Saturday, December 17, 2011

1861 December 17

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

I have the privelage of
washing my clothes to
day I washed 1 shirt
1 pair drawers 2 pair
socks for my self then
I washed a lot of
towels for the mess and
a pair of drawers 1 shirt
1 pair of socks for another
man which I don very
well considering the
chance I had while
I was young to learn
there was a bout 2
hundred cavelry past
through here to day
from guyandott they
was going to a town
Called Louisa the
called their selves the
secnd Virginia

MSS 13405

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