I copied music in
the evening for Private Norton. Slept in office. Indian summer.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
I copied music in
the evening for Private Norton. Slept in office. Indian summer.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
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 tent. Indian summer.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Indian summer. Norton
paid me 70, making us square. Painter painted my office. Stamps 60, blacking
10. Prairie on fire; very pretty.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Messenger arrived
from Georgetown. One hundred men gone back with him. I finished a letter to
Howard Bell, commenced one to my home. Indian summer. Carr and I spent the
afternoon together.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Indian summer.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Train arrived from
Georgetown with Capt. Noble's band of refugees, 27 in number, one a woman 120
years old.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Cold and blustery.
Mending shoes, 25c.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Very cold and
blustery at night. Our tent cold. Stamps, 25. I obtained permission to go to
Georgetown with Atkinson's company tomorrow.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
So very blustery and
cold that we could not go to Georgetown. Stamps, 5c. I sent letter to sister
Letitia West.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
I worked in office.
Capt. Emil A. Burger gave me a box and left for St. Paul, taking Capt. Barrett,
Adjutant Pell, First Lieutenant Groetsch and Capt. Noble's band of refugees,
27, and four privates from each company. We moved into log quarters.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Capt. Vander Horck
gave me an order for a sword and belt. I wore them on dress parade.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Very warm and nice.
Messenger arrived from Georgetown.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
I worked in office.
Everything goes smoothly.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Worked in office.
Scouting party went out. I bought two pounds of white sugar, 50c.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
Dress parade at 5 p.
m. Very nice.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
I wrote to Locke's
Mills pupils. Messenger arrived from Alexandrian woods at 7 a. m., 1,000 men
coming and 500 cattle.
SOURCE: Lewis C.
Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 7
I found my gun. We got a clock in the office.
SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 6
I worked in the office. Barrett's company is over the Red river, hunting Indians.
SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 6
Barrett's company return and take their share of guard duty.
SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 6
I finished the index to post letter book. Adjutant Pell drills us. Right about face, march!
SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 6