Tuesday [August] 30 [1864]

warm went to see the
Doctor his morn got
A Bandage for my head
no medicen given out
I feel very weak to
day

Monday [August] 29 [1864]

cloudy and quite cool to
day drew beef this morn
no news to day to day makes
one month in the Bull
Pen in GA do not stand
it very well

Sunday, August 28, 1864

very plesant morn
feel pretty well camp
rumors is that there is
to be an exchange but I
do not know whether it is
true or no cool this
evening

Saturday [August] 27 [1864

A fine day and very
warm my throat is
getting very Soar
[word lined out] we drew wood to
day for the first time

Friday [August] 26 [1864]

very warm to day the
warmest for the month
Oceas [Oakes?] left to day and
went over with the
1st Maine boys we drew
molasses pork beef Salt
and bread rice to day

Thursday, August 25, 1864

clear and warm
we made quite
A change with our [rations] give
raw rations now in
place of cooked ones drew
beef

Wednesday [August] 24 [1864]

very clear and plesant
morn quite A breese
this evening drew our
rations this eve

Tuesday [August] 23 [1864]

fine day drew beans
this morn for yesterday
beans pork and bread
to night all quiet
to night about the
Same

Monday, August 22, 1864

cloudy and warm
had good wash this
morn and washed my
Shirt do not feel very
well to day drew bread
and molasses to day

Sunday [August] 21 [1864]

Still cloudy and
rainey to day quite
cool

Saturday [August] 20 [1864]

cloudy and warm
Showery all day by Spells
do not feel very well to
day did not draw
meat to night

Friday, August 19, 1864

cloudy and cool
rained some in
the afternoon but we
got our rations the
old detachments drew
beef and salt in the the
forenoon

Thursday [August] 18 [1864]

Another fine day
A little cooler no news
to day camp rumors
sh has played out

Wednesday [August] 17 [1864]

A fine day and
very warm feel better
to day

Tuesday, August 16, 1864

A fine day and no
rain to Spe
do not feel very
well to day

Monday [August] 15 [1864]

cloudy and A little
cooler to day drew
pork this morn bread
and beef this evening

Sunday [August] 14 [1864]

very fine morn and
warm do not feel very
well to day drew bread
and beans no meat

Saturday, August 13, 1864

Another lovely day
and very warm drew
two days rations of
meat and beans &
Bread Rumer camp
rumors is that we
are to be Paroled on
Monday

Friday [August] 12 [1864]

very warm and
Showery col cooler
this evening

Thursday [August] 11 [1864]

warm and showery
to day our Officers at
Macon have been
exchanged no news
as to when we Shall
get out Roll call this
morn

Wednesday, August 10, 1864

very warm to day
A very heavy thunder
Shower drew two days
Rations to day The Rebs
have began to build
Barraks and enlarg the
Stockade

Tuesday [August] 9 [1964]

cloudy and warm
real dog days weath
weather very heavy
showers about 2 Oclock
perfect Stream ran
through the tent no rations

Monday [August] 8 [1864]

cloudy and warm
thunder Showers in
the forenoon and one
in the evening
my face is about the
same we draw very
poor rations

Saturday, August 7, 1864

very warm to day
no news to day of
importance to day
camp rumors are as
Prevalent as ever but
not reliable

Saturday [August] 6 [1864]

cloudy and warm to
day Dittmore died to day
of Co A taken the
5th May no news of
importance one man
Shot for getting under
the dead line

Private Herman Dittman, spelled variously Dittmer, Debbmer and Dittener.

Friday [August] 5 [1864]

Another lovely day
and here I am in
the Bull Pen Near
Andersonvill GA been
a Prisnor just three
months to day and
not much Sign of getting
out

Thursday, August 4, 1864

very warm to
day no better no
news to day

Wednesday [August] 3 [1864]

warm to day A few
more Prisners arrived
to day Gen Stoneman
is reported to be taken
captured 24 miles
from Macon GA

Union General George Stoneman (1822-1894) was captured on July 31, 1864, while on a raid to free the Andersonville prisoners.

Tuesday [August] 2 [1864]

cloudy and warm to-
day and here I am at
Camp Sumter Ga their is
about 30,000 Prisners
here I am about the
Same as I have been
for the last two months