Status - John Baer - 40th Indiana Regiment - Stanley's Corps - Wagner's Division - Lane's Brigade
Hood's army arrives at Columbia, TN, on the 26th. Schofield's Union troops, by marching day and night, have beaten him there and are entrenched. The armies are skirmishing in several places, but no battle occurs at Columbia.
In Georgia, Sherman has moved on from Milledgeville and continues toward Savannah.
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John Baer Diary Entries - text in white, comments in blue. - November 19th to 22nd.
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DIARY ENTRY - Wednesday, November 23rd, 1864
Remained in bivouac all day. Received orders to be ready to march immediately. Orders countermanded.
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DIARY ENTRY -Thursday, November 24th, 1864
Roused from slumber at three o’clock A.M. by hearing the call to strike tents, and in less than half an hour we were on the march. On inquiring into the cause, I was informed that Hood was marching on to Columbia by the Savannah road, and was trying to beat us there. But in this he was foiled, for being in good trim for marching we traveled 18 miles by 11 o’clock, reaching Pulaski and getting our lines formed by noon. In the afternoon put up works. Received 13 drafter men and substitutes. Company went on picket.
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DIARY ENTRY - Friday, November 25th, 1864
Drew arms for conscripts - went to mustering officers and got muster out rolls, and began to make preparations for getting out of the service. Skirmishing all day with occasional cannonading - lines changed at night.
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DIARY ENTRY - Saturday, November 26th, 1864
Finished making out muster rolls. Went to company, received orders to be ready to march at dark but the artillery sunk two pontoons, thus preventing us from crossing the river.
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It appears that John made an error in the entry of the 24th, as the army marched northward to Columbia (he mentions Pulaski). John continues his efforts to get out of the army, but he will be pulled into one more large and ferocious battle before he can accomplish his release.
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More Information:
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XLV, Chapter LVII, Part I, Correspondence, pp.994-1083.
- The Civil War Day by Day, John S. Bowman, Ed. p. 186.
- The Civil War, A Narrative, Vol 1II, Red River to Appomattox, Shelby Foote, p. 654-655.
- Shrouds of Glory: From Atlanta to Nashville, Winston Groom, pp 128-133.
- Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, p. 645-647.
- Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, pp. 663-668.
- Events: 1864
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