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CIVIL WAR DIARY OF SALMON HAZELWOOD
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Alexander County Illinois Genealogy Trails

Contributed by Melvin Hazelwood

Saturday July 16, 1864: On company inspection. Took a gripping in my bowels. Sent for doctor (blurred) he gave me (blurred) and salts. Very sick in the evening. Some cannoning on the left from the North side of the river. Marching orders to march at 6 AM in the morning. Crossed Chattahoocha River.

Sunday July 17, 1864: Marching out at 6 o'clock AM. Crossed Chattahoocha River at 11 o'clock AM on pontoon bridges. 16th Illinois of our brigade marched in front and advanced the skirmish lines. Drove the rebels some two miles back from the river. Their loss in killed and wounded (blurred). Formed our lines. Throwed up breastworks.

Monday July 18, 1864: Rebels sounded their bugles last night and moved their artillery to the left. Rebels falling back. Stoley bought paper yesterday $.20. Writing to wife. Advanced our lines. Entrenched ourselves.

Tuesday July 19, 1864: Washed my socks. Health improving. Some able for duty but only (blurred) duty when I please. Went on picket in the evening. Coleman killed.

Wednesday July 20, 1864: On picket. Private John Jackson killed. Captain Coleman killed. Jessie Pimkens wounded. Relieved at dark. Crossed at a mill.

Thursday July 21, 1864: Changed sides of the rebels breastworks. John Heater (blurred) $1.00. Fell back across the break to an old works.

Friday July 22, 1864: Writing to wife. Took up a line of march at 12 o'clock. Crossed the break at a big mill. Marched 5 miles. Went on picket in two and one half miles of Atlanta.

Saturday July 23, 1864: On picket in our trench. All quiet on our lines. Hard fighting on our left. Received a letter from wife. Relieved off of picket.

Sunday July 24, 1864: Building breastworks on a hill at a house. The parson preached. Writing to wife. Beautiful day. Sent Louisa some scarfs.

Monday July 25, 1864: Jefferson Davis moved his headquarters here to a house on the hill at our camps. Camped near Atlanta.

Tuesday, July 26, 1864: Reestablished head our tents and built a new shade. General Logan moved his headquarters near our camps.

Wednesday July 27, 1864: Moved out and advanced the lines and was relieved by the 15th corps. Rained while we was advancing the lines.

Thursday July 28, 1864: Took up a line of march. Went around to the river and then turned down on the extreme right. Had some skirmishing. Rounded in and camped in the rear of mountain. 15th corps (blurred) days marched was 15 miles. Very hot.

Friday Jul 29, 1864: Took a position in line and advanced the lines. Threw up works where a man burned his own house. Caught him. He burnt the house for an alarm to the rebs.

Saturday July 30, 1864: Went on picket. Very soon relieved by the 15th corps. Left my blanket. Formed and advanced the lines. Lay on picket on reserve. Received two letters from wife.

Sunday July 31, 1864: Relieved off of picket and moved around on the extreme right and advanced the lines for some of the 20th corps. Advanced the lines. Moved back to our front and struck tents. Rained very hard. Got very wet.

Monday August 1, 1864: Very cloudy and dark this morning. Drizzly of rain. Writing to wife. Loaned Uncle John Thurston $1.00. Bought of writing paper $.25.

Tuesday August 2, 1864: Troops moving to the right. Orders to be ready at a moments warning to fall in. Built good breastworks. Still got the rhumatics in my back and hips.

Wednesday August 3, 1864: Rained very hard. On brigade. Relieved from duty today. Artillery duel on the left and front of us. Hard fighting and musketering on the right. Bought ink $.15 Peach tree creek.

Thursday August 4, 1864: Raining very slightly. We had orders to be ready to move at daylight. We was ready but didn't move. Swapped off my old "gould" pen for a new one. Give to boot $3.00. Moved to the right three miles.

Friday August 5, 1864: Bugler of the (blurred) Michigan killed. Moved one half mile to the right. Commenced building breastworks. Rained. Went on picket.

Saturday August 6, 1864: Peach tree creek. Advanced the line. Had a fight. Once fell back a little but regained our ground under heavy fire all day. Loss in our company three killed, three wounded. Dave Davis, Persal, Larry Burks killed Company E. Relieved at dark.

