Monday, August 1, 1864

cloudy and warm
rumers that we are
to be Paroled the Rebs
are moveing the Sick
from the Hospital
do not feel very well
to day cool this eve

Sunday [July] 31 [1864

warm do not like
very well corn
Bread and very
poor meat

Saturday [July] 30 [1864]

very warm I went
into tent with
Warner and some Co
I boys Sergt Thomas is
here drew rations
for thirty men to-
day corn bread and pork

Sgt. Renel Thomas, Co. I
Pvt. Sumner Warner, Co. B

Friday, July 29, 1864

here we are in the
field had no water
since yesterday now
10 AM took our names
and put us in the
pen with the rest of
the Prisners drew rations

Thursday [July] 28 [1864]

here we are at
Macon GA this morn
the Officers left us
this morn took cars
for and
Andersonvill
arrived at 7 PM

Wednesday [July] 27 [1864]

arrived at Augusta
at 11 AM drew rations
and left at three
PM for Andersonvill
distance 180 miles
passed through quite
A number of prety
towns

Tuesday, July 26, 1864

lay in the cars all night
at the depot took the cars
again at 11 1/2 Oclock for
Augusta GA good
many nice looking
towns along the road
Branchvill Station GA

Monday [July] 25 [1864]

arrived at Charlott
at 2 in the morn and
they took us out to a peice of
woods and we slept to
morn then we took the
cars for Columbia SC
arrived at 7 at eve

Sunday [July] 24 [1864]

was awoke up this morn
at two and marched to
the depot and took the
cars for Greenbrier arrived
at 2 NC very poor
looking country arrived at 12 took cars
for Charlotte

Saturday, July 23, 1864

we arrived at Danvill at
2 this morn lay in the cars
till 7 then went to Prison
and stayed all day drew
rations half loaf of
corn bread half pound of
bacon pint of beans [?]

Friday [July] 22 [1864]

very Plesent we left
Lynchburg at 7 AM for
Danville Farmvill Station
is A sight small place
Berksvill Junction
looks as though the
Yanks had been there

Thursday [July] 21 [1864]

Another lovely day and
here we are in Lynchburg
Prison on half Rations
hardly room for us
to lay down about the
same to day no news
left the Prison at 6 PM

Wednesday, July 20, 1864

cloudy and cool out
doors Lynchburg
Prison is hot enough
to suffocate any one
do not get much
to eat my jaw is very
Soar to day

Tuesday [July] 19 [1864]

did not sleep much
last night do not like
the Prison very well
got one Small loaf of
bread for todays
rations no meat plenty
of water [?] corn bread [?]

Monday [July] 18 [1864]

warm and very
Plesent the Doctor
took Davis and my names
to send us away
to the [?] [?]
[illegible line crossed out; begins but we...]
we left at 6 and [?]
no news from the
raiders very warm

Sunday, July 17, 1864

Another lovely day
the Rebel Raiders
reported to be falling
back across the Potomac
at Edwards Ferry Grant
is still at work in front of
Petersburg about the
same to day

Saturday [July] 16 [1864]

windy and cool
to day the 6th and 2nd
A Corps reported to
have left Petersburg
and gone to Washington
95 Prisnors came in
to day captured in Md

Friday [July] 15 [1864]

cloudy and cool this
morn do not feel
quite so well this
morn as usual mush
and milk for dinner
nothing new from
the Rebel raid

Thursday, July 14, 1864

clear and very warm
this morn clouded
up about noon
Gen Early Reported
to be within two miles
of Washington about
the same to day

Wednesday [July] 13 [1864

Another lovely day has
passed away no news
except the Rebs was
repulsed at Fredrick
City Md on the 7 inst
about the same
traded pants got $5.00

Tuesday [July] 12 [1864]

Another day has passed
and brought no change^'s'
with it to me just
the same we cannot
go any where [and?]
no one came near us
cool and cloudy

Monday, July 11, 1864

warm and very clear
this morn Grant
reported to be falling
back clouded up about
noon about the same
to day as usual thunder
showers this evening

Sunday [July ] 10 [1864]

clear and very warm
about the same this
morn dull times nothing
to read another Sabbath
has passed and here
I am a Prisnor yet
[final line too faced to decipher]

Saturday [July] 9 [1864]

A good nights rest feel
well this morn bread
and Has[h] for Breakfast
cloudy and cool this
morn better living then
we had down to Fords
Hospital warm this evening

Friday, July 8, 1864

very warm was sent
from Fords Hospital to
Nites Hospital about
150 yards from Fords
do not like the change
very well wheat Bread
and coffee for Supper

Thursday [July] 7 [1864]

very warm and clear
feel A little better to day
The Doctor took our names
again to day all quiet to
night no news very
Plesant evening and
here I am a Prisnor

Wednesday [July] 6 [1864]

quite cool to day
about the same no
news the Doctor
took all the names of them
that had limbs of[f] are [or]
broken bones news to
night that they are Pardoning all
wounded Prisoners at Richmond

Tuesday July 5, 1864

very warm about
the same write A
Letter to Father and
Mother to it is very
uncertain whether they
will ever get it or not
Sergt Hayem give me the
Paper and envelopes

Sgt. Thomas R. Hayne of Co E or Sgt. Charles H. Haynes of Co E?

Tuesday July 5, 1864

Monday [July] 4 [1864]

cloudy and cool to day
no celebration to day
does not seem like
the fourth but it
has played out with
the Southern confederacy
all quiet to night

Sunday [July] 3 [1864]

cloudy and warm
this morn I think that
I am A little better
cooler the afternoon
about the same tea and
Brad for Breakfast Soup
and Bread for Dinner Bread
and tea for supper

Saturday, July 2, 1864

warm to day about
the same to day another
Squad of Yankee
Convalescents went by
to day they went to
prison about half m
mile distant cooler this
evening

Friday, July 1 [1864]

warm and very ples
this morn thunder
Showers about two
Oclock A Squad of
prisoners went by to
day all wounded
and convalescents

Thursday [June] 30 [1864]

cloudy and cool to
day 23 Prisoners from
Petersburg passed here
to day on rout for
Georgia all belonging to
the 2nd AC captured
at the 22 near Petersburg

Wednesday, June 29, 1864

Very cool they sent
A Squad of seven
away to day to the
Provost Marshalls Office
about the my jaw not
Swollen quite so bad

Tuesday [June] 28 [1864]

Cloudy and very cool
this morn about the
same no news of
any importance A
rumer that we are
to be paroled soon
Breakfast at 5 D 12 S at 5 1/2

Monday [June] 27 [1864]

very warm no better
yet the negroes are
all ordered to danvill
to work on
the fortifications at that
place Shower this
afternoon quite cool this
evening

Sunday, June 26, 1864

very warm, about
the same was painted
again to day no news
the Yankees burned
the station at
depot at fawns Station
and tore the track up

Saturday [June] 25 [1864]

A fine day about the
same got some milk
for Breakfast had my
face painted to day
to take the swelling/
out

Friday [May] 24 [1864]

A good days rest
feel about the same to day
very warm corn bread
and soup for dinner
bread and coffee for
Supper Bacon Bread
and coffee for Breakfast

Thursday, June 23, 1864

very war I was
sent to another Hosp
ward NO 5 dinner
No 2 their was A
Squad came from
Gordonsvill Clark
Haines Hoffman came

16 men named Clark in the 20th Maine; a Thomas M. Clark was in Co. B
a Charles H. or John F. Haines?

Wednesday [June] 22 [1864]

very warm they sent
two Squads away
to day Avery went
in the second
Clayton Hospital
Ward No. 2 bng 3

James P. Avery Co. B