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Diary of Peter Shelly
Private, Company I
Private, Company C, 114th OVI
September 3, 1862 through August 17, 1865
Web Author's Notes:
Images of the diary of Pvt. Peter Shelly were submitted to this website by Jon Fackler, great great grandson of the soldier. Excerpts were transcribed from the diary by the web author and reflect the actual diary text as accurately as possible. It should be noted that the 16th OVI left Morganza, Louisiana, on October 6, 1864, bound for home and mustering out of the regiment but Pvt. Shelly, along with others from the regiment, stayed in Morganza and were transferred to the 114th OVI. This is because they enlisted into the 16th OVI later than most of the regiment and had time left on their three year term of service. Also, please note that Peter Shelly was listed in various Civil War-era documents as Peter Shelby and is entered into the 16th OVI searchable database on this website as such (Shelby).

Page 23 - June 20 to July 25, 1865

...Houston the same day and went into Quarters in the Houston Hall

June 24th

Left Houston and took the Cars for Millican and arrived there the same day.

July 12th 1861

Left Millican and arrived at Houston the same day and went into Quarters in a large Building in the City.

July 25th

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The men that were transferred from our Regt to 48 OVI left to join their Regt. at Galveston.

Page 20 - May 13 to June 20, 1865

July 31st

were mustered out of the Service and left Houston the same day on the Steamer A S Ruthven.

August 1st

arrived at Galveston and left the same day on the Propeller Prometheus.

August 4th

arrived at New Orleans and left the same day on the Steamer Sunny South.

August 5th

Passed Baton Rouge 6th passed Natches 7th passed Vicksburg

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