fa113 The following is a transcription of the Civil War Diary of Dr. William Lee McKibbin (I113), written between Feb 15, 1865 to Aug 4, 1865 detailing the end of the Civil War. During this time, McKibbin was stationed in Carlyle, PA as part of Co. E, 149th regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. This transcription to digital was done by Thomas Lester McKibbin (I9) during the Winter of 1999. ============================================================================= 3 5 Get out ? What the odds so long as we are happy DAILY Minature Diary for 1865 W L McKibbin Merriment (?) Company Carlisle Wednesday 15 Feb Drafted in the U S service have to report on the second of March Friday 24 Feb Left Lizzies and went over to Eddowes on my road to report Saturday 25 Feb At Eddowes getting ready to leave making out my act against the mill McKibbin & Eddowes Sunday 26 Feb Left Eddowes to report at Chambersburg Harry came for me with a horse Mrs. Eddowes gave me some cakes which came very good Monday 27 Feb Left Hancock for Hagerstown arrived in the evening paid my bill $1.50 Tuesday 28 Feb Left Hagerstown for Chambersburg arrived at 8 o'clock in the morning put up at the Washington kept by Selles Wednesday 1 Mar Still in Chambersburg Men reporting at the provost Marshalls D 300 men subject to the draft Thursday 2 Mar Reported at the Provost Marshalls examined and accepted Captain Eyster reccomends me for a position in the perminent guard Friday 3 Mar Reported at the R R and went to Carlisle reported and was transferred to the perminent guard Saturday 4 Mar On camp, warm day Sunday 5 Mar In camp fixing up things Monday 6 Mar Arms and Acutrements went to town bought some things cup (?) paper & envelopes Tuesday 7 Mar On guard post 7-3 relief beautiful night some 500 recruits sent front fields, Rank, and Jack Charlton among them Wednesday 8 Mar More men sent to front not on duty ordered to report at Headquarters but not assigned to duty Thursday 9 Mar Assigned to duty at Headquarters reading roll to be copied by E. Dyer (?) Friday 10 Mar Headquarters reading and copying rolls of volunteers substitutes and drafted men Saturday 11 Mar In the office sent one hundred men to the front one squad to City Point and one A- to York one man shot at Harrisburg wounded Sunday 12 Mar Not much duty today general inspection of officers men and quarters pleasant day Sunday 13 Mar Making out rolls description lists sent two (200) hundred men to the front pleasant day Tuesday 14 Mar not very buisey 84 men reported from the (?) 17 and 19 districts cool and cloudy looks like rain Wednesday 15 Mar Buisey all day sixty (69) nine drafted substitutes an vol One non-combatant who was assigned to the core of med men his rights accord to law Raining all day Thursday 16 Mar In the office buisey all day sent one, 100 hundred men to the front raining all day Friday 17 Mar Buisey. 39 men came to day, drafted, sent a one (100) hundred men to the front. City Point clear and windy Saturday 18 Mar Buisey all day calling rolls to be copied cold and windy Sunday 19 Mar Pleasant day went to town saw some of my old com rades one paid me a visit in camp D. Louden (?) Several invitations to visit in town Monday 20 Mar Buisey two (200) hundred men called for assigned to the 99 regt army of the James. W. Robinson one of the number Very warm Tuesday 21 Mar Not very buisey. in Carlisle saw Mother and Meg. on the road to Philadel 30 men came in pleasant all day, but raining this evening high water Wednesday 22 Mar Not very buisey received 36 men subs and drafted bought a watch or rather traded for one cost me $12.00 original cost $20.00 pleasant until night Thursday 23 Mar Buisey all day ninety (90) men reported most from the .16. district all good men two blacks. vols Rendivue established for, Col-d, troops, at this point cold and windy with rain Friday 24 Mar Buisey. Sent one squad to Newbern. One to elmira 103 of our company away, with five squads. Cold and rain nearly all of the Bodys gone. Saturday 25 Mar Went to town there nearly all day not much to do pleasant Farmers plowing four of the Holadaysburg squad in guardhouse for robbing recruits Sunday 26 Mar Pleasant day P. Madden came out to see me from Carlisle Nothing to do in the office Monday 27 Mar Pleasant day not very buisey sent some men to City Point Tuesday 28 Mar Buisey all day. men reporting from four districts 11, 17, 14 and 19th some colored gents Pleasant Farmers plowing Wednesday 29 Mar Men reporting. Making out the Monthly Reports very buisey. Cool and cloudy some of our men back from Wilmington, NC Thursday 30 Mar Raining cool 34 men from Eystes. (?) 