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The 1863 Diary of William H. Carroll, Mess No. 2, Company D, 24Th Indiana Volunteers The 1863 Diary of William H. Carroll, Mess No. 2, Company D, 24th Indiana Volunteers illiam H. Carroll came from a family of farmers. His father Dixon and Wmother Luticia moved with their family from North Carolina (vari- ously, in the late 1820s or early 1830s) and settled on land in Daviess County, Indiana. Carroll (born in 1834 or 1835, depending on the source) grew up on the family farm with his five brothers. When war came, five of the six brothers fought for the Union: William and John in Company D of the 24th Indiana; Robert, Nathaniel, and Dixon in Company G of the 42nd Indiana.1 William was mustered into the 24th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment on July 2, 1861. He fought at Shiloh; was wounded at Champion Hill and remained with his regiment through the siege of Vicksburg; reen- listed on December 31, 1863, in Louisiana; and fought almost until the end of the war, mustering out due to multiple disabilities on May 29, 1865. By that time Carroll had developed severe rheumatism and had impaired eye- __________________________ Initial transcription of the diary was done by Frank Carroll, a great-great grandson of William. Mr. Carroll also provided copies of the Carroll brothers’ veterans records and of family histories which were used in the introduction above. Mr. Carroll and his family have generously donat- ed the original diary, William Carroll’s original discharge, and a collection of family photo- graphs to the Lilly Library at Indiana University Bloomington. 1John (b. 1829) was mustered out of service in July 1864, spent the rest of his life with a variety of illnesses and injuries incurred during the war, and died in 1904; Robert (b. 1840) was wounded at the Battle of Perryville in October 1862 when a bullet fractured part of a vertebra and lived with disability in his hip and leg until his death in 1912; Nathaniel (b. 1827) was wounded in the head at the Battle of Stone River in December 1862 and died from the effects of that injury in November 1864; Dixon (b. 1844) enlisted in March 1864, was discharged in November 1865, and died in 1917. INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY, 105 (March 2009) ᭧ 2009, Trustees of Indiana University. 32 INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY William Carroll’s 1863 diary Courtesy of Frank Carroll sight and hearing “caused by the explosion of his Powder magazine at Mobile Alabama” just prior to his discharge. Despite his health problems, Carroll returned to farming. He married Mary Hovison on December 14, 1870, and they raised two sons, Benjamin and Ewin. Carroll died in May 1891. In March 1863 Carroll purchased a small pocket diary bound in black leather. It was divided into days, with eight lines of space for each entry. Carroll wrote on the back of the righthand flyleaf: “Wm H Carroll His Diary price 65 ct Bought March The 10 1863.” His diary entries begin on Monday, March 16; they continue regularly through October 19 but then for the remainder of the year, save for two entries on December 17 and 18, the record is empty. Carroll’s handwriting is clear, but he strove to fit every pos- sible word into his daily allotted space, and his hand sometimes grew minis- cule, pushed to the limits of the inside binding and the outside of the page, or curved up or down at the end of an entry. Carroll’s spelling is inventive and probably reflects his southern Indiana accent—his “helth is tolerble,” and “the Wether is fine the contry Butiful.” Letters drop out of words—his “brigad” is “orderd” to move; he sees fellow soldiers “wonded” and “kild.” Unfamiliar words change spelling as Carroll learns about the South—“byough” becomes bayou, “Vixburg” becomes Vicksburg. DIARY OF WILLIAM H. CARROLL 33 The little diary tells the story of only eight months of Carroll’s long war service, and it begins slowly, with the regiment in camp at Helena, Arkansas, drilling and waiting for new orders. On April 11, Carroll wrote: “To day wee leave Helena for parts unknown to us.” The brigade boarded a ship bound south on the Mississippi River and on the 13th Carroll and his comrades arrived at Milliken’s Bend, “Whare wee found 2 Brigads more of Grants army.” Carroll and the 24th Indiana were on their way to Vicksburg. 