Diary, 1865
Joseph F. Hale
Co. G 5th Mass
Cassandra
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James Howard
Co. A 26 Mass
James Leary Co G 26
A Lathrop of Co C 26
[?]
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Sunday, January 1, 1865
cold day worked in house all day
Monday 2
on Picket
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Tuesday, January 3, 1865
came of Picket
worked on house
Plesent day
Wednesday 4
cold and fare
worked on house all day
drawed 1 pair of shoes 1 cantean 1 cap 1 pr pants
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Thursday, January 5, 1865
On Picket
Plesent day
Friday 6
came of Picket
Rainey day
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Saturday, January 7, 1865
On Fatig
Snowey day
Sunday 8
Cold day
Inspection at 10 A.M.
Dresperade at knight
Inspection of quarters by L. T. How
wrote a letter home
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Monday, January 9, 1865
On Picket Plesent day
Tuesday 10
Came of Picket Rainey day Received a letter from home Received a letter from home wrote home 1
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Wednesday, January 11, 1865
Plesent day
cool
Thursday 12
Plesent day
in camp all day
drawed corps bag and co letter and figers
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Friday, January 13, 1865
Co inspection in morning Reg inspection and review at 11 A.M. Inspection of quarters at 12 went on Picket warm and clowdey day
Saturday 14
Came of Picket
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Sunday, January 15, 1865
Reg Inspection
meeting by the Chaplain text acts 8-35
Monday 16
Cold day
wrote a letter home 2
Received a letter from home
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Tuesday, January 17, 1865
Went on Picket
cool day
Wednesday 18
came of Picket
cold day
Boys went on Furlough
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Thursday, January 19, 1865
wrote a letter home
cold raw day
Nob R D T R
Friday 20
On Regimental Guard
Sergeant of the Guard
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Saturday, January 21, 1865
came of Guard
Rainey day
Sunday 22
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[several days blank, two days faded]
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Feb 17
1 Mulkie A
2 Lecourage G
3 Mousarts G
4 Bocer H
2
1 Reting H
2 Fineman E
3 Stilmars E
4 Starper H
3
1. Everit I
2 Levit I
3 Moses F
4 Holster F
Mill
Degraph C
Grammul B
Conrat B
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[blanks]
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Reeder 500
Gaxey 500
Petish 500
Leupis 500
Danniels 500
Peters 500
Natica 500
Vanschurd 500
Donnovan 500
Mousarts 500
Winberger 500
Vanscribda 500
Rycrook 500
Smith 300
Dorath 300
Culinks 500
Vanderberger 500
Nichols 300
Borasky 500
Lecourage 500
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Enm the Treasurer's report, it appears that the
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Camp Guard
2
Picket
3 1 Corp
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[blanks]
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Monday, April 18, 1864.
Left home at 9½ AM received money bought watch paid 42 dollars
C A B Munroe 193
Washington St
Saw Mrs Eaton
received 60 dollars
fair
On guard at Beach St Barracks
Tuesday 19
Received 6.70 ration money wrote home sent 40 dollars home
Plesent weather
went home
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Wednesday, April 20, 1864.
Snow & rain
Moved to Galloupes Island
Thursday 21
Plessent wrote home
vaxinated
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Friday, April 22, 1864.
on Fatig 2 men shot at Fort Warren
Saturday 23
Rainey in morning Plesent in after noon a man shot himself
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Sunday, April 24, 1864.
Had Inspection went to funeral
plesent day
wrote a letter home
Monday 25
Stormy
Received a letter from home all well
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Tuesday, April 26, 1864.
wrote to Elvira and Mother
cloudy in fore noon wet in after noon
a drill
Wednesday 27
Cloudy cold
Soldier Bured
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Thursday, April 28, 1864.
Rainey in morning clear in afternoon Received a letter from home sent a letter home
Friday 29
Clear & plesent
on Guard
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Saturday, April 30, 1864.
Mustered for pay
plessant weather
Sunday, May 1
Rainey day
wrote home
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Monday, May 2, 1864.
Cold and dul
Wrote a letter home
Received a letter from home
folks all well
Tuesday 3
Imbarked on Steamer for New Orleans
Rainey Received a letter from Elvira left Gallops Island 3¼ P.M.
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Wednesday, May 4, 1864.
on Guard clear & rough
sea sick
Thursday 5
Calm sea clear weather
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Friday, May 6, 1864.
