1862 January 6 Columbus, Ohio

[from the diary of Charles Hay of Co. H, 23rd Ohio]


                                                                       
                     Columbus, O.  January 6th., 1862.
     Arrived at the “Capital City,” this morning at
3 ½ O’clock, having left Cincinnati last night
at 10 O’clock.  The snow is some 3 or 4 inches
deep, and many are availing themselves of the
opportunity offered to take a sleigh ride, and
all day the streets have been full of sleighs of
various styles, and going at various gaits.  The
State Legislature met at 10 A.M., and quite a
bustle was going on among the “big boys” about
the Capital.  I did not go in either Hall, not
feeling enough interested.

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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