MMS 136 - John Welk Diary: Transcripts (1863)
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“MMS 136 - John Welk Diary: Transcripts (1863).” Finding Aids. BGSU University Libraries, 30 Apr. 2014, lib.bgsu.edu/finding_aids/items/show/1746. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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January 1863
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| 1st | Sunday rained most all day |
| 2nd | went on picket at 7 ock cold day |
| 3rd | was releived from picket at 8 ock a.m. very cold morning was the coldest night this winter no fire on the Reserve |
| 4th | went with the forage train met the Rebels on the Shelbyville pike 4 mile from the picket line We had three Regts. of Infantry the 15th, 39th, and 49th and four pieces of Artillery. Skirmished all day got our train loaded and returned to camp at night cold day |
| 5th | in camp cold day |
| 6th | worked on fortifications one mile west of Murfreesboro very cold day |
| 7th | went on picket at 7 ock a.m. |
| 8th | was releived at 8 ock by the 2 Mo. Regt. warm day Sunday |
| 9th | went forageing at 8 ock pleasant day |
| 10th | in camp Rainy day |
| 11th | went on picket at 7 ock pleasant day |
| 12th | came off picket at 9 ock rainy day |
| 13th | went with forage train |
| 14th | in camp Sined pay Roll |
| 15th | went on picket at noon Sunday |
| 16th | Came off picket at noon Rainy day |
| 17th | in camp |
| 18th | went out with a forage train rained most all day Very high water got back to Camp at 9 ock. pm. |
| 19th | Pay day Recd $52.00 pleasant day |
| 20th | in camp warm day |
| 21st | was detailed with a forage train Regt. went on picket rained all day |
| 22nd | cold day was on Patrole guard wrote a letter home and expressed 35.00 |
| 23rd | in camp pleasant day |
| 24th | was out with forage train 9 mile nice day |
| 25th | in camp Rained like the devil all day wrote a letter to H. A. Welk |
| 26th | Rained hard all day |
| 27th | in camp pleasant day had general Inspection |
| 28th | went on picket at 7 ock. am. |
March 1863
| 1st | came off picket at 9 ock a.m. had inspection in the pm |
| 2nd | cold day had marching orders |
| 3rd | cold windy day in Camp |
| 4th | went out on the Salem pike 15 mile for forage cold day |
| 5th | Returned to camp at two ock this morning from forageing this was a cold and windy day |
| 6th | left camp at 8 am marched to Middleton Skirmished until night then retreated 2 miles and encamped Rained all day and night our Comp went on picket |
| 7th | Marched at 2 ock am got to Camp at 2 ock p.m Rainy day |
| 8th | went on picket at 7 ock am Rainy day Posted this far. |
| 9th | came off picket at 10 a.m pleasant day Struck tents and packed up to march order was countermanded at 4 pm. pitched tents again |
| 10th | went on picket at 9 ock Rained hard most all day |
| 11th | Came off picket at 10 ock pleasant day |
| 12th | Went on picket at 7 ock pleasant day |
| 13th | came off picket cold windy day |
| 14th | I was detailed for Patrole guard Brigade went on picket |
| 15th | on Patrole guard Brigade came off picket |
| 16th | in camp warm day |
| 17th | warm day had Battalion drill the 15th, 32d Ind and 1st Ohio Battery had a Sham fight |
| 18th | moved Camp to the Rear about 1/3 of a mile north of Murfreesboro nice warm day |
| 19th | cleaned up our new camp and ditched it |
| 20th | had Review by General Rosecrans |
| 21st | went out on the Shelbyville pike to support the picket line in the morning to camp at night |
| 22nd | Sunday had Inspection in the morning was ordered to march at noon went on the Salem pike 5 mile and releived first Div 15th went on picket |
| 23rd | came off picket Rainy day |
| 24th | Rainy day out on Salem pike |
| 25th | went on picket Rained in the morning cleared off at 10 ock AM. pleasant day |
| 26th | was releived from picket in the morning marched to camp Sill in the evening |
| 27th | went on picket on the Shelbyville pike Rainy day |
| 28th | was releived at nine ock am. It Rained Blowed and thundered all night I went to the 105th Ohio in the P.M. |
| 29th | Sunday in camp Cold Stormy day |
| 30th | had Brigade Review by Maj. General Rosecrans |