Clear weather head wind
Ship passed us supposed to be the Mississippi
Saturday 7
Fine weather
Head wind
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Sunday, May 8, 1864.
Plesent day had preaching
Text Mat 14th 30
Monday 9
Very calm
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Tuesday, May 10, 1864.
Clear & calm warm day
Wednesday 11
Head wind calm sea
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Thursday, May 12, 1864.
Windy & rainey in morning
" " fare in afternoon
Burried one of Co. I men
Passed Key West
Friday 13
On Guard Plessent with strong wind
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Saturday, May 14, 1864.
Clear with strong head wind
Sunday 15
warm. arived at South west pass 5 P.M.
sermon by Chaplain
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Monday, May 16, 1864.
left qurenteen about 8 A.M.
Arived at New Orleans about 5 P.M. wrote a letter home
Tuesday 17
went into camp below the Barracks
very warm
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Wednesday, May 18, 1864.
On guard warm received a letter from home date May 4th Wrote a letter home
Thursday 19
warm & fare nuthing of intrest transpired
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Friday, May 20, 1864.
warm and clear
We went up the river
hair cut
Saturday 21
fair & warm [?]
went up to the city
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Sunday, May 22, 1864.
Inspection in morning
warm & clear
Dresperade at knight
Morning Star arived
Monday 23
Fare & warm
wrote a letter home
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Tuesday, May 24, 1864.
Warm & plessent
on Guard
Wednesday 25
warm fare sined pay roll
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Thursday, May 26, 1864.
Warm & showery
Pay day
Wrote a letter home
Friday 27
warm and dry
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Saturday, May 28, 1864.
warm Presented with a flag by the Chaplain for the givers
Col H. O. Whittmore
Made his recegnation address speach by Col Dudley
Sunday 29
Warm and clear
preaching by Chaplain
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Monday, May 30, 1864.
Fare and warm
on Guard
Received a letter from Mother Allen
Tuesday 31
Came of Guard
fare in A.M. rainy in P.M.
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Wednesday, June 1, 1864.
Warm and clear in A.M. Lowery in P.M. Inspection of arms by Col Dudley
Thursday 2
Rainy day turned in our old guns
wrote a letter home
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Friday, June 3, 1864.
Rainey in morning clowdy in afternoon
Received new guns
Saturday 4
Rainey day
went up to the city
George Washington sailed
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Sunday, June 5, 1864.
Rainey day
On Guard [?] came in
Monday 6
Clowdy and warm
boxed up my overcoat
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Tuesday, June 7, 1864.
Rainey day
Male came down
wrote a letter home
Wednesday 8
Rainey in A.M. fare in P.M.
Broke camp to leave did not go
Evening Star came in
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Thursday, June 9, 1864.
warm and showery
Received a letter from home date May 30
Friday 10
warm and plessent
wrote home
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Saturday, June 11, 1864.
warm and fare
On Guard Columbia came in
Sunday 12
came of Guard
warm and dull
broke camp at one Oclock P.M. went abord the [?]vill and started up the river about 2 P.M.
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Monday, June 13, 1864.
arrived at Baton Rouge at 5 A.M. arrived at Port Hudson at 11 A.M.
landed at 4½ P.M.
Showery plessent in afternoon
Tuesday 14
Fare and hot
had a review
wrote a letter home
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Wednesday, June 15, 1864.
Plessent day, nuthing of importance transpired
Thursday 16
Warm and clear
no drill
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Friday, June 17, 1864.
On Guard, warm day
received the male
no letter
Saturday 18
warm and plessent
wrote a letter home
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Sunday, June 19, 1864.
Warm and clear
inspection in Morning
Sergt Newton Co. E died
Monday 20
warm and clear day
funeral of Sergt Newton
Dresperade & drill in afternoon
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Tuesday, June 21, 1864.
warm with showers
Wednesday 22
warm day on guard
wrote a letter home
fatig
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Thursday, June 23, 1864.
Warm and plessent
Battalion Drill in afternoon
Friday 24
Hot with shower in P.M.
