1862

10^th July Boston.
Paid for breakfast                      15
“            “     dinner                 19
“            “      hair cutting         20
“          “      Paper for cards   6
Supper       15
Took a few diagrams + figures
some on (them?)
Worked 10 hours on PP. Engine
+ spent                                               55

11^th Worked 8 hours on H Engine
Paid for breakfast and dinner 34
-Figuring diagrams

12^th Worked two hours on PP Engine
paid for breakfast and dinner                          34
Worked on GB Engine 6 hours –
Paid fare home (Cousin Nr
Myself –                                  $2.25
G.B. Eng. 14”x42” Tufts Engine Gushed to 12”
runs 43 su. Has 2 atlantic boilers
1500 un. in 10 hours 100 only

1862
13^th July Clinton
Sabbath – Attended church in
A.M. + S.Schod – heard (mifs.?)
Morgans class –
Went to Cemetery about dark –

14^th Paid fare to Boston $1.35
Paid for dinner             19
Worked on GB Engine 6 hours
+ paid out                             19
Worked on P.P. Engine 2 hours
Stayed at Aunt Hills

15^th Paid for dinner           18
Worked on G.B. Engine 5 hours
+ paid out                           .18

Worked, figuring diagrams of
PP Engine                  5 hours-

1862
16^th July Boston
Worked three hours figuring on
PP Engine paid dinner  .17
Worked 5 hours on G.B. Engine
+ paid for supper                   15

17^th Worked 6 hours on Gore Blk.
Engine + paid 25 cts. for dinner

18^th worked 4 hours on PP
Engine + paid 28 cts for meals

19^th Worked 2 hours on
Gore Block Engine. Engine doing 10.89 PP
hughes – 12.98 do
Ried of O Edwords Esg.  for the
Work on this Engine $15.75
Lint J.R.                          $3.00
Presented my bill of $25.50
For work on PP Engine to Mr.
Hibbard- Paid for dinner  19
Paid fare Home               1.20

1862
20 July Clinton
Sunday

21^st Worked 10 hours on
Worsted Mill Engine-
Found too much room between
Piston + follow, just in some
Paper- Crop head about right.
– Solid part of Piston 8 13/16 in
Paid B.R.S.                             3.00

22^nd Engine running quite
still,
Worked 2 hours on W.M.E.
Went to Wrie Mill + Fullers
Mill with Mary + Nancy
Paid A.Burdilt                        1.95

23^d Worked 4 hours on W^d of Mill E.
Paid Howard $1.00 for horse to
Reform School + Lancaster
-Charlie Morgan came on.

1862
23^d  July Clinton, Worsted Mill
2 weeks [endg]?. 16 March/61-
30600 lbs. coal -9686 lbs. wasted = 3.1
2 weeks [endg]? 20^th Apr. 61
39600 lb. coal – 16136 lbs. Wors. = 2.4 lbs.
2 weeks. [endg.]? 28^th June/62
32100 lbs. coal 13342 lbs. wd. = 2.4 lb.
2 weeks [endg.]? 19^th July/62
42700 lbs. coal 17085 lb. wd. = 2.49 lb.
Yarn is finer than formerly
All Work was supposed to be on
4^th March last year.

24^th– Worked 10 hours on Wd Mill
Engine- putting a strap under
the Piston. worked till 1 a.m.

25^th Went to Mreesth with
B.R.Y. started 6 am
Ball + Rices Carly’s Engine
14 x 48- 46 eu using steam
30 to 70 lb. (trips with 30 lbs.)
uses- 1300 lb. in 10 hours.
Supposed to be doing 30 PP

25^th Worcester Ms.
[Merrifrilds]? Engine sums 13 to 25
rev. a minute.  Working hard.
Washburn + Moens. 12 x 42”-
Thurston + Greene Engine mak’g
76 turns – used 3 tons in 24 hours
– Steam nearly 90 lbs.
Now use more coal + cannot
regulate, nor spin at speed.
Speed + area of this Engine 94/100 of Wd. Mill Engine
Worsted Mill Engine 14x48x52
90 lbs. steam – 12 hours
3560 lbs. coal –
Worked on Wd mill Engine
6 hours. Took out Piston.

26^th Worked 12 hours on Wd M. E.
Took Piston to shop + had it
Squared up so the rings + hinges
have no play – Got it together
– Took  crophead out –
Got started up about 8 P.M.
Worked 12 hours on Wd M.E.

