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

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Diary 1863

Friday, February 13, 1863
Returned from picket this morning, the day clear and pleasent in camp the balence of the day

Saturday 14
Day warm and plesent in camp all day maid beds in our tent vey heavy thundr storm to knight Wrote to my Wife 19

Sunday 15
Hevy Rain this morning cold and cloudy all day, in camp no drill today

Monday 16
Cold Rain vey mudy and disareeable all day Received a leter from my Wife

Tuesday 17
Went our on picket with Co F rained all day

Wednesday 18
Returned from picket day cloudy and cold one of our Morterboats sheld viscburg today for the first 20

Thursday 19
day pleasant Meotre Boat sheld the town wrote to my wife 20 Mother and Sister all quiet this evening

Friday 20
Went out on picket with a detail, heavy firing below at 12 day vey pleasant

Saturday 21
Returned from picket Heavy Rain ths morning Capturd 2 negroes form viscburg

Sunday 22
In camp, Day Cold and Cloudy Received a leter from van horne

Monday 23
day pleasant, In camp all day all quiet Wrote to My Wife No of leter 21

Tuesday 24
Day Pleasant and warm Went on the canal to work with 37 men Received a leter from my wife this evening

Wednesday 25
Wednesday Day warm and pleasant. Bought new pants heavy rain this evening

Thurday 26
Heavy Rain this morning in camp all day

Friday 27
In camp all day warm and pleasant but mudy, Wrote a leter to my Wife this morning No 22, Rivr raising fast

Saturday 28
this morning cloudy and rainy, Went out on picket with Co k, the after part of the day pleasant, the enemy vey quiet

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