30 Friday 1863 37 men in the same room that I am in some of them pretty sick the room is It has bin a pretty day here today I am about 40 x 40 feete getting beter pretty fast now but am pretty poor Feb 4 Wensday 1863 Ft Pillow is in Tenn. North of Memphis Plesant in the forenoon in the afternoon about 100 miles, along the Mississippi snow fell about 3 inches deep it looks River, in Lauderdale Co. cold out dores this evening feel pretty well all but my head that keeps pretty Daniel was apparently on a boat which bad was bown out of the water, he Thursday 5 1863 seemingly suffered at least head It snowed by spells all of the forenoon in wounds. His symptoms suggest he was the afternoon it broke away and the sun close to the point of an explosion. And shined clear at sundown and cool I feel yet I can walk around the room but that pretty we4ll to day and first rate super is all I can do my head is sore and my small piece of chicken and a little broth ear keeps ringing I am pretty near deaf now but I think that will get beter after Friday 6 Feb 1863 awhile I have sent three leters home sinse I come today the rest before It had bin clear and cool today I had a pretty sick night last nite but feel lots Jan 31 Saturday 1863 beter to day there was a man died in our It has bin a cloudy and misty today here warde to day he was from wesconsin had I am getting beter fast so I am up all day a good diner it was chicken and bread feel pretty well all but my head that Saturday 7 Feb 1863 hurting me pretty bad nothing new here that I know It has bin a plesant day to day it has Febuary 1 Sunday 1863 thawed the snow pretty near all off I went out on the side walk to day it was A fair day today but a little cool I feel pretty cool for me I feel first rate to day pretty well today it has bin lonesome here today ther was meeting this evening Sunday 8 Feb 1863 in the warde there ws some more sick ones come in here to day one was pretty It rained a little this morning then it bad broke away and cleared off got awfull hungry to day I got a piece of moldy Feb 2 Monday 1863 bread it went first rate feel first rate It is plesant this morning here and cool today At a hospital in Memphis Tenn. Bin Monday 9 Feb 1863 blesant all day I am getting beter fast now but my head bothers me some yet It is raining this morning a little it faired off before noon and was plesant the rest Feb 3 Tuesday 1863

35 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I of the day got anuff to eat by hooking it day the nurse is a nunn there was a man *88 died tonight while they was fetchin the Hooking it apparently meant to scrouge spoon around *89 he raised up to get for what they out of the kitchen bread It appears that it was a common practice and onions it went first rate asked to be to use the same spoon for all those on a eximed today but there was to maney sicke warde. It is no wonder that Daniel ahead of me so I had to waite till seemed to be getting better, only to another time come down mysteriously with another disease. His and took a spasm and died Tuesday Feb 10, 1863 rite off he did not appear to be very sick he was up and walked to the stove It rained in the morning like smart it was yesterday a rite wet day to day and warm live pretty well today hooked some bread and Sunday Feb 15 1863 onions from the kitchen and bought some pigs feet feel pretty well to day It was a fair day to day I give medison to Wendsday Feb 11 1863 day it tired me some but not so bad as I expected it wood Fair day to day here I feel pretty well all but my head that akes pretty bad today Monday 16, 1863 and my coff is worse than it has bin There was two men died this morning in Thursday Feb 12, 1863 this room one of them from Iowa the other I don’t know where he was from It rained a harde shower in the night in he gave medison today feel pretty well the morning it faired of clowded at long tonight was examend for a discharge but toward nite was pretty sick in the night did not get one but a______could Tuesday Feb 17, 1863 find on their own. It was common for the soldiers on both sides to forage for their It has bin a wet day it rained all night meals. Beter to day but not stout last night bin givin medison to day It Friday feb 13, 1863 tired me some bin out in the streetes to day there was another man died to day in It had bin a pretty day to day I feel pretty our warde he had the mumps and well to day bot me a tin cup and spoon typhoid fever he died without a struggle paid 10 cents for both got a pint of milk or without aney bodeys knowing it in the this morning had bread and milk for room diner it went first rate Joseph brought me Wensday Feb 18, 1863 up from the table a piece of gumcake the It has bin cloudy to day and warm the first gunboats have bin shelling the woods on Saturday Feb 14, 1863 the other sides of the river there was a boate and two barges burnt yesterday by It has bin a raining day to day here it the rebels on the other side of the river I thunders and litening considerable to day was oute on the banks to see them there I am beter to day we have got a new big guns made things tremble on shore doctor and warde master and nurse to there was a an took to the pest house

36 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I from here with the small pox he com in had the Typhoid fever the other cronick Sunday still givin medison diaree there deaths in the after noon I Thursday Feb 19, 1863 was out in twon twise it was warm and plesat I drove the ambulance out abjout a It has bin a fair day here I was out in mile after a sick soldier he was out of his town to day our men burnt a town to day head and cold not walk we put some hay a cross the river the sesch had orders to in the wagon and spread a quilt over it move there dudes but they did not move for him to lay on till our men got over there they moved Wensday Feb the 25 1863 them in a hurey they burnt it clean I feel Memphis Tennesse beter by going out thing are affull by here now shirts 2.50 to 4.00 apiece and We had a rite harde thunder shower this othere things in perportion. as well this morning as common it has Saturday Feb 21, 1863 rained all night and still raining this morning it faired off about noon it has It is a faine day today I have bin helping bin the after noon I was examend to day around the cook room and the sick room but no go so I shall have to try it down but not a grate deal the boys are getting the river there was a man died yesterday beter the most of them I tried to get the Friday Feb. 27, 1863 Coctor to send me to my regement but he wood not Plesant to day there was another man Sunday Feb 22, 1863 died to day with the piles and daree I have got the diaree pretty bad to day It has bin cool and plesant today I have myself and feel well dryed up rather down to the heel to day but I feel a Saturday Feb 28, 1863 little beter tonight there was a boy died about one oclock to day he had an absess It is plesant to day I feel beter to day got *90 and it broke on the inside and killed a leter from home dated Feb 20 and it him right off he was from Iowa 34 Teg done me a good deal good to here from his name was rica you Monday Feb 23, 1863 Sunday Mar 1, 1863

It was a plesanat day her I went up to the It has bin a nise day here set up last night top of the house it is 8 flight of stairs and for John Keen he gave me a quarter for 2 ladders I could see al over town it is siting up had a little pherena mush *91 the heist capalo in town I went up to be and milk for my diner it was good exemend but I had no ticket and they Monday March 2, 1863 went me back to my doctor for one and I dolc not find him so I did not get Also better know today as Cream of exemend Wheat. Tuesday Feb 24, 1863 Fair to day slep till 9 oclock then set Plesant this morning here there was two up all day till 4 in the morning there men died this morning one lay next o me was a boy died with the diaree his

