Feb 1 - Weather rather mild. Read and did errands as usual. Object to giving tea and coffee to Lucius. Eve with wife at Mrs. Ely's*. Asked her for a few books for our regiment. Reckoning for past year $75 not accounted for. Spent $900.00.
Feb 2 - Fair a.m. but [?] in eve. Have my mind made up to re-enter the rough scenes of camp life when the time comes. P.m. had teeth filled. Eve reviewed communicant list with Mr. Starr. Deducting the absent etc. reduced the number to 66.
Feb 3 - A light snow and wintry. P.m. talked with Mr. Wallington about his nephew John Gardner 7th OVI who after passing unharmed through several battles received his death wound at Ringgold* in November. He was converted.
Feb 4 - Self and wife had our teeth refilled. Eve at Pres[byterian] prayer meeting. Felt as an outsider when Mr. Wilbur mentioned two members going away from our number.
Feb 5 - At home. Dewitt's suit vs. estate of S[ebra] Howard [Ella's father] began in court. Mr. Keith testified that he had heard Mr. Howard assume the guaranty of the bonds which Dewitt had made. I think a mistake. Eve took Aunt and wife to court.
Feb 6 - Judge's charge seemed favorable to us but they brought in a verdict for plaintiff. Enjoy visiting the humble members of my former flock. Grieved to see my wife fasting.
Feb 7 - Preached and held communion at our church a.m. Eve got on well at Baptist Church. Mr. C and W O Howard went with me. Too much irritated in morning about wife fasting.
* The Ely family founded the settlement of Elyria in 1817. This Mrs. Ely was the wife of one of the Ely sons since the wife of the founder, Heman Ely, had died before 1864.
* Read about the battle and see some pictures here http://www.civilwaralbum.com/atlanta/ringgold1.htm
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
28 - 31 Jan 1864
Jan 28 - Beautiful weather, but little war news. Recruits are being raised and sent to the field and about 10,000 Ohio troops are reported as re-enlisting. Eve a pleasant hour at Pres[byterian] prayer meeting. I spoke. Mended clock in p.m.
Jan 29 - Cloudy and raw air. P.m. went to Mr. Northrup's and Gay's. Eve Mr. Charles Howard came. The two brothers are here to see to the suit about being brought by R.C. Dewitt vs. Estate of S[ebra] Howard. Eve at Mr. Redtons.
Jan 30 - Studied etc. Settled [?]'s unfortunate affiar at Mr. W's shopkeeper. Am doubtful sometimes as to my duty about calling on parishioners. Reading Lynch's Dead Sea and Jordan*.
Jan 31 - Preached a.m. in our church. Mr W. O. and C[harles] Howard, Mother and Ella at church. Eve same at Methodist Church. I preached. Vestry accepted my resignation today. Talk of getting Mr. French*. Mourn my spiritual apathy.
* Narrative of the United States' expedition to the river Jordan and the Dead Sea by William Francis Lynch. Published by Lea and Blanchard 1849
* Rev. William C. French was rector of Christ Church, Oberlin from 1858 to 1874. He was born about 1818 in New York. His wife's name was Mary. She was born abt 1820 in New York.
Jan 29 - Cloudy and raw air. P.m. went to Mr. Northrup's and Gay's. Eve Mr. Charles Howard came. The two brothers are here to see to the suit about being brought by R.C. Dewitt vs. Estate of S[ebra] Howard. Eve at Mr. Redtons.
Jan 30 - Studied etc. Settled [?]'s unfortunate affiar at Mr. W's shopkeeper. Am doubtful sometimes as to my duty about calling on parishioners. Reading Lynch's Dead Sea and Jordan*.
Jan 31 - Preached a.m. in our church. Mr W. O. and C[harles] Howard, Mother and Ella at church. Eve same at Methodist Church. I preached. Vestry accepted my resignation today. Talk of getting Mr. French*. Mourn my spiritual apathy.