Sunday August 7, 1864: Cleaned up our guns. I went to preaching. Rebels fell back one line. We moved up on them and built breastworks. Put up our tents. Rhumatics getting some better but bad (blurred) Rained.

Monday August 8, 1864: John Thurston $.50. Moved to the right on the right flank. Rained.

Tuesday August 9, 1864: Rhumatics some better today. Today I saw some women and children in the distance at home in their own house. Rained.

Wednesday August 10, 1864: Went a foraging. Got some nice red apples. Splendid good cooking apples. Received two letters from wife. Latest August 1. Writing to wife. Going on picket.

Thursday August 11, 1864: On picket this day. In the service two years. Relieved off of picket. Moved back to our knapsacks.

Friday August 12, 1864: Moved our camps early in the morning and pitched tents. Bought a $.25 pen in silver with $.50 script. Received a letter from wife dated August 6, 1864. Writing to wife. Sollied shot (blurred)

Saturday August 13, 1864: Cleaned up camps. Very warm day. Heavy firing. On picket. Ember Baxter returned to the regiment. Rhematism considerably in my way.

Sunday August 14, 1864: Writing to Cliff. Inspection company. John Heater went to the hospital. Parcen (Parson) preached. Changed guns with Nathaniel Liens (could be Lions).

Monday August 15, 1864: Cleaned up guns. Got Mingo to wash my shirt and pants. Paid him $.25.

Tuesday August 16, 1864: Went after beef in the rear to an old field. On general inspection at 7 AM. Took a good bath in a cool hole of water above the spring. Wrote two letters for J. W. Shepard.

Wednesday August 17, 1864: Put up sharp stakes in front of our breastworks. Miles went a foraging. Got roasting corn. Uncle Jan Thurston came from the hospital. Writing to Feliz brother. Writing to wife.

Thursday August 18, 1864: Rhumatics very near well. Went on picket late in the evening.

Friday August 19, 1964: On picket. Weathe rvery pleasant. Just 5 companies of the right (blurred) on picket. The left wing and our division went on a scout. Returned at dark. Relieved at 8 PM.

Saturday August 20, 1864: Got up at daylight. Took up a line of march without breckfast (breakfast). Went around on the right wing seven or eight miles and cut the railroad and returned back to camp with plenty of forage, roasting corn and so forth. Rained. And one from Felix.

Sunday August 21, 1864: Very heavy cannon firing here this morning. Writing to wife. Writing to Felix. I fell no rhumatics today nor not much for several days.

Monday August 22, 1864: Had company inspection. Enuch Burton detailed as horsler. Went to night meeting.

Tuesday August 23, 1864: On guard last night. At preaching 8 PM.

Wednesday August 24, 1864: Rhumites (Rheumatics) entirely well I believe. At preaching 3 PM. Nothing strange today. Sunset 6 o'clock (blurred) minutes. To preaching 8 PM.

Thursday August 25, 1864: Day pleasant. At preaching at 8 PM. A splendid surmen (sermon).

Friday August 26, 1864: All quiet in frunt (front) 4th corps moving to right. Marching orders. Ready to move all packed up 4 PM.

Saturday August 27, 1864: Took up a line of march at 1 AM. Marched one mile to the right. Threw up works. Camped for the night.

Sunday August 28, 1864: Took up a line of march at 5 o'clock AM. Marched to the right. Crossed the Montgomery railroad at 3 o'clock. Everlastingly tore it up and went a short distance. Stacked arms at a sweet potato patch. Dug them. Went on picket.

Monday August 29, 1864: On picket guarding the right flank. Moving in direction of the railroad. After traveling a short distance, camped. Went on picket by a big cornfield, four acres. Soldiers gathered it some. Relieved. Went in to camp.

Tuesday August 30, 1864: Took up a line of march for the railroad. Marched a short distance. Camped in an old field. Built breastworks. Got plenty of peas and roasting corn.

Wednesday August 31, 1864: Got mail. Writing to wife. Thomas McClinton and myself went to a house to grind the ax. Took up a line of march in direction of railroad. Turned back and down the road to guard a wagon train (blurred) night.

Thursday September 1, 1864: In line for to march early. Marching in the direction of the Macon railroad. Came up with the rebs on the railroad. Charged their works. Captured 10 pieces of artillery.