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Saturday, June 25, 1864.
had a Review hot day
went on guard
Sunday 26
warm and clear
[?] came, no male for me
preaching in the evening by the Chaplain
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Monday, June 27, 1864.
warm and clear
saw Nat Robinson
Tuesday 28
warm and plessent
wrote a letter home
had orders to brake camp order countermanded
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Wednesday, June 29, 1864.
warm & fare day
moved quarters in the morning
on fatig
Thursday 30
warm and fare day
mustered for pay
received a letter from home
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Friday, July 1, 1864.
warm and fare with a shower in afternoon
on fatig
Saturday 2
Left Morganza at 3¼ Oclock P.M.
Showery Past Port Hudson 6½ P.M.
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Sunday, July 3, 1864.
Arrived at New Orleans from Morganza about ¼9 A.M.
went abord the Mississippi
received a letter from home
Monday 4
hot and showery
wrote a letter home date
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Tuesday, July 5, 1864.
Started down the river at 6 Oclock A.M. arrived at the bar got aground
Wednesday 6
Layed on the bar all day
Showery and warm
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Thursday, July 7, 1864.
got of the bar and started out to sea
Plessent day
Friday 8
warm and fare
passed a Str over starbord bow
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Saturday, July 9, 1864.
Passed Key West at 8 A.M. Plessent day
Man fell from the Str Mississippi and drowned 116 NY
Sunday 10
warm and fare day
Sermon by the chaplain
on Guard
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Monday, July 11, 1864.
fare day
Tuesday 12
wrote a letter home
arrived at Fort Munroe about 5½ P.M.
left for Washington
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Wednesday, July 13, 1864.
arrived at Washington about 3 P.M. went ashore and saw the Pressident left at ½11 P.M.
Georgestown
Thursday 14
hard march stoped in the morning took breakfast and left a scout for rebs
Marched all day and camped for the knight
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Friday, July 15, 1864.
march had breakfast started for Poolsville camped for the knight near Poolsville after a hard days march
a man hung for desertion and a spy
Saturday 16
left camp near Poolsville marched all day forded the Potomac and camped for the knight about [?] mildes from the river
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Sunday, July 17, 1864.
Moved about 2 mildes to camp near Leasburg
Monday 18
Marched from Leasburg to Camp Snickers Gap arrived after dark
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Tuesday, July 19, 1864.
Layed all day at Snickers Gap
Wednesday 20
Left Snickers Gap in the morning crossed the Shannondore River and layed in line of Battle all knight showery untill 7 P.M. when we left for Washington
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Tuesday, July 21, 1864.
Marched untill day noon when we camped for dinner at Goos Creek fell in agan at about ½5 P.M. and crossed the creek and camped for the knight
Friday 22
left Goos creek in the morning marched all day and camped for the knight at Falls Church
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Saturday, July 23, 1864.
left Falls Church in the morning and arrived at Chain Rige about ¼3 P.M. and went in to camp
Received a letter from home wrote a letter home
Sunday 24
Layed in camp all day Received soft bread
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Monday, July 25, 1864.
Layed in camp all day. cold rain storm
Tuesday 26
clear weather wrote a letter home took 4 days raytions and started on a march Drawed 1 pair shoes 2 pair socks Marched all day and until 11 P.M. and camped for the knight 3 mildes above Rockvill
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Wednesday, July 27, 1864.
Started at 4 A.M. on the march, passed Rockvill about 10 A.M. passed Hirits Town about 12 M. went into camp about 2 mildes above Herrits Town
Thursday 28
passed through Hibanner in the morning left camp at 5 A.M. camped at the junction for 3 or 4 hours and started again forded a river passed through Frederick about sun set marched 3 mildes and camped for the knight
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Friday, July 29, 1864.
left camp 3 mildes from Frederick Town at 7½ A.M. Went through Jefferson stopped ½ hour at Beterty went through knocksvill and harpers ferrey and went in to camp 2 mildes from the town went on Guard
Saturday 30
left camp at Harpers ferrey and marched to the covered bridg and camped for the knight
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Sunday, July 31, 1864.
left covered Bridg in the morning marched through Frederick to camp 1½ mildes beyond very hot day
Monday, August 1
Wrote a letter home
received a letter from home
layed in camp all day
fel in marched out in the road and returned to camp
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Tuesday, August 2, 1864.
Left camp on the Emits[?] Road at about 12 M and arived at [?] about 3 P.M. and went in to camp
Wednesday 3
Layed in camp all day
wrote a letter home
received a letter from home all well
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Thursday, August 4, 1864.