11, Dist one, 1 from, 14, Capt Henderson, wrote a letter to the Secretary of War Stanton Friday 31 Mar Friday raining all day and night buisey all day making out the monthly and tri monthly report 24 men came in from Eystes (?) (16) an dist Saturday 1 Apr Clear and windy buisey all on monthly report (173) men came in from 14, 16 and 19 districts Sunday 2 Apr pleasant day not very buisey Capt Porter came out to camp to see me Monday 3 Apr Buisey all day making out the Monthly and tri Monthly reports for March reported capture of Richmond great rejoicing Tuesday 4 Apr Buisey all day men coming in from all the districts Great Requiem (?) of the fall of Richmond Pleasant day Wednesday 5 Apr Sending men to the Calvary Corps reinforcing in the Shenandoah Valley 100 guns fired at the garrison in honor of the news Thursday 6 Apr Buisey all day Men coming in fast. after the (downfall of Richmond) 175 came in today departures 200 for City Point raining all day Friday 7 Apr Men coming in fast (rushing to save the Union) 204 arrived departures 150 for the 88 and 81 Army of the Potomac Saturday 8 Apr Buisey men coming in fast (373) reported today sent (125) to City Point. Pleasant day glorious news from Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan Sunday 9 Apr Thanksgiving day buisey all day on order for 300 men for the 102 Regt PA Andy Washmond (?) member of Co. A. 130 came to see me Cool and cloudy Monday 10 Apr Buisey all day still sending drafted from 17,18, 19 Cong districts Cool and cloudy Tuesday 11 Apr Not much work most of our men unassigned in town saw some of my old comrades Cool and cloudy Wednesday 12 Apr Sent 300 men to the front Army of Potomac men reporting buisey all day cool with a little rain Thursday 13 Apr Buisey sending 450 men to the 56 Pa regt Army Potomac great rejoicing over the surrender of Lee, cool and cloudy Friday 14 Apr Not much to do Great excitement in town parade, fireworks, and Allumination. Rejoicing over the news of Lees surrender Saturday 15 Apr Not much to do a gloom in camp on receipt of the news of the assasination of the President, A. Lincoln Sunday 16 Apr Dull day in camp flags at half mast and draped in mourning and the signal gun booming every thirty minutes speak of our loss. the head of the nation A. Lincoln Monday 17 Apr Not very buisey general order requesting no more men to be sent to the front until further ordered Tuesday 18 Apr The fence finished around Camp 14 feet high supported for Reb prisoners our company all in 200 all told (happy family) W L Wednesday 19 Apr Not buisey men ordered not to report only for the first Army Corps Hancocks Thursday 20 Apr In town all day met some of my old comrades had quite a pleasant time Friday 21 Apr Pretty buisey making out the arrivals for the month three copies one for the state one for the adjt Geberal and one for ourselves Saturday 22 Apr Commenced making out the departures for April we expect to be mustered out before long. Sunday 23 Apr Went to church to the first Presbyterian Church Carlisle PA quite a good sermon Monday 24 Apr Not much to do every thing quiet in camp Tuesday 25 Apr Buisey all day all men in camp vols, subs drafted men called for 110 drafted sent to the 18 cavalry the rest to the Army of the Potomac Wednesday 26 Apr Buisey all day making out descriptive book (?) for the men being sent away Thursday 27 Apr No much to do a few Proclamation men reporting warm day farmers planting corn around our camp Friday 28 Apr Some Proclamation men reporting beautiful day in town in the evening reported capture of Booth Saturday 29 Apr Cool yet nice day not much to do most of our men in town Sunday 30 Apr Beautiful day went to town in the afternoon saw some old friends. Monday 1 May Buisey all day making out muster rolls for the unassigned men our Company assigned to the 149 Regt Pa Buck Tails Capt. Soult Tuesday 2 May Buisey all day making out rolls and descriptive lists our guards drawn in no duty in camp Galla day among the boys Wednesday 3 May Rolls and discharges made out compared and found right Thursday 4 May Not much to do in camp Most of us playing ball. mustering out recruits (34) in all Sunday 5 May Buisey all day our Company mustered out of service 200 strong Saturday 6 May Not much to do waiting for the Paymants. Ella and Mat came to see me stopping in town Sunday 7 May In town Ella and I married at 7:00 in the evening by the Rev Mr. Wing, Carlisle, PA **** Note: this entry is circled ***** Monday 8 In camp discharged and paid off an go rejoicing Tuesday 9 Left Carlisle in the afternoon and arrive Hagerstown at 7:00 in the evening Wednesday 10 Left Hagerstown at 6am arrived in Hancock 12 M started from town the same day arrived home in the evening THE END **** NOTE Again, this entry is circled including the words "The End" **** Monday 22 Left home for Washington saw the grand review of the army of the West. Employed in the G.M. department under GM General Megs June Tuesday 6 A great many Regts going home Captured a flag from the 1st N York Cavalry while they were fighting the 3rd W. Va Cav in the streets of Washington some 11 or 12 men Killed July Tuesday 4 White House, Washington The greatest display of fireworks I ever saw. Rockets Candles & wheels Rockets thrown out of a mortar of a great might wheels representing all the Corps badge of the Union Army August Thursday 4 Left Washington for home arrived safe found a young son of 4 1/2 lbs weight, William Mother and baby getting along finely Memoranda E.E. Ogy Aunvill Monton Co Pa 1st Sargt. 12 W S inft Zac Bankord sub for John Daniels Bounty $330 The art of listening is like Fundamental lay of the social Codes. The change of name (?) does not change the idea suggested by it. Bells lectures on Rhetoric and belles lettres. Letters Ella R.E. Received " " " No. 1 " " " " 2 " " " " 3 " " " " 4 " " " " 5 " " " " 6 Books read while in Service The Art of Conversation The Nobels of Good Society Charrouts Spirit Military Institutions. Bridal Greetings Lens W.W. Alison Sight Corps Green Casite, PA WK -- =========================================================================