Marches, Skirmishes and Battles
of the
4th Regiment, Texas Militia
between October 1861 to November 1865
1865
JANUARY 1865
Sunday 1-Rested at home today. JOHN GRIFFIN SR. was here today. Weather pleasant and clear. BERRY gone to church. No news. Read DICKENSONS' WORKS all day. Health improving.
Monday 2-I and BERRY went to WATSON'S MILL today. Thence to EDWARDS' three miles. The party at COTTEN'. The letter with the black velvet tree around it. Lost the horses. Fine time at the party. No news. The weather clear and pleasant. ROBERT CARR went to the party with us to COTTENS'.
Tuesday 3-Walked home from the party. Went back to COTTENS' found the horses. Weather clear and pleasant. Report that TALLEY was killed. No news. Health improving. Path up to the mill today at WATSONS.
Wednesday 4-I went to WATSON MILL today, thence to COTTENS. No news. Weather clear and warm. COTTON agreed to silver my saddle then I went home.
Thursday 5-Went to JOHN GRIFFINS' today. Made my try rope. No News. Health bad. Saw ELZA CARTER.
Friday 6-I and BERRY went to MRS. CAVES, bought four quarts of coffee. No news, weather pleasant. Health improving. WILLIAM GEE and COLLINS REFEGEE was here today, hunting corn.
Saturday 7-I and BERRY went to ROGERS today. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good as common. THOMAS and ELIZA CARTER was at FATHER'S today. Returned from ROGERS at night.
Sunday 8-I, BERRY and PAH went to CARTERS' CHURCH today to hear PARSON ANDERSON preach. No news. Weather cloudy and cool.
Monday 9-I and BERRY went to GEORGE CARROLLS' tonight. Heavy norther with rain. Came home before day, but few at the party. Weather very cold. No news.
Tuesday 10-I went to COTTENS' today. No news. Weather cool with high wind. Loaned BILL HENDERSON twenty dollars.
Wednesday 11-BILL HENDERSON left for camp this morning. BERRY and FLEM went after corn for MRS. NIXON. I worked on my saddle. No news. Weather pleasant. I and POP went in the woods and fed his hogs this evening.
Thursday 12-Rested at home today. BERRY returned with the wagons today. No news. Weather pleasant. Health improving.
Friday 13-Rested at home today. No news. Weather cloudy with some rain. Made my girth today. Health not good. Pop sick.
Saturday 14-I went to COTTENS today. He is not ready to silver my saddle. No news. Weather cold and cloudy. BERRY came home today with two wagons loaded of corn for MRS. HENDERSON. PRESIDENT DAVIS has ordered all deserters to be shot.
Sunday 15-I and BERRY went to FROST BRANCH to hear PARSON BOYD. Saw MERCER but few out. SHERMAN captured SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. On the twenty-first December 1864. Weather cloudy and cold. Some startling rumors in the past week.
Monday 16-Rested at home today. J.W. KARY came up in the evening. No news. Weather clear and cool. BERRY went after corn for MRS. NIXON. Health good as common.
Tuesday 17-Hauled wood today. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good.
Wednesday 18-I and BERRY hauled fodder today. No news. Health good as common. The party at JO. ROGERS, fine time and good supper.
Thursday 19-Rested at home. Hauled wood and BERRY carried my saddle to COTTENS' to have it covered. Weather cloudy with cold wind. No news. Health good as usual. BILL STOVEALL was here today. Preparing to start back to camp.
Friday 20-Went after my saddle to COTTENS'. Not finished. Had it ironed. No news. Weather warm.
Saturday 21-Went after my saddle. Got it finished. Came home and rigged it. Norther blowing. No news. Ready to start for camp.
Sunday 22-I and BERRY left home this morning. Blue norther blowing. Forded the BRAZOS RIVER at ALLEY KERNS'. Staid all night with E. KERNS. Weather very cool. To the BRAZOS RIVER twenty five miles and thence to HEARNE five miles.
Monday 23-Thence to WHEELOCK eleven miles, thence to NAVCASOTA RIVER ten miles and to LOOKOUT eight more and to FLOODS six miles more. Weather very cold.
Tuesday 24-Thence to LEONIA ten miles, to ALABAMA CROSSING on TRINITY RIVER sixteen miles, thence to HALLS BLUFF twelve miles, and to camp three miles. No news. Weather very cold.
Wednesday 25-Thence to Brigade HQ five miles. Found JOHN and the boys well. No news. Weather very cold. Ground frozen hard.
Thursday 26-Rested today. Ordered to report back to the regiment. No news. Weather very cold. Health good as common.
Friday 27-Returned to the regiment from brigade HQ. Cavalry inspection today. Weather cool. Some rumors. Dress parade this evening.
Saturday 28-Rested in camp today. Some old friends spent the day with us today. JOHN preparing to go home. No news today. Weather more pleasant. No drill today. Health good.
Sunday 29-JOHN and BERRY left for home this morning at sunrise. Brigade review today. COLONEL WALLER reviewing officers. COLONEL HAMPTON in command of the brigade. Some reports in camp. Health good.
Monday 30-Slow rain all day. No news. Laid up all day. Health good as common. Loaned P.W. CHAUDOIN two dollars.