37 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I father was here he was discharged by the name of Brussil marching come yesterday up on the river got Saturday March 7, 1863 aptain Burges was the individual who enlisted Daniel, his name is on his It was plesant and warm today I was certificate of disability. out in town a little while but my leg pained me sow that I cold not walk Clay No. 10 refered to locks along the around much river. Sunday March 8, 1863 To St Louis at 2 oclock in the night it is Clowdy and rainey in the fore noon in a good deal cooler here than it was the after noon it faird of and was plesant below staid abed all day my leg pained me Friday March 13, 1863 pretty bad the most of the time Monday March 9, 1863 Clowdy and cool this morning we have laid to the wharf all of the fore noon It is plesant to day we have moved out there I six dead soldiers and one niger of warde 4 to warde five I have bin out died coming up the river in the after in the Streets to day a little while I saw noon we went to Jefferson barox *95 it some of our regement to day for the first is a nise looking plase but harde to tell time sinse they left St Louis *92 I hurd how we will faire here that cap barges *93 Saturday Mar 14, 1863 schofield Barracks was in town but I cold not find him my leg pains me Warm and plesant to day I have walked pretty bad tonight I guess I have run around considerable to day the living is around to much to day rather hard I guess from what I have seen bread and tea for super bread beef Tuesday March 10, 1863 and water for diner coffee and bread for breakfast the bjoys growl pretty bad sent It has bin a wet day I am on a hospital a leter home to day bound for St Louis it is going to start tonight Sunday March 15, 1863 Wensday March 11, 1863 Plesant to day on the river we have run all day just got to day No 10 *94 don’t Jefferson Barracks is now a historical have much to eate and only two meales a site near Mehiville, south of St Louis, day and cant by aney at that Mo. Thursday March 12, 1863 Warm and plesant this morning the Doctor gave me oil and Laugblum *96 It is a pretty day but the air is rather cool and an injection for my diaree at ten to day the name of the boate we ar on is oclock and it is seven oclock and my the lily of alton 12 oclock e are at a town bowels has not moved yet I went and got a quart of new milk for five cents at a

38 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I house outside of the barox ground and it Tuesday March 24, 1863 is the first house that I have bin in sinse I left home the first dwelling house that a Plesant to day got a leter from home this family lived in morning I got a pass and went to Monday March, 16, 1863 corodolet *97 Warm and plesant to day feel pretty well Cant find a town anything close to this, to day it is very warm here I went a to get some powder and caps walked up fishing in the after noon but did not get a there and back got my diner for 25 cents bite I cold not find no plase but that was had a pot pie and eggs paid a quarter for to swift and shallow my diner that I bought Tuesday March, 17, 1863 Wensday , March, 25, 1863 Warm and plesant to day I am about the Plesant to day here but rather col staid same to day I went down the railroad a around the barox all day feel pretty well bout a mile and a half to the St Louis to day poorhouse it is a nise plase on a hill Thursday March, 26, 1863 A popular morphine derivative for the Plesant this morning but had a harde time. It s 4 ½ miles below town frost last night it has bin a pretty day to day am about the same as common had a Wensday, March, 18, 1863 stew for diner and it went first rate if we It has bin a plesant day here I don’t feel had anuff of it as well to day as common but I hope it wont last long put a pocket in my jacket Friday, March, 27, 1863 this after noon there was a lot of ladies Clowdy and raw wind in the fore noon here from coolndolett (Granit city?) they rained hard I went down the railroad went through the warde and treated all of about 3 miles it follows the river and is the boys on cordial in the evening eat cut through rock the most of the way super then went ½ mile and got half of a may have been Granite City or possibly apple pie and a pint of milk and a piece Cabokia, could also be a town now of corn bread that made what I wanted to swallowed up in the metro politin area of eate St Louis. Saturday, March 21, 1863 Saturday, March, 28, 1863 Plesant here to day and warm I feel It has bin a pretty day to day I found a about the same as usual lonesome and man by the name of Pickens here sick he tired of this plase is a soldier from contuckey his name is Robert I am about the same to day. Sunday, March 22, 1863 Sunday, March, 29, 1863 It has bin a wet day to day it is coole and It was bin fair but cool to day the air is raines harde this evening traided my rite chiley here I have staid around the watch for a revolver to day even it is a house all day feel about the same as ever rite nise one feel pretty well to day it has the boys got there pay to day all of them bin cool to day tried to get worke but did that was here the first of March I don’t not make it out

39 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I get any myself for I haint bin her long A plesant day and warm to day here it enuff seems like summer but Sunday is a Monday, March the 30 1863 lonesome day to me I roam around some set a around some and it is lonesomest Plesant and cool her today but I am as day of the weeke lonesome as ever washed the diner dishes to day I don’t feel quite as well to Monday, Apr, 6,1863 day as common I have griping pains It has bin a plesant day here I have across me the diaree has stopped but I washed out a shirte and pair of stokings am in a good deal of pain to day and saved a dime and bought a Monday, March the 30 1863 couple of blankets paid one dollar and fifty cents for them they are pretty good Went this evening and got super got ham blankets not new ones and eggs they went first rate had to pay 25 cents for what I cold eate Wendsday Apr 8 1863 Tuesday March 31, 1863 Plesant and warm here to day don’t feel quite as well to day as common my Plesant to day but cool uncomfortable diaree has stopped now three days and I had my side caped for tyed to me don’t feel as well for it but I hope that I yesterday but did not do ane good onley will be beter in a fewe days hurte me Thursday, Apr, 9, 1863 Wensday, April, 1, 1863 It has bin clowdy and smokey all day Feel about the same today it is a little here feel about the same to day found more plesant to day but a cool wind sent some potatoes in the roade in the roade a leter home to day looked harde for took them to the kitchen and baked them another they went first rate had a little buter to put on them It is plesant and warmer went up the railroad about 1 ½ mile a fishing but did Friday Apr 10 1863 not catch aney it was pretty windy all day and a little cool Thursday, Apr, 2, 1863 Friday, Apr, 3, 1863 Smokey and warm to day had a stew for diner maid of beef and potatoes it was Plesant to day but a little cool got a leter first rate feel about the same today but from home and answerd it today mighty lonesome there a lot going down Saturday, Apr, 4, 1863 the river tomoro Plesant to day the doctor was around Saturday, Apr, 11, 1863 examind the boys that was to be trasferd Plesant but windy to day there was fifty to the Staits but I have to stay here for five went to Dixe got a leter to day and awhile I don’t know how long for they answerd it feel pretty well to day the are sendin a good maney to there peach trees are in full bloom her they regiments now look nise Sunday, Apr, 5, 1863 Sunday Apr 12 1863

