This morning, as I passed through the camp giving directions about cleaning and ventilating tents, whilst the regiment was on parade, my Col...

General policing by all parties outside. Fine weather. Patrol dismissed. Hayes' singing school. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lew...

Camp Cairo, Illinois. . . . colder than ever morning Drill as usual. Our Co. is on Police Duty to day L. F. Williams Captain of the Guard to...

Wednesday, and our duties have commenced again: regular camp routine,—drill, guard, and police, the same as before the last march. We are ...

Police Duty as usual, respective Companies fixing up their camp ground. Nothing of importance to day except the arrival of a Comp. of 50 men...

Our Comp. is on Police Duty again to day—Battalion Drill this afternoon without arms the comp. all went through the drill very for the first...

Camp McClernand, Cairo, Ills. Ten men on Police Duty again to day Nighswonger refused to act having been detailed—in consequence was put in ...

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...

Cloudy drissling rain, very unpleasant underfoot—quite a No. not out at Roll Call—placed on Extra Duty in consequence. Our Co. placed on Pol...

Duties of the morning gone through with as usual Our Company on Police Duty to day cleaning up the Parade ground & digging sinks. nothin...

Duties as usual this morning. The Regt on Police duty today, cleaning up the regimental Parade ground. News encouraging from the seat of war...

I did police duty. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 , p. 3

It is rumored that our brigade is to go to Natchez, Mississippi, in a few days, but we cannot tell whether it is true or not. I was on poli...