Tuesday 31-Rained all day, slowly. No news. Tented up all day. Health good as common. Weather warm and rainy.
FEBRUARY 1865
Wednesday 1-Slow rain all day. No news. Health good as common.
Thursday 2-Rested in camp. No news. Weather clear and warm. Health good as common. J.L. MERCER and POLK OLIVER came in today. Some flying reports.
Friday 3-Rested in camp. No news. Weather warm for the season. A report that WILLMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, has fallen, also, BRANCHVILLE. Nothing reliable.
Saturday 4-No news today. Heavy rain. Waters high. Wrote a letter home.
Sunday 5-Rested in camp. No news. Weather cold and cloudy. Creek all over the bottom. No canvas.
Monday 6-SARGENT COLLINS came in today from CROCKETT. The court house burned. Some reports. Weather cloudy with a little snow. Water falling. Health good.
Tuesday 7-Drill of officers this evening. No news. Weather clear and cold. LT. FRASIER of COMPANY A, came in.
Wednesday 8-No news today. Received orders to march to TENNESSEE COLONY. Drill today. M. T. LEGAN left today on twenty-five days furlough. All quiet.
Thursday 9-Marched at seven o'clock this morning. Thence to CROOKED CREEK fifteen miles. No news. Weather clear and cold. PARSON BEASLEY was ordered to the Engineers Department.
Friday 10-Thence to PALESTINE eleven miles. Marched through with music to camp three miles. No news today. Health good as common.
Saturday 11-Thence to TENNESSEE COLONY ten miles, to CATFISH BAYOU four miles. A report that an armistice has been agreed upon for ninety days. No official account. Weather clear and cold. The roads boggy.
Sunday 12-Rested in camp today. No news. Some rain at night.
Monday 13-Rested in camp today. No news. Heavy rain in the evening. Cleaned up the parade ground. Orders to move.
Tuesday 14-Moved camp one mile today up BEAVER CREEK. I was at brigade HQ. No news. Had the toothache. Weather pleasant. Camped on a sand hill. A.J. BIGHAM left on furlough.
Friday 17-I was on patrol guard. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good. Drill master gone to PALESTINE.
Saturday 18-S.P. RITCHEY and MOORE reported for duty. No news. Weather pleasant. Dress parade. Waters high.
Sunday 19-Brigade review today. Weather cloudy. Many persons present. FREEMANS' horse fell with him. No one hurt. No news today.
Monday 20-Drill today. Rain in the evening. No news. Rain all night. Health good as common.
Tuesday 21-Rain today. No news. CAPTAIN LINN and LT. HYETT came in today. Weather cold and rainy.
Wednesday 22-Drill today. Rain in the evening. No news. Rain all night. Health good as common.
Thursday 23-Rain today. A report that an armistice has been agreed upon for ninety days. Nothing official. Health good.
Friday 24-I was on corn detail today. Rain, roads boggy. The weather pleasant. No news. Water high. Health good.
Saturday 25-Weather clear. Water high. No forage. PHILLIPS, SMITTE, and PIKE of COMPANY D came in today. CHARLES SEXTON was brought back under guard. No news.
Sunday 26-Weather clear. No news. Dress parade. Health good. Little forage today.
Monday 27-Inspection today. Made my report. No news. Weather cool. Health good. GENERAL WHORTON taken command today.
Tuesday 28-General muster today by LT. CRAIN. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good as common.
MARCH 1865
Wednesday 1-BROTHER JOHN came in today. Weather pleasant. Health good. Finished muster rolls. Some rain this evening.
Thursday 2-Weather rainy. No news. Wrote home today. WALLERS' BATTALION left today.
Friday 3-Rested in camp today. Rain in the morning. Norther at night. No news. Creek up. Health good.
Saturday 4-Rested in camp. No news. Weather pleasant and cool. White frost this morning. Water high.
Sunday 5-Rested in camp today. Weather pleasant. No news. Health good. FIFTH TEXAS CAVALRY moved today for the TRINITY RIVER.
Monday 6-Drill today. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good as common. Orders to march. My muster roll came back for correction.
Tuesday 7-Marched to TENNESSEE COLONY three miles, to SALT WORKS ten miles and to camp one mile. No news today. Roads bad. GENERAL W. P. HARDEMAN came in camp. A report that CHARLESTON has been evacuated. Nothing official.
Wednesday 8-COMPANIES H,D, and B, were sent on to the TRINITY RIVER today. The other seven companies remained in camp. MAJOR LASURES left the regiment today. No news. Weather cold. Norther at night. Health good as common.
Thursday 9-Seven companies under CAPTAIN L. STEVENSON was ordered to MAGNOLIA but could not cross the lake. Came back to BENNERS' FERRY and joined the regiment again. Weather cold. Some sleet today, snow from the norther. JOHN sent to BLACKSONS'.
Friday 10-Rested in camp today. No news. Weather clear and cold. BROWNS' regimental train passed us today. Horse racing.
Saturday 11-Seven companies under CAPTAIN L. STEVENSON came to MAGNOLIA and crossed, three miles, to LAKE GOLZE six miles, thence to the town of BHITTLER eight miles, thence to camp three miles. THE SAN ANTONIO EXTRA on recognition. Weather clear and cold. M. T. LOGAN joined the company. Roads high and dry.
