The Diary of LaFrancis E. Hackett


5th Independent Ohio Sharpshooters


November 1864

1          weather pleasant but rother cold to day
           we drawed rations to dy
           jo Seeten and Sidney downey returned to the Co to night
           I rote I rote A letter to my brother to day
           the trane has ben turned over and the wagens on load
           ed to day
2          rand all night and the most of the day to day
           oscar and my Self and A good diner to day
           we had 2 chicknes coocked
           No male to day
3          Rany and cold to day
           I got 2 letters
           I am on gard down town to night
4          weather blustern and cold
           we had A chicken for Super
           I bout A plug of tobacco to day
           no male for me to day
5          weather weet and rother cold today
           I got A letter from my wife and 1 from my mother
           I rote A letter to my wife to night
6          weather rother weet and nasty to day
           we had orders to pool up Camp and Start for Chattanooga
           got ready to start at 4 oclock to night
           went to Big Shanty
7          weather pleasant this forenoon but rand the most of
           the after afternnon and all night
           good luck so fur on this on this of the March
8          weather raney to day and rand all night
           we came to Chattannog this morning
           A grate stur today About voten
           I went to vote but came back with out voten
           No male for me to day
9          rand all night and all day
           we went up on A hill and poot up Camp
           everything wet a sop to night
           to night my pardner is sick
           this rother dis curegen
10         weather pleasant but  rather cold to day
           we put up our new tents today
           we drawen rations to day
           I traded watches to night
           No male for me to day
11         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I am on gard to day
           My cusan was hear this after noon
           he is fat as A hog
           no male for me to day
12         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I went over to the 103 rig to day
           I saw my cusen and Charley miles and the rest of the
           olmsted boys
           they are in the best of health
           no male for me to day
13         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I am on gard to day
           Seeha houred was hear to see me to day
           no male for me today
14         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I dun out my washing to day
           I rote 2 letters one to my Sister and one to my
           wife
           I got A letter from my Sister today
15         weather warm and pleasant today
           we drawn rachens to day
           I am on gard to night
16         weather weet and nasty to day
           I am on detale to go up the river cutten logs to day
           no male for me to day
17         weather warm and pleasant to day
           we got 4 monts pay to day
           13 of Co A Started up the river this after noon
           we went up 7 miles and went in camp for the night
           no male for me today
18         weather weet and nasty this morning
           8 of our Co went to cut wood this morning
           it rand So hard we went for camp
19         weather weet and nasty this morning
           we went and cut wood this forenoon but Stade in camp
           this after noon and made bruch brooms
           no male for me to day
20         weather raney this morning but we started and went
           7 miles further up the river and went in Camp
           we had A mudy time to day
21         worked this fore noon but it nodes so hard this after
           noon that we lade in camp
           we cut 30 logs to day
           no male for me to day
22         weather pleasant to Day but rother cold
           we went to our work this morning
           every thing works fine to day
           we hav got our raft started
23         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I was on gard last night and had A chac to stay in 
           Camp
           I went out hunting but I did not have eny luck for
           there was no game to hunt
24         weather pleasant to day for frose like hell last
           night
           we had orders to report to Chattanooga this morn
           ing
           we started at 10 oclock got to Chattanooga at 5
           oclock
25         we left chattanooga at 5 oclock
           I dun out my washing jest in time for a march
           I got A letter to day but did not have time to anser
           it before we left
26         we find ourselves on top of the Cars in Stevenson
           we ar on our way to Nashville
           every thing quiet to day
           it rand a little this afternoon
27         we find ourselves in Nashville this morning
           we got hear at 10 oclock last evening
           we went in Camp to day
           we have got A good plesent plase for A camp
28         weather warm and pleasant to day
           I am on gard to day
           I got A letter from home to day
           I found A pockett knife to day
29         weather warm and pleasent to day
           I have ben gassen round town to day
           I went to the Surcuss this after noon
           I had A good time
30         weather warm and pleasant to day
           we poold up camp this morning and went to the other 
           side of town

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