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Robing / More troops / Genl Miller could not find him when I started home Pressing horses breaking open Smoke houses seems to be the order of the day Some 5,000 more troops went on the Mt Plesant pike South to day & yesterday Camping at the fair Grounds Genl Millers Command. I went to Town. Wilhem Quarter Master wont settle with the boys
1865 Jany Fri 20 Weather / Jack Patton mules protection / Robing stealing plundering/ Matthews Jaggers / pressing Negroes A Little cloudy a crust of ice on the ground the Wind South West Weather moderated Jack Pattens got protection for our Mules (I got it for them) Considerable new troops passing on to the South of the Mt Pleasant rode. There was last night many house breakings & robings going on all over the country it is truly distressing to hear of so much lamentations coming up from all round the country of robing and plundering &c Wm Matthews & Wm Jaggers was both robed of there provisions last night Jaggers lost his Chees & Matthews his Meat. Considerable pressing of the negroes was going on last evening when I left Town Carrying them to the Court house I could not learn for what purpose Cloudy and like for rain all evening
Sat 21 / Weather / Col. Bloodget Commander of the post has been for some time / Sick Mule It commenced raining about midnight & still raining this morning Wind & rain from the East. I stayed at home it rained a little at intervals all day Col. Bloodget is Commander of the post and appears to act with respect to everry one he has business with. One of our Mules that works in the wagon is sick Our black Mule (run round) is mending. I think it will get well
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/ Capt Kinamore / Wood / but it will be a long time. It has rained nearly all day. We understand the troops on the Mt Pleasant rode have moved on to the South yesterday. Grant Kinamore is sent on to Calcolm to guard it. We are hard run to get wood for our fires
1865 Jany Sun 22nd Weather / Coons / Negroes frolicked stealing &c / Guard J. P. Crider / John Genl Quarles / A. O. Williams
It drisaled rain nearly all night and has every appearence of rain this morning Wind S. E. and Warm. The boys caught 2 racoons this morning in the woods lott There appears to be a greate many negroes of one sort & another all round and through the lotts & kitchens they frolicked nearly all night last night They are stealing & taking every thing they can get. (They, many of them) seems much like starved. Our Guard, J. P. Crider of the Col Bloodgets regt is still with us and appears to be verry well satisfied. The boy John that was waiting on Capt. Short is here yet. He is getting well, he belongs to Genl Quarles. It has been a dark cloudy day & raining a little all evening. A.O. Williams came for supper, turning cold
Mon 23 / Soldiers trying to kill hogs / The wind is N. the ground 3 or 4 Inches deep with snow & cold & freezing. We have but little or no wood There is but little news After two soldiers from a wagon train followed a sow & pigs to the Crib and was trying to kill them William & the Gard stopt them they went on mad. We have been getting wood to day, it has been cold & cloudy all day.
Tues 24 / Weather Cold / The Wind from the North and verry cold every thing is frose up and verry cloudy, as cold as any day this year too cold to
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do any thing only set at the fire. I went to Town in the evening got some needles & pegs to mend my Boots Jack Porter got home last night brought a letter from Wm J. The authorities are paying but little authority to the order made, but going on halling & burning all the Cedar rales
1865 Jany Wed 25 Weather cold / Insulting Soldier / Give to Silver Smith James $10.00 Spectacles Give it back It is extremely cold the wind from the North, I think the coldest day we have had & clear. I went to Town got some ax blades had some altercation with Wilhem the quartermaster A Fedrel soldier or officer came & called for his nights lodging & boy & two horses. We did not think it proper to take him he got mad & threatened a good deal. A right smart altercation arose & insulting langauge passed. We did not let him stay he went off verry angry. I think his object was to stay and rob us (with others) in the night he behaved verry impertinent I dont think he belonged to the Army, a bush whacker, or belonged to a gang of Robers & thieves.
I give to Mr James (Silversmith) Ten dollars to pay for a pair of Gold Spectacles. When he went to the North to buy Jewlry. Present when I give him the money Thomas Leftwich, who will recollect it returned the money to me
Th 25 / Weather Cold / It extremly Cold I think the coldest day this year. The Wind blowing tolerably hard from the N. W. the ground frose & not thawing, the snow in a crust of ice. Terable weather on our
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/ Jack Patton / little stock they are bound to perish before long. I went to Town, cold as it is, to try to get George & Greens money from Wilhem the quartermaster but failed. George & Saul both being pressed after going to Town. We was glad to get back safe without the money. Jack Patton halled several lodes of wood today.
Fr 27 / Verry cold / Cold verry The morning is verry cold, the Wind from the N. W. every thing frose up as cold as yesterday It terable times upon our little stock & little Negroes. I have become verry uneasy for them. It clouded up at 12 oclock W N. W. No sun & excessive Cold
Sat 28 It is very cold Wind from N. every thing frose up. I went to Town. Some news of peace. Probably lost Saul came without him
1865 Jany Sun 29th / blacks frolick / Wash & Wash Wilhem / George & Green / Sick Mule The morning is clear & cold tho some little moderated (Friday was the cold Friday) the blacks danced all night and a verry greate many of them from town and every where else. Wash Jones and Wash P. had Nevels horse Friday night at my house he got his horse yesterday I could get nothing done with Wilhelm, quartermaster yesterday about George & Greens pay. Jim Hyet is coniving with him
One of our Wagon Mules has been sick for a week something like blind staggers. There is no news some talk of peace Measures I fear it will not succeed.
Mon 30 The weather has moderated Wind N. E. & a little Cloudy
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Mule sick / Beef Cook / Marean dead / Thos L. / M. Foust the verry cold, ground frose. Our sick Mule is bad off (Killed a beef) One arm Cook in Jail I went to Town Many people One arm Cook in Jail Moses Mareans remains was brought on to Town to be buried at McCains Church Thomas L. was here Went to J. W. B. Thomass to stay all night Mr. Foust came & stayed all night
Tu 31 Mary / Thos / Langham $5 paid Jany 1866 / gold pin / Mule dead / Marean Weather verry much moderated. Cloudy & looks like rain I went to Town Met Mary Ann and Thomas. I loaned Gus Langham five dollars D. McFall present I sent the four gold pins to Louisville, Ky (for repair) in a letter and the money to pay for them by Dr Brown -- dentist. My fine Mule Patsey died to day blind Staggers. Mrs Cook went to Columbia with me in the Buggy. Moses Marean was buried to day at McCains
1865 Feby Wed 1st Guard Crider / peace rumers / Nashville Morning warm & cloudy likely for Rain Wind from the E Good many people in Town Thomas L. came home with me and stayed all night I telegraphed to Nashville for a pass to go to Nashville got no answer yet. The Company F Capt Hopkins is the Company that Polk Crider is in they have gone towards Giles to guard some Bridge. They belong to Col Blodgets command (of the post) Crider is still staying with us a greate many peace rumers afloat I fear it is a false alarm (I am trying to go to Nashville on business, if I can git off Saml Arnell will go with me
Th 2 The Wind from the East I telegraphed to Nashville got a