The Diary of LaFrancis E. Hackett


5th Independent Ohio Sharpshooters


October 1864

1          waether warm and pleasant to day but rand last night
           no male today
2          weather warm and pleasant today but rand last night
           we had neavy inspection to day
           good news to day but no male
3          weather warm nd pleasant to day but rand last night 
           the report this morning is that we had A fite to Maretta
           last night
           I rote A letter to day
4          weather warm and pleasant today
           I was on gard to day
           I saw some of the olmstad boys this morning
           they are all well excepten eward kidney he is prety
           sick
           john barnum is as fat as A hoog
5          weather weet and rany today
           we had to load the trane today
           we drawn fool rations to day
           no male to day
6          weather weet and raney to day
           I dun my washing to day
           lues taft was hear to see me to day
           no male to day
7          weather warm and pleasant to day
           I have ben specelaten some to day
           I sold my revolver and bought an other
           no male to day
8          weather pleasant to day but rand last night
           no male to day
           one of the olmstad boys was hear to see me to day
9          weather pleasant but rather cold to day
           I rote a letter to day
10         weather pleasant to day but was prety cold last night
           I was on gard to day
           no male to day
           we drawn ful rations to day
11         weather warm and pleasant to day
           no male to day
           I rote A letter to day but the male did not go out to day
12         weather warm and pleasant to day
           no male to day
           there was 20 detald from the battalion to go foregn
           to day
13         weather warm and pleasant to day
           20 more on foregen detale to dy
           the report to day that whood army is crossing the river
           to day
           no male to day
14         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I have ben helpen dave roce poot up his Shanty to day
           there was 8 of our Co detald to go out side of the pickets
           grasing the trane mules to day
           no male for me to day
15         weather warm and pleasant to dy
           I was on detale to go out with the mules today
           Co A male cum today
           I got 4 letters
16         weather warm to dy but rather cold last night
           I was on detale to go out grasing to day
           no male to day
17         weather warm and pleasant to day but was rother cold
           last night
           no male to gay
18         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I dun my washing this fore noon
           rote A letter home to dy
19         wweather warm and pleasant to dy
           I was on detale to go grasing mules to dy
           the boys that went out foregen came in to night all rite
20         weather warm and pleasant to dy
           james and my Self had A chicken for diner
           I bought A jar of panti to night for 150 etc
           no male to day
21         weather warm and pleasant to day
           we started at 1 oclock this morning on a 5ive dase
           Scout
           went 16 miles and then went incamp
22         weather warm and pleasant to day
           we started at 8 oclick this morning and went 8 miles
           further
           loaded up the wagens
           they went 3 miles farther back to camp
           No rebs of eny acount
           we got 4 rebs to day
           I cilded A sheep for Super
23         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I was on gard last night
           I did not get A chanc to go out foregen this morning
           we moved 5 miles to night
24         weather warm and pleasant today
           we Started for Alanta at 8 oclock this morning
           we got to camp in time for diner
           I had A good old time
25         weather warm and pleasant to dy
           my old pardner cum back to the cumpany to dy
           we drawn rations to dy
           13 privets 2 corprels 1 Sargent detaled to go out Agin
           my pardner is on the detale to go
26         weather pleasant this fore noon but rand this after
           noon
           I came of from gard to night
           I got A letter from home to dy
           I dont feal very well to night
27         weather weet and raney to dy
           I dun my washing to day and Taft my boots
           no male to day
28         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I have ben lomsen today
           no male to day
           I rote A letter to my folks to dy
29         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I was on gard
           the boys that has ben out froegen came in to night
           they had good luck
30         weather warm and p leasant to dy
           I have ben laing roung my tent to day to lasy to injoy
           good health
           no male for me to day
31         weather warm and pleasant to dy
           I was on gard last night
           we was musterd for pay to day
           no male for me to day

(At the bottom of the last page in October LaFrancis has written)

                  Mr. La Francis E. Hackett
                     olmstead falls
                       Cuyahogo Co
                         Ohio

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