Monday, December 19, 2011

1861 December 19

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

last night there was thirty
of us left camp for a
scout there was five virginians
with us we traveled
till after or near two
oclock then we put up at
private houses and
slept untill morning
we got our breakfast
and started on we crost
over mountains and
through creekes untill
we came on to Mud creeke
we got there about
three oclock in the after
noone stopt to get our
dinner stayed all night
had a very good dinner
we was at three different
house against morning.

MSS 13405

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