40 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Clowdy and cool to day worked in the Monday, Apr, 20, 1863 special diat kitchen to day the first day It has bin clowdy all day still in the on duty sinse I have bin her an it tired kitchen to worke yet have got the cough me some but not so bad as I expected it to day like the devil to day wood got another leter do day from home Tuesday, April 21, 1863 Monday Apr, 13, 1863 It rained harde last night it has bin a fair One month ago today I arrived here and day to day the cookes nurses and warde am not much beter than I was when I left maters went to day they put in a new Memphis cool and clowdy to day ones there all green hands at the busness worked in the pecial diat kitchen to day Wensday, Apr, 22, 1863 am about the same as I have bin for along time Plesant to day but not so hot in the kitchen yet as yesterday I am about the Tuesday, Apr, 14, 1863 same It has bin a wet drislen day I got a leter Friday Apr 24, 1863 from home and answed it bin in the kitchen to day and got pretty tired Plesant and warm to day got aleter from Wensday, Apr, 15, 1863 home but had so much to do cold not answer it am about the same It has bin warm but clowdy to day still in the kitchen feel a little beter to night but Sunday, Apr, 26, 1863 am pretty tired but I guess it wont be We had a fine shower last night and this very harde worke morning it cleard off in the after noon Thursday, Apr, 16, 1863 the Iowa boys started to there Staites at noon it has bin warm here to day Plesant and warm to day still in the kitchen to work feel pretty well to day Monday the 27 1863 they mustered all of the boys in the It was pleasant and warm till about fore hospital to day but did not marke aney oclock then we ahd a harde thunder for the regement that I have herd of storm feel about the same as common to Friday, Apr. 17, 1863 day Tuesday the 28, 1863 Plesant to day till about four oclock then we had a hard thunder shower scrub day It has bin not to day and clowdy here had in the kitchen to day and I am pretty a hard thunder shower this evening tired tonight our head cook left us to day Wensday, Apr 29, 1863 and that maid it harder on us than it It has bin a plesant day am about the wood if he had staid and helped same as common oney pretty tired Sunday, Apr, 19, 1863 Monday May 4, 1863 A brand of wood burning oven. It has bin a plesant and warm to day I have bin It is clowdy and warm to day there was in the kitchen I have got the cold pretty about two hundred of us stared to ther bad this after noon regiments wer to Schofield barox now

41 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I and don’t know how long we shall be It has bin warm and plesant to day we here it is a hard plase for a man to stay in have lay in Memphis all day took off Tuesday, May, 5, 1863 200 hundred horses and put on 2500 muels to go down the river went up to I have bin in the barox all of the fore the overturn hospital was there sick and noon in the after noon I got out and went *Dun green wood to had the bluebutt to two hospitals found some of my company Wensday, May, 13, 1863 Wensday, May, 6, 1863 Left Memphis at fore oclock got to Cold and uncomfortable here to day still 93 Cape Girardeau, headed south along in prison of Scofield baarox we have the Mississippi, about 30 miles from plenty to eate of bread beans and the Ky. Border. potatoes and heate but we have a guarde around the barox and iron bars over the *Dun was a name. windows Helena *100 at 1 oclock staid about two Thursday, May, 7, 1863 owers then run on down the rebels were in 12 miles they were fiting Plesant and warm to day staid in the all day we packed up got ready fell into line Thursday, May, 14, 1863 then broke ranks to be ready in a minutes Clowdy and cool to day we got to the warning but that did not come dark and mouth of white *101 river at midnight still here and lay there till morning started early in Saturday, May, 9, 1863 the morning and about noon we met some gunboats they said that there was a Clowdy and warm orders to pack up this battery on the shore and they went fast morning and be ready a minutes warning with us we got to white lake just dark 12 and on the express left St Louis about staid there a few minutes then started on 2 oclock ran over till morning Sunday, May, 10, 1863 Friday, May, 15, 1863 It is plesant and warm to day got to Plesant and warm this morning we young point at one oclock then went started early in the morning and are ashore found 16 of our boys then went a making good time got to Cape Gerardo fishing catched 4 then ______*99 at twelve oclock at caro at fore noon an ower hi and left ther a little after dark Helena Arkansas, about 100 miles past 15 boats going up along, the Mississippi River, from Memphis, Tenn. Monday, May 11, 1863 White River runs into the Arkansas Plesant and below island number 10 River, just north of Watson Arkansas. meet five boates to day got to Memphis at eight oclock in the eveningit was very They come back to the camp staid warm to day saw some plantin corn in around with the boys herd the canon tenasee very neer to warington to day May 12, 1863 Saturday, May, 16, 1863

42 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Bin a black berying to day and eate the Had a harde shower to day there is a most I ever did and the most ever did continual roar of guns to day I was down and the most berys I ever saw in my life watching the mortar boats throw shells at at night went to cooking in the regement the rebs they throw them pretty early by hospital (sent a leter home to day) the way they lit in town Sunday, May, 17, 1863 Friday, May, 22, 1863 Plesant and warm to day there was 500 Plesant and hot to day ther I heavey hundred nigers come into camp there cannonading to be herd to day and was one woman had a baby black and musketry out colonel and mager was white spoted about ½ for the sick and killed this afternoon and 10 more out of colonel the regement and 49 wounded they maid Monday, May, 18, 1863 a charge but cold not make it and had to fall back that was what killed so maney It has bin a pretty day here they have bin fiting to vixburge *102 to day I have Saturday, May, 23, 1863 bin in the hospital cooking but feel pretty Hot this morning went a fishing but did bad the ______not catch aney it rained in the after Vicksburg Mississippi, the site of one of noona harde shower and was awful not the civil war. Diaree is very bad on me the diaree is as bad as ever on me to day now and I feel pretty bad the gunboats gave the rebs thunder to day they have got Tuesday, May, 19. 1863 about 4000 prisoners that they have sent over the river on this side Plesant to day and bot the canon boom to day like thunder all around vixburg it is Sunday, May, 24, 1863 hot to day here I lifdt the hospital after Plesant and warm to day herd form the breakfast went up to the corell and in the regement Phinael Elis and Samuell after noon we had to move down tordes MaCollouol was killed Friday night in vixburge about a mile there was fore the same charge that the colonel was boats loded with soders come here to day killed in Shaford and Limon G. Stanley they went rite on to the battlefield was wounded I lay in the tent all day and Wensday, May, 20, 1863 feel pretty bad It has bin warm to day there has bin Monday, May, 25, 1863 heavey cannonading all day by the Hot to day an uncomfortable in camp to gunboats I n front of vixburge there cant day they are still cannonading to day a be a man seen in town to day I went last little but not very strong night down the river opset town *103 Saw there gunboats saw the balls strike Tuesday, May, 26, 1863 the boat ______Hot to day bin a fishing feel a little beter Towns of Mound and Delta are across to day but not very well yet there still from Vicksburg, may have been the bangin away at town there was 600 ones he was speaking of . women and children come over here for safty they keep them in a corill rit in front of twon our boys have gone to Thursday, May, 21, 1863 guarde them

