Sarah sent the following - gotten kind of pricey. >X-eBay-MailTracker: 10036.363.0.13960 >To: [email protected] >From: "eBay Member: sarah1154" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item# 2254451809: >Original civil war Diary 5th Mass Group, photo,discharg >Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 05:30:28 PDT >X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mr01.mrf.mail.rcn.net) > > Anyway, we were searching ebay to see what it might be worth and came > across this listing which describes a Union soldier's experiences between > Kinston and Goldsboro. Thought you might like to read the description. >Sarah > >Title of item: Original civil war Diary 5th Mass Group, photo,discharg >Seller: member2374234 >Starts: Jul-01-04 11:58:27 PDT >Ends: Jul-08-04 11:58:27 PDT >Price: Currently $1,477.00 > >To bid on the item, go to: >http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RedirectEnter&partner=777701&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi%2Eebay%2Ecom%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI%2Edll%3FViewItem%26item%3D2254451809%26category%3D13960%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AB%3AEF%3AUS%3A1 > > >Item Description: >This is a real nice original Civil war grouping for Sergeant Frank L Bean >Co E 5th Mass vol. Infantry. Consisting of his Original diary 1862, >his CDV photo, discharge 1864, promotion 1864, Rare Baltimore City guard >and patrol pass 1864 also CDV of Gen. McClellan, 2 reenlistment and 2 >discharge documents for 1873 and 1876 his appointment promotion to 1st >sergeant and 6 or 7 other documents for Sergeant Frank Bean. Diary is >written in old ink that has oxidized some with age but very legible and >easy reading. This Diary is the large size approx 6 x 4 inchs. Diary has >very detailed daily and particulrily battle content for Newbern, Kinston , >Whitehall and Goldsboro NC. Sergeant Frank beans diary is unusual in front >he lists 101 soldiers in his regiment and in addition all officers. >Detailed description age , height, complexion , eyes, hair, town, state >from and there occupation. Diary has approx 67 large pgs filled in. >In the back of diary, you can see where a US fla! >g was drawn and colored. Diary starts from his enlistment in early Sept 62 >to the following year with an entry for each day. Here are some of the >entries. Sept, Oct, Sworn in to service, guard duty, drilling, marching, >movements, inspections, camps. He writes how many chapters he reads in his >testament when not fighting. Oct 23rd "Marched to Battery wharf, got on >steamer Missisippi to sail for New Bern. Sailed about 50 miles and >Grenadee fell from the Main Yard which killed him". Oct 27th " debarked >steamer to cars, started for New Bern". Nov 18th "cleaned gun, drilled >5hrs, evening parade, received blouses, overcoat, read 2 chapters in >Testament". Dec 11th "Prepared to move at midnight. Whole army consists of >18000 men, 25 regiments of infantry, 60 pieces of heavy Artillery and 800 >Cavalry" Dec 12th "passed thru woods, creek. The road barricaded with >fallen trees for a mile. Our pioneers soon cleared the way, awful muddy" >dec 13th "4 rebs in house 11 oclock 2 wounded, 1 dea! >d, 1 uninjured, heard cannonading, 18 rebel cavalry prisoners taken, >marched about 18 miles, took 5 hrs to go 4 miles thru swamp. Camped at >Woodington. We captured 15 prisoners 2 pieces of Artillery". Dec 14th " >Got some pork from house owned by secesh. I stood guard over prisoner who >was captured. Sent off toward Kinston 5 miles on picket . Cannonading all >day, After severe engagement rebel driven across bridge 2 miles beyond >Kinston, capturing 400 prisoners 11 pieces of Artillery. The >prisoners were mostly paroled". Dec 15th "Moved toward Kinston, very >muddy. Saw a dead reb lying on side of road. Trees were felled. Saw about >200 of our men wounded, awful sight. Tops of trees were shot off. Clothes >of the wounded all blood were scattered about and men in all directions >were groaning and crying for help. We were put to the center, heard >cannonading, had nothing to eat". 16th "again on the way to Whitehall, >Cannonading was commenced. Our Brigade Lees awaiting orders. Th! >e firing was terrible. Orders came for us to move double quick. As we >moved along hill, shells and shot were flying all around but we were so >excited we did not heed them. As we passed a hollow saw surgeons tending >the sick. We moved toward Goldsboro . the shot came flying at us striking >our colors and wounding 1 man. Nothing to eat but hardtack". Dec 17th"On >the move to Goldsboro. We knew the rebs was near, was the boom of a 32 >pounder. Our brigade came into open field. Rebs in sight but would night >fight in open field as they never do. Our brigade formed line of battle on >left, neither artillery or cavalry to support us. Such a roar of >Artillery. Set at work tearing up railroad tracks. Large bridge leading to >was burned. Out the Rebs came from there hiding places, yelling with all >there might to capture the batteries. Lee formed us in line on a knoll >supporting Morrisons battery. Very exciting the rebs fell in swaithes and >came within 300yards of battery. Morrisons men wer! >e not sparing in there iron and lead. There color bearer was shot down 3 >times in the course of 10 minutes. They were obliged to retire. Shot and >shells were terrible. This lasted 2 hrs. The rebels being repulsed with a >loss of 700 killed and wounded" Dec 19th marched 12 miles camping 5 miles >Kinston near rebel camp. Passed Kinston battlefield. Saw a number of rebel >wounded and a Captain with a flag of truce to obtain the bodies. This >orignal diary has very good content from camp life to fighting. See other >auction a soldier folk art, Battle of Chancellorsville.Diary is guaranteed >original with 5 day return privledge once received if not as described. 7 >day auction, add 12.00 for S&I, actual international > >Visit eBay, The World's Online Marketplace TM at http://www.ebay.com