Monday, September 26, 2011

1861 September 26

[From the diary of Francis G. Hale, Company F, 34th Ohio Zouaves]

very unwell this morning
could not eat my
breakfast felt little
Better went fishing
bout ten o clock did not
catch any broke my
line and quit went
down to the boat
sat there a while to
see them load up the
teams for Gauly felt
wors and went to my
tent and went to sleepe
woke up a little better
the boys got some fresh beef to day
from some place
we got a peise of it
it is first rate for
this country we have
not hear from our
boys yet whether they
are fighting or not
it rained to day for
about 3 hours it is
all mudy now a round
camp now but it has
quit raining but
looks like it would
rain a gain soon
it commenced raining
in the evening and
rained on til we
went to sleepe and
the prospect is it will
rain tomorrow and
all night to night
if it dose the boys
will have a hard
time of it that is
gon out on a scout

MSS 13405

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