Sketches of the Travels and Observations from Camp Fuller at Rockford, Illinois to the end of the War

by

Lucias C. Runion (spelled Ranyon in AGR)

Company K, 92nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry

Section 2:

• May 1 - Weather changeable.
• May 2 - Weather clear and warm. Our regiment is on picket duty today. Rev. M. Cartwright arrived here today he is appointed chaplain of the 92 regiment.
• May 3 - Weather clear and pleasant.
• May 4 - Weather same as yesterday. Our chaplain preached a sermon today at three P.M.
• May 5 - Weather clear and warm.
• May 6 - Weather clear. Our regiment went out to chop wood today.
• May 7 - Weather rainy. I went out on picket today.
• May 8 - Weather changeable.
• May 9 - Weather clear and warm. First 64 pound guns arrived here from Nashville.
• May 10 - Weather clear we had a review of our regiment today.
• May 11 - Weather clear and warm. I was detailed to work on the fort. Col. Atkins went out with a flag of truce to the rebel camp.
• May 12 - Weather the same as yesterday.
• May 13 - Weather clear and warm.
• May 14 - Weather clear and pleasant. Our regiment went on picket.
• May 15 - Weather clear and warm.
• May 16 - Weather clear and pleasant.
• May 17 - Weather the same as yesterday. Our regiment had a review.
• May 18 - Weather clear and a little cooler.
• May 19 - Weather clear and pleasant. Our company went to the fort as guard.
• May 20 - Weather clear and pleasant. Our regiment was reviewed today.
• May 21 - Weather clear and warm. Our brigade was drilled today.
• May 22 - Weather clear and pleasant. I am excused today on account of sore eye.
• May 23 - Weather clear and warm.
• May 24 - Weather clear. Our regiment is on picket today.
• May 25 - Weather clear and warm.
• May 26 - Weather clear and pleasant.
• May 27 - Weather clear. My regiment was ordered up at 2 in the morning as it was reported that the rebels had surrounded us.
• May 28 - Weather unpleasant with some rain.
• May 29 - Weather rainy and warm.
• May 30 - Weather rainy and unpleasant.
• May 31 - Weather cloudy and cool.
• June 1 - Weather clear. We got orders to be ready to march at any moment.
• June 2 - Weather rainy. We got orders to march at seven in the morning and marched 16 miles to Triune half way between Franklin and Murfreesborough and camped by a large clover field.
• June 3 - Weather changeable.
• June 4 - Weather changeable. The troops at this place was reviewed by Maj. Gen. Granger. There was 23 regiments of Infantry 6 batteries of Artillery. The Calvary had gone to Franklin as the rebels had made an attack on the place but we have not heard the particulars.
• June 5 - Weather rainy. We moved our camp this afternoon about one fourth of a mile to the northeast.
• June 6 - Weather clear and unpleasant.
• June 7 - Weather clear. Our Calvary had a skirmish two miles from here with the rebels.
• June 8 - Weather clear and cool
• June 9 - Weather clear and cool no news. Our regiment got their pay tonight.
• June 10 - Weather rainy and unpleasant.
• June 11 - Weather clear and warm. The rebels drove our pickets in at about ten in the morning and planted a battery æ of a mile from us. Our men was all drawn up in line and the skirmish ensued chiefly by our cavalry and our artillery. Several shells passed over our heads. We packed up and moved it to the rear. Our Calvary drove the rebels back out at three in the afternoon. We had several men killed and wounded. We do not know how many the rebels lost. Our Calvary took four prisoners.
• June 12 - Weather clear and warm no news today.
• June 13 - Weather clear and warm. There was several brigades of troops ordered out today. Our brigade got orders to march at four in the afternoon with two days rations in our haversacks. We marched three miles on the Shelbyville Pike and then was ordered back to our camp where we arrived at sundown.
• June 14 - Weather clear and warm. Had an inspection of arms this morning and in the afternoon went to hear the Chaplain of the 96 Ill. preach in the grove.
• June 15 - Weather very warm and sunny.
• June 16 - Weather clear and warm.
• June 17 - Weather clear and warm.
• June 18 - Weather clear.
• June 19 - Weather rainy with high wind.
• June 20 - Weather clear and warm.
• June 21 - Weather clear. Our regiment had review in the morning and Brigade dress parade in the evening.
