| Summary: | This is the 1862 diary of Marshall A. Carpenter who enlisted on September 8, 1862, and organized a company at North Brookfield, Vermont on September 11, 1862. He was mustered into federal service on October 22, 1862, and he spent the rest of the year near Washington D.C. On January 15, 1863 he was commissioned as a captain in Company C, 15th Vermont Infantry Regiment and on April 15, 1865 he received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th Vermont Infantry Regiment.[page 1]
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Diary 1862
[page 2]
inside cover
[page 3]
Pocket Diary for 1862
[page 4]
almanac
[page 5]
Difference of Time
List of Sundays
[page 6]
Distance and Time by Railroad from New York
[page 7]
Population of the United States
San Francisco Tides
[page 8]
San Francisco Tides
[page 9]
San Francisco Tides
[page 10]
Eclipses
[page 11]
Almanac January 1862
[page 12]
Almanac February 1862
[page 13]
Alamanac MArch 1862
[page 14]
Almanac April 1862
[page 15]
Almanac May 1862
[page 16]
Almanac June 1862
[page 17]
Almanac July 1862
[page 18]
Almanac August 1862
[page 19]
Almanac September 1862
[page 20]
Almanac October 1862
[page 21]
Almanac November 1862
[page 22]
Almanac December 1862
[page 23]
Wednesday, January 1, 1862
Staid at home all day Father & Mother went to Andrew Allis’es
Thursday 2
Cold and snowy
Friday 3
Went to the Harbor to day.Singing school to night
[page 24]
Saturday, January 4, 1862
Dress wood in forenoon to A.J. Allis this evening
Sunday 5
Went to the Branchte Church ½ day
Monday 6
Dressed wood for Father 7 loads
[page 25]
Tuesday, January 7, 1862
Dressed 8 loads to day
Wednesday 8
Dressed 10 loads to day
Thursday 9
Dressed Wood for Royal Abbott 8 loads
[page 26]
Friday, January 10, 1862
Went to William Stoain with Charles Walbredgl to day
Saturday 11
Came from Wm Stoain Ira came with me
Sunday 12
Attended church to day Sick to night
[page 27]
Monday, January 13, 1862
Caryed Ira back to his School this morning
Tuesday 14
Dressed wood for N.D. Graves to day
Wednesday 15
Stormy to day Staid at home all day
[page 28]
Thursday, January 16, 1862
Aunt Naby Arnold buryed to day Father & Mother gon to West Randolph this after noon
Friday 17
Went to West Randolph Staid at A.J. Allis to night
Saturday 18
Snowy went to the mills to day
[page 29]
Sunday, January 19, 1862
Went to Barre to night Snowed all day
Monday 20
Came from Barre to night
Tuesday 21
Worked in Shop
[page 30]
Wednesday, January 22, 1862
Made Sleigh robe
Thursday 23
Went to North Randolph Began work for A J Allis to day
Friday 24
Attended Singing School to night
[page 31]
Saturday, January 25, 1862
Snowed all day Carried Gus & Nett down home to night
Sunday 26
Staid at home all day
Monday 27
Snowed all day
[page 32]
Tuesday, January 28, 1862
Snowed and blowed cold to day
Wednesday 29
Finished Splitting out doors
Thursday 30
Egbert got home to day
[page 33]
Friday, January 31, 1862
Went to Singing School to night
Saturday, February 1
Had so much company cant do anything Finish getting out doors Worked 6 days this week
Sunday 2
Attended church to day written 2 letters
[page 34]
Monday, February 3, 1862
Worked on doors
Tuesday 4
Came to the Street to mortise doors Staid at home to night
Wednesday 5
Sashable [sociable?] to A J Allises to night
[page 35]
Thursday, February 6, 1862
Snowed to night
Friday 7
Cold and snowed some
Saturday 8
Worked 5 days this week
[page 36]