Friday September 2, 1864: (Atlanta occupied by Sherman) (blurred) Miles detailed to bury the dead. Marched into Jonesboro. Camped. Threw up earthworks.

Saturday September 3, 1864: Went a foraging out South of East three miles. Saw several rebel hospital also and wounded rebs. Got 27 head of cattle and plenty of roasting corn. John Thurston tobacco $1.00. John Heater tobacco $1.00.

Sunday September 4, 1864: Well today, I am walkng the streets of Jonesboro, Georgia. A great many businesses. Houses here is evacuated. Everything laid in waste pretty much. Goin on picket.

Monday September 5, 1864: On picket. Writing to wife. Relieved at 4 o'clock PM.

Tuesday September 6, 1864: Moved out early. Ready to march. Pitched tents. Marched at 3 o'clock PM. Marched out one and one half miles. Camped. Threw up breastworks. Wildreges's man captured 500 prisoners from the rebs.

Wednesday September 7, 1864: Marched at 7 o'clock AM. Marched up the railroad into rough and ready station. Camped. Struck tents. Stayed the night. Got a letter from wife and baby likeness. (picture of baby)

Thursday September 8, 1864: Marched at 8 o'clock up to the railroad within two miles of Atlanta. Camped. Struck tents.

Friday September 9, 1864: Atlanta. Cleaning off camps. Making a shed and table. Bought ink $.15. Went up in the edge of town. Went on pickets at dark.

Saturday September 10, 1864: Relieved off of picket at 8 AM. Bought one linen handkerchief $.50. thread $.10, needles $.05. Thomas Segan returned to Company E. A. J. Thompson also.

Sunday September 11,1864: Writing to wife. Writing for Uncle John. Furnished stamps $.05.

Monday September 12, 1864: Cleaned up in the river. Received a package of paper and stamps from wife.

Tuesday September 13, 1864: (Blurred) up a fire house getting lumber to build a shanty. Rebuilt our shanty and put a glass window in it. Fixed up every shanty comfortable on yard (blurred)

Wednesday September 14, 1864: At the engine house in Atlanta, Georgia. Received two letters from wife and writing to wife. Bought three candles $.30.

Thursday September 15, 1864: Camp Atlanta, Georgia. Cleaning up camps. Wrote a letter for John Thurston to Washington McRaven. Writing for Uncle John. Furnished one stamp $.05.

Friday September 16, 1864: On inspection. Bought a pocket book $.80. Writing to Cliff. Have a very sore boil on my thigh. Dress parade.

Saturday September 17, 1864: Unwell with a rising on my thigh. It broke and is running. Got my (blurred) paid $.10. Received a letter from Cliff Hazlewood. Company drill.

Sunday September 18, 1864: Camp Atlanta, Georgia. Rained. Writing to Felix.

Monday September 19, 1864: Nothing strange has occurred today. Weather nice. Bought pork $.40. Soft bread $.25.

Tuesday September 20, 1864: Drawed one knapsack $2.40. Made me a heavy sack.

Wednesday September 21, 1864: Rained. On dress parade.

Thursday September 22, 1864: Rained. Writing to wife. Our box of goods came up from Bridgeport.

Friday September 23, 1864: Rained. Washed my pants, shirt and socks. Fell out on the collar line and dispatch read to us Sheridan whipped the rebs in the Shenandoah Valley. Captured two thousand prisoners. (Blurred) pieces of artillery. Drove rebs twelve miles.

Saturday September 24, 1864: Went on picket at 7 AM. Received news through an English channel that General Sheridan whipped rebels early in the Shenandoah Valley driving him and had sent two thousand prisoners to the rear.

Sunday September 25, 1864: relieved off of picket at 9 o'clock AM. Sheridan give three cheers. (Blurred) fell (blurred) at church.

Monday September 26, 1864: At a family graveyard. Revolution here in the army here today. Some change is bieng made in the army today. Sold Lovett Lackley one blanket for $2.50.

Tuesday September 27, 1864: (blurred) nice. Went to Atlanta all over town. Bought (blurred) paid $.25. Writing to wife.

Wednesday September 28, 1864: Rained a little. Under marching orders. Marched at 8 AM. Got on the train in the edge of town.

Thursday September 29, 1864: Lay all night on the train. Moving out at 7 AM from Atlanta bound to Chattanooga. Burned (blurred) Chickamauga bridge. Lay all night.