34 INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY Monday, March 16, 18632 The Wether fare & Warm Brigade drill from 2 till 5 pm commanded bye Gen Wallace A Gormon3 the Birgade consisting of 4 Regiments the 24 and 34 Ind Regiments not in the drill but being directed Wrong Wee marched 6 miles Rested & then marched back 2 mile to camp no mail I am Well Tuesday 17 Wether fare and Warm 6 regiments out on Brigade drill from 4 till 5 pm Com bye Gen Gormon The [ ] of Regiments [ ]ted plenty of fun & the River Still Riseing no news but plenty of beard todey Mess No 2 all Well but W W Johnson he is quite unwell No mail to day I am Well Wednesday 18 Drill to day Co drill from half past 9 till half past 10 am then Brigade drill from 3 to 5 PM no news of importan no Mail I am In moderately Good Health at Present & hope I shall Continue so as health Is the greatest Blessing a soldir has Thursday 19 to Day Drill again at the usual hours to Day about 10 am Earl of Co C 24th Ind vols Died Disease Small Pox some mail But no news of Importance I am well to Day & fell foxy Mess no 2 Is all right __________________________ 2Introduction, footnotes, and transcription checking were done by the staff of the IMH. Empty square brackets indicate unclear or missing words or portions of words; letters within square brackets finish an otherwise unclear abbreviated word. Carroll’s capitalization has been retained to the extent possible: some frequently capitalized letters, including R and W, are formed differently than the lower case; others, particularly the letter S, have fundamentally identical shapes whether lower or upper case, and the editors have made a best guess according to context, previous spelling of the word, and comparative size. Carroll’s original prose often did not include standard punctuation, no doubt because of the shortness of each entry. In many entries, it is difficult to distinguish between punctuation and frequent pen marks, and so the editors have chosen to eliminate punctuation altogether. Above each entry we have used a ver- sion of the diary’s own titles for each day. 3Willis A. Gorman (1816-1876) was a former territorital governor of Minnesota. Commissioned as Colonel of the 1st Minnesota Infantry at the outbreak of the war, Gorman was promoted to Brigadier General in October 1861 and commanded troops at the battles of Balls Bluff and Antietam. From December 1862, he commanded the District of Eastern Arkansas, Army of the Tennessee, until leaving the service in May 1864. DIARY OF WILLIAM H. CARROLL 35 Friday 20 All Quiet to Day No news of Importance No Drill to Day & I am glad of It & But little mail river still rising & In all Probability we are going to have a heavy freshet I am In Bully health to Day Good night Mess No 2 Saturday 21 Still Quitt weather fine & warm and river Is still high Henry Dru[ ] of Co I 24 Ind vols was Drownd In the river Nere Helena Ark some news & some little mail & am well & the Boys generally I am still foxy occasionly Sunday 22 All Still Quiet to Day at 11 AM I attend Catholic Church then at three PM a large Congregation met In N[ ] fort we had speaking & religious exercises by the chaplin of [ ] then a short speech from Col Cameron4 of the 34th Ind vols I am well & [ ] Monday 23 Still raining to Day & on a stand the river Is I was on fatigue Duty to Day Building Leve no mail no news But Still raining I am well & the 24th Is all OK I think I am now Old Enough to mary Tuesday 24 Still Raining the River Still at about on a stand the back water over our camp tomorrow Wee Will move A large mail to day but I got no lettr It is to bad but I Will keepe coll I am Well & whroat one letter the old 24 is Still all OK Mess No 2 all fine Wednesday 25 Still in camp Nere Helena the Wether fare and Butiful Spring has come at last the fruit trees has began to bud and Blossom To day I am out on picket the river is Still falling Wee moved our camp to day I am Still in good helth no maill to day __________________________ 4Col. Robert A. Cameron, 34th Indiana Volunteer Regiment. The 34th Indiana, like Carroll’s regiment, was part of Gen. George McGinnis’s 1st Brigade at Vicksburg. 36 INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY Thursday 26 Still fare & Warm & the River falling this morning I came in off of garde & found Co P all rite & in our new camp today Wee Received 2 months pay Some mail to day and I Wroat one letter Ness No 2 is Still all Well but Walter I am Still in good helth Friday 27 Still in camp nere helena it is cloudy With some Rain Co drill from half past 9 till half past 10 AM then Brigade drill from 2 till 5 PM the Battalions com- manded bye General Mc Ginis5 consisting of the 24 and 34 Ind and the 29 Wesconsin Volunteers No mail to day I am Well Saturday 28 Still cloudy to day and Some little rain no drill to day as it is Wash day and the one genraley used for cleanin up Goons Quarters clothing & preparato- ry to Sundy morning inspection I Received one letter to day from W Allison and Wroat one to G Carill no Special news from Vicburg the River falling I am Still in moderate helth Sunday 29 This is a very cold & Blustry day With Some little falling occasionly Wee had inspection this morning at 10 o clock AM then I Spent the evening in Town on fatig dewty Building a Bridge & Working on the streat No mail to day I am Well Monday 30 To day I am out on picket the Wether coald & some snow falling had a mess of Gar for Supper & Wants it to be the last6 Wm Fitzgerald of Co D 24 Ind Vols Died this evning a bout 10 o clock PM in the Regimental Hospital no mail to day I am Still in good helth __________________________ 5Brig.
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