Tuesday, September 6, 1864

another lovely morn
got up pretty early
this morn feel pretty
well this morn 18 detach
ments ordered to be
ready to leave in the
morn quite warm

Monday [September] 5 [1864]

A fine day and very
warm more Prisners
from Shermans army
Atlanta reported to
be taken and 8,000
Prisnors with it

On September 1, 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuated Atlanta, after a four-month siege by Union forces under Union General William T. Sherman. The following day the Mayor formally surrendered the city.

Sunday[September] 4 [1864]

cloudy and quite
cool to day another
Sabbath has come and
brought no change
although camp rumors is
as prevelent as ever
but we cannot feel any
dependence on them.

Saturday, September 3, 1864

cloudy and quite cool
C Richardson died last
night he belonged to
Co D 81st Maine was
wounded at the battle
of Spotsylvania May
the 11th feel pretty well to
day

Andersonville Prison records and the roster of the 31st Maine list a Corrector K. Richardson, of Company F, 31st Maine.

Friday [September 2] 1864

Another lovely day had
the absis on my neck
lanced to day by A
Hospital Steward from
the 8 Mich In

Thursday, September 1 [1864]

A fine day for the
first day of fall
do not feel very well
to day

Wednesday, August 31, 1864

quite cool to day
some better to day
no news yet about the
exchanging of Prisnors