43 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Wensday, May, 27, 1863 A hot day to day laid around camp all Warm to day the rebels sunk the the fore noon in the after noon started for cincinata *104 this ______the regement went up the yonsoo *106 on the Ben Franklin landed at darke took A Yankee gunboat. our things a shore and lay on the bank of the river Kirk Wood and Wilson landed Fore noon it rained a little to this after here to day noon the rebels and our gunboats have maid a good eal of nois to day feel beter Tuesday June 2 1963 to day It has bin hot this forenoon in the Thursday, May, 28, 1863 ______It has bin showery to day the boys startd Probably following the Big Black River, to there regiments to day they onley left or perhaps the smaller Yazoo river. 6 in camp of our company the went to there regement got off at noon there was Afternoon mustered for the battlefield a few boys that hated to go but they had there was a good deal of firing all around to go (sent a leter home) the lines got to camp just dusde foun the Friday, may, 29, 1863 boys well that was here it is rather ruff roades between the river and camp Plesant to day and cool the rebels turned out 6000 muels our ranks opened to let Wensday June, 3, 1863 them out and the rebels tried to follow It has bin clowdy to day I have bin out in but failed they got pretty badley cut up the rifle pits to day the reb shot at me our men 60,000 of them they are going one and come pretty near hitting there to yansoo city *105 next marke I got a shot at one and that was all Saturday May 30, 1863 that I had a chanse to shoot at the rest of the boys keep shooting all of the time at The armies apparently are turning the rebs inland and north to Yazoo city, about 80 miles NE of Vichsburg. Thursday, June, 4, 1863 It has bin warm to day and I was out on It has bin comfortable here to day but I the field the rebs done some pretty good had the headache pretty bad there haint shooting at our boys but did not hit aney bin much fiting around vixburge to the of them as I cold see or here off I done rebas tried to reinforce but they failed some shooting but it is harde to tell they got cut up pretty bad grant had a where I hit but I guess pretty close trap a trap for them piles come ut on me to day Friday, June, 5, 1863 Sunday May 31 1863 Hot to day went out in the rifle pits saw some of the canon shot but the rebs did It has bin hot to day wrot a leter home to not answer with ther canon but if our day feel beter to day but well by now men showed themselves there means not much firing to day shureshooters wood try them and that was pretty often there was a contiuel June, Monday 1, 1863 shower of balls passing through the air all of the time

44 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Saturday, June, 6, 1863 head he was sure to be hot at close Clowdy and cool to day out on picket to sometimes and we returned the day for the first time in my life and a compliments they watched one another fellow has to keepe himself pretty close pretty close or he is in danger of his life for they Saturday, June, 13, 1863 shoot pretty close and we are not a It has bin a fair day to day I have laid greate way aparte hid behind stumps or around camp all day feel pretty well logs shot the first rebel yesterday nothing new to day here canon still a Sunday, June, 7, 1863 roaring here It is plesant this morning finished a leter Sunday, June, 14, 1863 and going to put it in the mail bags I Went out on picket last night and all day think it will go tomoro sometime it has the rebs done some pretty good shooting bin hot and we laid around camp all day at us if one man shoed his head he was there want much going on to day here shure to be shot at and same of the balls but the rebs pitched in to our me over the come pretty close river in the morning but our men drove them back Monday, June, 15, 1863 Monday, June, 8, 1863 Lay around camp all day did not feel Another hot day was out last night on pretty bad the diaree as bad as ever had a picket the hole company crep within 150 lite shower today there was a man shot yards of there works and lay there till the in the rifle pit and some nuts hurt moon ris than we left the field for our Tuesday, June, 16, 1863 tents we lay around all day there was 2 Lay around camp to day it was prety hot boys in the Iowa wounded by one of our here all day not much going on here to one shells one died day feel about the same as usual Tuesday, June , 9, 1863 Wensday, June, 17, 1863 We have had a harde shower this On picket to day again it was middling morning it has rained all day by showers hot times out on post there was a man and two or three pretty hard ones feel shot on my post killed instantly shot pretty well today they have keep through the lungs took three steps then cannonading all day fell dead never spoke Thursday, June, 11, 1863 Thursday, June, 18, 1863 Had catfish for breakfast it was first rate Lay around camp all day had fresh beef sent to thte yanso for it cost two dolrs it and beans for diner and the shits all night was a pretty large fish lay around camp it was a fair day there was two iowa boys till night then fixed to go on picket wonded at our new forte Friday June, 12, 1863 Friday, June, 19, 1863 Went on picket lay in a box holw when Lay around camp all day it was hot had we was at our postes we was within 50 the shits like thunder lay in my bunk all yards of the rebels beast works I could day there was a few shells through the see them very plain when they raised camp one hit near the quarter master tent there heads and if aney one raised his

45 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I it hit in about ten feete of a man it night the canon open all around the lines knocked him down and our men blew one of there fortes and Saturday, June 20, 1863 took poseshon of it it was a hot day Saturday, June, 27, 1863 I was out on picket last night this Another warm day I am picket to day morning they comensed cannonading all feel pretty well to day on with John around the lines they was a good deal of Middleton nois they keep it up till ten oclock then they quieted down then we come in have Sunday, June, 28, 1863 just got 78 dolars for my pay up to first A hot day come off picket and lay of may it will soon be pay day again around camp all day there was a good Sunday, June, 21, 1863 eal of shooting done yesterday but I hurd the result this morning for the pickets Plesant to day lay around camp there haint come in was a man by the name Greg buried yesterday he was the man that was left Monday, June , 29, 1863 with me in St Louis the rebs threw Layed around camp all day and we fixed several shells over us to day up a shanty back of our tents covered it Tuesday June 23, 1863 with brush Tuesday, June, 30, 1863 Bin on picket to day I has rained all night threw dirt all over us it struck the On picket today as usual was on the bunk near where there was a man forth relief had to stand on out post in standing it knocked him down but did the night and lay still through the day not hurt him time one of the ninth men killed and another wounded with the same shell Wensday, June, 24, 1863 Wensday, July, 1, 1863 It has bin fair to day come in off picket found a leter from home and answered it Come in off picket it is a hot day our then lay in camp the rest of the day it men blew up a forte yesterday of it had was middling warm the Rebs threw in a the headache bad all day to day good many shots into our brigade but did comensed a leter yesterday not hurt aney one Thursday, July, 2, 1863 Thursday, June, 25, 1863 Plesant to day and hot lay around camp Lay around camp till noon then we was to day and wrote a leter bought come called into line of battle and marched out dried aples at ten cents per pound well to in front of the enemy and lay there till day night our canon opened out they the Friday, July, 3, 1863 earth shak our men blew up one of there forts and took poseshon of it It has bin fair to day and cool to day there was a cecation in firing last night it Friday, June, 26, 1863 was quite all night feel pretty well We was called into line of battle and Saturday, July, 4, 1863 marched out in fronte of the enemys works and lay there with our guns till Plesant to day and on a march started at midnight and marched till ten then lay

46 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I down in a cornfield and slept first rate of corn then come back to where the marched through the largest peach team was ______orchard that I ever see it was a peach and Deer Creek runs now along Hwy 61, maple country and awful ruff Daniels regement appears to be circling Monday, July, 6, 1863 NW. We have got our breakfast and stacked arms and laying in the shade lay till fore Jackson, Miss., the capital of oclock then marched to black river *107 Mississippi. lay there till fore oclock then tramped Saturday, July, 11, 1863 Tuesday, July, 7, 1863 Started for the regement found it about 7 Marched all day hot got to Jeferson davis oclock laying in line of abatle lay there farm his best house was burnt and the all it was very hot the rebs threw several most of the rest of thing destroyed went shells over our camp but did not do aney two miles then camped hrt the rebs made a charge but it was repulsed Wensday, July, 8, 1863 Sunday, July, 12, 1863 Cool this morning had a hard shower last night we camped on deer creek left *108 Lay around camp in the fore noon in the camp at after noon helped make breastworks till ______darke then was let loose had lots of green corn there was two men killed in The big Black River runs sosuth of the 25 by a shell one ______Yazoo city until it runs across what is today Hwy 55, which runs along it for Appear to be circling, Greenville is several miles. Fore oclock and marched along the Mississippi river, about 120 9 miles then camped I stoped a mile miles north along the river from behind come up in the morning the Rebs Vicksburg, lit in our regement hurt was 2 miles ahead they did not bother nobody us. Tuesday, July, 14, 1863 Thursday, July, 9, 1863 Lay around camp all day finished our Went with the train all day it was very breastworks in the evening our men had hot to day it is about 2 miles long our to take to there breastworks for the rebs division there is fore brigades there is threw several shells over us one hit in three army cores on the hole road the 9, our camp and one hit a mule but did not 1863 army core is marching on to kill him Jackson *09 by diferant routs there was Wensday, July, 15, 1863 cannonading ahead this morning I was out looking for a mule to ride but did not Out on picket all night had a pretty lively find aney time there was a good eal of shooting done on both sides but none hurt on our Friday, July, 10, 1863 side it was hot all day we lay in the It was a nother hot day was with three brush till dusk then went to camp there wagons all day was out foreaging and was two regiments come to relieve us helped skin the first hog and got a load got a leter to day it was brought out to us