Sunday, February 9, 1862
Went home to day
Monday 10
Singing school to night
Tuesday 11
Went home to night
[page 37]
Wednesday, February 12, 1862
Went to the Mills to hear J.S. Adams lecture
Thursday 13
Snowed to day
Friday 14
Snowed all day Sick did not do much
[page 38]
Saturday, February 15, 1862
Went to West Randolph this afternoon Worked 4 days
Sunday 16
Staid at home all day Ira came home to day
Monday 17
Went to Singing school
[page 39]
Tuesday, February 18, 1862
Visited Iras School
Wednesday 19
Went to the branch to sociable to F G Begilow
Thursday 20
Went to the Mills to a Town Spelling School A Night long to be remembered
[page 40]
Friday, February 21, 1862
Worked all day Andrew & Laura went to Mr. Bagbys went home to night
Saturday 22
Worked 4 ½ this week
Sunday 23
Attended church to day Carryed Nett home to night
[page 41]
Monday, February 24, 1862
Snowed all day
Tuesday 25
Cold and the wind blowed and the snow flris
Wednesday 26
All blocked in with snow drifts
[page 42]
Thursday, February 27, 1862
Finished doors to day went home to night left horse to Spencers Graves
Friday 28
Snowes Head aches some
rather glomy draught jet and pediment to the house
Saturday, March 1
Worked 5 days this week
[page 43]
Sunday, March 2, 1862
Staid at home
Monday 3
Came home to attended Singing School to night
Tuesday 4
Town meeting to day
[page 44]
Wednesday, March 5, 1862
Come from home this morning
Thursday 6
Worked Rake to day
Thursday 7
Finished Rake to day
[page 45]
Saturday, March 8, 1862
Worked 5 days this week came home to night
Sunday 9
Attended Church ½ day came from church to A J Allis
Monday 10
Finished cornice to day Fannie came to night
[page 46]
Tuesday, March 11, 1862
Came home to day on a visit Andrew & Laura hear to Supper
Wednesday 12
Began bed mould to day Andrew & Laura went a visiting to day
Thursday 13
Worked on Bed moulding
[page 47]
Friday, March 14, 1862
Andrew & Laura gone visiting to day Andrew sold the Black man to day for $150.00
Saturday 15
Worked 5 days Snowed all day Ira came after me to night
Sunday 16
Staid at home all day
[page 48]
Monday, March 17, 1862
Worked on bed moulding
Tuesday 18
Staid at home to night
Wednesday 19
Went to Montpelier to day Staid to William Whitcomb’s to night
[page 49]
Thursday, March 20, 1862
Came from Barre to day Singing School to night
Friday 21
Plained clapbords to day
Saturday 22
Worked 3 ½ days this week
[page 50]
Sunday, March 23, 1862
Attended Church to day
Monday 24
26 years old to day
Tuesday 25
Singing School to night did not go
[page 51]
Wednesday, March 26, 1862
Concert to the Street this afternoon Worked on window frames
Thursday 27
Worked on Band moulding
Friday 28
Worked on Band moulding
[page 52]
Saturday, March 29, 1862
Worked 6 days this week
Sunday 30
Attended church ½ day
Monday 31
Finished mouldings for out side of the house
[page 53]
Tuesday, April 1, 1862
Went to West Randolph to day Staid at home to night
Wednesday 2
Worked jam caseings for windows
Thursday 3
Worked on windows
[page 54]
Friday, April 4, 1862
Framed window sills
Saturday 5
Worked 5 days this week
Sunday 6
Attended Church all day
[page 55]
Monday, April 7, 1862
Made Ward robe and picture frame
Tuesday 8
Went to the mill to saw out window caseings
Wednesday 9
Made and cased window frames
[page 56]
Thursday, April 10, 1862
Fast day Attended church
Friday 11
Cased 5 window frames
Saturday 12
Worked 5 days this week
[page 57]