| 31th | in camp |
April 1863
| 1st | went on picket |
| 2nd | came off picket |
| 3rd | in camp |
| 4th | in camp had Battalion drill |
| 5th | Division went Salem I stayed in camp wasent well |
| 6th | in camp on the Sick list |
| 7th | in camp Reported to the doctor |
| 8th | on Sick list |
| 9th | I was detailed on fatigue duty at Brigade Hd Quarters |
| 10th | on Sick list in camp Regt came from Salem |
| 11th | in camp on Sick list |
| 12th | on Sick list turned over our old Sibley tents and went in the dogs. Signed pay Roll |
| 13th | drawed the old tents again warm day on Sick list |
| 14th | Recd' two months pay |
| 15th | Rainy day Sent home $20 by Express |
| 18th | I sent home my overcoat and John Sheelys Blankets by express Paid 1.65 |
| 21st | Div went on a Scout I stayed in camp |
| 24th | the Division came to camp |
| 26th | Brigade went on picket |
| 30th | had general Inspection and muster in the morning Brigade went to Salem at noon |
May 1863
| 3rd | I went to the Regt at Salem |
| 4th | went on picket |
| 5th | went to camp at Murfreesboro |
| 6th | was detailed to unload rations at Brigade Hd Quarters |
| 5-6-7-8 of May | Cold Rainy weather |
| 10th | Brigade went on picket |
| 11th | came off picket |
| 12th | drilled four hours |
| 13th | drilled four hours |
| 14th | drilled and had Inspection |
| 15th | drilled 4 hours |
| 16th | drilled 4 hours |
| 17th | went on picket |
| 18th | went to camp |
| 19th | drilled 3 hours |
| 21st | went on picket |
| 22nd | went to camp |
| 24th | went to Salem |
| 29th | went to camp Rainy day |
| 30th | in camp Rained hard most all day |
June 1863
| 4th | went on picket Wilkinson pike Cannonading all day in direction of Tryune Salem and Manchester |
| 5th | went to camp Rainy day |
| 6th | Sheehy Tucker Nafsker and Ramey came to the Regt |
| 7th | Sunday Sheehy and I went to 3rd Ohio Cav. |
| 10th | went on picket Rainy day |
| 11th | Went to Camp Rainy day John Harnet came to the Co |
| 12th | we got new Enfield Rifles |
| 16th | went on picket |
| 17th | went to Camp |
| 24th | Left camp at 5 ock AM. got to the Rebel lines at one ock PM. at Liberty Gap we fought about 4 hours and drove them back |
| 25th | commenced fighting at noon fought 3 hours and the Rebels Run |
| 26th | lay in camp all day Marched about 5 mile to the Manchester Pike |
| 27th | Advance to Beech grove |
| 28th | left Beech grove |
| 29th | got to Manchester this morning at 3 ock and camped |
| 30th | in camp all day |
July 1863
| 1st | left Manches at noon got to Tullahoma at midnight |
| 2nd | went into Camp a Tullahoma the troops all left this morning and marched after Bragg |
| 3rd | left Camp at 12:ock last night out Regt and the L.L.'s went 10 mile towards Manchester to guard a Supply train to Tullahoma got back at 2 ock pm with about 175 wagons |
| 4th | in camp at Tullahoma, tenn was detailed to gather up Rebel tents for our own use |
| 5th | in camp |
| 6th | we went on Picket at 4 ock AM |
| 7th | came off Picket in the morning hot day |
| 8th | commenced guarding amunition in Tullahoma our Comp" was detailed and moved quarters to town |
| 9th | two trains of cars arived this morning at two ock from Murfreesboro |
| 12th | in camp I borrowed two dollars and fifty cts from John Tudhope |
| 13th | I went with a forage train to Normandy for grass Normandy is a R.R. station 8 mile north of Tullahoma |
| 14th | I was on guard duty at the amunition train |
| 15th | in camp Amunition train moved about 300 yds |
| 16th | on guard at the Ordnance Dpt |
| 17th | in Quarters |
| 18th | I was on guard at the amunition train |
| 21st | on guard at the A" train |
| 23rd | on guard at the amunition train Pay day I recd. $52.00 |
| 25th | Sent home $20 by Express |
| 26th | on guard |
| 29th | on guard at the amun train |
August 1863
| 1st | At Tullahoma on guard at the div." ord" dept |
| 6th | on guard |
| 8th | we were releived by Co. G 1st Ohio and we Returned to the Regt |
| 13th | went on picket |
| 14th | came off picket |
| 16th | We left Tullahoma at 5 ock PM and marched to Elk River brige about nine mile |
| 17th | Started at 6 ock AM and marched about 15 mile went through Winchester |
