Sunday, October 23, 2011

1861 October 23

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

It is awfull cold this morn
ing. we felt very cold but we
soone got a fire started
and got warmed got our
breakfast feelt pretty good
we have a good place
for to keepe out the cold
got two stoves that
we keep fire in so
we have nice times for
soldiers to what some
of them do for they
have to lay on the
ground in their tents
they get up very Chilly
of a morning stand shiver
ing in the cold a bout the
fire they look and feele
blue these cold morning

MSS 13405

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