The Diary of LaFrancis E. Hackett

5th Ohio Sharpshooters

1864

January 

1          Clear and the 
           coldest day there has 
           been this winter No mail
           to day musterd for pay
2          Very cold to day
3          Weather moterated
           commenced storming
           This evening on guard
4          Cold rany
           and to two 
           windy two in 
           joy good 
           health
5          Cold wether hear 
           in the suney south
6          A cold rany day
           O dear what a time 
           for yong Ducks
7          Weather stormy
           twelve of our new recruits 
           came to camp to day
           Dell Barber was one of 
           them
8          Wether plesent over 
           head but cold and 
           the ground covered 
           with snow
9          Plesent wether but 
           cold Miller a new 
           recuit of compny A 
           had his leg badly hurt 
           by the explosion of a shell 
           which he was plaing with
           he had his leg amputated
10         Cold and cloudy
           Braly Udel recived 
           his discharg to day
11         Weather a little warmer
           Co A lost 23 lbs 
           of bread but found it 
           at the bakers
           We had Battalion drill 
           over it no man 
           goes hungry for want of 
           it
12         Looks stormy Braily 
           starts for home 
           two day
13         Weather dull and 
           looks like 
           rain two 
           day
14         Weather pleasant
           Cars come in to town 
           to day for the first time
           S. A. Clark repemanded
           but he  dont
           car for that
           he is a j
15         Weather dull and 
           Cloudy drew r 
           rations 
           to 
           day
16         pleasent to day
           No news from 
           the frunt 
           to 
           day
17         Weather pleasent 
           to 
           day
18         Weather rainy 
           and bad to day
19         Weather pleasent  
           but cold 11 more of 
           our New recruts come 
           to day Miller the new 
           recrut that was hurt 
           withe a shell died to 
           day
20         Weather pleasant 
           to day
21         Weather pleasant 
           to day
22         Weather pleasant 
           to day
23         Weather pleasant 
           to day
24         Weather pleasant to day
           the most of our boys 
           hav gon out on Chickamauga
           battle field with
           Capt Barber
25         Weather pleasant our 
           boys returnd from 
           Chickmauga two 
           more of our new recuits 
           come to day Almer Huntly 
           was one of them
26         Weather pleasant 
           to day
27         Weather very pleasant 
           to day
28         Weather pleasant 
           to day
           Troops are comming 
           in from the front
29         Very pleasant 
           to day
           A lutendent of the 10 OV 
           shot one A privet of the
           same rigt threw 
           the hart  the Lieut
           is under A rest now
30         Weather very rany 
           to day
31         Damp and cold
           the last of this mounth
           I am glad of it for it 
           makes one month shorter
           for me from home
                         sttel not this 
                        Boock for fear of shame 
                        for hear you se 
                        the oners name

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