Layed in camp all day had orders to pack up crossed the river and went abord the cars at ½ past 11 P.M. started for Harpers Ferrey at 12 Midnight
Friday 5
arived at Harpers Ferrey at 3 A.M. Marched up on Merriland Heights and stacked arms remained all day & camped for the knight
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Saturday, August 6, 1864.
Moved from Merriland heights to camp on bolliver heights
camped for the knight
Male came up no letter for me showery in morning
Sunday 7
Layed in camp on Bollerver Heights all day wrote a letter home Union prayr meeting in evening
Inspection of arms
plessent day
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Monday, August 8, 1864.
Layed in Camp Bollerver Heights all day drawed Rations for [?] days fare day
Tuesday 9
Fare day layed in camp all day
Wrote a letter home
small male came in none for me received 2 old letters from home and 2 papers
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Wednesday, August 10, 1864.
left camp on Bollerver Heights at 6 oclock A.M. marched through Charlestown and stoped to rest at 1½ past 10 A.M. and then marched until 5 P.M. and went in to camp at Bell Vill
Luke Hurley died at Frederick M.D.
Thursday 11
Left Bellvill at 5 A.M.
Marched through the day and camped for the knight 4 mildes from Winchester
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Friday, August 12, 1864.
Moved from Winchester to Middletown arrived about 6 P.M. went in to camp for the knight
Saturday 13
Layed in camp at Middleton all day went to guard the amunition train at 11 P.M.
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Sunday, August 14, 1864.
A man from the 15 M.E. accidentially shot himself drawed rations A Rebel spy hung Received a letter from home. layed in camp all day. Bowen Creek
Monday 15
Layed in camp all day
Saw P Richardson and G. Sharp wrote part of a letter home saw Robinson and Cob Sargent had orders to leave camp at
11 P.M. left about 11 and marched for Winchester
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Tuesday, August 16, 1864.
arived at the old camp below Winchester About sun rise layed their untill 11 A.M. and then moved through the town and camped for the knight
went on Guard
Wednesday 17
Left Winchester about [?] Oclock A.M. Regt on amunition train arrived at Bellvill about 11 A.M. and halted for the knight
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Thursday, August 18, 1864.
Left Bellvill at 4 oclock went about 4 mildes and halted drew rations and formed in line of Battle the ballance of the Corps joined us moved to within about 2 mildes of Charlestown and camped for the knight, rainey
Friday 19
Called up at 4 A.M. and remained in line untill day light
remained all day, clowdy day and showery
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Saturday, August 20, 1864.
Received 2 letters from home Layed in camp all day wrote a letter home Cloudy all day with showers
Sunday 21
Left camp betwean Barrey Vill and Charlestown about 1 Oclock P.M. and marched through Charlestown layed in line for 4 or five hours and then left for Boliver Heights arrived about
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Monday, August 22, 1864.
Arrived from the corn field at Charlestown to Boliver Heights about 3 A.M. went into camp heavy showers layed in camp all day
Dr. Towle joined the Reg
Tuesday 23
Called up at 4 A.M. stood in line untill day light
Clear weather, Inspection.
layed in camp all day on Boliver heights
Wrote a letter home
Reg went on Picket at knight
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Wednesday, August 24, 1864.
Moved acrost the creek received a letter from home and Elvira Skermishing at the front layed in camp all day fare weather on Guard
Thursday 25
wrote a letter home
wrote to Elvira
[?]way Layed in camp all day left wing went on Guard at knight
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Friday, August 26, 1864.
drawed one loaf of soft bread
drawed one shirt
Plessent day
Layed in camp on Boliver Heights all day
Saturday 27
Layed in camp all day nuthing of importance transpireing. fare weather Sutler came to the Reg left wing went on Guard at night
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Sunday, August 28, 1864.
Called in to camp at 3 A.M. Broke camp and marched at 8 A.M. went through Charlestown and camped for the knight about 3 mildes from the town throwed up brest works
Clear
Monday 29
called up at 4 A.M.
layed under arms untill sun rise went on Pickit
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Tuesday, August 30, 1864.
Came of Picket
Reg in camp near Charlestown fare day
wrote a letter home
Wednesday 31
Plessent day
Mustered for pay
Male came in no letter for me layed in camp all day
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Thursday, September 1, 1864.
Clear and plessent day layed in camp near Charlestown all day nuthing of intrest occured
Friday 2
Clear day layed in camp all day received a letter from home and a minaiature had orders to move in the morning
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Saturday, September 3, 1864.