47 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Thursday, July, 16, 1863 Come in to camp this morning cold not Lay around camp till fore oclock then get in had to stay behind lay in a rebel was called in to line marched out in front house all night and on a bed stead for the of the enemy lay there all night rote a first time in a good while had muton for leter home to day there was two charges super and corn bread slept pretty will lay maid to day around until 5 oclock then went on Dress perade in side of the rebels works Friday, July, 17, 1863 Wensday, Jul, 22, 1863 The rebs evacuated last night and they was all gon this morning moved in near Went up in town to fix my frying pan the rebs line it was a hot day a good then come back through the buring many of the boys went in town but did ground it had bin a camp for the rebs not find much they had tore the pickets up for to lay on and dug rifle pits had dress paerade at Saturday July 18, 1863 five marchin orders In camp to day the regement has gone foraging I am left on garde the Thursday, July, 23, 1863 convelecents came from vixburg to day Started at 3 oclock in the morning lay a there about day we were called up marched to cliton *112 then camped for and our boys are out on a scout the rebs the day got here by 9 oclock it has bin a drove them back run a wagon over for cool day first rate day for marchin we them burnt our camp and all the things that we Sunday July 19, 1863 left went up to town saw several white Marched all day went to a little town by women it is a nise town but there front the name Brandon *111 we had a little yards and gardens are destroyed brush with in two miles of town there Friday, July, 24, 1863 was a few killed on both sides saw more Got up at one oclock started on our white women to day then I have seen march until one oclock marched about sinse I have ween sinse I have bin in 15 miles it was pretty hot we marched Dixie some pretty muskey over the battle ground on champain hills Brandon is the county seat of Rankin it is a pretty harde looking place there Co., it is located directly east of Jackson was lots of graves about 10 miles. Ad pretty good looking Saturday, July, 25, 1863 ones Called us up at about 2 oclock got our breakefast marched out on the woods Monday, Jul, 20, 1863 and laid ______Started for our camp in the morning Clinton is in Hinds Co., it is about 5 burnt the rails and building tore up the miles directly W of Jackson, Hwy 20 track, for fore of five miles the come on goes through Clinton, Jackson and Jay hawked a mule and rode most of the Brandon. There all day it took a goode time in the after noon helped drive in a while for them to get in motion I was lot of catle took with the colick in the forenoon it Tuesday, July, 21, 1863 left me till about sundown then I got a little sick we come in to black river got there at three our camp at four

48 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Lay around camp all day it was hot I Sunday July 26, 1863 feel pretty lasey here in camp we are getting our camp fixed up first rate Marched about fore miles then camped things look pretty nise here now. had a harde shower in the after noonit Saturday Aug 1, 1863 was a cool morning am a good deal beter to day but pretty sore we are on black Washe out myshirts this fore noon river *113 good water and panty hade harde in the Monday July 27, 1863 afternoon and a little haile with it maid a roof with our gun blankets Cool and wet this morning had a hard keep dry shower in the night pause about fore Sunday, Aug, 2, 1863 miles down black river brige on the railroade there camped it was on the Has inspection at nine oclock then stickey work marchiney and a crooked lay around the rest of the day had roade we are camped the same plase harde shower in the after noon it has where the thirteeth regement comfortable here to day Tuesday, July, 28, 1863 Monday, August, 3, 1863 Must be along the road near Bovina, on Plesant but hot to day feel first rate the way back to Vicksburg. but lozey as ever laying around camp rest of day rote some more sent it by On guarde to day the regement lay in garden camp all day there is lots of nigers and Tuesday, August, 4, 1863 wides at this place I am pretty well had a harde shower in the afternoon lay on On guarde at a corell of mules on the ground clearcrick there was a second colonel come and got some pour mules and Wensday July 29, 1863 horses for some wides they got seven Come of garde at nine oclock then lay in or eight camp the rest of the day my knapsack Wensday, Aug, 5, 1863 came last night one of my blandest was gone the rest of the things was all right Come of guarde this morningit is hot there was three car loades of rebs come as ever our men got there tents last in and give up thenselfs to our men (sent night and put them up layed around a leter to home) camp all day Thursday, July 30, 1863 Thursday, Aug, 6, 1863 In the morning then comensedd to It is a fair day to day on duty to day fix for company cooking worked till there the boys got furlows to go darke but did not get ready there is a home I was after commissary goods goodeal of trouble about company and a foraging it was awfull hot here cooking to day to do anything got a leter to day from home Sat, Aug, 8, 1863 Friday, July, 31, 1863 I got diner and super fore the boys to day things went first rate there was

49 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I one or two that found fault the boys Saturday, Aug, 15, 1863 went a foraging to day they got lots Had the headache all day and the of ripe peaches and old corn they got backache all day lay on my bunk all in at darke day general inspections to day Sunday Aug 9, 1863 Sunday, Aug, 16, 1863 It has bin a hot dya I have bin Beter to day seen to the cooking cooking to day had boiled sholders George Myers helped to day had and beans fore diner they went pretty fresh beef to day for dine there was a well was pretty sick last night and to man buried out of our regement to day with the colick am beter tonight day Monday, Aug, 10, 1863 Monday, August, 17 1863 Bin cooking to day hot as ever feel It has bin a nother hot day nothing pretty well to day but considerably new to day feel very week to day lonesome fore; cant here form home Tuesday, Aug, 17, 1863 something to nineteen of our regement went foraging the rebs took Bill brige come to us last night feel them prisoners two nineteen James perty well to day the guchats cavery Meintyre sent a leter home today took the grillas that took our boys they took them by surprise Tuesday, August, 11, 1863 Wensday, August, 19, 1863 Our company was on picket today our men went out and got the wagons James L Bailes died to day he had that our men went out with bin in the hospital five days had a sinking chill he had bin havin the Wensday, Aug, 12, 1863 ague spells but not to stop working Bin a hot day today there was a man till about week feel about the same as buried out of our regement this usual to day morning and one yesterday morning Thursday, Aug, 20, 1863 both our of the same company they had the diareeah died here to day. It has bin warm as usual to day it Got a leter from home rained harde shower am about the same to day sent a leter home to day Thursday, Aug, 13, 1863 Friday, Aug, 21, 1863 Plesant to day and hot george Wull helped cook to dayfeel pretty well Still hot to day as ever nothing new today sent a leter home to day some of our boys went to vixberg on detail but are under arrest to day Friday, Aug, 14, 1863 Sat, Aug, 22, 1863 Plesant to day but hot all day still cooking there was a lot of boys Lay around to day hot as ever still examined to day bor a discharge ben cooking George Myers still helping White will get one and blick and yet man died in company H to day Marty boseworth will get a sick Sunday, Aug, 23, 1863 furlow Watson sent back to regement

