157 years ago, a Hoosier from Monroe County wrote about fighting for the Union in the Civil War in a diary he kept almost daily. Peter Thomas Matthews was 20 years old when he enlisted in the army and served as a drummer in the 19th Indiana Regimental Band.
Follow along as we publish his diary entries in real-time on the day they were written.
Read the first entry here . Learn more about Matthews and read all former and future entries here .
Editor's note: We have left Matthews' words as he recorded them, which means spelling and punctuation may not conform to modern standards.
July 12, 1862
At 6 o clock Our Brigade was Reviewed by Gen McDowell he stood on the steps of Gen Kings He.Qu. and we moved past and then went to camp after which we played for Brig gardmount In evening we went over to Gen Kings and serenaded – we treated returned at Eleven o co.
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Diary entries provided by the Monroe County History Center.
