This is the last day of the year. All is quiet at our camp
on this high hill. Not very much snow or real cold weather. We manage to keep
comfortable. At our reserve picket post we have built a large inclosure, made
of logs and dirt, surrounded by small evergreen trees, a large fire in the
center around which we sleep and rest when our reliefs are off duty. The
inclosure is so large and high it cannot be seen from the outside, making it
safe from the shots of the guerillas, scouts, and bushwhackers. The farthest
post out from the reserves is about one mile, while the pickets are within
hailing distance. We go on picket duty at 3 P. M. instead of 9 A. M. I don't
know why the change was made. I am on duty every other night.
SOURCE: Charles H. Lynch, The Civil War Diary,
1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. Vol's, p. 137-8
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