Friday, February 10, 2017

Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: December 29, 1863

Nearly as cold weather as I ever saw at the North. All the supplies brought by hand over the long bridge, owing to the river being frozen over and not strong enough to hold up. Rebel officers all drunk during the holidays. snow an inch deep.

SOURCE: John L. Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 22

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