Sunday, April 13, 1862
Attended church all day
Monday 14
Finished caseings Window Frames
Tuesday 15
Made Splitting gague
[page 58]
Wednesday, April 16, 1862
Came home to night
Thursday 17
Attended Mrs. Whitney Funeral very bad going
Friday 18
Went to the Mitts horse back
[page 59]
Saturday, April 19, 1862
Worked 2 days this week very pleasant to day Written a letter to day
Sunday 20
Staid at home all day
Monday 21
Got out crown mold for windows
[page 60]
Tuesday, April 22, 1862
Painted caseings
Wednesday 23
Painted caseings
Thursday 24
Fixed Bench
[page 61]
Friday, April 25
Cold to day
Saturday, April 26, 1862
Made ladder for A S Allis worked 4 day
Sunday 27
Attended church today road in a wagon for the first time
[page 62]
Monday, April 28, 1862
Began bee hive to day
Tuesday 29
Finished bee hive rainy to day
Wednesday 30
Made bee hive to day
[page 63]
Thursday, May 1, 1862
Went to the Street this morning
Friday 2
Painted Saf fore crown mould for windows
Saturday 3
Worked on house 2 days this week worked 5 day went home this morning
[page 64]
Sunday, May 4, 1862
Staid at home all day Ira at home
Monday 5
Went to the P.O. to night
Tuesday 6
Finished crown mould for windows
[page 65]
Wednesday, May 7, 1862
Attended Funeral of Mrs. Eunice Smith went to North Randolph to night
Thursday 8
Sick to day Uncle Hebard & Aunt hear to day
Friday 9
Came over to work this morning
[page 66]
Saturday, May 10, 1862
Worked 3 days this weak Andrew & Laura went to Browns today
Sunday 11
Attended Church ½ day came home to night
Monday 12
Moved to the bars with ________ bench
[page 67]
Tuesday, May 13, 1862
Painted clapboards
Wednesday 14
Finished painting clap boards
Thursday 15
Made a ladder
[page 68]
Friday, May 16, 1862
Made a picture frame
Saturday 17
Went to Barre to day worked 3 days
Sunday 18
Ira at home to day
[page 69]
Monday, may 19, 1862
Worked on Skeliton
Tuesday 20
Finished Skeliton
Wednesday 21
Began framing today
[page 70]
Thursday, May 22, 1862
Planted corn for Father this after noon
Friday 23
Marion Davidsons Funeral
Saturday 24
Ploughed garden Worked 2 days for A J Allis
[page 71]
Sunday, May 25, 1862
Went to Wm Stouts to church
Monday 26
Planted Potatoes day
Tuesday 27
Briggs & Martha hear to day
[page 72]
Wednesday, May 28, 1862
Finished Planting corn & Potatoes
Thursday 29
Planted Beans this fore noon
Friday 30
Made Horse Boake (?) came hear this after noon
[page 73]
Saturday, May 31, 1862
Worked 1 ½ days this week
Sunday, June 1
Attended church ½ day
Monday 2
Began framing
[page 74]
Tuesday, June 3, 1862
Began moving house
Wednesday 4
Finished moveing house to day
Thursday 5
Worked frameing
[page 75]
Friday, June 6, 1862
Frameing
Saturday 7
Worked 6 days
Sunday 8
Staid at home all day
[page 76]
Monday, June 9, 1862
Drove tian to Saraport to day
Tuesday 10
Under pining came from Barre to day
Staid with Nelson
Wednesday 11
Framed our barys
[page 77]
Thursday, June 12, 1862
Staid at home to night had a thunder shower
Friday 13
Mother went to Williamstown I attended the Funeral of Homer Hatch Went to Mr Strattons to night
Saturday 14
Very cold and windy worked 5 days
[page 78]
Sunday, June 15, 1862
Attended church ½ day
Monday 16
Framed rafters to day
Tuesday 17
Attended Funeral at West Brookfield
[page 79]
Wednesday, June 18, 1862
Grandmother buried to day
Thursday 19
Washed sheep to day
Friday 20
Worked ½ day came home this after noon
[page 80]
Saturday, June 21, 1862