50 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Lay around today hot as ever still cooking George Myers still helping Have a diaree yet had a niger meeting yet man died in company H to day this evening Tue, Aug, 24, 1863 Monday Aug 31, 1863 Cool days and warm nights another Cool night but hot day felt a little beter cool night very cool night for this to day time of the year as I ever see sent a Tue Sep 1, 1863 leter home by Miglitoe It is plesant but hot to day still cooking Wensday, Aug, 25, 1863 feel first rate Warm dry very cool night still Wensday Sep, 2, 1863 cooking yet got our pay to day 26 Still knoching around had General dolars inspection yesterday General Scherman Thursday, Aug, 26, 1863 and Custer was here Went to head quarters to see Joseph Thursday, Sep, 3, 1863 Lyons went to the railroad brige Had brigade inspection this fore noon in where it stood then come back the the after noon Moses Parker had a sick colonel wife had come to day she spell this after noon was on dress preade Friday, Aug, 27 1863 Friday, Sep, 4, 1863 The Colonel started to take his wife Got a leter from home to day it is cool home she come down to see him and night s and warm days still cooking was took sick John Keley was here to Friday, Aug, 28, 1863 see me this after noon

Lay around camp to day but layse as Saturday, Sep, 5, 1863 ever nothing new to day herd this Sent a leter home to day still hot down morning that sumter was ours *114 here a cooking yet nothing new down Sat, Aug, 29, 1863 here Did not feel very well to day lay in my Sunday, Sep 6, 1863 bunk all day sent a leter home Hot as ever yet feel the same to day Sunday Aug 30, 1863 Monday, Sep, 7, 1863 Lay in camp all day don’t feel first rate Ben White and Bosworth started for yet ______home this morning 94 Fort Sumpter must have fallen to the Tuesday Sep 8 1863 Northern Troops. It is interesting to It is hot to day I got a mule and went note that in the southern branch of over forth Iowa caverley found the boys the Pickens families there is a all well and liveley traditional story that the first shot Civil War, was said to have been Wensday Sep, 9, 1963 fired by the dau of the S C Staid all night come back in the after governor, a Pickens. She is said to noon they a very pretty camp ground have been a favorite of the soldiers. where they are

51 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Thursday, Sep, 10, 1963 Monday, Sep, 21, 1863 Gorden got back this fore noon he broght Cool and plesant today very cool nights me two leters drawed a pair of caveley Blackriver Miss pants to day Sep 15, 1863 Friday Sep, 11, 1963 Bought 5 cents worth cheese to day feel pretty well to day sent a leter home to To one pint beer 05 day 16 to washing 15c 18 to 1 peck potatoes 25 Saturday Sep 12, 1863 20 for cheese 20 Lay around camp to day it is very hot to 26 for onions 05 day man died in company H to day here in camp went to clear creek to wash all for potages stamps 05 over 28 for aples 10 6 to aples 05 Sunday, Sep, 13, 1863 95 Ague, a violent fever. The cold fit Lay in camp to day and well which preceeds a fever, chilliness, Monday, Sep, 14, 1863 state of shaking with cold. Brought a pound of butter for 40 cents it was rank stuff To hanks thread 15 17 to two aples 05 Tuesday, Sep, 15, 1863 Nov 1 to onions 10 Lay around all day feel well 20 for a coffee milk Wenesday, Sep, 16, 1863 Dec 23 to a paper 05 Lay around camp all day 26 to a paper 05 Jan 7 to a paper 05 Thursday, Sep, 17, 1863 Jan 10 - ditto marks It has rained to day right harde to day Feb 8 gambaling 15 and turned cool to day had a little Feb 11 to postage stamps 30 skirmish to day Feb 22 to two aples 05 March 17 to pen and sign penholder 100 Friday, Sep, 18, 1863 Apr 6 to three aples 05 It was very cold last night and has bin cool to day Tuesday Sep, 22, 1863 Saturday Sep, 19, 1863 Fixed me a bead with cotton marching Had the ague *115 in the morning it orders come at noon fixe to start in the lasted me til thread about two oclock morning come to vicksburge in a wagon with the cooking tools Sunday, Sep, 20, 1863 Wensday Sep 23, 1863 Feel pretty well to day nothing new happened to day Started in the morning for to town at half past twelve it was awfull dusty travelin

52 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I and up and down hill all of the way lost unloaded to Tenn and on to battle at shoe marching Taylors Ridge, Ga. Left Vicksburg, to Helena to Memphis, to Corinth, Grant Thursday, Sep, 24, 1863 Co. Ky. Went on the boate in the fore noon left town about fore oclock Thomas E Tutt Corinth, Grant Co. Ky. The armies *116 appear to be going inland towards Knoxville. Friday, Sep, 25, 1863 Laid up all night and till eleven today a Quit cooking this morning cool and *putting on wood today one man died plesant to day out of our regement stoped at darke and Saturday, Oc 3, 1863 buried him Got a pass and went to town it is rite Saturday, Sep, 26, 1863 plesant plase but small the gorillas are Run all night passed lots of boats going firing on our out post to day on the old down the river cool air on the river stable ground Sunday, Oct, 4, 1863 Sunday, Sep, 27, 1863 Ran all day to Helena at Sundown Lay around camp all day was on pottage about 20 minets then relived Monday Sep, 28, 1863 Monday, Oct, 5, 1863 Rain all day got to Memphis *117 at Lay around all day had nothing to do sundown ______Tuesday, Oct, 6, 1863 96 Apparently referring to the name of Prety cool night here at this time wore the paddlewheeler or steamer he is my over coate all day and sent a leter on. home Wensday, Oct, 7, 1863 *Stopped to load wood for steam chest. On picket to day it is cool to day rain Are on loading to night got on loaded at harde last night well ten oclock lay on the wharf till about for oclock then went to the cares Thursday Oct, 8, 1863 Tuesday, Sep, 29, 1863 Lay around camp all day did not do very well was on dress perade to day for the Lay on the camp all day let go Feree and first time in a good while washburn to day sent a leter home to day Friday, Oct the 9, 1863 Wensday Sep, 30, 1863 Got marhin orders at mid night we got All stay on the road to Corinth *118 it up and got our knapsacks and struch rained all day still raining at darke tents amd marched all day and carried Thursday Oct, 1, 1863 our knapsacks camped on a fine hill Went out of Corinth about two miles and Saturday, Oct, 10, 1863 a half it rained all night last night and Marched to Guka got there at three rained till nine oclock in the morning oclock camped for the night it is a fire Friday, Oct, 2, 1863 pretty town what is left of it