Sunday 12-Thence to FAIRFIELD ten miles. No news. Health good. Weather clear and pleasant. Forty men under CAPTAIN STEVENSON and I guarded the jail at night. No disturbance
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Monday 13-Rested in camp today. No news. JOHN went to the party in FAIRFIELD. Weather cloudy and warm. Ordered to march on fourteenth.
Tuesday 14-Thence to COTTON GIN VILLAGE twelve miles, to camp two miles. No news today. Weather pleasant. Health good. Found JOHN ALLEYS sick at HUGH GEORGES. Sent him medicine by M. T. LOGAN. Wind high.
Wednesday 15-Rain, wind, thunder and lightening. March to ROCKY CROSSING, seventy-two miles on NAVASOTA RIVER, thence to STROUDS' two miles. Camped for the night. Weather cool. Health good. Band boys returned today.
Thursday 16-Thence through prairie country seventeen miles to ALTO SPRING. No news today. Weather clear and windy. JOHN chilling today. Some rumors. Nothing reliable.
Friday 17-March thence to WALNUT CREEK seventeen miles. No news. Weather pleasant. Dress parade. Drew fodder. Health good. Taken sick.
Saturday 18-Thence to STERLING seven miles, to E. KERNS fifteen more. Weather pleasant. JOHN sick today. Wrote home. No news. Roads good.
Sunday 19-Thence to camp. Six miles, Weather cloudy and warm. Some rain at night. A report that SHERMAN has been defeated. J.L. MERCER started home this morning.
Monday 20-thence to BOONVILLE twelve miles. Weather pleasant. Health good. Some rain tonight. No news. Grass green, good grazin'.
Tuesday 21-Thence to MILLICAN sixteen miles, to CAMP RAGUETT two miles. COLONEL HAMPTONS speech. No news. WINFRED BAILEY came in.
Wednesday 22-I and JOHN visited old friends today. Met BROTHER BERRY at ELLISES' and good news from home. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good. Report the Yankees are landing.
Thursday 23-Rested in CAMP RAGUETT today. COLONEL HARDEMAN came in camp. Taken command. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good. Drew coffee from the commissary.
Friday 24-Rested in camp. No news. Health good as common. The boys of Fourth of January put under guard. Great excitement. Various suppositions as what will be done with them. No one can tell.
Saturday 25-Rested in camp today. BROTHER BERRY left for home this morning. No news. Weather cloudy and rain at night. G. MOODY was brought back to camp today. Health good.
Sunday 26-I and JOHN went to MILLICAN and meet old friends. Spent the day at ELLISES. No news. Weather cloudy with rain. Preaching by PARSON CARDON. Heavy thunder, lightening and rain.
Monday 27-the start to the party. Creek up. No crossing. Party postponed. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good. Times dull.
Tuesday 28-I was at a party at MR. PRICES' tonight. Rain all night. Few girls. Stayed all night. No news. Health good as common.
Wednesday 29-Inspection today. No news. My inspection reports all correct. Weather cold for the season.
Thursday 30-Chilled this morning. Sick all day. No news. The sentence of court marshal read on dress parade. Some ball & chain for thirty days and do six hours labor each day. Weather pleasant.
Friday 31-Another chill this morning. High fever all day. Taken one doze of DOVERS POWDERS in the morning and four pills at night. Composed of thirty grains of CALOMEL and thirty grains of RHEUBARB. Purged me severely. No news. Weather warm.
APRIL 1865
Saturday 1-No chill today. Health improving. Weather pleasant. No news. MERCER came in today. HARDEMANS BRIGADE composed of Fourth TC, DUFFS', BROWNS' and LANES Regiments TMJ.
Sunday 2- I went to MILLICAN to take dinner at W.R. ELLISES. No news. Weather windy. R. P. HENDERSON left for home this morning.
Monday 3-Taken up the line of march from CAMP RAGUETT at three o'clock, thence to ALDREDGE FERRY five miles. Crossing took all day. Camp on the west bank. R. SIVILES came in camp in WASHINGTON COUNTY on the BRAZOS. No news. Weather pleasant.
Tuesday 4-Thence to camp fourteen miles on ROCKY CREEK, four miles from INDEPENDENCE. J.J. STEVALL came in today. A letter from home. Weather pleasant. Health improving.
Wednesday 5-Rested in camp. No news. CAMP HARDEMAN near INDEPENDENCE. Weather pleasant. Health good.
Thursday 6-Drilled four hours today. A report the MAJOR GENERAL WHORTON was killed in HOUSTON today b y COLONEL BAYLOR. Preaching by PARSON HAMLIN at night. No news. Weather pleasant. DUFFS' REGIMENT came up today. Norther at night. Wind cool. Strict guard.
Friday 7-Drill again today. Weather cool and cloudy with some rain in the evening. No news. Health good.
Saturday 8-No drill today. Rainy weather. Some firing came up today. No news. Health improving. I and MERCER was ordered to report to his company.
Sunday 9-Rested in camp today. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good. Dress parade. GENERAL WHORTONS' death announced to us today. Preaching this evening by HAMLIN. Old friends came to see us.
Monday 10-Inspection today. I was in BRENHAM today. No news. Weather cloudy with some rain. Roads bad. Left JOHN in BRENHAM. He is on his way to HEMPSTEAD.