1862
27^th July Clinton Sunday
– Attended church A.M. + evening
Read with the clap on Green St.

28^th worked 5 hours on Wd. M. E.
-put the block under Piston – ^ at night
The Engine makes more noise
than it ought – Piston a
little low + to the left.
Took Piston apart at noon.

29^th Engine makes a little noise
runs pretty well-
At noon set regulator so
as run the Engine a little fast-
er. Rigid up crophead end of
Con. rod + raised crophead –
Concluded not to put any extra
weight on the Safety valves, as
the No 2 boiler was only tested
to 167 lbs. – after its arrival
Worked 4 hours on W. Mill Engine

30 July Clinton
J.B. Parker + 6 os  Engine 10×24”x35 rev.
Steam
Waterheated, 10 ½ hours – 450 lbs.

Wire Mill Engine 7”x15”x118 rev. 12 hours
Feed water pumped through exhaust.
Average 450 lbs. a day during the
year. heat up 9 months
4 to 6 months have to let steam
in from boiler – When the Indi-
cater was put on Feb.
a warm time, when the exhaust
was sufficient to do the heating
they burned 366.6 lbs a day.

1^st Aug. J.B.P. + 6 oz heater weighed
672 lbs. J.B.P. + 6 oz bill $82.

Worked on Wd Mill Eng. 6 hours.
Raised piston to very near the center
Cylin. rough – Rigid crophead and
Con. rod.

1862
2d Aug, Clinton
Wd Mill Engine goes pretty still
+ runs smooth.
Wire Mill heater tubes     46.
Shell + labour                     80
Plates                                    6
—-
132
Shaft + pullries                   10
Pipe                                           8
—-
3” safety rake                 150
20
—-
$173
Saving about 8 tons a year-
Riged  up crophead + main (…?)
Worked 4 hours on Wd Mill Eng.

3d Sunday
Rev.                       Tutor at Yale pschool (?)
Rosie went to meeting + I didn’t
attend S.S.

4^th Engine at Wd Mill going
pretty well-
14×48” Engine 2600 Cgl (?). 14×42 1000
10×24”              1350 cgl(?) some say 750
Worked 1 hour on Wd Mill Engine

4^th Aug
Worked 5 hours on Wire Mill
Heater.
Attended the funeral of Ed. Benson
(symbol?) C. 15^th Reg.

5^th Worked 5 hours on Wire Mill Heater
Sat up with remains of Mrs. Howell

6^th worked 5 hours on W. Mill Heater
Worked 5 hours on Gore(?) Block Engine
Attended Mrs. Howells funeral
Martha + her Husband came

7^th worked 5 hours on Gore B. Eng.

8^th Enlisted in 3 years service

9^th Aug, 62- Clinton
Tested Wor. Mill boilers 160 lbs.

10^th Sunday
S.S. Concert
War meeting in Baptist Church

11^th Monday Martha + husband
Started for Chicago

12^th Tuesday

13

14^th Aug Clinton
Went into camp in Worcestor
Slept in the Hall

15 – took charge of recruits
34^th Reg. left camp Wool
Took lodging in tents
Company voted for Spaulding as Capt.

16^th

17^th Sunday, Services in
Camp-

18^th Went to see Spaulding
Who cannot get commission

19^th Major Stone came to drill
Us- Shaw detailed by
Col. Ward to take charge
Of our company

20^th

1862
21^st Aug, In camp wool

22

23

24 Sunday – Services

25 Capt Bailey took command

26^th Mary came into camp
Took dinner at Ms. Denny’s
Went home with Mary

27^th returned to camp in
First train

28^th Officer (?) of Guard

29^th

30^th 6 companies went home
On furloughs

31^st Aug – Camp wool Sunday
Officer (?) of the Guard

1^st Sept – went to Clinton
6 ½ a.m. Bot leather bag $9.73- (?)

2ond Returned 7 a.m.
30
Paid for coat go(?) pants + vest 12
“           pistol, sheath + ammtn. 19
“          knife fork + spoon + e-     75
Left camp wool about 2 p.m.
Arid Boston 5- got aboard
Ltr. Merrimack- with 20^th
Marine Reg.

3d Steamer sailed 4 ½ a.m.
– passed Cape Cod + out
Through the Vineyard sound

4^th at sea steering west
Of south
Officier (?) of the Guard

5^th made the eastern shore of
Maryland Passed Hog
Hog island light 10 a.m.

