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1863-09-18 -- 1863-09-30

7  18th, employed arranging camp 19th, ordinary duty, Col. Thom and Adjutant Keeler left the regt. for the north, wrote a letter to Ellen 20th, went to town, saw Charles Outcolt he told me Sam died the 6th of Sept  21st & 22nd, nothing special,  23rd, wrote home to Alice sent it by Capt. Bush.  Capt. Schellenger & Cheeney went home on furlough,  [Doet?] Jones returned & [we?] resumed co drill, commenced company morning reports.   25th & 26th, all quiet   27th, sunday fine weather preaching in camp by our chaplain, prayer meeting in the evening, received a large mail in the afternoon, no letters for me,  monday 28th, fair wrote a letter home to the children,  (Vertically, at left:-) sent 5$    29th, rainy,   30th, cloudy & raining some, made out the monthly return for co., no drill to day.

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7 18th, employed arranging camp 19th, ordinary duty, Col. Thom and Adjutant Keeler left the regt. for the north, wrote a letter to Ellen 20th, went to town, saw Charles Outcolt he told me Sam died the 6th of Sept 21st & 22nd, nothing special, 23rd, wrote home to Alice sent it by Capt. Bush. Capt. Schellenger & Cheeney went home on furlough, [Doet?] Jones returned & [we?] resumed co drill, commenced company morning reports. 25th & 26th, all quiet 27th, sunday fine weather preaching in camp by our chaplain, prayer meeting in the evening, received a large mail in the afternoon, no letters for me, monday 28th, fair wrote a letter home to the children, (Vertically, at left:-) sent 5$ 29th, rainy, 30th, cloudy & raining some, made out the monthly return for co., no drill to day.