Tuesday 11-Rested in camp today. No news. Weather warm and cloudy. Dress parade. Health good as common. ECHMAN sick.
Wednesday 12-Drill today. Battalion drill three hours. Officers drill one hour. No news. Weather cloudy. Norther at twelve A.M.
Thursday 13-JOHN returned from HEMPSTEAD today. No news. Rain this morning. Health good as common. Dress parade.
Friday 14-Battalion drill today. Weather cloudy. No news. Promotion in Fourth Regiment TMV. LT. COLONEL HAMPTON to COLONEL; MAJOR LASURES to COLONEL ;CAPTAIN J.M. CROSSON to MAJOR.
Saturday 15-Dress parade. JOHN ordered to MILLICAN. COMPANY E and G, consolidated today. RICHMOND evacuated. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good as common.
Sunday 16-Review today. Ladies present. No news. Weather pleasant. GENERAL LEES' pardoning orders read to us today at dress parade. COLONEL HAMPTON gone to HOUSTON today. Health good as common.
Monday 17-Dress parade. All the prisoners released. JOHN came from MILLIGAN. G.W.PRICE came in today. MOSS came back. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good as common.
Tuesday 18-G.P. FLETCHER left camp for home. No news. Weather pleasant. Drill today. Ten deserters was brought in today.
Wednesday 19-Drill today. No news. The weather pleasant. Health good as common. Officers school one hour each day.
Thursday 20-Drill today. Norther in the evening, with some rain. No news. RED HENDERSON came in today. A letter from home. All well.
Friday 21-Cold norther blowing today. COLONEL HAMPTON came from HOUSTON today. No news. Health good.
Saturday 22- THE SAD NEWS of LEES SURRENDER to GENERAL GRANT reached camp today. The gloom in camp is great. Drill.
Sunday 23-Gloomy day in camp. The review. Many ladies present. No news today. Weather clear and pleasant. Not one rumor in camp.
Monday 24-A report reaches camp this evening that: ABE LINCOLN has been assassinated in the theatre in WASHINGTON CITY by one of the BOOTHES. Weather pleasant. Health good as common. JOHN gone a horse hunting. Drill four hours a day. Dress parade at sunrise.
Tuesday 25-BROTHER BERRY came in today. Good news from home. The officers ordered to meet at brigade HQ. No news. Weather pleasant. No drill today. Z. TRUE and JUD SIDOS came in today.
Wednesday 26-J.T. OLIVER, T. M. CARR, L.D. DOUGLAS, J.W. FAVORS, W.M. PRICE came in this morning. No news. Rain all day. Health good. Y.G. MOSS and J. A. HARDCASTLE was transferred today. All drunk.
Thursday 27-The mass meeting of HARDEMANS' BRIGADE. Speech from PARSON KING on the war. All came off quiet. JOHNSTON safe in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Orders to leave this camp.
Friday 28-Taken up the line of march, thence to GAY HILL eight miles. Thence to DEEP CREEK is two miles. Camped for the night. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good as roads muddy.
Saturday 29-Thence to the YEAGUE two miles. Thence to MAJOR DUDLEYS twelve miles. No news today. Roads bad and muddy. Weather pleasant. G. P. FLETCHER came in camp today.
Sunday 30-Muster today. Made out the muster rolls. No news. Weather warm. Health good as common. The prisoners all quiet. Some little rain this evening cooled the air.
MAY 1865
Monday 1-The prisoners sent to HOUSTON. DR. RITCHIE sent to hospital at HEMPSTEAD, TX. Rested in camp. No news. Weather pleasant.
Tuesday 2-March today to WILKINSONS STORE five miles and to EVANS' ten miles and camped for the night. No news. Weather warm.
Wednesday 3-Marched at ten o'clock from EVANS' to the BRAZOS RIVER three miles. BROTHER BERRY left for home. No news today. Weather warm. BILL GRIFFIN came in camp this morning but left suddenly. Dress parade.
Thursday 4-Rested in camp today. Cleaning up camp. Weather warm. Health good as common. R. P. HUNTER came in today. No news. Weather warm. N.G. CHAUDOIN, M.C. MANN, WINFRED G. BAILEY, appointed corporals today by CAPTAIN W.L. ALEXANDER.
Friday 5-CORPORAL CHAUDOIN and PRIVATE HENDERSON and others gone home today. No news. The ball at CALDWELL. No news. Weather fine.
Saturday 6-The barbecue at ECKELS'. Speeches by MAJOR CROSSON, CARROLE and others. No news. Weather cool. Health good as common. But, few ladies at the barbecue.
Sunday 7-Brigade review today. Many ladies present. A report came in that GENERAL JOHNSTON had surrendered to SHERMAN but needs confirmation.
Monday 8-Drill after twelve o'clock today. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good. CAMP HAMPTON, BURLESON COUNTY, TX.
Tuesday 9- Drill today. No news. Weather warm. Health good as usual.
Wednesday 10-Inspection today by G. B. CRAINE on the prairie near EVANS. The norther at four o'clock. A reported armistice for sixty days from the eighteenth of April. No drill today. Health good as common. Whiskey in camp
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Thursday 11-Drill today. No news. Weather cool for the season. JOHN gone horse hunting.