• June 22 - Weather clear and cool
• June 23 - Weather clear. Our regiment got orders to march at seven in the morning but on account of confusion of orders we did not start until nine and then was detained by the train that we did not get out sight of camp until afternoon. We marched on a dirt road in the direction of Murfreesborough we marched twelve miles and camped at Salem six miles from Murfreesborough and camped at twelve in the night.
• June 24 - Weather rainy. We got orders to be ready to march but did not leave camp till noon. We then marched in the direction of Christiana on the Murfreesborough and Shelbyville pike. We had a very muddy time of it as we had to march threw a field or in narrow lines. We were hindered so by the train that we did not get to the pike til two in the morning and camped on the ground that the rebels had camped in the morning. It rained all night. As our things was all wet we did not get much sleep.
• June 25 - Weather rainy. We was called up at daybrake and stood in line an hour and then broke rank to get our breakfast. We was ordered to be ready to move at any time. We stood in the rain until nearly night and then moved our things a fourth of a mile and camped in an old field. We heard cannonading in the direction of Shelbyville. After we camped our knapsacks was loaded in wagons and sent to Murfreesborough.
• June 26 - Weather rainy and unpleasant.
• June 27 - Weather rainy in the forenoon and at noon we fell in line and marched down the pike in the direction of Shelbyville. We marched seven miles and camped at Frys Gap.
• June 28 - Weather rainy in the morning. The Calvary brought in several hundred prisoners taken near Shelbyville. We was sent back with the prisoners. We marched back a mile beyond our camp the day before here the 96 reg took the prisoners the rest of the way to Murfreesborough. We camped for the night.
• June 29 - Weather rainy we got orders to march at four in the afternoon. We amrched in the direction of Shelbyville. We marched twelve miles and camped in a fine meadow.
• June 30 - Weather rainy. We marched at six in the morning a miles march brought us to the rebels earthworks that extended for several miles north of Shelbyville. We camped 1 miles north of the town. It a very fine counrty here.
• July 1 - Weather clear and warm it being the first pleasant day in eight days. We was ordered to move our camp at noon marched threw Shelbyville and camped one mile southeast of the town on the bank of the Duck river. Shelbyville is a pleasant town in the times of peace its population is about two thousand. In times of peace the it is called the strongest union town in Tenn.
• July 2 - Weather clear and warm.
• July 3 - Weather very rainy. We was ordered to march at seven in the morning. We marched to Wartrace a distance of eight miles we are sent to guard the railroad here.
• July 4 - Weather rainy in the afternoon nothing of importance today.
• July 5 - Weather clear and warm. A sermon by our Chaplain text Ezekiel 1.10.
• July 6 - Weather cloudy. Our regiment got orders to march in the morning and at seven we started and marched six miles south on the railroad and camped. We are repairing a bridge burnt by the rebels in their flight south. Our officers detailed men to pick blackberries for us they are plenty in this neighborhood. We are camped in a fine place.
• July 7 - Weather rainy. Our company is detailed to work on the bridge and to guard it tonight. The 74 reg. camped near the bridge sixth they was sent to guard a train of 240 wagons. It rained all night.
• July 8 - Weather clear and warm. We heard this morning cannonading in the direction of Tallahoma. We heard in the afternoon it was our men firing a salute on the news that Vicksburg had been taken with a large amount of prisoners. A train of cars came from Murfreesborough tonight.
• July 9 - Weather clear and warm. We finished the bridge today.
• July 10 - Weather clear and very warm. We was ordered back to Wartrace. This morning our Col. received an order taking us from the first brigade and putting us in the Brigade of Col. Wilderís Mounted Infantry.
• July 11 - Weather clear and warm. 150 men of our regiment was sent to Murfreesborough for our horses and arms they went on the train tonight.
