tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042160130234654382024-02-06T21:30:10.698-07:00Civil War Diary of Henry Stephen Archer Sr.Digital images and transcription of personal daily entries from 13 Nov 1862 - 11 Jun 1864Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518797858366448475noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804216013023465438.post-84670125979087687452011-11-30T18:49:00.001-07:002011-11-30T19:18:38.257-07:00Page 6 - December 1, 1862 - through December 17, 1862<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If this is your first time here and you want to read the previous posts click </span><a href="http://archercwdiary.blogspot.com/2011_11_13_archive.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. Each post consists of a transcription of two facing pages of the diary of Henry S. Archer, Quartermaster, 32nd Miss. Vol. This is page 6. There is a seven day period from Dec 10th through Dec 16th when he does not make any entries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Station where we lay </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">over untill Monday mor-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1st 1862. We left for </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Montgomery. Where we ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">? 5 o'clock. We left </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and came to Westpoint on </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the 3rd. Lay over all night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday morning 4th. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We then left for </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">? on the 5th. We arrived </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">there on the evening of the 5<sup>th </sup></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">where we remained until </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the 6th when we left for </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Moulton, Ga. December </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday 6th 1862 We report </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to Chatanooga. We arrived </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">here today and hope to stay </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">here & can't tell how long. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Lord's day Decemb 7th 1862. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We just lay around here </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in an old box car. Dec. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday 8th I went out to a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">$1.00. December Tuesday 9th </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here I am in Chatanooga </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yet I am very tired of this place </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and I know the boys are need-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ing of the clothing which I have </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for them but the road is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">crowded with army stores </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that they will not take my </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">clothing. I remained at </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this point untill the mor</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ning of the 17th Decem 17th</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left all right for </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bridgeport. Got there but </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">could not get across the </span></div>
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<sup></sup>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518797858366448475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804216013023465438.post-14131226421383294062011-11-21T18:47:00.001-07:002011-11-21T19:25:24.845-07:00Page 5 Wednesday November 19, 1862 - November 29, 1862<span style="font-size: large;">If this is your first time here and you want to read the previous post click <a href="http://archercwdiary.blogspot.com/2011_11_13_archive.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Each post consists of a transcription of two facing pages of the diary of Henry S. Archer, Quartermaster, 32nd Miss. Vol. This is page 5.</span><br />
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"... night with Mr. Taber.</div>
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Nobmr. Wednesday 19th</div>
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I came home. Home</div>
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Thursday was geting </div>
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our clothing. 20, 21 &</div>
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22 was engaged in boxing</div>
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up my clothing that I had ob</div>
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I spent the Lords day </div>
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son. Nov. Monday 24th</div>
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I was making arraigments</div>
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for getting my clothing</div>
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sent on to Saltillo.</div>
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Nov Tuesday I started </div>
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for my command which</div>
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at Murfreesboro Tenns.</div>
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I reached Saltillo on </div>
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Wednesday the 26th and </div>
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left on the train for</div>
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"I reached Mobile on the </div>
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night of the 27th in </div>
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Company with Col. M.P.</div>
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Lowrey and about 52</div>
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men all bound for</div>
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the 32nd. All having toget</div>
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her about 5000 lbs of</div>
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clothing for the boys.</div>
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Our women are doing</div>
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a great and noble work </div>
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in preparing clothing for</div>
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their sons, and husbands</div>
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in the army. I spent the</div>
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28th in Mobile in geting</div>
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rations for the squads</div>
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and looking around. </div>
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On the morning of the 29th</div>
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we took pasage on the</div>
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Mary Wilson for Ten</div>
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sad Landing. We then took</div>
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We went on to Polard"...</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">W. H. Yancy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Co. A.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">2 cotton Shirts</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">1 Lincy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"</span></span></div>
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clothing for </span></span></div>
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Blanket</span></span></div>
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14th I took dinner at Pa's today and</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">then went to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">and from there
to Sister</span></span></div>
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Saturday</span></span></div>
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at Sister</span></span></div>
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at</span></span></div>
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Brammlets. I then</span></span></div>
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the clothing sorted</span></span></div>
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17th To</span></span></div>
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</span>Rowlons<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Co A</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">A Bundle of
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">G. Wood Co A 32
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am using several rosters of the 32nd Mississippi Infantry to verify my interpretation of some of this writing. If I find references to any of the men mentioned in the diary especially on these first pages I am adding that information to the post in the form of italized text within [].</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">J.