Friday September 30, 1864: Lay on the Chickamauga bridge Tennessee. Leaving the bridge at 9 o'clock AM. Arrived at Chattanooga at 11 o'clock AM. Lay over two hours. Arrived at Stephenson Alabama at 5 PM. Stacked arms. Et supper. Boarded train.

Saturday October 1, 1864: Lay all night on the train at Stephenson. Leaving Stephenson for Huntsville, Alabama at 10 o'clock AM. Arrived at Huntsville, Alabama at 8 o'clock PM. Lay on the train all night. Rained.

Sunday October 2, 1864: Got off the train. Pitched tents in Huntsville, Alabama. Leaving Huntsville at 5 o'clock PM on the train run down the Decator road three miles. Found the road torn up. Fixed the track. Lay over til morning. It rained.

Monday October 3, 1864: Pulling out for Athens at 6 AM. Arrived to Athens at 3 o'clock PM. Got off the train. Pitched tents. Rained very hard. Rained.

Tuesday October 4, 1864: Leaving Athens at 6 o'clock AM. Marched to Rogersville 22 miles. Camped. It rained.

Wednesday October 5, 1864: Marched at daylight. Marched to Shoales Break 17 miles and camped for night. Rebels in front. It rained.

Thursday October 6, 1864: Firing on pickets. Marching out early to drive the Rebs. Formed line of battle. Forward marched. Rebs fired a few shots. Retreated back. We went on to Florence distance 5 miles. Returned to camp. (Blurred) Shoes creek.

Friday October 7, 1864: Marched at 10 o'clock AM for Florence. Arrived to Florence and camped.

Saturday October 8, 1864: All quiet in Florence. Went a foraging. Got plenty of sweet potatoes and apples.

Sunday October 9, 1864: Frost this morning. The day is beautiful. I am more alone in a large millhouse and cotton gin. I have been sleeping here upstairs passing off time.

Monday October 10, 1864: Took up a line of march at 6 o'clock AM. Marched 23 miles. Camped near Rogersville on a break.

Tuesday October 11, 1864: Marched at 6 AM. Marched (blurred) miles. Camped in 7 miles of Athens.

Wednesday October 12, 1864: Marched at 7 AM. Marched through Athens at 11 o'clock AM. Camped in one mile of town. Distance 6 miles today.

Thursday October 13, 1864: Relieved off of picket at 6 AM. Marched into town to the depot. Got aboard the train at 8 o'clock AM. Arrived to Huntsville 12 o'clock. Got dinner. Arrived in Larkinsville late. Got supper. Received a letter from wife and from mother.

Friday October 14, 1864: Arrived to Chattanooga at 3 o'clock AM in the night. Got off the train. Marched out in line. Formed at breastwork and put up tents. Received a letter from wife.

Saturday October 15, 1864: Chattanooga, Tennessee All quiet in camp. (blurred) up a buck. Rebels said to be near. Looking for to be attacked here.

Sunday October 16, 1864: Writing to wife. Drawed on (blurred) two pair of socks. One pair of shoes.

Monday Octobter 17, 1864: Camped in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bought a hatchet from John Morris $.50 paid.

Tuesday October 18, 1864: Took up a line of march from Chattanooga, Tennessee at 7 AM. Marched 15 miles. Camped at Gordons mill on Chickamauga river.

Wednesday October 19, 1864: Marching at 6 AM. Marched 17 miles. Camped at Lafayette.

Thursday October 20, 1864: Marched at 7 AM. Marched down to the Catuchee River and changed directions. Marched west. Crossed the river. Camped in 4 miles of Broomtown.

Friday October 21, 1864: Marched at 7 AM. Marched through Alpine at 12 o'clock into Alabama, Cherokee county. Marched 19 miles and camped.

Saturday October 22, 1864: Marching at 6 AM. Marched 10 miles at Centerville. Camped where we found the main body of our army. Arrived to Centerville 12 o'clock. Received a letter from wife.

Sunday October 23, 1864: Camped Centerville, Alabama. Lying still. Foraging orders read to that affect. Writing to wife. Gainesville, Alabama.

Monday October 24, 1864: All quiet in camp at Jerrysville, Alabama.

Tuesday October 25, 1864: Considerable foraging going on. The country entirely foraged out.

