Tuesday, November 29, 1864
The men in camp received lumber today and made bunks. They also received a good supply of sanitary goods and began to get very comfortable in their new quarters.
Sunday, November 27, 1864
The men of the 130th Illinois Infantry stayed in camp all day in New Orleans. They now expect to spend the winter here.
Saturday, November 26, 1864
The men of the 130th now believe they will stay here for the winter and agree that it would be a nice place to stay.
Captain Wilkins, William Fleming and the rest of the detail got transportation aboard the steamer Sally Robinson and headed towards New Orleans.
Captain Wilkins, William Fleming and the rest of the detail got transportation aboard the steamer Sally Robinson and headed towards New Orleans.
Thursday, November 24, 1864
The regiment spent the night at the wharf aboard the Iberville. At 8 o'clock this morning they moved aboard the Alice Vivian with orders to report to the commanding offices at Carrolton. They arrived there at 4 o'clock, unloaded and went into camp. They had a nice brick building for their office and quarters.
Wednesday, November 23, 1864
They started south again about 2 o'clock this morning, heading for Morganza, Louisiana. They were moving very fast, as a rate of twenty miles per hour.
They arrived at Morganza at 7 o'clock this morning. They stopped to let the 67th Indiana off the boat. They started again at 9 o'clock and passed Port Hudson a little before noon. They passed Baton Rouge at 3 o'clock this afternoon and continued to on. The arrived at New Orleans at midnight.
Meanwhile Captain Wilkins and his detail made the return trip back down the White River. When they arrived at the mouth of the river they were surprised that their regiment had returned to New Orleans with out them. They found shelter in some vacated shanties.
They arrived at Morganza at 7 o'clock this morning. They stopped to let the 67th Indiana off the boat. They started again at 9 o'clock and passed Port Hudson a little before noon. They passed Baton Rouge at 3 o'clock this afternoon and continued to on. The arrived at New Orleans at midnight.
Meanwhile Captain Wilkins and his detail made the return trip back down the White River. When they arrived at the mouth of the river they were surprised that their regiment had returned to New Orleans with out them. They found shelter in some vacated shanties.
Tuesday, November 22, 1864
Aboard the Iberville, the men of the 130th arrived at Vicksburg at daylight. It was still very cold - the thermometer read 22 degrees below zero this morning. After loading coal, they left Vicksburg about 1 o'clock. They passed Grand Gulf about 5 o'clock and stopped at Natchez about 9 o'clock to take on coal.
Monday, November 21, 1864
The men of the 130th woke up at 3 o'clock this morning. It was very cold out. They boarded the Iberville about 10 o'clock and started for New Orleans about 1 o'clock. They made good time on the river.
Sunday, November 20, 1864
The 130th Illinois Infantry received orders today to be ready to embark this evening for New Orleans. The orders were later changed, with the new departure time of 6 o'clock tomorrow morning aboard the Iberville.
Captain Wilkins and his detail have not yet returned to camp, and will likely be left behind. They are still up the White River guarding a ship loaded with commissaries.
Captain Wilkins and his detail have not yet returned to camp, and will likely be left behind. They are still up the White River guarding a ship loaded with commissaries.
Friday, November 18, 1864
It rained all night and all day today. The men in camp noted the river rose fast - nearly 7 feet in just one day.
Wednesday, November 16, 1864
Talk in camp today included the rumor that there would soon be consolidation of regiments. This is because many of the regiments, including Illinois 130th, are short of there normal complement of men due to injuries, illness, and deaths.
Captain Wilkins took a detail out aboard the steamer Diadem. they went up the White River, bound for De Valls Bluff, Arkansas. William Fleming was a part of that detail.
The Diadem was a sternwheel riverboat built at Monongahela, Pennsylvania, in 1860. It was 154 feet long by 33 feet wide, with a 4.9 foot depth of hold. The wood hull was build for the Pittsburgh-St. Louis trade. It served as a U.S. Army transport during the Civil War, and then sank in ice at St. Louis on January 13, 1866.
Captain Wilkins took a detail out aboard the steamer Diadem. they went up the White River, bound for De Valls Bluff, Arkansas. William Fleming was a part of that detail.
The Diadem was a sternwheel riverboat built at Monongahela, Pennsylvania, in 1860. It was 154 feet long by 33 feet wide, with a 4.9 foot depth of hold. The wood hull was build for the Pittsburgh-St. Louis trade. It served as a U.S. Army transport during the Civil War, and then sank in ice at St. Louis on January 13, 1866.
Sunday, November 13, 1864
The men of the 130th continue to settle into what they believe will be their winter quarters.
Saturday, November 12, 1864
It was another beautiful day today. The men cleaned up their quarters and prepared for a general inspection. Some men went foraging and returned with plenty of lumber and supplies. Nearly all of the men have nice winter quarters and believe they will be at this place for the winter.