M. Anderson<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$25.00 [</span><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Joseph M. Anderson Co. A Private 40 Enlisted March 7, 1862 Tishomingo County, Mississippi
May and June 1862 Appointed 1st Cpl. May 1862.
July and Aug. 1862 Was Cpl. reduced at his request 11 Sept. 1862--left
at Graysville, Ga. in hospital sick Aug. 18, 1862.
March and April 1863 Present, was Cpl. promoted 3rd Sgt. April 15, 1863.
Nov. and Dec. 1863 Elected to the roll of honor for gallantry at
Taylors Ridge, Nov. 27, 1863.</em>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Abner
Scrogins<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.00 [</span><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Abner Scroggins Co. A Private 30
Enlisted March 7, 1862 Tishomingo County, Mississippi
May and June 1862 Present, hospital cook from 6 May 1862.
July and Aug. 1862 Present, hospital cook from 6 May 1862.
Nov. and Dec. 1862 Absent, left sick in hospital Winchester, Nov. 25,
1862.
Jan. and Feb. 1863 Absent, in hospital Winchester, Tenn., 25 Nov. 1862.
March and April 1863 Absent, detailed as cook in hospital, Tullehoma,
Tenn., by order of Gen. Cleburn, March 20, 1863.
May and June 1863 Absent, detailed as cook in hospital March 20, 63, by
order of Gen. Cleburn.
July and Aug. 1863 Absent, detached for hospital duty March 25, 63, by
order of Gen. Cleburn.
Sept. and Oct. 1863 Absent, extra duty, detailed for hospital duty March
25, 63, by order of Gen. Cleburn.
Nov. and Dec. 1863 Absent, extra duty, detailed for hospital duty March
25, 63, by order of Gen. Cleburn.
Jan. and Feb. 1864 Absent, extra duty, detailed for hospital duty March
25, 63, by order of Gen. Cleburn.
March and April 1864 Absent, extra duty, detailed in hospital April 20, 63,
by order of Gen. Cleburn.</em>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Grisshom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Co C</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> [<span style="font-size: small;"><em>H.W. Grisham Co. C Private
Enlisted May 1, 1862 Corinth, Mississippi</em>
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R Elliott<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Co A [</span><span style="font-size: small;"><em>R.W. Elliott Co. A Private 17
Enlisted March 31, 1862 Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Paroled at Greensboro, N.C. May 1, 1865.</em>
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Blanket overcoat</span></span></div>
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pare of drawers - Linsy</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> " </span>socks (wolon)</span></span></div>
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Bundle of Clothing to</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">P.
H. [&] J N Honnoll }Co A [<span style="font-size: small;"><em>J.N. Honnel Co. A Private 19
Enlisted March 7, 1862 Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Sept. and Oct. 1863 Absent, wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga Sept.
20, 1863, furloughed Oct. 6, 63, 40 days to Mississippi.
March and April 1864 Absent, sick, wounded in Battle of Chickamauga,
furloughed from hospital Oct. 6, 63, 40 days, since reported by
surgeon certificate, unable for duty.
Name appears on a roll of prisoners, captured near Atlanta, July 22, 1864,
discharged Camp Chase, July 30, 1864.
Oath of Allegiance Place of residence Tishomingo County, Miss.
Complexion Light Hair Light Eyes Blue
Height 5'11" Age 24</em></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">.
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pare Pants</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Shirts</span></span></div>
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</span></div>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518797858366448475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804216013023465438.post-24988671936017512892011-11-09T19:16:00.000-07:002011-11-09T22:42:14.840-07:00Page 1 Undated<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the first two pages of the small book which is the Diary of Henry Stephen Archer Sr. There is no date on these pages but it is sometime before Nov 13, 1862.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mr. Soller Housley</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">H. S. Archer's Book</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A record the ? marks of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Clothing for John</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 Blanket</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 Overcoat</span></div>
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<br /></div>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518797858366448475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804216013023465438.post-22724215854308235652011-11-05T16:09:00.000-07:002011-11-05T16:18:28.321-07:00The Beginning<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">As many of you are aware starting in April 2011 and going through June
of 2012 various organizations across the country are sponsoring various events
in recognition of the Sesquicentennial (150 years) anniversary of the Civil
War.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is an appropriate time for my
new blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is my small effort to
share an amazing civil war artifact which I acquired in June of this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First just a little history on the who, what,
where, when and how.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My gt. gt. gt.