• July 12 - Weather cloudy with showers in the afternoon.
• July 13 - Weather rainy.
• July 14 - Weather cloudy and cool.
• July 15 - Weather clear and pleasant. Our saddles and some of our other things came today.
• July 16 - Weather clear part of our horses came today and 100 pack mules for our brigade. Five companies of our regiment was sent to Duck River.
• July 17 - Weather clear and warm. Our regiment was payed two months pay.
• July 18 - Weather clear and warm.
• July 19 - Weather clear and warm.
• July 20 - Weather clear. The rest of our regiment left Wartrace and went to the place where the rest of our men were camped. We are now camped one mile south of the bridge that we built on Duck River. On one side of us is Normandie two miles on the other side is Roseville.
• July 21 - Weather clear and cool. Col. S.D. Atkins came to the regiment and took command.
• July 22 - Weather clear about half of our regiment went on a scout today.
• July 23 - Weather very warm. No news today.
• July 24 - Weather clear and warm.
• July 25 - Weather clear. The rest of our horses came today.
• July 26 - Weather clear and warm. We got orders to be ready to march in the morning but did not get started until two. We marched over a very rough road. We passed threw Tallahoma at five and camped six miles south of the place. There is a large encampment at Tallahoma.
• July 27 - Weather clear and warm. We marched at seven. The country is much better and smoother than it was yesterday. We forded Elk River in the forenoon. We was hindered on the account of orders so we passed threw Deckerd and camped two miles south of the place.
• July 28 - Weather clear and pleasant. The scouts from our regiment came in today fetching several hundred horses and mules.
• July 29 - Weather clear and cool.
• July 30 - Weather clear. We moved one-fourth mile and camped.
• July 31 - Weather clear and warm.
• Aug. 1 - Weather clear and pleasant,
• Aug. 2 - Weather clear and warm. A sermon by our Chaplain from Math. 10,34.
• Aug. 3 - Weather clear.
• Aug. 4 - Weather clear.
• Aug. 5 - Weather clear.
• Aug. 6 - Weather rainy. A sermon by our Chaplain and a short speech by Col. Atkins.
• Aug. 7 - Weather showery and warm.
• Aug. 8 - Weather clear and pleasant.
• Aug. 9 - Weather showery. A sermon by our Chaplain.
• Aug. 10 - Weather clear and pleasant. I went to see the boys of 14 Ills. And saw the troops of Gen. Dans on review Gens. D. McCook and Rosencrans.
• Aug. 11 - Weather clear and warm.
• Aug. 12 - Weather clear.
• Aug. 13 - Weather clear.
• Aug. 14 - Weather warm with heavy rain and high wind.
• Aug. 15 - Weather clear and warm.
• Aug. 16 - Weather showery. We got orders to march early in the morning. I was sick so I had to ride in the ambulance. We marched eastward some five miles and then we ascended mountain some four miles to the top and then we passed along on the top for ten miles. We camped at University Hill
• Aug. 17 - Weather clear. We marched at eight in the morning along the top of the mountain twelve miles and camped near Tracy City.
• Aug. 18 - Weather showery. We marched at nine. At Tracy City the Regiment left me as I could not ride. I was put in an old store house with some thirty others that was left from our brigade.
• Aug. 19 - Weather showery. I feel some better.
• Aug. 20 - Weather clear. In the afternoon we was sent on the cars to Cowan.
• Aug. 21 - Weather clear we started for Nashville at three in the morning and arrived in Nashville at noon. Here I was taken to Hospital #19.
• Aug. 22 - Weather clear.
• Aug. 23 - Weather clear and warm.
• Aug. 24 - Weather clear.
• Aug. 25 - Weather clear and cool.
• Aug. 26 - Weather clear and cool.
• Aug. 27 - Weather clear.
• Aug. 28 - Weather cool with rain.
• Aug. 29 - Weather clear and cool.
• Aug. 30 - Weather clear. I was sent to the barracks today.
• Aug. 31 - Weather clear. At four in the morning I went to the cars to go to the regiment. We started at sunrise from Nashville. We was hindered near Murfreesborough, the train ahead of us running off the track so that we did not get to Decherd until two in the morning.
• Sept. 1 - Weather clear. We left Decherd at sunrise and arrived at Stevensen Ala. At ten on the way we passed threw a long tunnel. At this place I met our provision train here for provisions. I started with the train to go to the regiment. At night we camped two miles from Stevenson.
