1863 DIARY OF 2nd Lieutenant
JAMES H. ST. JOHN 83rd Regiment
Indiana Volunteers
Company K

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Diary 1863

Sunday, December 6, 1863
Guarding Bridge Wrote to My Wife on of Leter IS

Monday 7
Guarding Bridge

Tuesday 8
Guarding Bridge

Wednesday 9
Guarding Bridge

Thursday 10
Guarding Bridge

Friday II
Guarding Bridge cald at the 37 Indian Regt and Sene all of the Boys

Saturday 12
Relieved from Guarding the Bridge and marched through Chattanooga and marched five miles and campt for the knight heavy rain all day

Sunday 13
marched at 7 for Bridge port marched 13 miles and campt for the knight on the Rail Road cold and Rainy

Monday 14
Marched at 7 and arived at Bridgeport at 12 and wint in to camp

Tuesday IS
In camp near Bridgport Receved a letter fom my Wife date Nov 26

Wednesday 16
In camp Near Bridgport Wrote to My Wife No IS

Thursday 17 
In camp Near Bridgport Heavy Rain all knight

Friday 18
In camp Near Bridgport Weather cold and cloudy in fore noon after non clear and coald

Saturday 19
In camp Near Bridgport Weather clear and cold, moved to a new camp

Sunday 20
In camp at Bridgport Wrote to my Wife No 16

Monday 21
In camp at Bridgport Received a leter from my Wife Wrote to My Wife No 17

Tuesday 22
In camp all day