Wednesday October 26, 1864: Miles went a foraging. Got nothing.

Thursday October 27, 1864: All quiet at Gainesville, Alabama. Signed for (blurred) in the town of Guysville, Alabama on the Secuce River. I got some pumpkins down the river today.

Friday October 28, 1864: Leaving Gaysville at 3 o'clock PM. Marched 8 miles and camped.

Saturday October 29, 1864: Marched 5 AM. Marched 17 miles. Camped near Rome in the state of Georgia.

Sunday October 30, 1864: Lying still in camps at Rome, Georgia. Received a letter from wife dated October the 18th.

Monday October 31, 1864: Marching for Kingston at 5 o'clock. Miles started home on a furlough. I sent my (blurred) coat home by him. Arrived at Kingston at 3 o'clock PM. Camped.

Tuesday November 1, 1864: Marching for (blurred) at 5 AM. Marched (blurred) Miles started home on a 20 days furlough.

Wednesday November 2, 1864: Kingston Georgia In Kingston. Raining some today. Received a letter from wife. Received of Fuller $2.50.

Thursday November 3, 1864: All quiet at Kingston. Raining.

Friday November 4, 1864: Raining. Some talk of marching. Signed for 3 months (blurred) pair of shoes.

Saturday November 5, 1864: Writing to wife. Weather nice today. (blurred)

Sunday November 6, 1864: (blurred)

Monday November 7, 1864: Still made (moderating) all over Kingston (blurred) Marching orders.

Tuesday November 8, 1864: Marching early from Kingston. Arrived at Carruthersville at 2 o'clock PM. Camped.

Wednesday November 9, 1864: Today in Cartersville. Observing everything. I (blurred) bought one ham of meat. Cost $1.40. I am out $.50. Writing to wife.

Thursday November 10, 1864: Rained very hard. Bought 4 lbs of beef roast. I am out $.11. Weather cooler. Bought one shirt. Paid $2.50. Writing to Miles Cauble.

Friday November 11, 1864: Cartersville, Georgia. Taken a cold. 3 o'clock PM now in Cartersville, Georgia setting on the (blurred) track.

Saturday November 12, 1864: Conscripts is arriving.

Sunday November 13, 1864: Took a line of march early (blurred) up miles of railroad. Tore up 6 miles of railroad. Marched down to (blurred) and camped.

Monday November 14, 1864: Marching at daylight. Marched down near Chattahoochie River, camped.

Tuesday November 15, 1864: (Sherman becan march to the sea.)
Marching at sunrise. Marched to Atlanta and camped. Drew clothing. One (blurred) coat, one pair of socks, one hat, one pair of shoes.

Wednesday November 16, 1864: Orders to be ready to march at 11 o'clock AM. Marching out at 11. Marched out the railroad running east 7 miles. Camped near Stone Mountain.

Thursday November 17, 1864: Marching at 7 AM. Bought a (blurred) paid $1.00. Presented a lady my Methodist (blurred) I feel very feeble with a cold. Campbell congress (blurred) Newton County.

Friday November 18, 1864: Marched at 6 o'clock AM. Marched 15 miles. Camped on Black River. All were ok. Rained. (blurred) Passed Crayton and Oxford, Georgia.

Saturday November 19, 1864: Marching at 7 AM. Camped near Shavetown, Georgia. Foraging for a living. Marched 20 miles.

Sunday November 20, 1864: Marched at 6 AM. Marched through Sunttown. Marched 15 miles. Camped at Dattown.

Monday November 21, 1864: Took up a line of march at 6 o'clock (blurred) town to our left. Marched 12 miles. Camped on cedar break. Went on picket.

Tuesday November 22, 1864: Still on picket. Went a foraging. Killed two hogs. Weather very cold and windy. Four rebels trained wagon burned. Relieved off of picket at dark.

Wednesday November 23, 1864: Took up a line of march at 6 AM again. Marched 14 miles. Camped on Dr. Garriet's farm.

Thursday November 24, 1864: Marching at 10 AM. Marched through Millageville, Georgia. Marched through Cotton, Georgia. South Handcock, Wilkerson, Green Street crossing Okinnie River.

Friday November 25, 1864: Marching at 6 AM. Train guards marched 14 miles through the swamps. Camped seven miles of the county seat.

