Friday, October 29, 2010

Monday [October] 31 [1864]

cloudy and warm
the first second and
200 of the third left
this morning

Sunday, October 30, 1864

another lovely day the
first and second
detachments got
orders to be ready at
8 Oclock to leave

Saturday [October] 29 [1864]

A fine day my legs
are A little better

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010

Monday, October 18, 2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Thursday [October] 13 [1864]

very warm had
to move to day we are
now about midle
way of the Stocade
and about half way
from the dead line
to main street no better
to day

Wednesday, October 12, 1864

another lovely day
here in the confedracy
and no hopes of getting
out very soon the report
is that Grant is fighting
before Richmond now
and is within 4 1/2 miles

Tuesday [October] 11 [1864]

A fine day and
very quiet 370
Prisnors came in this
evening from Shermans
army very small
rations to day

Monday [October] 10 [1864]

A fine day and very
warm but cold
nights feel some
better today

Sunday, October 9, 1864

I was one day
ahead of time
by being carless
on Saturday and not
writing there is
5 detachments
and one hundred
over

Saturday [October] 8 [1864]

A fine day and the
Rebel Sergt. came in
very erly and orderd
every man to pack
up and go over to
the South gate to be formed
into new detachment

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Friday [October] 7 [1864]

cool and cloudy
to day drew beef
beans bacon and bread
salt we expected
to leave to night
took down our tent
and packed all up

Thursday, October 6, 1864

still cloudy but no
rain yet packed up
and expected to go
but did not

Wednesday [October] 5 [1864]

cloudy and cool
to day

Monday, October 4, 2010

Tuesday [October] 4 [1864]

A fine day drew
beans beef bacon and
bread four detachments
left this evening took
one mess out of 57
we had to come
back again

Monday, October 3, 1864

cloudy and cool
heavy thunder Showers this
3d M beef beans
bacon bread
and very small quantities
at that

Sunday [October] 2 [1864]

A fine day and very quiet
we expect to
leave this evening

Saturday, October 1 [1864]

A fine day four
detachments left
this evening.