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DECEMBER 1862
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Thurs. 28
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Came into the City
Hospital Dec. 28th/62
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After being sick with the mumps for several days Serg. E. A. D. Wilson + Milo Spring took me to General Hospital N.Y. City on December 28th, 1862 Sun.
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Mon. 29
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Confined to Bed at H.
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Confined to Bed all day
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Tues. 30
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Wed. 31
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JANUARY 1863
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Thurs.1
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Confined to Bed " "
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confined to bed all day
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Fri. 2
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confined to bed all day
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Sat. 3
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Sun. 4
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Put on my Clothes for the first time " "
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put on my clothes - wrote letter to Dorcas
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Mon. 5
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Come out of the Hospital - wrote a letter to Father + one to my wife Dorcas
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came out of the Hospital to Prove Guard Qts.
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Tues. 6
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went over to the Island with Milo Spring
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went over to Regt. with Milo Spring Long Island + went back to N.Y. the same night
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Wed. 7
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Came over to the Island to stay - got over about 12 O'clock
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Came to Long Island to stay not being on duty
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Thurs. 8
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out on Morning drill + on Dress Parade forenoon - wife + Father
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Out on morning drill + dress parade
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Fri. 9
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Regt. went to Jamaca to day - went to dress Parade
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Reg. went to Jamaica - self at camp on dress parade
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Sat. 10
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went on Morning drill + on Dress Parade - Cloudy + Rany at night
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Out on morning drill and on dress parade - Rained
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Sun. 11
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went to inspection + on Dress Parade - warm + Pleasent - sent letter to wife
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Out on Inspection / warm + pleasent - Dress parade / sent a letter to Dorcas
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Mon. 12
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went over to the old Cook house after Boards in forenoon on drill + Dress Parade after -
sent letter to Father / warm + Cloudy
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Self and some others went over to old Cook house + got some boards in forenoon - on drill + dress parade after - sent letter to Father Ingell
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Tues. 13
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on drill in forenoon + on drill after + D. Parade - Mr. Longley + Wing + Dibble came here brought letter from wife
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Out on drill + dress parade / Mr. M. M. Longly, Mr. Wing, Mr. Dobbs come to see us recd. letter from Dorcas
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Wed. 14
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acted as Comissary / warm + Cloudy / sent letter to Dorcas + Seth
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Acted as Comissur as L. Crossier went home
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Thurs. 15
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acted as Comissary / Bought Pants / warm + Cloudy
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" - Bought a pair of pants of Q.M.
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Fri. 16
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Acted as Commissary / Rained in Morning Cloudy in afternoon Cooling
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Sat. 17
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Sent Letter to Tyler / Acted as Commissary / Cold + Pleasent
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" - sent letter to N. F. Tyler
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Sun. 18
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Cold + Pleasent / Acted as Commissary
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Mon. 19
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Cold + Pleasent / letter to Dorcas / Acted as Commissary
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" - sent letter to Dorcas
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Tues. 20
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Acted as Commissary / Cool + Cloudy / received a letter from wife by Crosier
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" - Recd. letter from Dorcas
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Wed. 21
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worked in Captain Tent as Boot Blass / Cool + Rainey
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worked in Captain's Tent __
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Thurs. 22
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worked in Capt. Tent / warm + Foggy / sent letter to wife
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Fri. 23
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Marched from Camp to N.Y. - went on Board Boat about 3 O'clock / warm + Cloudy
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Regt. marched from L.I. to N.Y. + went on board Steam Ship Ill.
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Sat. 24
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starded from N.Y. about 2 O'clock - taken sick 4 1/2 O'cl. - very sick all night / cool + Cloudy
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Started for Dixie about 2 P.M.
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Sun. 25
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on board ship going to Ft. Monroe - feel better to day - quite sick in morn / warm + Pleasent - smooth sea
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On board ship / was quite sick last night
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Mon. 26
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sent letter to wife - Arrived at Ft. Monroe about 10 O'clock A.M. - verry Pleasent this morning / left Ft. Monroe about 2 O'clock - one of the Salors jumped over board soon after we started / smooth sea - O God he said when he struck water
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Arived at Fort Monroe 10 A.M. - we started again 2 P.M. - one of the Sailors became Craze from drink - jumped overboard + was drowned - a boat was lowered but could not reach him
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Tues. 27
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Ruff sea all day - sick at night - on Deck all day - Passed Cape Hatteras about 10 P.M.
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Ruff seas all day - was very sick / staid on deck all night - had no strength to go below so I crept under some hay + staid all night / Sick is no name for sea Sickness - we passed Cape Hattiras about 10 P.M.
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Wed. 28
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Passed Charleston about 10 O'clock lass night - verry Ruff Sea all day - Sick all day - could not run over 1 mile a hour
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Passed Charlestown about 10 P.M. - a very ruff sea - sea sick all day
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Thurs. 29
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verry Ruff Sea all night + Quite a gale / See a number Bales of Cotton + pieces of wreck + number Porposs - waves runn over Hurricane Deck last night - Captain of Ship sent clean bags below - Gen. A. sent them back - Capt. of Ship sends them back
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Quite ruff - quite a gale - saw some bales of cotton + wreck pieces - Timber Boards + the waves rann over the Hericane deck last night + water down Hatchway - we had some of 21st Main Regt. on board - Captain of Ship sent them down to the Cabains from Hericane deck + Gen. Andrews sent them back - Captain sent them back + told the Gen. that he was Captain of this ship + they staid in the Cabains the rest of the night no more desturbance from Him.
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Fri. 30
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Verry smoothe Sea all day - feel well - reached cost of Florida afternoon - Crosier on deck all day / wrote letter to wife
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Very Smothe + fine all day - neared coast of Florady towards night - L. Crozier + self on deck all day - wrote a letter to Dorcas to send the first chance
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Sat. 31
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Smoothe Sea all day / could see Land all day - Passed an Old wreck about 1/2 past 2 - one of the Crew said that she was wrecked with 1200 soldiers aboard - a man of war took the men + took them to Key West / Cloudy + looks like rain to night Stary - we Passed Key West at 10 P.M.
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Very smothe sea - could see land all day - we passed an old wreck 2:30 P.M. - one of the soldiers said that there was 1200 soldiers on board + Gun Boat took them off + to Key West which we passed about 10 P.M.
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