Worked 2 days this week
Sunday 22
Staid at home all day
Monday 23
Framed plates for shed
[page 81]
Tuesday, June 24, 1862
Raned this after noon
Wednesday 25
Uncle Herbard hear to day
Thursday 26
Charley Casley hear to day
[page 82]
Friday, June 27, 1862
Leveled Sills for
20.00 166.00
30.00 690.00
50.00 100.00
05.00 _______
_______ 956.00
105.00
Saturday 28
105.00
50.00
_____
155.00
Rased House to day
Worked 6 days
I C C C
Carpenter 600.00
Sunday 29
Attended church ½ day
Carpenter
[page 83]
Monday, June 30, 1862
Raned all day
M.A. Carpenter
856.00 856
160
696
150
Tuesday, July 1
Nelson & Royal began work to day
796
35
25
12
5
_____
883
Wednesday 2
Rased Roof to day AAAAA
[page 84]
Thursday, July 3, 1862
Borded roof to day
Friday 4
Attended Silabration and went to Springs this after noon
Saturday 5
Worked 5 days Nelson worked 4 Royal worked 3 ¾
[page 85]
Sunday, July 6, 1862
Hottest day this Summer Attended Church ½ day
Monday 7
Laid jet on back side of the house
Tuesday 8
Shingalad back Side of house
[page 86]
Wednesday, July 9, 1862
Raned all day
Thursday 10
Shingales front side of the house Lade jet jet on Shed
Friday 11
Laid jet on shed
[page 87]
Saturday, July 12, 1862
Finished Shingaling to day
Royal worked 4 ¾
Nelson 5
Self 6
Sunday 13
Staid at home Watched with Royal to night
Monday 14
Staid at home ½ day Sick this morning
[page 88]
Tuesday, July 15, 1862
W D Graves Worked to day
Wednesday 16
Laid pediment on South end of Shed Watched with Royal to night
Thursday 17
Laid Pediment on north end of house
[page 89]
Friday, July 18, 1862
Laid Pediment on South end of house
Saturday 19
Worked 5 ½ days
W D Graves 4 ½ days
Sunday 20
Rainy all day Attended church ½ day
[page 90]
Monday, July 21, 1862
Rainy to day
Tuesday 22
Finished pediment
Wednesday 23
Put on Instablutor on front of house Cold to day
[page 91]
Thursday, July 24, 1862
Put on Instabletor on front of shed
Friday 25
Put on Instabletor on Back Side of house
Saturday 26
Finished Instabletor worked 6 days
N.D. Graves worked 6 days
[page 92]
Sunday, July 27, 1862
Went to the Branch to see Charles Glysson
Monday 28
Set Thrush hole to front door
Tuesday 29
Got out finish for front door
[page 93]
Wednesday, July 30, 1862
Began caseing front door
Thursday 31
Worked on front door
Friday, August 1
Attend return of the Honorable Mr. Manerd [Maynard] from Tenn
Town meeting this after noon
[page 94]
Saturday, August 2, 1862
Went to Barre to night
Sunday 3
Came from Barre to night
Monday 4
Set Window frames to day
[page 95]
Tuesday, August 5, 1862
Set Window frames
[page 96]
Friday, August 8, 1862
Set window frames up stares
Saturday 9
Set window frames
Sunday 10
Staid at home all day
[page 97]
Thursday, August 14, 1862
Began piazza
Friday 15
Laid piazza floor
Saturday 16
Charles Carpenter hear to day Worked 5 ½ days this week
Nelson 6 days
[page 98]
Sunday, August 17, 1862
Attended church ½ day
Monday 18
Worked on piazza
Tuesday 19
Attended Town meeting to day
[page 99]
Wednesday, August 20, 1862
Sick to day
Thursday 21
Worked on piazza
Friday 22
Went to West Randolph this afternoon
[page 100]
Saturday, August 23, 1862
Worked 5 days this week
Nelson 5 ¼ day
Royal 5 ½ day
Sunday 24
Attended Church all
<br
Monday 25
Library meeting
[page 101]
Tuesday, August 26, 1862
Freemans visiting worked ½ day
Wednesday 27
Worked on front door
Thursday 28
Went black barying to day
[page 102]
Friday, August 29, 1862
Went to Randolph to night