* Narrative of the United States' expedition to the river Jordan and the Dead Sea by William Francis Lynch. Published by Lea and Blanchard 1849
* Rev. William C. French was rector of Christ Church, Oberlin from 1858 to 1874. He was born about 1818 in New York. His wife's name was Mary. She was born abt 1820 in New York.
22 - 27 Jan 1864
Jan 22 - Studied etc. Eve called at Mrs Goodman's and Hoyle's and with wife. Feel uncommonly drowsy. No dyspeptic troubles now.
Jan 23 - Thawing and mild. Studied considerably. Evening at [St. Andrew's Episcopal] church [pictured below]. Heard choir practice. Talked with William Bruce on church matters. Says he tried to re-establish the prayer meeting but failed.
Jan 24 - Mild, thawing and sloppy. Fair attendance in a.m. Preached on John 14:15. P.m. read in Owen. Enjoy his treatise on the person of Christ. Eve at Methodist church [pictured below]. Offered prayer.
Jan 25 - Milder. Walked, read and wrote one or two letters. Evening Mr [?] O Howard came to attend to a suit bought by R. Dewitt against the estate. Mrs Eades [Ella's grandmother] recovering.
Jan 26 - Fair, mild weather but very muddy. Enjoy talking with citizens. Reading Owen and miscellany. Doubt whether to take my wife to Columbus at close of furlough. Eve called at Mrs Williams and Kellogg.
Jan 27 - Same weather as yesterday. Reading and writing. At Mrs Packard's eve. Took tea and staid evening at Mrs Hoyle's with wife. It seems lonely there compared with the former large family.
Jan 23 - Thawing and mild. Studied considerably. Evening at [St. Andrew's Episcopal] church [pictured below]. Heard choir practice. Talked with William Bruce on church matters. Says he tried to re-establish the prayer meeting but failed.
Jan 24 - Mild, thawing and sloppy. Fair attendance in a.m. Preached on John 14:15. P.m. read in Owen. Enjoy his treatise on the person of Christ. Eve at Methodist church [pictured below]. Offered prayer.
Jan 25 - Milder. Walked, read and wrote one or two letters. Evening Mr [?] O Howard came to attend to a suit bought by R. Dewitt against the estate. Mrs Eades [Ella's grandmother] recovering.
Jan 26 - Fair, mild weather but very muddy. Enjoy talking with citizens. Reading Owen and miscellany. Doubt whether to take my wife to Columbus at close of furlough. Eve called at Mrs Williams and Kellogg.
Jan 27 - Same weather as yesterday. Reading and writing. At Mrs Packard's eve. Took tea and staid evening at Mrs Hoyle's with wife. It seems lonely there compared with the former large family.
15 - 21 Jan 1864
Jan 15 - Study some on my sermon. Wife's grandmother, Mrs Eades is quite sick with pleurisy. Evening wife and I had quite a pleasant evening at Mr. Gates with Mr and Mrs Boner.
Jan 16 - The thin snow is thawing. Studied on my sermon. Feel a little better of my cold. Elyria seems very quiet.
Jan 17 - Went with wife to our church in a.m. Got on well in preaching on the water of the fountain of life. A fair attendance and met friends after services. Eve went to Methodist church.
Jan 18 - Quite a snow storm in p.m. Did errands and called at Judge Doolittle's office*. Read papers on memoirs of John Owen. Wrote to parents and to Oren.
Jan 19 - A tremendous snow-storm all last night and all day until about 4 p.m. No R.R. trains have passed either way. Much drifted snow from house to gate. Uniform depth of about 2 feet 3 inches. Piled by wood house as high as my chin. Exercised in shoveling it. Reading J. Owen and Lafayette.
Jan 20 - Shoveled snow considerably. Read in Lafayette etc. Have friendly talks with citizens on army matters. Enjoy playing with Lucius. No mail or papers from Cleveland for two days on account of snow.
Jan 21 - Mil and thawing a little. A good deal of sleigh riding. R.R. accident near Painsville this week. Several killed and injured. Eve at Pres[byterian] meeting. Did me good. Our little boy is a great comfort.