Friday 12-Drill today. Weather warm. No news. My pass approved for five days. JOHNS for seven days, MCMANES, too, POLKS and OLIVERS too. Officers school at two o'clock p.m.
Saturday 13- I and JOHN left camp seven a.m. thence home twenty miles. Weather pleasant. Meeting the prisoners. A report that peace was made (needs confirmation). Found all well at home. Rode by PARSON LUCAS' today.
Sunday 14-All went to church today. The prayers willing for peace to come. Weather cloudy and warm.
Monday 15-Hunted oxen all day. No news. Weather cloudy with little rain. Still rumors that peace will be made in a few days. Health good. Crops look fine.
Tuesday 16-A report that GENERAL TAYLOR was killed. Various rumors from FORTNEYS' DIVISION. Weather pleasant. R. ROGERS came over this evening. Stayed all night. OLD SHARP was here today. M. A. POSEY and CLARA was here today. MR. HUFFMAN passed down this evening with provisions for COMPANY D,FOURTH REG. TMV. Health good at home. DAVE HENDERSON better.
Wednesday 17-I left home this morning. Came down to J.W. HAYS. Remain until twelve o'clock. Various reports. Thence to CAMP HAMPTON twelve miles. Weather hot.
Friday 19-JOHN WILLIAMS and M. A. POSEY came in today. No news. Weather warm. Health good. Some rumors of disbanding and other regiment cutting up Fourth TC. Quiet.
Saturday 20-Still in CAMP HAMPTON. No news. The infantry disbanded. S. P. RITCHEY, G.W. PRICE, and M. T. LOGAN gone home on seven days pass.
Sunday 21-GENERAL HARDEMAN came to camp in a carriage this morning and made a short speech. The GENERAL is very sick. He sat on a chair and made a few remarks to his old regiment with tears in his eyes. Some men and officers shed tears. The GENERAL surveyed the boys three times before he could speak.
Monday 22-The FOURTH TEXAS CAVALRY REGIMENT, was disbanded this morning. COMPANYE. received twenty-three mules, one wagon and six mules and left camp for home at ten o'clock this morning. Thence to HAYS fourteen miles, to home nine miles. The change wasn't expected. I and JOHN arrived home safe and sound at 6 o'clock p.m. Found all well. Weather hot and dry. Men straggling all the way on the road all going home. P.W. CHAUDOIN, N.G. CHAUDOIN, M.C. MOORE stayed all night with us.
Tuesday 23-Rested at home today. Working with the mules. No news. Weather warm. Health good.
Wednesday 24-Rested at home. No news. Weather dry and hot. Soldiers passing up the road. Shelling corn.
Thursday 25-Rested at home today. Weather hot and dry. Health good. Repaired the little wagon.
Friday 26-Remained at home. No news. Weather pleasant. The raiding party.
Saturday 27-Remained at home today. No news. Weather pleasant. BERRY'S sick. Speaking at MR. CARTERS' today by PARSON ANDERSON. JOHN and BERRY gone to CARTERS'.
Sunday 28-Preaching by PARSON ANDERSON from the fourteenth Chapter and thirty-fourth verse of PROVERBS. Health good as common. No news. Weather warm.
Monday 29-I and JOHN plowing today. Weather hot. No news. Treat sick. BERRY gone to LITTLE RIVER.
Tuesday 30-Run four plows today. Weather cool in the morning. No news. TEAT sick. Corn looks well. BILL HENDERSON beating the mules.
Wednesday 31-Run four plows today. Weather cool. No news. JOHN taken the earache in the evening.
JUNE 1865
Thursday 1-JOHN and TEAT sick today. Run three plows. Weather cool and pleasant. Crops look well. Finished plowing today every other row. PAH gone to mill.
Friday 2-PAH, BERRY, and JOHN started to CAMERON today. No news. Weather pleasant. TEAT on the mend. Nothing done today. Working about the house.
Saturday 3-I went to CAMERON. Divided the company property. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good. Some drinks and cutting up. Town looks wasted.
Sunday 4-Rested at home today. JOHN went to FROST BRANCH to hear PARSON LANDTRIP. No news today. Weather clear and pleasant and dry.
Monday 5-Rested at home. Weather pleasant. No news. J.J.STEVALL was here.
Tuesday 6-I was at H. VERNONS' today. Purchased some tobacco, seven pounds. Spent part of the evening at R. ROGERS. No news. Weather warm and dry. Health good. TEATS health improving.
Thursday 8-MRS. GRIFFIN died this morning at eight o'clock. I and BERRY went to CAMERON. No news. Weather dry and warm. The burying after dark of MRS. GRIFFIN.
Friday 9-Rested at home today. No news. Weather pleasant. Health improving. STRAWHORN spent the day with us.
Saturday 10-Rested at home today. The peddlers: purchased some dry goods. Weather cloudy and warm. No news.
Sunday 11-Restedd at home today. Rain slow all day with light showers. No news. Our health improving. Preaching at CARTERS' by LUCAS.
Monday 12-Run four plows today in the old STEVALL field. No news. Thunder showers in the evening in the west and northwest, but did not reach here.
Tuesday 13-Run four plows today. Weather warm. No news. BERRY'S horse taken the lockjaw and died at night. Mother sick with earache.