Saturday 30
Attended War meeting this after noon
Worked 4 days
Royal worked 3 ½
Sunday 31
Attended Church ½ day
[page 103]
Saturday, September 6, 1862
Had war meeting to day
[page 104]
Sunday, September 7, 1862
Attended church ½ day
Monday 8
Enlisted to day
[page 105]
Wednesday, September 10, 1862
Did not do much Staid at Judg Arnolds to night
Went to Randolph
Thursday 11
Organised Company at North Brookfield to day
Friday 12
Went to West Randolph
[page 106]
Saturday, September 13, 1862
Most sick all day
Sunday 14
Attended Church all day attended church to North Brookfield to day
Monday 15
Came to West Randolph
[page 107]
Tuesday, September 16, 1862
Began drill to day
Wednesday 17
Began drilling a Squad to day
Thursday 18
Weighed and measured to day
[page 108]
Friday, September 19, 1862
Dismissed the company
Saturday 20
Went to Montpelier and Barre
Sunday 21
Attended Church ½ day
[page 109]
Monday, September 22, 1862
Comtay calld 10 ½ oclock
Tuesday 23
Had company to day
Wednesday 24
Came to south Hardwick to night
[page 110]
Thursday, September 25, 1862
Came from South Hardwich to St. Jonsbury to night
Friday 26
Elected Field officers to day
Saturday 27
Came from St Jonsbury to Wells river today
[page 111]
Sunday, September 28, 1862
Attended church ½ day
Monday 29
Came home from Wells River to day
Tuesday 30
Ira sick to day Caryed him home to night went to North Randolph
[page 112]
Wednesday, October 1, 1862
Sick to day cold and rainy
Thursday 2
Visited Uncle Hebard to day
Friday 3
Dismissed the company to night
[page 113]
Saturday, October 4, 1862
Attended a sing at Mr. Spragues to night
Sunday 5
Attended church to day Went to Uncle Clarks this evening
Monday 6
Attended Sing at Mr Strattons to night
[page 114]
Tuesday, October 7, 1862
Went to Montpelier
Wednesday 8
Came to Brattleboro to day
Thursday 9
Officer of the gard
[page 115]
Friday, October 10, 1862
First day on dress parade
Saturday 11
Officer of polase to day
Sunday 12
Sunday inspection services this afternoon
[page 116]
Monday, October 13, 1862
Drill as usual to day
Tuesday 14
Rainy to day
Wednesday 15
Went to the village to day
[page 117]
Thursday, October 16, 1862
Captain went home to day
Friday 17
Officer of Patrole to day
Saturday 18
Brigade formed to day
[page 118]
Sunday, October 19, 1862
Brigade formed
Monday 20
Brigade drill Brookfield down to Brattleboro
Tuesday 21
Brigade review acted as staff officer for Gen Washburn
[page 119]
Wednesday, October 22, 1862
Mustered into the United States Service at 12 oclock M
Thursday 23
Brattleboro
North Hanton 4 ½
Springfield Sunset
Windsor Locks 7
Meriden 8
Hartford 9
New Harbin 10
Friday 24
NY City 7
Left NY City 10
Port Monmouth 12
Left Port Monmouth 3 ½
Camden 10
Left Philadel 12
Wilmington Del 7
Honved grac 9 ½ - 10 ½
[page 120]
Saturday, October 25, 1862
Dress parade at Baltamor this after noon
Sunday 26
Staid in Washington to day Sick to night
Monday 27
Came to Capitol hill (marked through] Arlington Height to day
[page 121]
Tuesday, October 28, 1862
Marched to Capitol Hill to day [marked through]
Brigad review
Wednesday 29
Marched to Capitol Hill to day
Thursday 30
Came back to Arlington Heights
[page 122]
Friday, October 31, 1862
Taard and lame to day
Saturday, November 1
Officer of the guard today and night did not sleep well
Sunday 2
Written 2 letters to day very pleasant to day
[page 123]
Monday, November 3, 1862
Moved from Camp Seward to Camp Vermont