Saturday November 26, 1864: Marching at 6 AM. Marched into Sandersville, County seat of Washington County. Had considerable skirmishing. Captured me a navy blanket. Camped at town. Marched 7 miles.

Sunday November 27, 1864: Marched at 7 AM. Arrived at Fans bridge at 3 PM and store. Captured me a ink stamp. Marched 15 miles. Camped on William Harrelson's plantation 8 miles from Lewisville.

Monday November 28, 1864: Marched at 6 o'clock AM. Marched down near Lewisville and lay until a bridge was built. Marched through Lewisville.

Tuesday November 29, 1864: Laying still, resting. The army is closing up. Considerable skirmishing.

Wednesday November 30, 1864: No sign of moving. Washing up. All clean.

Thursday December 1, 1864: Marching at 11 AM. Marched 10 miles. Camped. Went on picket. Skirmishing on the left.

Friday December 2, 1864: Detailed to go a foraging. Marched on to a fine house and collected our forage. Marched 10 miles. Camped. Skirmishing on the left. Three of our men killed. Regiment training guards.

Saturday December 3, 1864: Marching out from Buckhead creek at 8 AM. Trains guards five negroids from today (blurred) Marched 10 miles.

Sunday December 4, 1864: Marching at 6. Marched 14 miles. Training guards. Jack Pulley died.

Monday December 5, 1864: Marching at 6 AM. Jack Pulley died. Buried on the roadside. Marched 15 miles past Sulvania, the county seat.

Tuesday December 6, 1864: Marching at one half 6 AM. Train guards marched 19 miles. Camped in a pine grove.

Wednesday December 7, 1864: Fell in at 7 AM to march. Marched at 8 AM. Marched 15 miles. Went on picket Effingham county.

Thursday December 8, 1864: Marched at 6 AM. Crossed a swamp. Rebel gunboat shelled us at the bridge. Marched 2 miles below the bridge. Got supper and marched back to the bridge. Camped.

Friday December 9, 1864: Marched at 7 AM. Went a foraging. Found some goods in a trunk in the swamps. Marched 7 miles. Camped near whare (where) the rebs had their batteries. Lewtennant (sp) Coro of battery J killed.

Saturday December 10, 1864: Went a foraging. Went down on the river. Got plenty of forage. Got a horse and carriage. Hauled in the forage to camp. Several things I saw today. Saw the rebels infantry on the railroad. Column moved 5 miles.

Sunday December 11, 1864: Marched at 7 AM. Marched 6 miles. Camped on the lines in 2 miles of Savannah. Under fire of the rebels batteries.

Monday December 12, 1864: Cannoning on the right and left. 20th corps crossing the river on the left. Went on picket.

Tuesday December 13, 1864: We was shelled some last night. No harm done. Our picket lines is near the canal. Relieved off picket.

Wednesday December 14, 1864: Forming camp and company quarters. Heavy cannoning on the right. Fort Jackson fell and all the garrison.

Thursday December 15, 1864: Frank Rutherford paid me $3.25 for Hurston. Paid for putting pockets in my coat $.50.

Friday December 16, 1864: Rutherford and me went a foraging. Got some potatoes. Dug hard for them. Went out 6 miles from camp. Got to camp at dusk.

Saturday December 17, 1864: Weather pleasant. Heavy cannoning on the right. Received 2 letters from wife. One from Thomas McRaven. Went on picket.

Sunday December 18, 1864: Two of the 17th New York wounded by shells on our left. On picket. Paid $2.00 for English canteen. Relieved off picket.

Monday December 19, 1864: Writing to wife. Paid for half soleing my shoes $1.25. Writing to Thomas G. Bought a silver ring. Paid $3.00.

Tuesday December 20, 1864: John Oller started home on a furlough and I gave him one silk shawl, one yard of con (blurred), one text (testament), two gomlagavised buttons, one blue (blurred) to take to my wife as a Christmas gift.

Wednesday December 21, 1864: Rebels evacuated or surrendered Savannah at 3 o'clock last night. I am in Savannah at the big rice mill killing hogs with my pole ax. Got meat and rice. Paid $.20 to a Negro for carrying meat to camp.

Thursday December 22, 1864: Moving in near town. Camped near the canal South West of town.

Friday December 23, 1864: Weather nice and cool. Cleaned off the coller line. Fixed my table. Received a letter from Miles.

