Dress parade. I wrote to Spring Mills pupils. I traded gold pen to Capt. Vander Hórck for a pair of gloves. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diar...

I sent letter to pupils at Spring Mills, Locke's Mills. Two messengers left on the mules, Billy and Dixie. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  D...

T. A. Cariveau and I had a nice talk in my office. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 , p. 8

I obtained permission of Capt. Vander Horck to get an Indian skull at Slabtown. A double mule team drew 2,104 ft. pine lumber from Breckenri...

T. Baldwin and I went down to Slabtown. I cut off an Indian's head with an ax. In the afternoon I boiled it. His name was Tack-houk-a-ke...

I finished boiling the skull of the Indian, and cleaned off most of the flesh, after scalping him. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewi...

Commenced raising frame of new hospital. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 , p. 8

I finished a letter to my sister Caroline. A man fell through the scaffolding. Doughnuts by baker, 15. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of ...

I worked in office as usual. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 , p. 8

I worked in office as usual. Made a pair of mittens of buffalo hide. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1...

I worked in office as usual. Gave two letters to the P. M. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 ,...

I worked as usual. Very blustery. Snow squall. Fixed up our mess room with canvas, dirt, etc. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. ...

I wrote off Gough's Apostrophe to Water. Small snow. John R. Goodenough, Carr and Harrison in my office telling fortunes. SOURCE: Lewi...

I dug up an Indian back of quarters and wheeled the body down to the river. I read John B. Gough's Apostrophe to Water before the crowd....

Mail arrived, 8 for me. Snowy. S. V. Carr gone to Breckenridge. Sent a letter and Indian scalp to father. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary ...

I copied music in the evening for Private Norton. Slept in office. Indian summer. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stoc...

Carr sick. I worked at post return blanks, etc., late in the evening. I forgot to notify the orderlies about going for potatoes. Slept in te...

Indian summer. Norton paid me 70, making us square. Painter painted my office. Stamps 60, blacking 10. Prairie on fire; very pretty. SOURC...

Messenger arrived from Georgetown. One hundred men gone back with him. I finished a letter to Howard Bell, commenced one to my home. Indian ...

Indian summer. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 , p. 7