Wednesday 14-Run four plows today. Finished plowing over the corn. Mother still suffering from the earache. No news. Weather warm. Winds from the south. Bought one hundred sixteen pounds of flour from A. CARTER. Stock suffering for water.
Thursday 15-Rested at home today. MOTHER suffering from headache. JOHN gone to the barbecue at TURNEIMS. Many rumors. ELZA THOMAS and ZAN CARTER returned from the RIO GRANDE. Weather dry and windy. W. WATSON was here today.
Friday 16-Cutting wheat today. I remain at the house all day. Winds high from the south. Mother bad off. No news reliable. BILL HENDERSON helping harvesting. PAH sick from over-dose of CALOMEL.
Sunday 18-Rain a good season today. MOTHER still sick. No news. PAH sick. Crops look fine.
Monday 19-MOTHERS health improving. BERRY and JOHN harvesting. The party is at TALLEYS. No news. Weather pleasant.
Tuesday 20-Finished harvesting. Weather very warm. Health improving. No news. BILL HENDERSON moved today. JOHN GRIFFIN was here today.
Wednesday 21-MOTHERS health improving. TEAT under the influence of quinine. No news. Weather hot. BERRY gone to WASHBURNS', W.S. STOVALL was here today. Winds from the SE.
Thursday 22-MOTHERS health improving. No news. Weather warm. JOHN C. CLOUD and ELIZABETH CARTER was married tonight by PARSON NABORS. Fine supper; all came too quiet. No news. Weather warm.
Saturday 24-Health improving. No news. Weather warm. Nothing doing. Crops look well.
Sunday 25-Health improving. No news Weather warm. FLEM declared his independence.
Monday 26-Health good as usual. Preparing to go to mill. No news. Weather warm. Some rumors. JOHN gone to MR. THOMPSONS' to see the sick.
Tuesday 27-BERRY and FLEM gone to mill to McDANIELS. No news. Weather warm. Health improving. JOHN gone to THOMPSONS' to see sick.
Wednesday 28-BERRY and FLEM returned from mill. The row(argument-fight) with FLEM. Rain in the evening. Some rumors by STRAWHORNE.
Friday 30-No news today. Weather pleasant. Health improving. Hunting the oxen and mules. Some rumors from the Yankees by W. PHILLIPS.
JULY 1865-
Saturday 1-Report from MILLICAN by A. POSEY. Health improving. JOHN GRIFFIN from RUCKERS'. Some news. PAP set six servants free today or gave them their orders.
Sunday 2-I was at PARSON RUCKERS today. Saw GENERAL GRANGERS' ORDERS. Weather warm. Health improving. Sermon by RUCKER.
Tuesday 4-Rested at home. No news. The party at TALLIES'. Weather very warm. Health good as common. Barbecue on LITTLE RIVER.
Wednesday 5-Hauled two loads of corn from DAVIDSONS for CARTER. Weather warm. No news.
Thursday 6-Rested today. No news. Weather fine. Rather warm. Health improving.
Sunday 9-Meeting at CARTERS. No news. Weather warm. TEAT no better. Blister on his side. Sermon by ALLEN.
Monday 10-I and JOHN started for MILLICAN this morning. Crossed the BRAZOS RIVER at COLUMS SHOALS. Stayed with MATHEW DUNN. Distance thirty miles. Weather warm.
Tuesday 11-Thence to MILLICAN twenty-two miles. Stopped with ELLIS. Talk with the YANKEES. Received our parole. The TWENTY-NINTH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER REGIMENT came up today.
Wednesday 12-Finished our business. Started home. Thence to DUNN twenty-two miles. No news. Weather hot. Stopped with ELBERT ELLIS and rested a while. All quiet. Roads dusty.
Thursday 13-Thence home, thirty miles. Cross the river at WILLIAMS SHOALS one-half mile above the EVANS FERRY. Very shallow. No news. Weather hot and sweatery. Some showers today. Found all well at home. The meeting going on at CARTERS yet.
Friday 14-Rested at home today. No news. Weather very warm. Health improving. Meeting going on at CARTERS' BERRY and JOHN are gone to church.
Saturday 15-At church today at CARTERS'. Weather warm. Breeze from the south. PARSON BEASLEY preached.
Sunday 16-MISS NANCY HILL was baptized today by PARSON BEASLEY at DAVICES' Preaching at eleven o'clock a.m. by PARSON BEASLEY at CARTERS' CHURCH. Winds high from the south.
Monday 17-BERRY and others gone to MILLICAN. Winds still from the south. Stacked the wheat today.
Tuesday 18-Stacked the wheat. Winds high from the south. Health improving.
Wednesday 19-Built the pig pen. Winds from the south. Water all gone in the tanks. BERRY returned from MILLICAN.
Thursday 20-Rested at home. Weather warm and dry. Health good.
Friday 21-Nothing going on. Weather warm and dry. Health good as common.
Saturday 22-FLEM gone to mill. Preaching at CARTERS'; the trials.
Sunday 23-I went to meeting at WATSONS MILL. Preaching by PARSON THOMAS.
Monday 24-Hunting up the mule. Preparing to give up the Company property. Weather hot.
Tuesday 25-Turned over the wagon and two mules to CAPTAIN STINNETT today. Weather hot and dusty.
