Diary, 1 Jan.-30 May 1862.

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Taylor, G. Hobart. Diary, 1 Jan.-30 May 1862.

Diary, 1 Jan.-30 May 1862.

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Diary (1 Jan.-30 May 1862) records that Taylor often served guard or quartermaster duty, as well as overseeing provisioning of both soldiers and horses. Aspects of military life for recruits included bouts of drinking and fighting, requiring arrest and time in the guardhouse, often caused by inactivity in the face of constant snow and rain, and difficulties learning drill. Taylor himself visited his many relatives, as well as attended sermons, Sunday School and prayer meetings to counter the boredom. He describes encountering "Secesh" or Confederate sympathizers in the populace, conditions on the military road, leading from Phenix City, Oregon to reach Ft. Vancouver in Washington Territory. Taylor records crossing the Umpqua river, the Callapooa [i.e. Callapooia] Mountains, reaching the Willamette Valley 15 May 1862, and eventually Oregon City on the Clackamas River 22 May 1862. He describes Oregon City in detail including the steam ships plying the newly established route between Portland, Oregon and Oregon City, Oregon.

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