Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Hayes, Joseph P., 1839-1906. Journal, 1861-1862. 96 pp.
Call No.
Mss. A H417a
Content
This journal was created by Pvt. Joseph P. Hayes who served in Co. H of the 19th Illinois Infantry in the Western Theater during the Civil War. Covering the years 1861-1862, the journal contains a detailed account of his service from enlistment through his regiment's operations in Missouri and Kentucky. He describes scouts, guard duty, enemy prisoners, camp life, amusements, military punishments, religious services, personal health and the health of his comrades. Hayes also makes frequent observations about the weather as well as descriptions of the towns and countryside he observed. (Note: Part of the journal is a reconstruction of regimental activities during Hayes' absence on sick leave.)