1861 September 24

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

I feel a good deal
better this morning
but not quite well
I went up to the
hospital this morning
they have a good many
sick there 3 are wounded
they have 12 prisnors
in the guard house
two are secesh one
is a young man he looks
pale the other is an
old man he looks
sour an ruff an like
we had beef for
supper that the
boys shot the other
day and butter
cabbage to one of
our boys went
out for thing and
got a good many
sweete potatoes and
Irish potatoes corn
bread and is going
out a gain soon
I guess I drew
a dollars worth
of checks to day

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