• Sept. 2 - Weather clear we started at daylight for Dunlap a distance of 40 miles. This place is in a northeast direction at the upper end of the Sequatchie Valley. At night we camped on the Tenn. River near the town of Jasper.
• Sept. 3 - Weather clear. We was hindered by Gen. Critendonís troops so that we did not make but ten miles.
• Sept. 4 - Weather clear. Started at sunrise. Near Dunlap we met the regiment marching down the valley in the direction of Bridgeport.
• Sept. 5 - Weather clear. We marched at daylight marched down the valley. At night we camped near Jasper.
• Sept. 6 - Weather clear. We marched early and arrived at Bridgeport at ten. Here we crossed the river on the pontoon bridge. We camped eight miles from the river at Cave Springs.
• Sept. 7 - Weather clear. We started at five and crossed over the mountains. This brought us to Georgia. At night we camped near Trenton and eight miles from Chattanooga.
• Sept. 8 - Weather clear and pleasant.
• Sept. 9 - Weather clear. We got orders at two and to leave everything in camp. We started at daylight in the direction of Chattanooga. We passed two divisions of troops on the road by nine we came within four miles of the place. We made a halt and sent out our skirmishers. We stealthily advanced and soon came in sight of the town. As we came in sight of Chattanooga we could see the dust made by the rearguard of the rebels. We soon galloped into the town and soon the flag of the 92 could be seen flying from the top of a large hotel. We entered the town at eleven we stayed in the place two hours and then marched in a northeast direction eight miles and camped in the farm of a rebel. The boys found on the place fifteen bbl. of wine, which made them feel pretty good by morning.
• Sept. 10 - Weather clear. We got orders to march at noon. We moved in the direction of Ringold and camped three miles from the place.
• Sept. 11 - Weather clear and very dusty. We moved at sunrise near Ringold. Our advance was stopped by rebel skirmishers. We soon drove them threw the place. At this time the 92 was sent in the direction of Chattanooga. At night we camped at Rossville five miles from Chattanooga.
• Sept. 12 - Weather clear. We got orders at noon to march out on the LaFayette Road. After we had marched five miles we was ordered to return to the fort of Lookout Mountain and establish a line of courier post over the mountain.
• Sept. 13 - Weather clear. There is some skirmishing.
• Sept. 14 - Weather clear. Skirmishing as yesterday.
• Sept. 16 - Weather clear and pleasant.
• Sept. 17 - Weather clear. We got orders to report to Col. Palmer at Crawfish Spring. Eight companies of the 92 had a skirmish near cave spring.
• Sept. 18 - Weather clear. Our Com and Com. C was sent to establish a courier line from Gen. Rosecrans Leut. and Capts. at Rossville. Heavy skirmishing.
• Sept. 19 - Weather clear. There is a great battle in progress today along the whole front. (Battle of Chickamauga)
• Sept. 20 - Weather clear. The battle still goes on. A good many of our wounded are coming in. The rebels drove back two divisions of our army and tonight the whole army fell back to Rossville.
• Sept. 21 - Weather clear. There was considerable skirmishing on our left. Our army fell back to a position one mile and half from Chattanooga. Our men are engaged building fortifications.
• Sept. 22 - Weather clear. Some skirmishing. The men still building fortifications.
• Sept. 23 - Weather clear. Skirmishing today.
• Sept. 24 - Weather clear. We was awakened this morning by the firing of our guns shelling the woods. Tonight we had quite a skirmish.
• Sept. 25 - Weather clear. No news today.
• Sept. 26 - Weather clear. I was sent to the reg. at Hensonís landing for a wagon.
• Sept. 27 - Weather clear. I returned to Chattanooga. Today is the first day for ten that I have not heard the roar of Artillery.
• Sept. 28 - Weather clear and dusty. Went foraging
• Sept. 29 - Weather clear and warm.
• Sept. 30 - Weather cloudy. It commenced to rain at seven P.M. and rained for twenty-four hours. This is the first rain for six weeks.

Many thanks to John Runion for submitting this information.

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