1862 February 10 [Roanoke Island]

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

Slept with Milan Waite last
night in a little narrow bunk
that we could not turn round in. Cold and
damp weather. Went with five others and
the two Lieuts. as guard to four prisoners
up to the "secesh" hospital, and to where
O. Jennings Wise was buried. One of the four
was a nephew of Gov. Wise an adjutant in
the rebel army. We went away up nearly to
the battle ground to the hospital and then
to the grave. I saw the grave and saw
Wise's nephew take that paper containing
the name of Oliver Jennings Wise, from the
man who buried him. Came back almost
tired out my feet being blistered. This
evening the company went down to the
beach, but I did not go. They are fetching
in squads of prisoners all the time.

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