Wednesday 26-Saving fodder today. Weather very hot.
Thursday 27-I work on the frame today for hauling wheat. Weather very hot.
Friday 28-Hauling wheat today. Turned over the wheat today and the watermelons.
Saturday 29-Threshed our wheat today. Yield is eighteen bushels. Weather hot and dry. No news today. Health as common.
Sunday 30-BERRY and JOHN gone to WATSON for meeting. I rested at home. Weather warm. No news.
Monday 31-Saving fodder today. Some rain in the evening. Health good.
AUGUST 1865
Tuesday 1-Gathering fodder. Weather hot and dry. Health good as common.
Wednesday 2-Saving fodder. Weather hot. Hauled a load of corn from the field. No news. Health not good.
Thursday 3-Saving fodder. Weather hot and dry. Health good.
Friday 4-I assisted J. STOVALL raise his house. Weather warm. Health good as common.
Saturday 5-I tied up fodder this morning. Weather hot and dry.
Monday 7-Finished the fodder this morning. No news. The weather very warm. Thrown down the old house. The party at MRS. GRIFFINS.
Wednesday 9-Hauled the old house today. Weather hot and dry. No news. Health good.
Thursday 10-I and PAH went to the shop. Repaired the wagon. Weather hot.
Friday 11- BERRY gone to CAMERON. Laid the foundation of the house. Hot and dry. Some news from the town.
Saturday 12-Raised the house today. Preaching at CARTERS' today. Weather hot and dry.
Sunday 13-Preaching at CARTERS' today. Weather warm and dry. Health good.
Monday 14-BERRY gone to CALDWELL. Work about the house. Weather hot and dry. Health good as common.
Tuesday 15-I went to CAMERON today. No news. Weather very warm. Health good as common.
Wednesday 16-Working about the house. No news. Weather hot and dry. Health good as common
Thursday 17-BERRY was married to MISS ELIZABETH WATSON today. A large crowd at the wedding. Weather very warm. No news. All came off quiet.
Friday 18-The dinner at home, all the neighbors present. All quiet. Weather hot, no news.
Saturday 19-No news today. TEATS health bad. Weather warm. BERRY and WIFE gone to MR. WATSONS'.
Sunday 20-Remained at home. Weather dry and hot.
Monday 21-Worked around the house today. Health good. Sent after DR. GERMAN.
Tuesday 22-Getting out timber in the bottom today. Weather very warm. Health good as usual.
Wednesday 23-Getting timber in the bottom. Weather warm and dry. Health bad. No news today.
Thursday 24-Splitting boards at home. Weather warm with some rain.
Friday 25-Splitting boards and finished the house. More rain. Health improving. No news.
Saturday 26-Hauled corn today. FLEM gone to the mills. Weather hot and dry. Health improving today.
Sunday 27-Preaching by PASTEN today at WATSONS MILL. Weather pleasant. No news today. Text-remember LOTTS WIFE, seventeenth chapter Luke, thirty-second verse.
Monday 28-PAH gone to mill. McDANIELS. Weather hot and dry.
Tuesday 29-PAH returned from the mill. I finished making boards today. Weather hot and dry.
Wednesday 30-Work on the chimney today. No news. Weather hot and dry.
Thursday 31-The party at COTTONS'. Weather hot and dry. Health good as common. I went down to the party but few ladies present.
SEPTEMBER 1865
Friday 1-Making fence around the crib. Weather very hot and dry. Health improving. No news.
Saturday 2-I was at CAMERON today. Men taking the oath. No news. Weather hot and dry. LITTLE RIVER nearly quit running. Grass all burned up. Cattle looks bad.
Sunday 3-Rested at home today. The weather warm. Health good. The row at LYONS with the negro. No news today.
Monday 4-The boy, FLEM, left us this morning. Health good. Commencing to gather corn today. No news. Weather hot. PAH settled with PUSS.
Tuesday 5-JOHN gone to CALSWELL. Nothing from the negro today. The WOMAN, PUSS, left us today. I and BERRY pulled corn. Health good. Weather hot.
Wednesday 6-I and BERRY hauled corn till twelve then pulled corn after twelve. JOHN sick. The negro found dead on the side of the road by PARSON AUTREY.
Thursday 7-Hauled two loads of corn. Heavy rain in the evening. Water plenty. JOHN very sick. PARSON BROOKS is the preacher at CARTERS'. TEATS health improving. No news.
Friday 8-Cleaned out the well. Repaired the wagon and hauled wood after noon. JOHNS' health improving. Some little rain today. No news. TEATS improving.
Saturday 9-Hauled corn till twelve o'clock. Weather warm. Health good. BERRY gone visiting. No news today. MR. MOORE with us tonight.
Sunday 10-Preaching at CARTERS today by PARSON LUCAS. No news. Some rain in the evening. BERRY came home this evening. Health good.
Monday 11-Pulling corn today. No news. Weather very hot. Health good as common. I and JOHN are gone to CALDWELL.
Tuesday 12-Pulling corn today. Weather very hot. Health good. No news.
Wednesday 13-Gathering corn today. No news. Weather warm. Health good.
