The day has been cold and blustery. We have spent it in reading tracts the chaplain gave out, writing letters and swapping yarns. I am new t...

This is really Thanksgiving day. So by my mistaking Tuesday for it I really have two holidays. The men are ashore for a Thanksgiving sermon....

At Dr Gurley's Church in the forenoon and not out again SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 528

At Dr Gurleys Church in the morning and not out again SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529

Froze a little last night but has thawed in the sun all day. Went out to church with wife and boys. Chaplin Booth of the 5 th  Reg t  Sickel...

Have been out to church all day with all the family but Holly, he has a very bad cold. The air has been cool and Bracing today and the sun h...

Cold and wintry day but has thawed some. Out to church with family this morning. Almeron Field came up from his quarters and went to Church ...

Went on forage; got back in time for preaching. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd,  Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd: Member of Company D Terry'...

Slight showers. Wm. Ira Smith, tailor, and part owner of the Whig, has continued the publication as a Union paper. I visited the awful c...

Bright and beautiful. Rev. Mr. Dashiell called, after services. The prayer for the President was omitted, by a previous understanding. Rev...

Warm and cloudy. Gen. Weitzel publishes an order to-day, requiring all ministers who have prayed for the President of the Confederate Stat...

Inspection as usual. Services at 11 O'clock by our Chaplain, weather very pleasant has the appearance of Indian summer No news of import...

Regimental inspection this morning.—Religious services by our Chaplain. Grand Review commenced this evening at 2½ O'clock continued till...

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...