* Charles H. Doolittle was born 20 October 1814 in Middlebury, Vermont. He was educated at Middlebuty College. He moved to Ohio in 1840 and married Elizabeth Kemp on 25 Dec 1842. Their Daughter Mary J. Doolittle was born in 1845. The Doolittles moved to Elyria in December 1850. Charles was elected a Justice of the Peace in 1851 and a Probate Judge in 1858, an office he held until 1867. He suffered an illness and became an invalid, but recovered and re-established a law office in Elyria in 1873. He was elected a magistrate in 1874 and held the office until his death on 10 January 1890. Pictured below
Jan 16 - The thin snow is thawing. Studied on my sermon. Feel a little better of my cold. Elyria seems very quiet.
Jan 17 - Went with wife to our church in a.m. Got on well in preaching on the water of the fountain of life. A fair attendance and met friends after services. Eve went to Methodist church.
Jan 18 - Quite a snow storm in p.m. Did errands and called at Judge Doolittle's office*. Read papers on memoirs of John Owen. Wrote to parents and to Oren.
Jan 19 - A tremendous snow-storm all last night and all day until about 4 p.m. No R.R. trains have passed either way. Much drifted snow from house to gate. Uniform depth of about 2 feet 3 inches. Piled by wood house as high as my chin. Exercised in shoveling it. Reading J. Owen and Lafayette.
Jan 20 - Shoveled snow considerably. Read in Lafayette etc. Have friendly talks with citizens on army matters. Enjoy playing with Lucius. No mail or papers from Cleveland for two days on account of snow.
Jan 21 - Mil and thawing a little. A good deal of sleigh riding. R.R. accident near Painsville this week. Several killed and injured. Eve at Pres[byterian] meeting. Did me good. Our little boy is a great comfort.
* Charles H. Doolittle was born 20 October 1814 in Middlebury, Vermont. He was educated at Middlebuty College. He moved to Ohio in 1840 and married Elizabeth Kemp on 25 Dec 1842. Their Daughter Mary J. Doolittle was born in 1845. The Doolittles moved to Elyria in December 1850. Charles was elected a Justice of the Peace in 1851 and a Probate Judge in 1858, an office he held until 1867. He suffered an illness and became an invalid, but recovered and re-established a law office in Elyria in 1873. He was elected a magistrate in 1874 and held the office until his death on 10 January 1890. Pictured below
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
introduction
This is the Civil War diary of Richard Lucius Chittenden, chaplain of the 43rd Ohio regiment. Below is a picture of Richard.
He was also the rector of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio at the time. I am transcribing the diary as copied by his daughter Mary Chittenden Parks (b. 2 March 1866 in Elyria, Ohio), while she was living in Paradise, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the years 1905-1907. Some of Mary's handwriting is hard to decipher and I do not have the original diary to compare with, so there may be words that I cannot decipher...sorry about that! I have no idea where the original diary is, or if it is even extant. The handwritten copy from which I am working is the property of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Elyria, Ohio.
Below is a picture of St. Andrew's in 1850.
The first entry in the diary is dated 1862 and is an introductory paragraph. The diary actually begins 1 Jan 1863. The final entry is June 13 1865.
Richard enlisted on 14 Nov 1862, and was a part of the Field and Staff Officers of the 43rd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry which mustered in from 31 Aug 1861 to 29 Jan 1862 at Camp Andrews, Mount Vernon, Ohio. They were mustered out on 13 July 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky by Captain William H. Carr of the 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
Richard was born on 10 July 1830. He was born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, the eldest son of Asahel Chittenden (born May 1797 in Waterbury, Connecticut - died March 1880 in Columbus, OH) and Harriet Herpin Treat (born 1810 in Connecticut - died June 1872 in Columbus, OH) who were married in March 1829. They moved west to Columbus Ohio in 1829.
Richard graduated with honors from Kenyon College in 1849.
