1861 October 21

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

I was relieced this morning
by one of the ward masters
he sayed that if he had known
the circumstances I should
not have been put under
arest for as far as he could
find out I was not as much
to blame as the others but
I ort to have made my defence
I did not tell the Docktor
the hold circumstance but
blames my self more than
was necessary and did not
condemn the their at all
and they condemned me
and shulded their selves so
I was put under arest under
a miss understan ing and
all but I am relieced now
and hope it is droped
I am on a large hill that
is clost the hospittal now it
commands a good view of Charleston
I can see for a mile
down the Kanawha valley it is
a nice view I can see the
camps of the virginia sixt
that is getting up they are
not a hold regiment yet some
of the companeys are not
full but they expect to be soon
all of our boys that are sick
here are getting well fast they
are a going to go to their regimen
soon they was to go to day
but did not for some reason
but will go in a day or two
I feele very lone some to day
for my cold troubles me very
mutch so I can not sleepe a night
We left Charleston at about
one oclock to day I though
this morning thaw we was
not going as I have stated
I left Dick there I
wanted to stay but the doctor
would not let me he was
pretty crabbed this morn
ing for he was placed
under arest for not having
a man buried as soon as
he orto he let the man lay
about thirty six hours out
in the open air on a
portico of the house
there was another man
buried to day with milita
ry pomp the brass band
led the way aplaying
as we came down the river
I met a fellow that belonged
to our company in Camp
Luccus he was up to cheat
mountains he was fight
ing on his on hook he
was paye of and started home
they brought a corps down
in the boat. They was taken
him home to his friends
they had him packed
in salt in a strong box
we got here to night it
was dark when we got
here we had to cary up
our tents up a steepe bank
and there left them for
the night we are quartered
in meeteing house here
it has two stoves that
we keep a fire in and
it keepes the room very
comfortable all the boys
are goin out a scurmish
ing again they went to
day I do not know how
long they will be gon
there is only a fiew of
our boys left here they
are not fit for duty
the name of our camp
is red house the name
of the town is Windfield
on the last scout we
had got one hundred
head horses 300 sheepe
and about a 100 head
of cattle and lots of goods
about 2000 dollars worth
of goods and they lived
fine while gon.

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