Saturday [January] 9 [1864]

A fine day nothing to do
laid A flags [paving stones?] in
my tent Sanders and
Gould came to the
Regt to day A detail for
picket but I did not
have to go [rest of line illegible]


Two men with surname Sanders in 20th Maine. Only one in Co. B. was Henry C. Sanders who had suffered a severe hand wound at Gettysburg the previous July. Hichborn may be indicating that he had just returned to duty.

Thirteen men with surname Gould in 20th Maine. Only one in Co. B. was the musician William F. Gould who had also been in the fight at Gettysburg.