Laid out door
Tuesday 4
Worked at Fort Meade camp to day
Wednesday 5
Worked on fort
[page 124]
Thursday, November 6, 1862
Drilled with the Company
Friday 7
Worked at Fort snowed all day
Saturday 8
Went out surveying camp
[page 125]
Sunday, November 9, 1862
Sunday morning inspection written 4 letters
Monday 10
Went to Comand draning brick
Tuesday 11
Went on picket had comanand of first Resurve
[page 126]
Wednesday, November 12, 1862
Staying here yet and going to all day
Thursday 13
Came in from picket this after noon
Friday 14
Went out cutting timber for shantier for bunter
[page 127]
Saturday, November 15, 1862
Capt Carpenter officer of the day had com and of the compay
Sunday 16
Sunday morning inspection Survis in the after noon dress parade written 4 letters
Monday 17
Company drill Battalion drill after noon
[page 128]
Tuesday, November 18, 1862
Company and Battalion drill rainy all day
Wednesday 19
Rainy all day
Thursday 20
Rainy all day Officer of the gard to day
[page 129]
Friday, November 21, 1862
No rain but cloudy
Lt. Howard died this morning
Saturday 22
Compay Scermiesh drill Battalion drill this afternoon
Sunday 23
The first Sunday that we have not had any thing to do
[page 130]
Monday, November 24, 1862
Went to the 13th Regt this afternoon
Tuesday 25
Marched all night in the rain
Wednesday 26
Marched all day marched through Fairfax at the court house
[page 131]
Thursday, November 27, 1862
Marched from Fairfax Station to Union Mills
Friday 28
Came to this camp to ½ mile from Union Mills
Saturday 29
Went out on picket this morning
[page 132]
Sunday, November 30, 1862
Came in from picket this morning
Monday, December 1
Rainy to day and cold nothing but Shelter tents rather gloomy
Tuesday 2
Started on picket this morning Cold and clear
[page 133]
Wednesday, December 3, 1862
Came in from picket
Thursday 4
Thanksgiving day in Vermont Marched from Bull Run to Camp Vermont in 12 hours distance 30 miles
Friday 5
Snow hear to day cold an uncomfortable
[page 134]
Saturday, December 6, 1862
Not very pleasant
Sunday 7
Worked in the woods all day
Monday 8
Thanksgiving day in camp
[page 135]
Tuesday, Dece 9, 1862
Went on picket to day
Wednesday 10
Camp is frozen picket this morning
Thursday 11
Worked on our new camp ground
[page 136]
Friday, December 12, 1862
Marched from camp Vermont to Fairfax Court House
Saturday 13
Moved to our new camp ground
Sunday 14
30,000 men passed hear to day
[page 137]
Monday, December 15, 1862
Warm and comfortable to day
Tuesday 16
Battallion drill this after noon
Wednesday 17
Building Winter Quarters
[page 138]
Thursday, December 18, 1862
Brigade review by Gen Stoughton
Friday 19
No drill to day
Saturday 20
Dress parade to night
[page 139]
Sunday, December 21, 1862
Went to Fairfax courthos to guard
Monday 22
Came in frome guard this morning
Tuesday 23
Skermish Drill forenoon Battalion Drill afternoon
[page 140]
Wednesday, December 24, 1962
Skermish Drill & Battalion drill
Thursday 25
Skermish & Battalion drill
Friday 26
Brigade drill this after noon
[page 141]
Saturday, December 27, 1862
Had orders to move but counter manded
Sunday 28
Started on picket this morning at 7 ½ oclock
Monday 29
Staid in an old fort all night
[page 142]
Tuesday, December 30, 1862
Up all night on picket rained and cold
Wednesday 31
Cociderable easy time laid a bed all night cold and some snow
Transcribed by: Joyce Hicks
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