1862
5^th Sept. On board Ltr. Merrimack
Passed Smiths isld. Light
Aboard 12 M. Rounded into
The bay- Anchored at
12 mrd(?) in the Potomac

6^th Got under weigh at 5 a.m.
Passed sguna(?) breek(?) 10 a.m.
“     Mount Vernon about noon
Arrd. Alexandria soon after ,,
Made fast to wharf about 5
Rebs. entered Frederick –

7^th Sunday
Went aboard Str. City of Norwich
landed in Washington and camped on
4 ½ st. – slept on ground –
No services – sent note to Mr. Wm(?)
but it didn’t reach him-

8^th Monday- served out shelter
tents camped on same ground under
them- tent about 4 ½ x 5 ft.

9^th Sept. Washington
Marched 11 miles to Leesboro(?)
Stopped for dinner on Georgetown
heights-  Very dusty- hard
march-  men carrying knapsack(?)

10^th In Camp Forbes- drill-

11^th In camp – Step(?) Parade- first trng?

12^th Marched 11 miles to Brook
mill(?) – through Mechanicsville
– turned off the Pike just before
reaching Brlle(?)- main body of Rebs. left Frederick(?)
Burmeide(?) reaching                            Kemptown(?)

13^th In camp- pretty good
country- Drill- Step(?) parade
Heard fesing(?)
Burnside entered Frederich(?)

14^th Sunday- Services(?) in Poll.
Very good- Heard heavy fising(?)
nearly all day
Fighting north of Middletown

1862
15^th Sept. Brookville Md.
In camp- Drilling- Capt. Bailey
being Officer of day- I drilled the
6 O/11(?)

16^th– Lt. of Guard- Orders not to
allow any one across the lines except
at Hd. gtrs(?) of Guard rained in night

17^th Weds.  Started 9 a.m. marched
through Unity + Damascus-
I went ahead + tried to get a
team- Worthen(?) living below Damas
cus- also Shine at Union now
Encamped north of Damascus-
15 miles from Brookville.
– Fight near Rudysville

18^th– In camp Forbes near Damascus
Started 8 a.m. – Got a team for
6 as Gr.(?) knapsacks- of has Motley(?)
Went through Kemp town (where
rebel pickets had been) Morinora(?)
Market- Bigelow Valley + Freder
ick City- 15 or 16 miles
rain in evening- got wet
Met on the road the 111 + 119^th
N.Y. 32^nd Ohio, 4^th Mot. + 9^th VA.
nY(?). taken prisoners at H. El +
paroled(?) –
City is a pretty place + in a
beautiful country- 52 mins from was lila(?) the way I came(?)

19^th Left camp 10½ a.m. went
over the mountains to Middle
town – (pretty valley) + through
Brownsville(?)- 10 miles
Saw  J. Freeman(?) + Wheelock
Got a team for KPs.(?) @ G dots(?) a day
(Brownside(?) drove the rebels through
Sharpesburg(?) – 1908 Probably Bolivar(?)

1862
20^th Sept- Bolivar Md.
Started 9 a.m. Went through
Bolivar- where Gen. Reno was
killed- through Boonsboro +
Keedysville- Smiles
Saw Charlie Parker wounded
in the legs- Passed Gen. Horlch(?)
a leg off- Saw G. Larthe(?)
Osgood + Kilburn wounded
they sepost(?) – Konig. J. Fazer(?)-
Holbrook Lord Batterson. Fansgn(?)
killed. G. Miner.  H. Holbrook
Dexter. H. Howd. J. Johnson.  Dixon
Garfield(?). G. Frazer. Connig(?), Lord
wounded. Theo Low. Joe Miner

Went on to the battle ground saw
a great many dead unburied
– The past(?) that I saw was near
over left-

21^st Sept. Rudysville- Sunday
– no services-

marched 3 P.m. through
Sharpsburg where the houses show
the signs of fridays fight) Turns
to the left, and marched 2 miles
towards the river where we camped(?)
near Burnsides Heights. 5 miles

22 In camp

23^rd LT(?). of guard- We were able
wh at 3 a.m. got arms and
equipments(?) & Remained on time
till daylight- Got a man from 25th U.G.

24^th took him to Col. Welch + to
the Forest(?) guard
Step(?) Parade