Broke camp near Charlestown and marched to near Berryvill and halted 5 hours and then moved about 1 mild and went in to line of battle for the knight
heavy skermishing on our left
Sunday 4
Called up at 4 A.M. and after roll call broke ranks got coffee bilt brest works moved into a new camp in the after noon worked on brest works most of the knight Rainey in camp near Berryvill
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Monday, September 5, 1864.
in camp near Barreyvill worked on brest works showery
Raney all the evening
Tuesday 6
Raney morning called up at 4 A.M. stood in line for ½ hour
Male came Tobacco came went on Picket
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Wednesday, September 7, 1864.
Plessent morning out on Picket Reg went out and discharged their pieces
Thursday 8
Rainey day
a small male came no letter for me
Layed in camp all day near Berry Vill nuthing of intrest transpireing wrote a letter home
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Friday, September 9, 1864.
Wet morning
Cleared of in the afternoon
Received a letter from home
Layed in camp all day near Berryvill
Saturday 10
Plessent day
nuthing of intrist occured
Rainey knight
wrote a letter home
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Sunday, September 11, 1864.
Rainey morning and showery through the day had Inspection Presidents Procklimation read
Monday 12
Cold and cloudy
Male came in no letter for me went on Guard, commenced haveing Drills Co Drill in A.M. Bat Drill in P.M.
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Tuesday, September 13, 1864.
Plessent day but cool wind. cannonadeing at the frount 8th South Carolina Reg captured
Co Drill in A. M. Bat Drill in P.M. Drawed 1 pair shoes 2 pair drawers
Wednesday 14
Plessent morning clouded up about 9 A.M. and began to rain no Drill
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Thursday, September 15, 1864.
Plessent through the day Co drill in the A.M. Wrote a letter home Bat Drill in the after noon in camp near Barryvill
Friday 16
Fare and plessent day
Co Drill in the morning
Bat Drill in the afternoon
In camp near Barryvill
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Saturday, September 17, 1864.
Fare and plesent day
No drill Layed in camp all day without aney thing of intrest hapining to note
Sunday 18
Plesent day with cool wind, had Inspection in the morning
received a letter and 2 pictuers from home
had Orders to brake camp
Orders countermanded
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Monday, September 19, 1864.
Left camp near Barryvill at 3 Oclock A.M. went as Guard for the amunition train. Marched to Winchester went into line of Battle and advanced about one in the afternoon got wounded by a Minney Ball in the arm went to the Hospital Plesent day
Tuesday 20
Clear and warm morning in the hospital at Morgans Mill
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Wednesday, September 21, 1864.
Clear and plesent day
6 men died through the knight out on the battle field Sent a letter home
Thursday 22
Moved from Morgans Mill to Winchester in hospital
Battle at Fishers Hill
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Friday, September 23, 1864.
Plesent day
In Hospital at Wichester
Saturday 24
Showery and plesent
Saw Daniel Trip of the 14th M.E. Reg at Hospital at Winchester
Col Dudley went through the city
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Sunday, September 25, 1864.
Left Winchester in the morning and after a hard ride arrived at Sandy Hook about 12 at knight
Monday 26
left Harpers Ferrey at 3 P.M. Arrived at Baltimore at 12 Midknight
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Tuesday, September 27, 1864.
Went to the Jarvis US General Hospital
wrote a letter home
Wednesday 28
In Hospital at Baltimore
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Thursday, September 29, 1864.
Showery Morning PLESENT
day, in Jarvis USA General Hospital Baltimore M.D.
Friday 30
Cloudy and cool
went to the Funeral of a Soldier
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Saturday, October 1, 1864.
Cold and rainey day
Received a letter from home
Sunday 2
Plesent day
wrote a letter home
went to church
funeral of 2 Soldiers
Like as a Father pitieth his children so the Lord pitieth them that fear him PSALMS 103rd 13th
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Monday, October 3, 1864.
Lowery day
Nuthing of importance to note
In Jarvis Hospital
Tuesday 4
In Jarvis Hospital Baltimore
Nuthing of intrist to note
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Wednesday, October 5, 1864.
Plesent Day
Nuthing of intrest to note
Mass State agent called and took the names of Mass men in Hospital
Thursday 6
Clowdy with ocaisonal showers
Funeral of a Soldier
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Friday, October 7, 1864.
