We took dinner with my old friend Andrew Meredith called and seen Brothers M M Myres and CE Yeager had a pleasant time evening went to Praye...

I went over to my place south of Keosauqua to see to having some corn got home Spent the afternoon and evening pleasantly with our old neigh...

Forenoon I rode over to my place south of Keosauqua & out to John Bennets came home in the rain SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator,  An...

I rode over to my river farm forenoon and afternoon over to Pittsburg & up Chequest to Valentines mill & home SOURCE: Edgar R. Har...

I spent the day seeing about my crop on my river farm evening Emma & I was at prayer meeting and after meeting we called & spent an ...

I got my Brotherinlaw Leeroy Meredith & we put in the day steadily halling corn from my river farm & Mr Legg was also delivering my ...

I have been verry busy fixing up matters to leave I have just returned from the Lodge of I.0.0.F. we had a pleasant time and conferred the 5...

8 Oc the children & I went to the graveyard and had a season of prayer at the graves of my sainted Wife & children 11 Oc we attended...

I attended to some business with Judge Knapp, packed up my things & at 4 Oc bid good by to my Dear children Amandus took me in my buggy ...

11½ Oc we marched from Camp Lincoln & took passage in the packet Bill Henderson for St Louis at 1½ Oc we left Keokuk with four of our co...

We took 2 more barges in tow at the reck of the packet Denmark which snaged & sunk, I believe yesterday 2 weeks. both barges ware loaded...

8½ Oc we left the packet and formed in line on the levvy St Louis 10 Oc we started for Benton Barracks had a verry Dirty time 12 Oc we arriv...

Evening it snowed to cover the ground near 1½ inch deep. Our Capt TM Fee & First Lieut Wm M McCreary spent the day in the citty of St Lo...

By 10 Oc the snow is all gone. I started from Benton Barracks & went in the street car to the citty spent the day in the citty & was...

11 Oc Am Mullen & I attended church at MEC text Simon lovest thou me 3 Oc attended the funeral of Wesly Harison text Eclezeastes 12th 5t...

9 Oc I dismissed the old guard & I then visited the sick in hospitals till noon evening I was on dress perade we have the pleasure of th...

Forenoon was down to see the 25th Reg on their way to St Louis they are a fine looking set of men. 3 Oc our chaplain MH Hare preached for us...

Forenoon we drilled in manuel of arms afternoon we did not drill we was on dress perade night Capt Noble. Lieut McCreary 1st Seargt Fee ...

Forenoon I drilled the Co in the manuel of arms afternoon Lieut McCreary drilled us 4 Oc we were on dress perade night I was at Lieut Balls ...

Forenoon I drilled the men in the manual of arms in the Baracks afternoon Orderly Fee & I drilled them Lieut McCreary was officer of the...