1861 October 19

[from the diary of Francis G. Hale of the 34th Ohio Zouaves]
[Hale begins a new volume in his diary at this date]
Frank Hales Book

Bought at Campt Piatt
Western Virginia
on the Kanawha

F HALE

Today am under arest
for having a fuss in the
sick room one fellow
he got to big for his
britches and thought
that he would be
boss of me I told him
to go down stairs and
he to me to Kisst his
unmnentionable I told
him I would kick
him down the stairs
if he did not watch and
then another fellow
he drawed a big club
on me and swore he
would kill me if I
tuched him and then I
turn on him and
had a few words with
him and the docktor
came up and placed
me under arest I am
in an out house now
but I do not like it
to be under arrest the
first time I ever was
under arest though I
feele that I have done
nothing wrong yet
I am willing to suffer
for I ought noght to
have crost words with
him or any one in there
I was u til fore oclo
ck in the morning I
was so I could not
sleepe so I read til
I got sleepy

MSS 13405
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