Clear and beautiful day
Received a letter from home
Received 50 cts by letter and some stamps
wrote a letter home
Saturday 8
Cold and clear day
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Sunday, October 9, 1864.
Cold and windy
went to meeting text first 6 verces of the first Psalm
Monday 10
Clear and plesent day
Examination of patients
watch fixed
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Tuesday, October 11, 1864.
Plesent day
Drawed one cap
One pare pants one blouse one pr socks
Wednesday 12
Showery day
wrote a letter home
received a letter from home
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Thursday, October 13, 1864.
Fare day
nuthing of importance hapened
Friday 14
2 men died in the Ward Wrote a letter home left Jarvis Hospital and went to Fort Fedral Hill
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Saturday, October 15, 1864.
In Fort Fedral Hill
Plesent day
Sunday 16
Plesent day
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Monday, October 17, 1864.
Left Fort Fedral Hill at 11 Oclock A.M. went abord the cars and started for Harpers Ferrey about 12 arrived at Harpers Ferrey about 2 P.M. went into Camp Distrabution
Tuesday 18
arrived at Harpers Ferrey about 4 A.M. went to Camp Distrabution
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Wednesday, October 19, 1864.
In Camp Distrabution
drawed rations for 1 day
wrote a letter home
Battle of Ceader Creek
Thursday 20
in camp all day
Plesent day
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Friday, October 21, 1864.
In Camp Distrabution at Harpers Ferrey drawed One Overcoat One Shirt One Harversack
Saturday 22
Cold and a little rain
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Sunday, October 23, 1864.
Cold day
bad cold. wrote home
Monday 24
at camp Distrabution
Harpers Ferrey
Plesent but cool day
Squad drill
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Tuesday, October 25, 1864.
Plesent day
Detailed for Guard
Wednesday 26
left Camp Distrabution about 5 P.M. marched untill 12 and camped for the knight
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Thursday, October 27, 1864.
left camp at 4 A.M. and marched to Bunker hill took breakfast left at 12 noon marched to Winchester camped for the knight
Rainey day
Friday 28
left Winchester in the morning and marched to Seder Creek arrived about 2 P.M.
Received a letter from home
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Saturday, October 29 1864.
In camp at Ceder Creek
Sunday 30
In camp at Ceder Creek Inspection in morning
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Monday, October 31, 1864.
Wrote a letter home
Tuesday, November 1
On Guard
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Wednesday, November 2, 1864.
Out forriageing
Received a letter from home
rainey day
Thursday 3
Rainey day
layed still all day
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Friday, November 4, 1864.
Rainey morning
Dressperade at knight
Saturday 5
Cold with snow squalls
companey drill in the A.M.
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Sunday, November 6, 1864.
Review and Inspection in the morning
on Brigade Guard
Male came received no letter
Cool but plesent day
Monday 7
Rainey day
Came of Guard
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Tuesday, November 8, 1864.
Packed up to move at 5 A.M. did not go
Wednesday 9
called up at 4 A.M. left Ceder Creek in the morning and marched through New town and camped for the knight
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Thursday, November 10, 1864.
in camp near Newtown
received a letter from home wrote home
Friday 11
Layed in camp near Newtown all day with orders to move aney moment
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Saturday, November 12, 1864.
in camp at Newtown fell in at 5 A.M. broke ranks and waited for orders, went out on recoinoiting experdition
cold day, went on Picket at 9 P.M.
Sunday 13
On Picket at Newtown
Cold day
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Monday, November 14, 1864.
sent a letter home
Drill A.M. & P.M.
Plesent day
Male came no letter
Tuesday 15
Cold morning
in camp near Newtown
Wood on Picket
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Wednesday, November 16, 1864.
Plesent day
Drill in A.M.
in camp near Newtown V.A.
Thursday 17
Plesent day
in camp near Newtown on Guard
Male came received a letter from home
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Friday, November 18, 1864.
Rainey day
layed in camp all day
Saturday 19
Plesent day
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Sunday, November 20, 1864.
Lowery day
in camp near Newtown
Monday 21
Rainey day worked on our log house
wrote a letter home
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Tuesday, November 22, 1864.
Rained all day
Cold
Wednesday 23
Cold and clear
worked on log house
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Thursday, November 24, 1864.
On Picket
Plesent day
Thanksgivin day
Friday 25
Plesent day
Brigade drill
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Saturday, November 26, 1864.
