Transcribe
Translate
Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1863-12-08 -- 1863-12-19
More information
digital collection
archival collection guide
transcription tips
21 defered until good weather, B. drill in the after noon, 9th cool & cloudy all as usual, wrote a letter to N. Joslin 10th on picket, cloudy & threatning rain in the morning, faired off about 1 o,clock Pm, night comfortable relieved at 9 Am the 11th had brigade inspection at 9 Am, Whelden taken sick, 12th warm and cloudy threatning rain, 13th sunday warm and fair, very quiet day. 14th as usual; Jim Vincent went to the hospital 15. wrote a letter to Schuylor Wakefield, rained hard in the night very heavy thunder the dam broke & drained our pond. 16th J. P. Smith returned to the Regt, very hard storm of rain & wind, recd a letter from Sis, [Esqe.?] O.H. Wright and Hildrup of Belvidere came to the regt. 17th cold & windy, was on Picket. 18th cold. 19th Bruce returned to the Regt brought
Saving...
prev
next
21 defered until good weather, B. drill in the after noon, 9th cool & cloudy all as usual, wrote a letter to N. Joslin 10th on picket, cloudy & threatning rain in the morning, faired off about 1 o,clock Pm, night comfortable relieved at 9 Am the 11th had brigade inspection at 9 Am, Whelden taken sick, 12th warm and cloudy threatning rain, 13th sunday warm and fair, very quiet day. 14th as usual; Jim Vincent went to the hospital 15. wrote a letter to Schuylor Wakefield, rained hard in the night very heavy thunder the dam broke & drained our pond. 16th J. P. Smith returned to the Regt, very hard storm of rain & wind, recd a letter from Sis, [Esqe.?] O.H. Wright and Hildrup of Belvidere came to the regt. 17th cold & windy, was on Picket. 18th cold. 19th Bruce returned to the Regt brought
Civil War Diaries and Letters
sidebar