In the Bishop's address at the 37th Annual convention of the Diocese of Ohio, meeting at Grace Church, Sandusky 27-30 Sept 1854 Richard was mentioned as a candidate for holy orders.
The General Catalog of Kenyon College 1826-1899 lists Richard as a non-graduate of the Theological department for 1857.
In 1857 Richard was in Chicago, Illinois serving as an assistant at Trinity Church, where he was ordained by the Rt. Rev. Henry John Whitehouse, Bishop of Illinois on Wednesday, 11 Nov 1857.
Below is a picture of Bishop Whitehouse, second Bishop of the Diocese of Illinois.
At the 21st annual convention of the Diocese of Illinois, meeting at St. Paul's Church, Springfield 15-17 Sept 1858 Richard is listed as the rector of Zion Church (now called Grace Church), Freeport. He became rector of Zion Episcopal Church on 9 May 1858. Their original 1852 building was destroyed by a tornado on 18 July 1861, a year after Richard left to return to Ohio. In his convention address Bishop Whitehouse mentioned Richard's ordination in Chicago, and in another report he is listed as a candidate for ordination. St. Andrew's first rector, the Rev. Anson Clark, is listed as the rector of Emmanual Church, Rockford, Illinois in the convention report.
Richard married Ella Rebecca Howard of Elyria on 18 Sept, 1861. She was born in June 1838 in Washington DC, the daugher of Sebra (Sebring) and Ellen Howard. The family had moved to Elyria by 1850 and attended the Methodist Church. Ella's father was a contractor according to the 1859 Elyria city directory. The family home was on the West side of Cedar street North of Broad street. Ella's father died on 19 March 1862. The Chittenden home was at the corner of Middle Avenue and 3rd street, the site of the present church building.
Ella was received into the Episcopal Church by Assisting Bishop Gregory T. Bedell. Richard and Ella were married by Bishop Charles Pettit McIlvaine at St. Andrew's, one of the few couples at the time who were actually married in the church builing as most couples were married in the rectory or their own home. One of the witnesses was Wagar Swayne, the man who would soon be one of Richard's fellow officers in the 43rd OVI. He must have been a personal friend of Richard to be a witness at his wedding. They both grew up in Columbus, although Richard was four years his senior.
At the time of the 1850 census Richard was living in Ward 2 of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio and was a student.
At the 1860 census Richard was renting rooms from the Norton family in Elyria and had taken up the post as Rector at St. Andrew's. Oddly there is no Norton family listed in the 1859 Elyria city directory. Perhaps the Norton's moved to Elyria just before Richard did.
At the 1870 census he was living in Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio. His mother-in-law, Ellen Howard (born c.1810 in Maryland) and Ella's sister Emma C was living with them (Mr. Howard had died in March 1862). They had one daughter, Mary Campbell Chittenden (Parks), born 2 March 1866. Their son Lucius Howard Chittenden who had been born in 1863 died on 3 Feb 1865.
At the 1880 census they were in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. Two more daughters had been born, Harriett E (Witmer) in 1871 and Grace M (Taylor) in 1875. Ella's sister Emma C Howard (b. 1849/50) was still living with the family as well as her mother's sister Caroline Howard (b. 1815).
By 1895 Richard was the rector of three small parishes in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; All Saints, Paradise, Grace Church, Nickel Mines and Christ Church, Leacock. All three seem to be extinct now, but their cemeteries still exist.
Richard died 15 Nov 1913 in Paradise, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania and is buried in All Saint's Episcopal Cemetery. Ella died in 1920 and is buried beside her husband.
He was also the rector of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio at the time. I am transcribing the diary as copied by his daughter Mary Chittenden Parks (b. 2 March 1866 in Elyria, Ohio), while she was living in Paradise, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the years 1905-1907. Some of Mary's handwriting is hard to decipher and I do not have the original diary to compare with, so there may be words that I cannot decipher...sorry about that! I have no idea where the original diary is, or if it is even extant. The handwritten copy from which I am working is the property of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Elyria, Ohio.