Friday, November 11, 1864
The weather today was very nice and the men used the opportunity to fortify their new home. Some added chimneys and floors to their tens.
Thursday, November 10, 1864
The men of the 130th moved over the road and into the camp of the 11th Illinois volunteers today. They now had log huts, which they believed would make good winter quarters.
Wednesday, November 9, 1864
The men of the 130th settled into their quarters today. They then received orders they would go into the camp of the 11th Illinois Volunteers tomorrow. The 11th had been ordered away.
Tuesday, November 8, 1864
The men of the 130th disembarked at noon today at the mouth of the White River on the Arkansas shore. General Shaler left them there and moved on up the river to Memphis.
The entire brigade went into camp here. It rained all afternoon, but everyone was all set up by midnight.
The entire brigade went into camp here. It rained all afternoon, but everyone was all set up by midnight.
Monday, November 7, 1864
At about 7 o'clock this morning the boats found the scouting party on the river. They picked them up and moved a mile or two up the river where they tied off and put out picket guards.
They stayed there until about noon, and then they started up the river again. They arrived at the mouth of the White River about 9 o'clock this evening. They stayed on board the board for the night.
They stayed there until about noon, and then they started up the river again. They arrived at the mouth of the White River about 9 o'clock this evening. They stayed on board the board for the night.
Sunday, November 6, 1864
The men of the 130th started at daylight this morning and steamed up the river until they came to Gaines Landing. They stopped there to reconnoiter. The 96th Ohio Volunteers and another regiment went out on the scouting expedition.
An orderly came back from the scouting expedition later in the day. He reported no Confederates were found. The boats moved on up the river to pick up the scouting party.
According to William Fleming, these expeditions were a regular occurrence over the past week.
An orderly came back from the scouting expedition later in the day. He reported no Confederates were found. The boats moved on up the river to pick up the scouting party.
According to William Fleming, these expeditions were a regular occurrence over the past week.
we would stop frequently an go out on scouts an forageing expeditions
Saturday, November 5, 1864
They started moving again about 7 o'clock this morning. They came upon the Jennie Rogers, with Major General Reynolds onboard. They stopped there about noon and stayed about an hour. They then continued up the river about 4 miles where they came upon some gunboats. They stopped there until about 5 o'clock and then started moving with a gunboat as an escort. They finally laid up for the night just after midnight at a point below Gaines Landing.
Friday, November 4, 1861
The boat started moving very early this morning and by daylight they arrived at Vicksburg. They stopped there to load coal.
Some of the men of the 130th probably thought back to the last time they were in Vicksburg, 16 months earlier, just after the long siege on the city.
They on the river again about 1 o'clock in the afternoon and tied up at dark at Island No. 98, five miles above Vicksburg. They had a pleasant weather for traveling.
Some of the men of the 130th probably thought back to the last time they were in Vicksburg, 16 months earlier, just after the long siege on the city.
They on the river again about 1 o'clock in the afternoon and tied up at dark at Island No. 98, five miles above Vicksburg. They had a pleasant weather for traveling.
Thursday, November 3, 1864
The transports started up the river again at daylight. They reached Grand Gulf about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. They stopped for the night about ten or fifteen miles below Vicksburg.
There was considerable excitement aboard the Thomas today. The boat struck a large tree that was snagged in the river. The men thought the boat was going to sink. Thinking they were going into the River, some of the men took off their boots, while others removed their coats and hats. But all was well and they were soon out of danger.
Sergeant John Murdoch died today in Greenville. He was from Greenville and assigned to Company F.
There was considerable excitement aboard the Thomas today. The boat struck a large tree that was snagged in the river. The men thought the boat was going to sink. Thinking they were going into the River, some of the men took off their boots, while others removed their coats and hats. But all was well and they were soon out of danger.
Sergeant John Murdoch died today in Greenville. He was from Greenville and assigned to Company F.
Wednesday, November 2, 1864
They started up the river again at daylight. They arrived at Natchez about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. They stayed there about half an hour before starting up the river again.
They anchored at dark about 15 or 20 miles above Natchez. It was also a foggy evening.
They anchored at dark about 15 or 20 miles above Natchez. It was also a foggy evening.
Tuesday, November 1, 1864
At daybreak the brigade consisting of the 130th Illinois, 83rd Ohio, 96th Ohio, 34th Indiana, and 67th Illinois boarded transports. They were under the command of General Shaler. The 130th boarded the steamer Thomas and began moving up the river at 10:00 am.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon they passed the Red River. It also began to rain at that point.
The Thomas stopped at 7 o'clock on account of the wind and rain. They were about ten miles above the mouth of the Red River. The rain continued throughout the night.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon they passed the Red River. It also began to rain at that point.
The Thomas stopped at 7 o'clock on account of the wind and rain. They were about ten miles above the mouth of the Red River. The rain continued throughout the night.
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