{"id":688,"date":"2014-03-15T14:23:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T19:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgantn\/?p=688"},"modified":"2017-06-20T22:30:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T03:30:14","slug":"civil-war-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/civil-war-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil War Diary"},"content":{"rendered":"

CIVIL WAR DIARY<\/span><\/b>\u00a0MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE<\/span><\/b>\u00a0The following is a transcript of a robbery diary of a resident of Morgan County, Tn.The original, handwritten copy was given to the Wartburg Libraryin Wartburg, Tennessee with a collection of old papers and is on fileat the library.\u00a0 Care was taken to reflect the original work.The author is unknown.<\/p>\n

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DECEMBER 1863<\/span><\/span><\/b>* * * * *<\/span><\/b>\u00a0On the 12th day of December in the year 1863 at night, came\u00a0 a bandof robbers 2 men one said his name was Cross and the other saidhis name was Newport and said that they lived on Brimstone and saidthat they was soldiers from Kingston and was going to Watsburg therewas one boy and five women with them and I knowed one of the menwell and his name was not Cross nor Newport his name wasWilliam Mabery they pilched in my house and robbed diversof sundri articles.<\/p>\n

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Bedquilts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8 or 9<\/td>\none pepper box<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheets\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2
\nCoverlids\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1
\nblankets\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2
\npillers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6
\nbedticks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3
\nbed ruffles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 pare
\nnearly all the old womans cloths
\ntook all the cover where she was
\nlaying on the bed.
\nYarn flax and to thread
\ntwenty or thirty hanks
\none buntch of Swingle……….?
\nplates\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4
\ntin buckets\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2
\noven and lid\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1
\npothooks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1
\nSheepshears\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 pare
\nButtons and wod screws
\n1 box and bucket
\none set of glass plates
\none pare of tooth pullers
\ntwo pare of socks<\/td>\n		one pepper box
\none nutmeg gritter
\ntwo pare Stockens
\none tin pan
\ntwo bowls
\nsome spoons
\nteacups and sassers
\ntwo table cloths
\none shirt
\none pare of pintchers to
\ndraw nails
\none oare of mittens to
\nwear on hands
\none Chaney pitcher
\none pare knitten needles
\none handsawfile
\nblack pepper and box
\nsowen thread &\/C
\nStilliards\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 pare
\none Satchelful of plunder
\none big coarse comb
\nthree pounds of raw cotton
\nthree towels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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………………..out of the kitchen…………………….<\/b>one of the old black mans Shirtsone shirt that belonged to the blackman that is deadone quilt and one Sheetfore of the black girls dresses and her cumfertfore of the black childs shirtsone pare of the black girls stockensand divers of other things that is two tedics to mentionAll of\u00a0 her Shimeys\u00a0 but that she had on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<\/span><\/b>Also on the 30th day at night came three men and robed me of my meat fore midlensSeven hams and Six sholders and fore jaws\u00a0 Some meal had the black girl bake them somebread and drank up all the milk and took some corn and one Jar of cream. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 …………author unknown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CIVIL WAR DIARY\u00a0MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE\u00a0The following is a transcript of a robbery diary of a resident of Morgan County, Tn.The original, handwritten copy was given to the Wartburg Libraryin Wartburg, Tennessee with a collection of old papers and is on fileat the library.\u00a0 Care was taken to reflect the original work.The author is unknown. DECEMBER… Continue reading Civil War Diary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-veterans","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3892,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions\/3892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}