53 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Sunday, Oct, 11, 1863 Marched to day all day our advance had Fixed up our tents today I put a bunk in some fighting with the rebs some killed mine went to the springs there is some of on both sides it is a ruff country that we the nices plase I have seen in the south marched through camped for the night for a small plase marched about 10 miles Monday, Oct, 12, 1863 Wensday, Oc, 21, 1863 Was on picket to day south of town Got orders in the morning think wee about mile had a harde shower sent a wood not move to day at twelve we was leter home to day called in line of battle and marched about a mile and found them in the brush Tuesday, Oct, 13, 1863 they fired and killed three one each side Come off pickett and wated for stone it of me and one behind me I took one was a wet day wounded man of the field then went back our regement lost 27 killed and Wensday Oct 14, 1863 wounded one missing the colonels son On garde to day on a private house and killed to we followed them about a mile slept in the smoke house that is shiverley then lay in line of battle till darke then in the south it was a wet and cool went to camp it rained in the afor noon Thursday, Oct, 15, 1863 Thursday, Oc, 22, 1863 Came off garde this morning it was wet On picket to day it is plesant this fore and cool to day noon it rained in the evening Friday Oc. 16, 1863 Friday, Oc, 23, 1863 Had general inspection to day drew a We was called up in line of battle this new blanket and two shirts morning but it was a false alarm so we stacked arms Saturday, Oct, 17, 1863 Saturday, Oc, 24, 1863 On picket to day again on an outpost cool but plesant our picket post is east of On picket to day today again it is cool to town at a burning ground day I sold my over coate for six dollars and drawed my boots Sunday, Oc, 18, 1863 Sunday, Oc, 1863 Came of picket this fore noon got our pay this afternoon and sent sixty five Come of picket this morning it is clowdy dollars home in a leter by express and cool we have got marchin orders at 4 oclock with three days rations in our Monday, Oct, 19, 1863 harvisack Got jorders to strike tents last night at 5 Monday, Oc, 26, 1863 oclock strike tents and marched at four 6 miles and camped for the night and up Got upat twelve struck tents and loaded before day. I started on a head to beau them then maid coffee then waited till river fore then struck out marched till about sunrise and came up with the rebs we Tuesday, Oc, 20, 1863 fell in line of battle and marched about 3 miles the rebs filed out and ran they

54 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I maid there three stands in corse of the Lay at the Lundin all day warm as day our regement was on picket to night summer waiting to cross the river Tuesday, Oc, 27, 1863 Tuesday Nov 3 1863 Got up maid coffee marched out in the Warm this day on picket last night line of battle and lay there till three crossed river in the after noon oclock then marched within a half mile Nov 4, 1863 of town and camped for the night I was Come off picket to day crossed river and detailed to go and geet a team to hall our went with boys then marched 10 miles knapsacks we got a full span of mules then camped for the night and wagon on tuscunba aint much of (No record for Thurusday 4 Nov, wrote lode. Friday 2 days in a row) Wensday, Oc, 28, 1863 Friday Nov 6 1863 Marched back to our old cmap near Marched 13 miles and camped on cipry churell *119 on the old battle ground creek *121 rainey all day it was a wet Thursday, 29, 1863 day Called up earley in morning and Friday Nov 6 1863 marched out about three miles and lay in Pleasant today. Marched we went line of battle all day in site of the rebs through florington it is a rough place Friday, Oc, 30, 1863 Saturday, Nov, 7, 1863 Marched about 6 oclock marched about Cipry Creek 3 miles it rained all day it was all a wet night we lay on the ground Marched 15 miles to day most through Lexington *122 Saturday, 31, 1863 Sunday, Nov, 8, 1863 Marched to the river to chickisw on Lundin *120 on the tenesseee river and Marched 14 miles went through another camped for the night town it was a rough hilly country it was plesant but cool Sunday, November 1, 1863 Lay on the river all day washed my Monday No 9, 1863 clothes ______Marched all day through a ruff country Chapell Hill, in Marshall, Co. Tenn. fair day marched 15 miles Located N. of Lewisburg along hwy alt Tuesday No 10 1863 31, about 10 miles. Very rockey to day and ruff roads marched 17 miles Loudon, county seat of Loudon Co. located along the Tenn River, SW of Wensday, No, 11, 1863 Knoxville, Tenn about 45 miles. Went through fry Muiot *123 it was a Located along hwy 11. pretty town and a nise plase 18 miles And sent a leter home plesant all day Thursday No 12, 1863 Monday, No, 2, 1863

55 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Marched 12 miles through very bad (Not readable) roads and through Brighton *124 than Friday No 20 1863 Brunchvill *125 and camped Marched at six in the morning crossed Friday Nov 13, 1863 the river on a bridge in the afternoon Lexington Saturday no 21 1863 Jennifer? Marched 10 miles and camped for the Brighton night it rained all of the forenoon and Brithville part of the afternoon camped near a big cave here the rebs have salt river I went Pleasant to day passed through New in the cave Market *126 marched 18 miles camped of the road a mile it was a pretty country Sunday, No, 22, 1863 but not very good land Pleasant and cool marching at 8 left our Saturday, No, 14, 1863 tents and teams all but one left over took two blankets marched till at night then Rained harde this morning we marched they stoped to get super to bed or lay on through Maysville *127 and to the rail the ground roade it was 13 miles and pretty ruff country Monday, Nov, 23, 1863 Sunday, No, 15, 1863 Stanton? River Marched 21 miles to Larkinvill *128 I followed the railrode then went on picket Marched at midnight marched about 8 about a mile from camp plesant day miles then camped near the river to waite Monday No 16 1863 for the brige to be fixed the rebs ran a raft through it the rebs and our men had Plesant day but cool marched to considerable of a brush in the afternoon bellfount *129 it was 18 miles the way we ent I was on garde the regement in Tue, No, 24, 1863 the rear a roguh poor country Called up at fore in the morning at six New market? into line and moved around for a while Maryville then lay behind the banks till our men Larkinville drove the rebs out of there works and Bellfont? moved up the hill after darke lay on our blankets Wensday, Nov, 25, 1863 Tuesday, No, 17, 1863 Plesant day wagerd marched 14 miles to The fite comensed earley after foure in Stenton *130 fell into the ____ river the afternoon we had a hot time took a *131 lot of prisoners and killed a good maney more two killed and three wounded in Wensday 18 Nov 1863 our regement the fiting on mishon rige (Not readable) wrote in pencil all left *132 look out mountain *133 at nine smeared in the morning Thursday 19 November 1863 Thursday, No, 26, 1863