grandfather, Henry Stephen Archer Sr. (pictured to the left) was born in North
Carolina in 1832 and lived his adult life in Mississippi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a huge Brick Wall in my genealogy
research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About his family and himself I
have a great deal of information; about his parents, not so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regardless, before June of this year, I had a
pretty good idea of who and what this man was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I knew he was a Baptist minister and served various churches in the
north east portion of Mississippi (Tishomingo county) as well as the south west
part of Mississippi, Wilkinson county, in his later life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew he had a large family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew he was not a huge land owner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew he did not own slaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew he was in the Civil War, enlisting 13
March 1862 in the 32<sup>nd</sup> Mississippi Infantry under Col. Lowry
as a sergeant and maybe later in the 41<sup>st</sup> Mississippi Infantry as a
chaplain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew he died in 1909 in
Wilkinson county, Mississippi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">In June I received an email from a gentleman I didn’t know -
found it in my online spam folder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(This
only gets checked once every month or so).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had some information about H. S. Archer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sounded interesting so I contacted him via
email.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The communication developed into
daily contact and phone calls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As it
turns out this gentleman knew of a <u>Diary</u> which had been kept by my
ancestor during a period of his enlistment in the Civil War! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know most of you can imagine the amazement I felt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really had to get my hands on this
diary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quickly I found a bibliographic
reference to the diary and contacted Vanderbilt Library only to discover the
original microfilm referenced in the bibliography could <u>NO LONGER BE FOUND</u>
in their collection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can imagine my
disappointment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, with a little further help from my friend Amanda
Perrin, Librarian Extraordinaire and member of ProGen, I discovered a microfilm
copy at the University of California at Santa Barbara.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I immediately contacted the library,
inquiring about their ILL (Interlibrary Loan) policy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, you guessed it another road block, the
Special Collections library would not lend to any of the libraries in my small
town:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reason - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no “Special Collection Room”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Back to the gentleman who originally shared this knowledge
with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He decided to try to get the
microfilm through ILL in his place of residence; he lives in a much larger city.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The UCSB library agreed to loan the
film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hooray!! Upon arrival of the film
at his library however he was told the microfilm reader with the digital images
functionality was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">broken</b>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">So my friend, the very generous gentleman, seeing all other
avenues blocked made photocopies of the diary pages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now so you understand, there are 142 pages to
the diary!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Granted the book itself is
relatively small…. probably only 3 x 5 inches, so each two pages could be copied
as one page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even so that is about 75
pages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if you have been doing research
since before computers, you know how high quality those photocopies of
microfilm are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah, right!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Regardless of all these negatives - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there were 142 pages of the diary, all written
by my ancestor in 1862 through 1864.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>OMG, I was beside myself waiting for those images.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then came the part of this adventure when I
attempted to explain to this wonderful gentleman how to scan the copies he had;
how to put those digital images on a flash drive, (he said “a what drive?”) or
even simply to put them in Dropbox for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I will not go there, some things are better left to hazy memories, kind
of like childbirth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suffice it to say, I
did finally receive the digital images.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I did finally get to read through all 142 pages of the diary; some pages
more easily than others, and not just once but several times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also have been able to transcribe as much
of the diary as is decipherable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">So here on this blog the next step of this grand adventure
will continue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought it would be
really cool to do a daily post from the diary on the 150 year anniversary but
that would not be until this time next year and I just can’t wait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So this will be the 149 year anniversary and
I will be posting the image and my transcription for each day or days of this
amazing diary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">I have learned so much about my ancestor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still do not know who his parents were but
I know the man now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know how he felt
about things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know how he felt about
his wife and children, about his way of life and about the war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realize he had an amazing sense of
humor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned he took joy in the
beauty of the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you enjoy the
view, through this small window, into the heart and soul of a man who lived
over one hundred years ago.</span></div>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518797858366448475noreply@blogger.com0