Friday, January 6, 2012

1862 January 6

[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Company F, 25th Massachusetts]

Weighed anchor this morning and went
up to the landing opposite the city
to take in coal. While we lay there I went
up to visit an old fort which is standing
there, called Fort Madison I believe
Have written to Henry Russell and John
Sawyer to day. This afternoon we have
been lying near the wharf waiting
for soldiers to come on board, but they
have not come on yet (it now being nine
oclock. Our regiment has been embarked
on the Steamer New York today. It has
been quite cold and snowed considerable
during the night.

MSS 11293

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