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EXCERPTS FROM DIARY—NO. 1Union Soldier Tells OfExperiences in War(Editor’s note — Thin is th« first of a series of articles prepared by Dr. Lester S. Evans, well known retired Presbyterian minister here, for publication in The Jeffersonian. They consist of excerpts taken front the diary of Pvt. John R. Boyce while serving with the Union forces in the Civil War After his discharge Boyce moved to 1020 Beatty Ave., where he died In 1904 He was a great uncle of Dr. Evans IBy I)r Lester S. EvansThey built their new home atsingedaugHospandCharandsons.Th has iLawi1020 Beatty Ave. They had no. th children but reared a nephew, a Livingston Dodds, and two nieces,Miss Anna Brown and Miss Min-secreme Brown, who was for yearstreasexeciorganist at the St. John’s Episco-jj^ pal Church and also was a piano ju^v teacher. ler;Boyce and his father had a j sistagrocery store at the northeast Rcitjcorner of Wheeling Ave. and N. andPrivate John Rankin Boyce Fifth St. for a number of years, Satucarried four very small leather- and later moved the grocery to Ceedbound books with him and en-;tbe site of the present Montgom-'mentered an item almost every’ day. ery Ward sore. T1Boyee enlisted at Kenton, Ohio and came to Cambridge shortly after his honor able discharge.He was with the Army in Kentucky, 1 ennessee, Georgia and Ala bama, being cap tured at Chicka-mauga Creek. HeThe Jeffersonian presents this men diary of a Civil War private to fire its readers as a part of the 100th nor anniversary of the Civil War. j man The Dairy theiSept. 21, 1861 — Enlisted inMtaimDr. Evanscompany gotten up by C. H. Gatch and W. W?. Nixon, with un-ij)inf derslanding that Gatch would be 8 captain and Nixon 1st lieuten- ^erlt; ant of the company. nISi, itUSJSept. 27 —Lett Kenton, Ohio njn„v;as a prisoner inboth Libby and 1Aor Camp Clark, Springfield O CunAndersonville Prisons.Arrived at 3 p. m., went out to! q,words of the soldier. Some historical and geographical items may not be entirely accurate, butI of acual experiences.Boyce married Sarah Oldham who lived at Oldham Station.With few exception? the diary (C«nP Morrow, one mile south ofwill he printed in the original I “ ‘h« fairground.. Dur- Hec!ing our stay at Camp Morrow, I an(jhad a very nice time, as it was Geofair week, and we had a fine pafcu , Tiromonk- show. Hon. Andy Johnson made whcthev are the simple statements ,, .. . u *an excellent union speech at i mthe fair to a large crowd. (An- Belrdrew Johnson became president) mof the United States at the death horn| of Lincoln.) Failing to be “must-j Norjered” in the 44th Regiment, Ohio- mVolunteer Infantry, at Spring-!dalefield, we were ordered to Ports- fortmouth, Ohio, on the Ohio River. SartA . . - Oct. 8 — Left Springfield at theiThe lOih annual meeting of ,g g m for portsmou.„ over the, MGuernsey County Teache s L „ R R Arrived „ Cncm wer, Association is scheduled for 7:30 r aU a w on hoard Va ,P .m. Wednesday at Valley Loeai!steamb0,t Bostona for Ports , brotHigh School, Buffalo. mouth. Started at 12:30 p. m. MSpeaker win he County Schools |ass(,(1 M .„ , h;,jfupt- Robert P M.mphv. whose nj h f heavy.famtopic will he The Work of Pro-' had , *,---------- ...Jfessional Organizations Music'• will be provided by the Barber -shoppers Chorus of Cambridge.Teachers Group To Hear MurphyI thewe had to lay up for several Sihours. eryOct. 9 — Arrived at Ports- Mormouth 11 a m. and we marched Lar.... . . . ]OUt to Camp Sill, a short distance andthe Valley Local faculty, with from cily famMiss Georgian Lady as commit-1 „rL „ _ Was examined and !(„„I Refreshments will be served bytee chairman.Business sessionwill includemustered into the 33rd Regiment,; GeoI j election of delegates to the con-Ohio VolunteerChaventions of the Ohio Education!company being “K.the regiment wererland Cambridge, respectively.Mr.andandW.BOfficers ofa ... , . | ,, . i. J n*«.7 icuiuciii nri c, J A. Sill,Association and the Eastern Oh, 0 c , 0 p M L R0b-Teachers Assocmtion at Columbus jnsQn major Kpndrick adjulan,Oct. 13 —Having “drew” the Army Blue clothing and guns Ohi today, we are ready to march at we€4 p. m. Orders to march in the j an(* morning. I ^ SunAbandonment Of Roads Is Soughtlencoir 1 rtfll oAmmtcciAn
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Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio, US
Tue, Oct 04, 1960
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