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

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Diary 1863

Sunday, March 1, 1863
Returned from picket day vey pleasant, all quiet, a flag of truse came ovr from viscburg ths evening

Monday 2
In camp all day, weather fine, the enemy quiet, Went on the canal in the after- noon to work

Tuesday 3
Came in camp at 9 o clock from the canal day pleasant, the enemy sheld our canal and drove the men of of the work

Wednesday 4
Went with the compay to work on the canal the enemy comenced Shelling at 11 o clock and continued in till 1/2 l o clock finished our part of _____?

Thursday 5
In camp all day with the exception of going to the boat a few heavy guns from the enemy to day

Friday 6
Wrote to my Wife this morning No of leter 22 In camp all day every thing very Quiet

Saturday 7
Wrote to my Mother 3 The Water Broke through the Canal this morning and is a washing the levey vey fast

Sunday 8
In camp un till 11 in the evening, moved on the levey Sent 2 papers and a leter home No 23, and a leter to my Brother No 3, it raind this evening, moved on the levee

Monday 9
In camp all day. cold and Raind at knight three prisners captured, our gun- boats attacked the town last knight .

Tuesday 10
Went with a detail of fifty men on the J.Y.[?] Taylor. the balance of the day in camp, vey mudy and raind nearly all day

Wednesday 11
In camp all day the weather warm and pleasant Received a leter from John Cooper and answered it

Thursday 12
In camp all day weather warm and pleasnt every thing quiet, the trees quite green

Friday 13
In camp all day weather warm and pleasant the finnes day of the season

Saturday 14
In Camp all day the weather warm and pleasant every thing quiet

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