Gave a supper to the officers of the regiment. We were honored by the presence of Mrs. and Miss Sanger and Miss VanArman of Chicago. My cook managed to borrow dishes from a neighboring house and everything passed off pleasantly. Thanks to my cook, Joe Wheeler, who understands his business throughly, we had as nice a table and as good a supper as any one would want to set down to. All seemed to enjoy themselves and the presence of the ladies did more than anything else to make it pleasant. It was so refreshing to us all to be in the society of women again. It was a late hour before we broke up and a number of us escorted the ladies home in an ambulance. My brother officers were kind to me in their expressions of confidence, etc.
SOURCE: Joseph Stockton, War Diary (1862-5) of Brevet Brigadier General Joseph Stockton, p. 9
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