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Diary 1863

Thursday, January 29, 1863
To Work on the Canal Rainy and cold

Friday 30
To Work on the canal weathr Clear and pleasant

Saturday 31
Detailed and went out on picket with Co A attended Brigade Guard mounting picket station Before viscburg

Sunday, February 1
Returned from picket at 10 o clock in camp all day, very heavy Rain

Monday 2
this morning the gunboat Run the Blockade at viscburg and made the trip all wright, day cold

Tuesday 3
Bought New Boots of yater, in camp all day

Wednesday 4
This morning went out on picket before viscburg and it Rained all day and was vey cold

Thursday 5
this morning vey cold mud vey deep relieved from picket at 10 o clock

Friday 6
ths morning vey cold frost hard a nuf to Bare[?] a horse clear and sunshin moved our camp on the other side of the Rail Road

Saturday 7
Went out on picket with Co. F on the levy with in one mile of the Rivr, the day vey fine and warm Sum heavy fireing today[?] .

Sunday 8
on picket Relieved at 10 o clock, Day cloudy Wrote leter to my Wife No 18

Monday 9
Sent a leter home in camp un till evening went down in front of viscburg with a glass and examend their works and saw on dis [?]

Tuesday 10 .
Went out on picket with co H[?] and they sheld our lines un till 2 o clock when all was quiet for the night day clear Mailed a letr to my Brother

Wednesday 11
in Camp form 10 o clock Returned from picket

Thursday 12
Heavy rain this morning. clea at 12 o clock, Went out on picket with Co E on the levey below town