[1861 December 25]

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

to day is chrismass
we have nothing to do
to day no drilling to do
to day a good many of
the boys have gon to
Guyandott to see the
cavelry that are there
they brought in the word
that there was a good lot
of cavelry a going to attack
us to night I went to
church to night we had
a class or speaking meeting
I took my gun a long
and other fixings so
that if we was attacted
I would be ready we
had a very good meeting
there was a boy
in Comp K got shot
to night by axident

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