Below is a picture of St. Andrew's in 1850.
Richard enlisted on 14 Nov 1862, and was a part of the Field and Staff Officers of the 43rd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry which mustered in from 31 Aug 1861 to 29 Jan 1862 at Camp Andrews, Mount Vernon, Ohio. They were mustered out on 13 July 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky by Captain William H. Carr of the 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
Richard graduated with honors from Kenyon College in 1849.
In the Bishop's address at the 37th Annual convention of the Diocese of Ohio, meeting at Grace Church, Sandusky 27-30 Sept 1854 Richard was mentioned as a candidate for holy orders.
The General Catalog of Kenyon College 1826-1899 lists Richard as a non-graduate of the Theological department for 1857.
In 1857 Richard was in Chicago, Illinois serving as an assistant at Trinity Church, where he was ordained by the Rt. Rev. Henry John Whitehouse, Bishop of Illinois on Wednesday, 11 Nov 1857.
Below is a picture of Bishop Whitehouse, second Bishop of the Diocese of Illinois.
At the 21st annual convention of the Diocese of Illinois, meeting at St. Paul's Church, Springfield 15-17 Sept 1858 Richard is listed as the rector of Zion Church (now called Grace Church), Freeport. He became rector of Zion Episcopal Church on 9 May 1858. Their original 1852 building was destroyed by a tornado on 18 July 1861, a year after Richard left to return to Ohio. In his convention address Bishop Whitehouse mentioned Richard's ordination in Chicago, and in another report he is listed as a candidate for ordination. St. Andrew's first rector, the Rev. Anson Clark, is listed as the rector of Emmanual Church, Rockford, Illinois in the convention report.
Richard married Ella Rebecca Howard of Elyria on 18 Sept, 1861. She was born in June 1838 in Washington DC, the daugher of Sebra (Sebring) and Ellen Howard. The family had moved to Elyria by 1850 and attended the Methodist Church. Ella's father was a contractor according to the 1859 Elyria city directory. The family home was on the West side of Cedar street North of Broad street. Ella's father died on 19 March 1862. The Chittenden home was at the corner of Middle Avenue and 3rd street, the site of the present church building.
Ella was received into the Episcopal Church by Assisting Bishop Gregory T. Bedell. Richard and Ella were married by Bishop Charles Pettit McIlvaine at St. Andrew's, one of the few couples at the time who were actually married in the church builing as most couples were married in the rectory or their own home. One of the witnesses was Wagar Swayne, the man who would soon be one of Richard's fellow officers in the 43rd OVI. He must have been a personal friend of Richard to be a witness at his wedding. They both grew up in Columbus, although Richard was four years his senior.
At the time of the 1850 census Richard was living in Ward 2 of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio and was a student.
At the 1860 census Richard was renting rooms from the Norton family in Elyria and had taken up the post as Rector at St. Andrew's. Oddly there is no Norton family listed in the 1859 Elyria city directory. Perhaps the Norton's moved to Elyria just before Richard did.
At the 1870 census he was living in Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio. His mother-in-law, Ellen Howard (born c.1810 in Maryland) and Ella's sister Emma C was living with them (Mr. Howard had died in March 1862). They had one daughter, Mary Campbell Chittenden (Parks), born 2 March 1866. Their son Lucius Howard Chittenden who had been born in 1863 died on 3 Feb 1865.
At the 1880 census they were in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. Two more daughters had been born, Harriett E (Witmer) in 1871 and Grace M (Taylor) in 1875. Ella's sister Emma C Howard (b. 1849/50) was still living with the family as well as her mother's sister Caroline Howard (b. 1815).
By 1895 Richard was the rector of three small parishes in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; All Saints, Paradise, Grace Church, Nickel Mines and Christ Church, Leacock. All three seem to be extinct now, but their cemeteries still exist.
Richard died 15 Nov 1913 in Paradise, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania and is buried in All Saint's Episcopal Cemetery. Ella died in 1920 and is buried beside her husband.
Below are the colors of the 49th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
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