Was detailed for Picket & attended Guard mounting at 7.
A. M. just at which time the welcome whistle of a boat was heard was 7.30 when
I arrived on the Picket line. Sent to Miss Vaugns for a book to read she sends
me Capt
Bounevilles Adventures, very interesting, send in for the mail, which comes
out at about 11 News of Sherman rather bad, 4 Paymasters arrive on the boat but
none to pay our Brigade Our Pay Rolls to be sent to Mobile. At 4.30 return my
Books & have the pleasure of seeing Miss Vaugn. also her Bro who is on
parole borrow another book, evening Genl Benton passes out to Miss V—s Maj
Boydston & Lt Sharman ride out to the post. Maj says that the no. of Rebs
from Lees army in Mobile out number the yankees, the day passes very pleasantly
indeed.
SOURCE: “Diary of John S. Morgan, Company G, 33rd Iowa
Infantry,” Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 13, No. 8, April 1923,
p. 598
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