Have been down town
and had my picture taken to send home by Herman and John. Have also been
drilling, and altogether have had a busy day. The ladies of Hudson (God bless
them) are going to give us a supper to-night, and H. and J. are going to stay.
Later. It is all
over, except an uncomfortable fullness. Biscuit and butter, three kinds of
cake, beef tongue, fruit of several kinds and LEMONADE. We gave the ladies
three cheers that must have been heard across the river. There are lots of
people here now. It seems as if I knew half of them, too. We entertained our
visitors until they had to leave camp, and then had a prayer meeting and after
it a stag dance, both of which I attended.
SOURCE:
Lawrence Van Alstyne, Diary of an Enlisted Man, p. 12
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