April
1 Weather rother windy rany
no drill to day
I rote a letter to my brother to day
2 Weather pleasant but rother windy
Nooks Rook Wood and my self Went on a lookout
mountain to day
no drill to day but in spection to night
3 Weather plesand and Warm
no drill but heavy inspectin to night
I ot aletter from home to day
4 Weather rother Weet and rany to day
raned ole night
I W ent after bread this morning then rote a letter home
no drill this fore noon but inspection to night
5 Weather Warm and pleasant
We had squad drill this fore noon
had battallion drill this after non
had inspection
2 new sargent and 2 corprels all so pointed to day
6 Weather pleasant and warm
squad drill this for Noon
battallion drill this after Non
inspection to night
7 Weather warm and pleasant
squad drill this fore noon
battallion drill this after Noon
Inspection to night
I dun my washin to day
8 Weather rany and bad to day
9 Weather rany and bad to day
I went with the Wagon after beef
When I got back I got 2 letter from home
No drill or inspectoin to night
10 Weather pleasent but rather windy
Noon drill to day
had inspection to night
I rote A letter home to day and got 2
11 Weather warm and pleasent
had squad this fore noon
had had battalion drill with some of the 10 Ohio
boys
the rolanol of the 10 drilled us
12 Weather rany and mudy
No drill to day
We had marchen orders to day
had orders to hav every thing redy
13 Weather pleasent and warm to day
Co A and Co D had Martshen orders to day
we started from camp At to oclock
went up the river 28 miles and got there at 9 in the
evening
we lade down on the bank to sleep the furst night
14 Weather pleasent And warm to day
15 men detald from each company to scout
went 6 miles from the river but found no rebs
got back at 4 Oclock
Every thihg quiet in camp now
15 Weather pleasent and warm to day
I am on gard to day
we mooved our camp 5 miles from the river to sale crick
A good plase for camp
good water hear
16 Weather nise and pleasent to day
I come of from picket this morning
I fell down and hurt my arm
we bilt a fire plase in our teant to day
No news from Chattanooga to day
17 Weather Nise and pleasent to day
There is lots of wimen come to se the Yankes to day
We had heavy inspection to day
josheph Clarck was poot under Arest to night
18 weather pleasent and warm to day
I was on detale this after noon helpen bild A stock ade
There was A man hear bien coffee to day
I sold my ratshien to him
19 weather pleasent And warm
Corprel Vanforsan And my self went foregen to day but
found nothen
There was A squad of our men went out 3 dase
Ratshens started this Morning
20 Weather pleasent and i was on picket guard to day
Some of our boys come in to night from 3 dase scout
they found no rebs
21 Weather pleasent and warm to day
oscar Marett and my self went huntn eggs and butter but
Found None
our rations come to night
22 Weather Nise and pleasent t oday
I got A letter from My sister to day and rote one
Edward Thompson went and found some goos eggs to day
him and My self had A ood super from them
23 Weather pleasent and warm to day
I dun my washen to day
The boys has ben fixen up shade treese to day
The male come to day but no male for me
24 Weather wet and rany this fore noon
I rote A letter home to day
had heavy Inspection this after noon
nothen excitibele in camp to day
25 Weather pleasant And warm to day
We had sme Target Shooten to day
I got hit with A glansen ball in my hand
No one to blame for it only my Self
26 Weather pleasant And warm
I was on picket gard to day
I got A letter home to day
27 Weather pleasant And warm to day
Corprell Vanfosen and My self went to sale Crick
and went in Swinen
This is the first time this spring
28 Weather pleasant And warm to day
I was on detale this fore noon
We had A Target Shoot this after noon
29 Weather pleasant And warm to day
it raned last night
I went after some bords to bild A Shanty
oscar marett and my self Set some snar Traps to day
for rabets
30 Weather pleasent And warm but raned last night
There was 20 of our boys detald to goo on A scout
Went to the boat landen and Stade all day
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