Thursday 14-I and FATHER went to McDANIELS MILL in BURLESON COUNTY. Weather very hot. Some little showers in the evening. Saw COLONEL LASURES at the mill. No sleep tonight.
Friday 15-Remain at the mill today. Weather warm. The deformed negro camped for the night on the hill.
Saturday 16-The mill broken. Came home. Weather very hot and dry. Arrived home at sunset. All well. No news.
Sunday 17-On a visit today. The walk; weather very hot with norther at night. Health good as common.
Monday 18-Hauling corn today. Weather very warm. No news. Health improving.
Tuesday 19-Hauling corn today. Weather hot and dry. Health good, no news.
Thursday 21-Hauled corn today till twelve. Pulled corn in the evening. TEAT was taken to C. CLOUDS today. No news. Some rain.
Friday 22-Rain until twelve o'clock. Haul two loads of corn this evening. No news. Health good as common.
Saturday 23-Hauled two loads of corn today. Finished gathering corn. Hauled fodder in too this evening. STEIN,THE PEDDLER, came today. No news. Health good.
Sunday 24-Preaching at WATSONS MILL today. Weather warm. No news. Health improving.
Monday 25-I was in the town of CALDWELL today. Saw the FEDERALS. No news. Health good. No work done today. All "piddling".
Tuesday 26-I and BERRY hauled rails today. Weather hot. No news. Health good as common.
Wednesday 27-Hauled rails today. No news. Weather warm, little showers.
Thursday 28-I and BERRY hauled timber from DAVIDSON CREEK.
Friday 29-Made the gate today. P.W. CHAUDOIN was here today. No news. Weather warm.
Saturday 30-Made the bolster today. Weather warm, health good, no news.
OCTOBER 1865
Sunday 1-Weather cool this morning. Health good. JOHNSON'S CHILD was buried today at CARTERS CHURCH.
Monday 2-Repaired the wagon today. Preparing to go to mill. Weather cool and health good. No news.
Tuesday 3-I and PAH went to McDANIELS MILL. Roads dusty. No news.
Wednesday 4-Our wheat was ground today. No news. Health good as common. Left the mill at one o'clock p.m. Arrived home at ten o'clock.
Thursday 5-Working around the house. No news, weather pleasant, health good.
Friday 6-Hauled timber from the DAVIDSON bottom for plough stock.
Saturday 7-Traded our oxen today. Weather pleasant, health good. No news. Dry and dusty.
Sunday 8-Preaching at CARTERS today by PARSON LUCAS. Weather pleasant and health good.
Tuesday 10-Hauling wood. J. T. BRIMER stayed with us tonight. Weather warm.
Wednesday 11-Finished the plough stocks. Weather pleasant. Repaired wagon.
Thursday 12-Nothing new today. Working about the house.
Friday 13-Necked the R.GRIFFIN beef today. No news. Weather pleasant and health good.
Saturday 14-I and PAH went to STRAWHORNS SHOP today. The arbitration today. Weather pleasant. Health good. No news.
Sunday 15-Remained at home today. BERRY moved up today. Weather pleasant. Health good.
Monday 16-Preparing to go to MILLICAN. Weather pleasant, health good, no news.
Tuesday 17-Rained all day. No news. Health good.
Wednesday 18-Started to MILLICAN today. Roads good, health improving. No news. Camped at MOSLEYS' weather fine.
Thursday 19-Crossed the BRAZOS RIVER at sunrise and thence to ELLIS'S GROCERY.
Friday 20-Thence to MILLICAN eight miles. Completed our business and came back to ELLIS'S GROCERY and saw HARRIS JONES.
Saturday 21-Thence to BRAZOS RIVER, to EVANS HOUSE. Camped and roads good.
Sunday 22-Thence home twenty-three miles. No news. Weather good.
Monday 23-Rested at home today. No news, weather fine, health good, stock thriving.
Tuesday 24-I and BERRY was in CAMERON today. Bought some shoes. Weather pleasant, health good, no news. Goods high.
Wednesday 25-All gone to preaching at WATSONS MILL. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good. Text in Matthew twenty Chapter.
Thursday 26-Worked about the house today. Weather pleasant, health good.
Friday 27-Building ox lot. No news. Health good.
Saturday 28-Finished the lot today. Put in the gate.
Sunday 29-Weather cold with rain. No news. Health good.
Monday 30-Worked around the house. No news today. Weather cool.
Tuesday 31-Nothing strange today. Weather pleasant, health good.
NOVEMBER 1865
Wednesday 1-Plowing in rye after twelve o'clock. No news. Weather pleasant. Health good. The invite to the party at COTTENS.
Thursday 2-Plowing in the rye. Weather cooler, health good, no news.
Friday 3-Plowing in the rye today. The party at COTTENS. Health good.
Saturday 4-Repaired the fence. Weather fine. Health good.
Sunday 5-Remained at home all day. No news. Weather cool and clear.
Monday 6-Finished plowing in the rye. No news, weather dry and cool.
Tuesday 7-Plowed in the rye at the house. No news, health good.
Thus ends the times of the Marches, Skirmishes and battles of the FOURTH REGIMENT, TEXAS MILITIA CAVALRY VOLUNTEERS from SAN ANTONIO to SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. Also, my trips from SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO to the great CAMP DOUGLAS, ILLINOIS at CHICAGO to VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI.
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