I spent the day with my children most of the time in the city 4 Oc we went out to camp & I took command of our Company on Dress perade m...

10 Oc I & Emma Amandus & our Cozens Maria & Mary Kelley attended Catholic Church after which we went to the Hospital Boat & ...

Forenoon I was on Camp drill afternoon on Battallion drill & dress perade, evening Brother Burgess Chaplain of the 30th Reg Iowa vol pre...

Forenoon I was on Company drill afternoon Division & Battalion drill & Dress perade, evening Emma Cozen Maria Kelly & I attended...

Forenoon we ware on Co drill afternoon on Brigade & battallion drill & Dress perade. Our Capt is poorly in his bed most of the day t...

I went with our Capt to the Hospital & gave him his medison & staid with him most of the day afternoon a short time on drill & D...

We did not drill but had Dress perade at 4 Oc the 30th Reg left here this day on the Packet John Warner they ware in fine spirits I had the ...

Our Reg got our coats pants shirts & socks & caps & they needed them verry much 9 Oc I was at love feast in the African church t...

Forenoon I drilled the Co & was on dress perade. 1st Lieut drilled the Co afternoon. I took my children & visited the hospitals. the...

Forenoon I drilled the Co in the manual of arms afternoon we ware on battallion drill & dress perade & ware down on main street ...

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...

We have a splendid camping ground, plenty of wood and water, Made ourselves very comfortable. I feel so much better here where we can have b...

It is said the pickets of the Fourteenth Indiana and the enemy's cavalry came in collision to-day, and that three of the latter were kil...

morning dark & gloomy Drissling rain Roll call as usual but Drill omitted. no drilling to day whatever An order was issued by the Gen. a...

Camp McClernand, Cairo Ills.   Sun rose clear and bright Duties as usual performed. unusually quiet and dull about camp Nothing of importanc...

clear & pleasant looks like Indian Summer. Health of camp decidedly improving. Our comp numbers increasing on Dress Parade SOURCE:  Tr...

Morning clear and pleasant—Drill in the forenoon Battalion Drill in the afternoon all the Regt. out also the Bloody 18th Col Lawler was up o...

morning clear air and bracing. Drilling from 6 to 7 O'clock. to day is Pay Day Comps. A. & E. are paid first—as they are going off o...

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...

DUNLAP SPRINGS. We have built a snug log house and last night for the first and probably last time have slept in it; for our company has ord...