| 18th | Started at 4 ock AM marched about 20 mile went through Salem and crossed the Alabama line Marched most all day along the foot of the Mountains |
| 19th | Started at 7 ock Marched about 10 mile and camped in a cove near the Mountains |
| 20th | Marched about one mile to the foot of the Mts and halted for the wagons to go up Comp. I and D went on picket |
| 21st | Started at 6 ock went up the Mts. and marched about 8 mile. |
| 22nd | Started at 4 ock AM went down the mountain and marched to Bellefonte again 2 ock distance 18 mile Al Sproate and I went about a mile out from camp and got sweet potatoes and peaches |
| 23rd | fixed up camp at Bellefonte |
| 26th | went on picket |
| 27th | Went to Camp (?) Conger and I fixed up a fly and bed |
| 30th | we marched from Bellefonte at 6 ock AM Camped on Crow Creek at noon 3 mile from Stevenson. distance from Bellefonte 10 mile |
| 31st | Marched 2 mile and crossed the Tennessee River 4 mile South of Stevenson on a Pontoon Bridge |
September 1863
| 1st | John Zook John Albert and I stood guard on the Bridge |
| 2nd | Marched at 8 p.m. went up the Sands Mountains and marched about 5 mile |
| 3rd | Started at 5 a.m. and marched 12 mile on the mountain |
| 4th | we lay in camp till 4 ock p.m. then marched 3 mile Went down off the mountain |
| 5th | lay in camp all day |
| 6th | our Company started for Stevenson with the Division Supply train of 40 wagons reached the tennessee River at 4 ock p.m. and encamped dist. about 22 mi |
| 7th | went to Stevenson and loaded the train with Supplies and drove back to the tennessee River |
| 8th | Stayed in camp all day at the River |
| 9th | we left the River at Day light went up the mountain and marched about 8 mile camped on flat Rock Creek we had 10 and 12 mules to a wagon going up the hill |
| 10th | marched about 15 mile and went off the hill Encamped a mile from where we left the Division and 1 1/2 mile from Look Out Mountain |
| 11th | We lay in camp till noon then started up look out Mountain went into Camp at about 11 ock PM Marched about 10 mile to day Look Out Mountain is about 1 1/2 miles up on this Road and is very Steep dust from 3 to 9 inches deep |
| 12th | Started at day light and marched about 5 mile then turned back and Stopped 1/4 of a mile from the last nights camp |
| 13th | the train was divided into two parts our Company went back about 5 mile with half the train and a company of the 93rd Ohio went to the front with the other half we encamped on a Small Stream on top of the Mts. that falls over 100 feet at this place |
| 14th | the Division camp back from the front and Recrossed Look out Mountain we Started at noon and marched back off the mountain and went up the Valley 4 or 5 mile Stopped at about 9 ock p.m. |
| 15th | We lay in camp near the division at a large Spring in the Valley between the two Mts. Sheridon and Davis's Divisions marched from here at 5 ock p.m. this is in Decalb Co. Ala |
| 16th | We started at 7 ock AM" and went up Look Out Mt again on the old road on top of the Mt. we took a road to the left and marched until 7 ock p.m. distance about 12 mile to day Company D Reported to the Regt in the Evening |
| 17th | We started at 6 ock AM" marched in a Northeast course about 17 mile then went down the Mountain and marched in a Southeast direction until 9 ock p.m. and encamped in Walker County, Georgia marched to day about 25 mile |
| 18th | We advanced about 2 mile to the line of Battle and Supported the picket line at night we were moved a mile back and to the left Stood picket till morning there was heavy cannonading on the left most all day |
| 19th | We started at sunrise and marched 10 or 12 mile to the left and commenced fighting about one ock p.m. our Brigade drove the Rebels about 3/4 of a mile took 3 guns and a good many prisoners including one Major at dark the enemy attacked us on the flank and drove us back 3 or 4 hundred yds" we were releived at about 8 ock and went to the rear |
Last Entry by a Friend of John Welk
| Sept. 20 | our Brigade went the fight in morning about 11 oclock John Welk was killed John has kept this Book up to the 19. On evening of the 20 we left the field and the Rebels to possession of all the dead and wounded. |