Rainey day
worked on house
Sunday 27
Brigade Review
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Monday, November 28, 1864.
Plesent day
went on Guard
Tuesday 29
worked on house
Plesent day
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Wednesday, November 30, 1864.
Plesent day
worked on our house
Received a letter from home
Thursday, December 1
On fatig
Received my mittens
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Friday, December 2, 1864.
Plesent day
worked on house
received a letter from home
wrote a letter home
Saturday 3
Worked on house all day Signed the pay roll
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Sunday, December 4, 1864.
Plesent day
Brigade Drill and Review
Brigade Dresperade in the afternoon
Monday 5
Moved into New house
Lowery day
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Tuesday, December 6, 1864.
Plesent day
worked on house
Wednesday 7
Reg Inspection
Knapsacks came
Plesent day
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Thursday, December 8, 1864.
Cold windy day
On Picket
Friday 9
Came of Picket
Cold day
got paid of 177.60
Received a letter from home
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Saturday, December 10, 1864.
wet and snowey
went to the sutlers
Sunday 11
Co inspection
windy day and cold
sent a letter home
drawed 2 shirts
½ Shelter Tent
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Monday, December 12, 1864.
Cold day
In camp all day
Tuesday 13
On Guard
Brigade Guard
Broken up
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Wednesday, December 14, 1864.
came of Guard
Mild day
Thursday 15
Received a letter from home
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Friday, December 16, 1864.
Clowdey day
wrote a letter home
Saturday 17
Clowdy day
Brigade called out in the evening to receive the news of Gen Tomas victory
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Sunday, December 18, 1864.
Co Inspection in the morning on Guard
clowdy day with occaisonel showers
Monday 19
Bilt over chimney
clowdy day
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Tuesday, December 20, 1864.
wrote a letter to Elvira
cold day
Received a letter from Elvira
Wednesday 21
cold with hale and snow in camp all day
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Thursday, December 22, 1864.
cold and windy
wrote a letter home
Friday 23
On Picket
cool day
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Saturday, December 24, 1864.
came of Picket
Plesent day
Undress Parade
Sunday 25
wrote a letter to Henry
Stormy day
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Monday, December 26, 1864.
Muddy day clowdy
Tuesday 27
Received a letter from home
wrote a letter home
wrote to Myra
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Wednesday, December 28, 1864.
On Guard
Stormey day and very muddy
Tuesday 29
came of Guard
cold and muddy
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Friday, December 30, 1864.
Left Camp Russell at 7½ A.M. and marched to the Okaquan crossing and went into camp
went on Picket
Saturday 31
came of Picket at 3½ PM Mustered for pay
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Memoranda.
1
1 Barrett Co F 3
2 Dallandel " H 1
3 Peters " G 4
4 Carey " I 1
2
1 Gamel Co B 2
2 Fenolst " C 3
3 Drederick " E 4
4 Amlet " E 6
3
1 Hammond Co A 1
2 Easton " D 5
3 Klee " K 1
4 Johnsons " K 4
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F W Brown Co B
G Boduthe " E
T Cable " E
J Wholin " G
E Willihan " G
D Alderman " G
E Keys " C
T Thoey " C
[?] " D
F Levet " I
T H Ladett " K
Lefevre " D
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1 W Brown Co B
2 G Boduthe " E
3 T Cable " E
4 J Wholen " G
5 E Willihan " G
6 D T Alderman " G
6 E Keys " C
8 T Thoey " C
9 Poller " D
10 F Levitt " I
11 T Ladett " K
12 Lefevre " D
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1
1 Clark Co G 6
2 Fonesbery B
3 Donovan G 2
4 Woodard E
5 Cisbricks Co D
2
1 Tulago E
2 Kies C
3 Pall I
4 Waters C 2