56 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Missionary Ridge Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1863 Lookout Mountain lay in rather cool room but keep as cool a wounded were sent most to day our Marched at eight in the morning troops are coming back to this plase marched till darke then stoped and got (No writing from Dec 2 thru the 10th) super then layed down got covered Friday, Dec, 11, 1863 upfeeling was tired was called lupthree plesant fair to day a bout the same to day miles then stopped got to lay down again Saturday, Dec, 12, 1863 Friday, Nov, 27, 1863 had my leg examind by the major in the Marched befor day light followed the morning it rained all of the after noon rebs to ringold *134 there we over took had several pieces of bone took out them at nien in the morning we engaged Sunday, Dec, 13, 1863 them and it was a sore one for now I was wounded before we formed in line and rained pretty nice all night rained harde laid there until about sundown 7, by then till ten then broke anyway warm rain I was carried off by brooks armey about the same ambulance came took to a citizen house Monday, Dec, 14, 1863 and lay on the porch till morning before I got my wound dressed it was a cold rainey wet day rainie night and a long one to me it was a Tuesday Dec. 15, 1863 hot plase on the field where I lay fair day things look nise Sat, No, 28, 1863 Thursday, Dec. 17, 1863 Ringgold, Georgia fair plesant day nothing doing here now Friday Dec. 18, 1863 then the worst wounded to the cars and About the coldest day for some time feel the rest went by ambulance we was about the same pushed by had to here a brige was burnt Saturday, Dec. 19, 1863 then wee had to go back two miles to Colde a nuff to freeze the hornes off a where there was some shantys lay there white bull no wood and frose all night Sunday, Dec. 20, 1863 Sunday, Nov. 29, 1863 a little warmer to day lay in the Shantys all day and sent for the ambulunse to come after one Monday, Dec. 21, 1863 it was a cold day but we done the warmer to day but not very warm yet best we cold Tuesday, Dec 22, 1863 had my leg splinted up and got up and Monday, Nov, 30, 1863 sat up till darke it rested me a great deal they loded mu cripples into the wagons and started in for chutnuga *135 we got Wensday, Dec. 23, 1863 there at eight in the evening and were got up to and sat up tell a bout two put into the hospital the y got my sulfa oclock then the major opened the and tried to rest but it was harde go for windows so it was so cold I cold not set me to rest 16 miles over ruff rods some up aney longer. of the boys died fair day cool

57 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I Thursday, Dec, 24, 1863 cold and wet to day set up the most of set up the most of the day my leg is the day my leg pained me pretty bad getting better fair day. today Friday, Dec. 25, 1863 Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1864 fair day set up the most of the day there warmer tod ay wrote a leter to midleton was a man come in and gave two apples to day up all day they went first rate it rained in the Thursday, Jan. 7, 1864 evening harde cool and clowdy feel pretty well to day Saturday, Dec. 26, 1863 nothing new Set up to day and whitled out me a pair Friday, Jan 8, 1864 of crutches it rained all day Snowed last night anuff to cover the Sunday, Dec. 27, 1863 ground coole to day one month sinse I was wounded rainey Saturday, Jan. 9. 1864 to day rained al day harde and all night Saturday snow still on the ground and Monday, Dec. 28, 1863 cool cool to day and not rainey sting up to day my leg don’t feeling very good Sunday, Jan. 10, 1864 today cold yet and snow on the ground got up to day all day Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1863 up to day and walked on crutches half Monday, Jan. 11, 1864 the length of hall and back and feel plesant and cool to day set all day pretty well over it but is pretty harde thawed a little work Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1864 clowdy and cool to day my leg pained Wensday, Dec. 30, 1863 me pretty bad to day up to day as usual but not trying to run around pleasant to day Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1864 cool to day and clowdy Lynd died this Friday, Jan. 1, 1864 morning clear and cold to day so cold that it is uncomfortable in bed lay in bed all day. Thursday, Jan. 14, 1864 Sent a leter home plesant and warm to day left the splints off my leg to day ; feel well cars come Saturday, Jan. 2, 1864 into day lay a bed all day and frose the bread we had to eate was frose out of wood Friday. Jan. 15, 1864 plesant to day still the the same to day Sunday, Jan. 3, 1864 the doctor took my mane to go north warmer to day seing up all day my leg pains me worse than common Saturday, Jan. 16, 1864 Still the same pleasant today got orders Monday, Jan. 4, 1864 to get ready to go north at dark got ready warmer to day and rainy a little my leg is and was on the cars and lay till day then a goodeal beter to day sent in for a furlow to day Sunday, Jan. 17 1864 started out and run five on six miles and Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1864 found the track dove up fired it and got

58 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I to Bridgeport at one oclock by there a plesant to day lay a bed all day in the hoan then run to stevinson by there till evening took two pieces of bones out of dark then run to Nashville got little after my leg after the doctors left it day Saturday, Jan. 30, 1864 Monday, Jan. 18, 1864 got up and ran around some but it was was rush to hospital mo 8 it was clear harde work cool all day Sunday, Jan. 31, 1864 Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1864 rote a leter home today plesant today feel pretty well today after Monday, Feb. 1, 1864 my ride over the road up and run around some today fair day Wensday Jan. 20, 1864 today and warm Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1864 Set up some to day plesant plesant feel pretty well Thursday, Jan. 21, 1864 Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1864 lay a bed all day did not feel quite as clowdy and cool today got an awfull well today cold Friday, Jan, 22, 1864 Thursday, Feb. 4, 1864 up again to day and feel better got a pass and went out I went around the house it was rather cool Saturday, Jan. 23, 1864 Lay a bed to day did not feel quite as Friday, Feb. 5, 1864 well fair day today clowdy and cool to day had a shower in the night feel pretty bad to day Sunday Jan. 24, 1864 sent a leter home today pleasant and Saturday, Feb. 6, 1864 warm had the aque to day pleasant here too. Monday Jan 25, 1864 Sunday, Feb. 7, 1864 dressed myself but my leg pained me so warm and plesant I could not walk aroung aney Monday, Feb. 8, 1864 Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1864 sent a paper and leter home today got up and went to the back house in the Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1864 fore noon in the afternoon set out on the warm to day lay a bed front sidewalk in the sunshine it was pleasant to see the ladies pass saw more Wednesday Feb. 10, 1864 today than I have seen in six months cool and clear lay in bed the most of the before time Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1864 Thursday, Feb. 11, 1864 a new doctor come around and he give plesant to day was out dores to day my leg thunder pleasant Nashville Tenn Thursday, Jan. 28, 1864 Feb. 12, 1864 plesant today lay a bed all day plesant and warm to day Friday, Jan. 29, 1864 Saturday, Feb. 13, 1864

59 Daniel Pickens Diary Vol. I cool cloudy Philbert gave me of pants two shirts 1 pair off Friday, Feb. 26, 1864 (Feb 12 thru 25th mostly missing) cool and cloudy looks like rain

February, 14, 1864 clowdy feel pretty well to day Monday, Feb. 15, 1864 left Nashville hospital *138 at five in the morning got here in the evening pretty harde trip Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1864 moved me into a warde it is a cold cold cold plase here sent a leter home

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1864 (page torn could not be read) Thursday, Feb. 18, 1864 plesant and warm to day

Friday, Feb. 19, 1864 plesant and feel pretty well

Saturday, Feb. 20, 1864 getting warmer and pleasant

Sunday, Feb. 21, 1864 plesant and warm as spring Nashville Hospital Tenn.

Monday, Feb, 22, 1864 plesant and warm to day sent a paper home to day Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1864 cool and clowdy looks like rain Wensday, Feb. 24, 1864 plesant but windy and rather cool

Thursday, Feb. 25, 1864 windy cool but sun shines

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