Morning weather cool though during the day tis very pleasant The news of Jeff Thompson's defeat at Fredrictown by our forces causes much...

Lieut. Cargill went home on a twenty days' furlough. SOURCE: John Lord Parker,  Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-sec...

Battery "hitched up” in the forenoon, and went out to be inspected by Capt. Weed of Battery D, Fifth United States Artillery. He did no...

Snowed all day. About eight inches fell. Owen McManus returned from his furlough, and two were received for Sergt. Brown and Charles Donahoe...

Snowed all day and night. From ten to twelve inches. Lieut. Cargill returned from his furlough, and Lieut. Follet went home. SOURCE: John ...

Battery mustered for four months' pay. Sergt. Brown returned from furlough. Capt. Martin went to Washington. SOURCE: John Lord Parker,...

morning clear & nice Health of camp improving only 3 of our Comp. now in the Hospital. Capt. Parke making arrangements for going home—ha...

Rained last night nearly all night, this morning it is cold gloomy and disagreeable No inspection this morning on account of the inclemency ...

Weather pleasant, but rather cold. The Fifth Army Corps was reviewed by Major-Gen. Burnside. Started out of camp at nine A.M., marched about...

Received our big cook-stove. Our ammunition was examined, and nearly all condemned. Usual routine of camp-duty. Orders were received to be r...

A bright frosty morning. This day I am fifty-five years of age. It is now reported that Gen. Early made his escape, and that most of his...

Lebanon, Ky., June 1st, 1863. I have been home on furlough, and am on my way to rejoin my regiment. I reached Louisville last night at mid...

We have enjoyed three days of furlough, with no drill or duty to speak of, and most of the company are in good trim again. It has rained muc...

Camp Pittman, Va. Our camp has been christened at last. We are building a huge oven, large enough to supply our brigade with soft bread. Fur...

Had no breakfast this morning except some we borrowed of Capt. Hitt. The Quarter Master is a d----d mean man in the opinion of our Comp. he ...

We have had another march, this time about ten miles, through Dedham and towards Boston; the nearest we came to the city was West Roxbury. P...

Company returned from furlough at Lake City. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 , p. 4

a beautifull day it looked like the spring of the year and Mr. I. R. Moore left our camps today to go home on a furlough SOURCE: Bartlett ...

clear and cool And A. I. Brincefield started home today on a sick furlough SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone,  The Diary of Bartlett Yancey M...

Our first morning in camp. We were rudely awakened and dragged from our bunks at six o’clock, very few being used to such early hours, excep...