5 Leanstear F 4
3
1 Welch H 2
2 Cealey F 2
3 Culey K 4
5 Barts K 2
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1
1 Clark Co G 6
2 Fonesbery " B 1
3 Donovan " G 2
4 Woodard " E 3
5 Cisbricks Co D 1
2
1 Tulago Kies " C 5
2 Tulago " E 6
3 Pall " I 3
4 Waters " C 2
5 Leanstear " F 4
3
1 Welch " H 2
2 Cealey " F 6
3 Culey " K 5
4 Bufner " H 4
5 Borde K 2
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Feb
26 1 Pants 2.50
1 Harversack .44
1 Canteen .41
1 Overcoat 7.50
July 26 1 Shoes 2.05
2 Socks .64
Aug 1 Shirt 1.53
Sept 1 Shoes 2.05
2 Drawers 3.80
Nov 1 Corp Shiverns .15
Dec 2 Shirts 3.06
Hosp 1 Cap .65
1 Blouse 2.65
1 Pants 3.10
1 Socks .35
30.88
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1865 January
4 1 Pr Shoes 2.05
1 Cantean .41
1 Pants 3.10
1 Cap .65
18 2 Socks .64
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1 Brours B
2 Bakekar B
3 Sanders C
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1
1 Bress B
2 Bakekar B
3 Sanders C
4 Lancebract E
2
1 Stilmas E
2 Karminsky H
3 Friends H
4 Tremper K
3
1 Stampe I
2 Stetins I
3 Cryer F
4 Cornealus F
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Henry Stambost I
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Feb 26 2.50
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Jan 20
1
1 Shainworth I
2 Hinch E
3 Felgenter E
4 Gilyard B
2
1 Albert F
2 Bropes F
3 Brtady A
4 Stapers K
3
1 Degraph I
2 Stref K
3 Derby H
4 Herminsky H
4
Peters G
Cornmel B
Borosky G
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1 Blouse
1 Cap
1 Pr Pants Oct 11th 64
1 Shirt
1 Pr Socks
1 Overcoat
1 Shirt Oct 21st 64
1 Harversack
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July
26 1 Shoes 2 2.05
2 pr Socks 3 1.05
Aug
26 One shirt 4
Sept
13 1 pr Shoes
2 pr Drawers 2 2.00
Oct
11 1 Blouse 1 2.65
1 Cap 1 .60
1 Pants 2 2.50
1 Socks
21 1 Overcoat 2 15.00
1 Shirt
1 Harversack 1
Dec
11 2 Shirts 25.85
½ Tent
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Winchester Sept 24th
I am getting along nicely my arm is quite sore and lame but doing well all the wounded that are able are agoing to be sent to Harpers Ferrey to day I expect to go with them I shall be with you as soon as I can do duty
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1 2
Lecourage Shi D Soc [?].8
Teland 1.9
Kalinks P. Cap 1.8
Vanderberg in P Shirt 1.9
Deltmith Blouse 1.10
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Lecerige Pants 1 Socks 2
Desmiph Shoes 1 Blouse
Harversack
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2
1 Albert F
2 Brapes G
3 Brady A
4 Starpers K
3
1 Degraph C
2 Stief K
3 Derby H
4 Karminsky H
1
1 Shainworth I
2 Hinch E
3 Felgebragen E
4 Silgard B
4
Petish G
Coammal B
Borosky G
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Daniel Trip
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2
1 Shay F
2 Albert F
3 Pets I
4 Rail I
3
1 Brady A
2 Bush E
3 Degraph C
4 Degraph C
1
1 Broas B
2 Kaen q H
3 Coneat B
4 Mela H
4
More K
Keley K
OConner G
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1 Smith F
2 Kelley E
3 Wheeler K
4 Baker K
5 Qualey E
1 6 Boyd B
2 7 Battles H
3 8 Coughey C
4 9 More I
10 Mackevoy I
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[numbered diagram]
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Letters sent home
May 16.18.23.26
June 2.8.10.14.18.22.28.
July 4.12.23.26
Aug 1.3.7.9.20.23.25.
Sept 8.10.15.21.27.
Oct 2.7.12.14.19.25.31.
Nov 14.21
Dec 2.11.16.22.27
Jan 8.10.16.19
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Letters Received from home
May 4.30.
June 13.21.6
July 17.25.29.11
Aug 2.11.7.18.29
Sept 5.13.29
Oct 5.10.17.25.31
Nov 10.21.27
Dec 8.22.25
Jan 1.12.4.16.
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Joseph F
Joseph J
DATABASE CONTENT
| (14816) | DL0997 | Diaries | 1865 |
Tags: Camp/Lodging, Drilling, Food, Guard/Sentry Duty, Illnesses, Mail, Marching, Money, Picket Duty, Recreation, Religion, Ships/Boats, Supplies, Weather, Work
SOURCES
Diary, 1865, DL0997, Nau Collection
