Thursday, September 22, 2011

1861 September 22

[from the diary of Francis G. Hale, Co. F, 34th Ohio Zouaves]

sick this morning
yet feele like I was
called for a could not
go
the boys are going out
a scirmishing to day
I will not get to go
being un well
this evening news came
that we would have
to go to fight the enemy
we was to get ready
against 3 oclock
in the morning.

MSS 13405

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