Saturday December 24, 1864: Weather cool. Froze some in Savannah, Georgia. Sold (blurred) $.50. Writing to wife.

Sunday December 25, 1864: In Savannah at Catholic Church. 10 AM. Bought rice piad $.15. Taking my dinner at private house. Christmas dinner paid $.40. Received for rice $.50.

Monday December 26, 1864: Recieved for rice $.30. Going on picket at 8 PM. Now on picket digging some sweet potatoes.

Tuesday December 27, 1864: Relieved off picket. Went on grand review in the city of Savannah. Writing to wife.

Wednesday December 28, 1864: Washing my clothes. Camp news is that Jeff Davis is dead, the rebel president. Signed the clothing list for this year.

Thursday December 29, 1864: In Savannah, Georgia. Bought some rice and molassis. Paid $.35 by three of us.

Friday December 30, 1864: Took up a line of march at 6 AM. Went (blurred) going a foraging. Marched 15 miles. Stacked arms. Rested. About faced. Turned off of the road. Camped near nigger shanties. Got roasting pork.

Saturday December 31, 1864: Marched at 6 AM. Marched to camp. Arrived at with (blurred)

(This was the end of the diary for 1864, but he had written some remarks on another page as follows:)

July 1, 1864 pants $3.10, (blurred) $4.25, blouses linen #.25, blanket $3.60, rubbers $2.60. Clothing today (blurred) December 28, 1864 $23.65.

January 1, 1865: Weather nice and cool. Mustered for two months (blurred) 4th division. Writing to wife.

Monday January 2, 1865: Cleaning up camp. Sending a news (marked out) Tuesday sending a news paper to wife.

(Next page says a bill of cost paid by Louisa A. Hazlewood.)
Paid John Goodman $9.00. C. Hazlewood $9.00. T. Smithey $10.00. B. Hazlewood $15.00. Dr. Augustin $5.00. For harvesting $20.00. For factory $3.20. For calico $4.50. For shoes $12.00. For spinning wheel $4.00. For wheat thrashing $5.00. For spun thread $5.00. For salt $4.00. Seed potatoes $4.00. One hat $2.00. Medicine $4.00. Repairing plow and wagon $2.00. For plowing $2.00. Tax $7.88. Lumber $2.00. Paid for reaping $2.00. To C. Hazlewood $15.00. To C. Hazlewood $5.00. Total $157.58.

Memorandum on the next page says Wednesday 11th. Jim paid for one pen knife $3.00. Drawed (blurred) socks.

Thursday January 12, 1865: Gun on frontage. Built breastworks in the Savannah graveyard. Saw the coffins in a vault.

Friday Janary 13, 1865: Writing to wife. Meet on the spr (blurred) again.

Saturday January 14, 1865: Moved camp in town. Camped near the graveyard.

Sunday January 15, 1865: At Jew church at noon. At Methodist at night.

(Next page is faded.) Due for washing March 29th. Logger Watts $.05. J. B. Morris for mending heavy sack $.05. (Then there is a lot of figures but I can't make it out. Then the next page is memorandum:)
For the year 1864 paid to A. F. Rhinehart $25.00. William Coleman $25.00. A. F. Rhinehart $150.00 ($1.50). Doctor Ann Hazlewood $16.00. George Flora $17.75. William Whitaker $7.00. To (blurred) Heater $.50. To Sindia Whitaker $10.00. To Mrs. Beauro Short $10.00. To Mose D. Writing D $1.50. For general hat and boots $5.25. For salt $3.75. Total $123.25. Then he has for the other year $157.58. Total $274.82.

January 4, 1865: Writing to wife. Mailed the Savannah Republican to wife. Paid for two apples $.25. A pain in (blurred)
(The last page is memorandum also (blurred) It starts

Saturday January 7, 1865: Writing to wife. On dress parade.

Sunday January 8, 1865: Marching at 6 AM. Marched 8 miles from town. Went on picket. The whole brigade is on picket.

Monday January 9, 1865: On picket 8 miles from town. Paid for rice $.25.

Tuesday January 10, 1865: Relieved at 10 o'clock. Returned to camp. Paid for rice $.40.

(That completes the Civil War diary of Salmon Hazlewood which he kept for the year of 1864 and part of 1865.)