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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