Sunday [February] 28 [1864]

Clear morn and windy
orders to have an
inspection at eleven O
clock was inspected by
Maj [Ellis] Spear got letter
from home last night
and one from [word missing] devine Services
at ten Oclock

Saturday, February 27, 1864

Clear and very warm on
Guard to day my Relief was
the Guard had four men in it
McLain Gilman Waterhouse and
Merriam K A B & H saw
Bill and Charles
they mount to
day the cavalry is on A [?]

Pvt Jacob McLain of Co. K
Pvt/Corp John W. Gilman of Co. A
Pvt George Watterhouse of Co. B
Sgt. Lewis J. Merriam of Co. H. [?]

Friday [February] 26 [1864]

Clear cold and windy to
day wrote A letter to
cousin john was detailed
for camp Guard to
morrow no news to
night except from Hugh
he is at home

Thursday [February] 25 [1864]

Clear cold and windy Co
drill in the forenoon Battalion
drill in the afternoon one Recruit
to day Pennel Co K was shot
dead axidently by Smith
of K no news wrote A letter
to Meda and Mary Parade at four

William B. Pennell of Co. K, 20th Maine
Three men named Smith in Co. K: Andrew H., James and Joshua.

John J. Pullen's The 20th Maine mentions Pennell being shot by a tentmate who fired an "unloaded" rifle at him.

Wednesday, February 24, 1864

Cloudy and warm
nothing new to day
drill in the afternoon
Co drill [ord?] at the
usual hours no Letters
to night the 16th Mish
went to DH Q today they
guard the railroad and Co. H Q

Tuesday [February] 23 [1864]

clear and very warm write
A letter to Sarah and [?]
A detail went on Picket
the 16th Mish came back to
day Sergt Griffin Page
Marden Griffen & Breen goes
home to morrow Perade at [?]

Benjamin Griffin Sgt. Co. B
David Page Pvt. Co. B
Ezra B. Marden Pvt. Co. B
William Griffin Pvt. later Cap. Co. B
John Breen of Co. A or Thomas Breen of Co. G

Monday [February] 22 [1864]

cloudy and looked like
rain was Payed to day
went on Picket and
relieved Tom so that he
could come and get
his Pay received A
Letter from Sarah write one
to Father and one to Ell

Sunday, February 21, 1864

Another lovely day the
Paymaster came to day
we shall be Payed to mor
row signed the Payrol
to day orders for Inspection
at four but we did not have
it received a letter from home

Saturday [February] 20 [1864]

Clear and very warm came
off Guard this morn A detail
for Picket Railroad and
Corps HQ took every man
nothing new to day Williard
came back to night
Dress Parade at the usual ^'hour.'

Friday [February] 19 [1864]

Clear and very warm
went on Guard this morn
my Relief was the first
four men in A relief
no news to day no letter
was expecting one Parade
at the usual hour

Thursday, February 18, 1864

Clear and very cold nothing
to do but sleep have A
very bad cold and sore throat
no news time wares away
very slow especially this
month was detailed for Camp
Guard to morrow

Wednesday [February] 17 [1864]

Clear cold and windy the
coldest for the winter froze
my ears to day no news
to day had to Recite our
Lessons to night A detail from our
Regt went on Picket & [or "I"]
did not have to go No parade

Tuesday [February] 16 [1864]

Cloudy and looks like rain
had orders for A Gen inspection
at ten Oclock began to rain
about 9 1/2 Oclock did not have
to go on Guard this morn
was inspected by [Capt?] Nash
clear away about 11 Oclock

No Captain named Nash in the 20th Maine. Company B. did have a Copl William H. Nash

Monday, February 15, 1864

Clear in the morn clouded
up about ten A M began to
snow about two P M and
snowed all the rest of the
afternoon two Recruits came
to day Vetrons been home on 35
days Furlough was detailed CG

Sunday [February] 14 [1864]

Clear and warm was
relieved this morn by
83rd Penn got to
camp about ten Oclock
orders to have an inspection
at four Oclock was inspected
by Maj Ellis Spears Hughs Beck [?]

Sataurday [February] 13 [1864]

Clear and very warm to
day on Railroad Guard
yet Shall be relieved to
morrow nothing to do
Coln Ware[?] & Capt Morrill
made us A call to see
that everything was right

Captain William W. Morrill or Captain Walter G. Morrill

Friday, February 12, 1864

cloudy in the forenoon and
looked like rain cleared
away about three Oclock
in the afternoon very warm
got A Letter from Father & Mther to night
very Plesant evening

Thursday [February] 11 [1864]

Clear and very warm
went on Railroad Guard
this morn had to go to
Bealton and Relieve
83rd Penn Pleasant time to day

Wednesday [February] 10 [1864]

Clear and very warm
to day A detail for
Corps HQ today did not
have to go was detailed
to go to Brigade H Q
with ten men on fatigue had
about an hours work to do
detailed for Picket to morrow

Tuesday, February 9, 1864

Clear and warm today
two Officers and 10
enlisted men went from
our Regt today to go home
Recruiting no news
Parade at the usual hour
No letters to night

Sunday [February] 7 [1864]

clear and cold went
on camp guard this morn
A detail went on Picket
[Corp. Samuel] Freeman went to Corps HQ
nothing new to day had
to Recite A Lesson to night
No Parade

Saturday, February 6, 1864

Cloudy and rained some.
Heavy Cannonading this
forenoon Musketry firing
in the afternoon towards
the Rapidan received A
Letter from home to night
one from BDC and A [M?] Sr

Friday [February] 5 [1864]

Clear and warm
Tom is on camp guard
to day [Corp. Samuel] Freeman came
in from picket this morn
We had to Recite our
Lesson to Night Parade
at the usual hour no Letters
to night

Thursday [February] 4 [1864]

Clear and warm was
A detail for Picket
did not have to go
not much to do no
drill nor Parade Hughes
was detailed to go home
to Recruit

Coporal Richard Hughes of Co. B, 20th Maine

Wednesday, February 3, 1864

Clear and cold their
was eight recruits
came to our company
to day nothing to do
to day but sleep wrote
a letter to Mother
to day

Tuesday [February] 2 [1864]

Cloudy and warm
this morn was relieved
this morn the 83rd.
relieved ours Heavy Thunder
showers to night

Monday,February 1 [1864]

Still Cloudy but
has not rained any
yet shall be relieved
to morrow
cleared away about
noon