Wednesday, January 4, 2012

1862 January 3

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

on guard to day stood
picket on the guyan
road lots of people going
in and out very bad
day commenced rangin[sic]
in the evening and
sleeteing very cold yet
we have a fire to
keepe us warm we
kept fire all night
but was very cold
rained part of the
night and sleeted
and we come near
freesing we slept
in a stable and was
very comfortable.


MSS 13405

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