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 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...

It was so cold we did not drill any this day Emma & I visited the hospitals & tryed to Comfort the suffering evening Emma Amandus ...

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...

Four days I have been ill. Among new men bloody flux and dysentery prevail; this is my trouble. I am better today; a fine breeze lifts me. F...

New Year’s Day. God prosper the New Year to those I love. Church with Ellie and Johnny; an effective sermon by Higby. Thereafter we took a c...

Received twenty-four boxes, saddles, bridles, halters, etc. Sent to Camp. Got a detail and put them all in a house and locked them up. We to...

COLUMBUS, OHIO, November 8, 1869. DEAR GENERAL:—I congratulate you back again [—on your election to the state Senate]. Some enemy of yours...

COLUMBUS, OHIO, November 13, 1869. DEAR SAGE: I am in receipt of yours of yesterday. I will send you reports of [the] Ohio Penitentiary an...

A nice enough day, did not go to church. worked part of the day on Pay rolls. Evening spent at the house of Mr Goins in co with Mr Miller, i...

I went to the supper table last night too sick to eat anything; left the table and laid down on a lounge until the hotel keeper could show m...

CAMP STEVENSON. Sunday. A splendid day; but what a miserable-looking set of boys we are!—stiff, lame, and dirty, and hungry for more beans...

Marshfield, April 15, 1851. MY DEAR SIR,—I was very glad to receive your letter last evening, and to learn that there was nothing occurrin...

We had a shower while on dress perade I have put in the day making out pay rools for our company & it has not been a source of much comf...

Rainey nearly all day & we had a wet time of it on dress perade I visited the hospitals evening by request I preached in Capt Vermilions...

11 Oc I attended church on Exchange Street the paster preached text 126th Psalm 6th v 3 Oc I & the Miss Kelleys attended at the Chatham ...

Went to Calvary Church today. Heard a good sermon on confirmation. First time I have been to church since I have been in the army. SOURCE:...

[Washington Infirmary, July 25, 1861] My Dear Clara: I attended services at Manassas last Sunday, but before the meeting closed I was obli...