1862 March 16

[from the recollections of Capt. Jonathan B. Hager, 14th U. S. Regulars, as copied from his diary]
Mar 16. This morning broke bright & beautiful. None
but those who had been in that rain, knew
how welcome was that sun. Soon everything
was hurried out to dry & before noon each one
had forgotten that he had been soaking wet
So it is with a soldier. His troubles are
forgotten as soon as over & a bright sunshine
for a while makes him forget days of gloom.
We remained in Camp California until
March 26th. Much of this time was employed
in battalion drill, having had but little op-
portunity while at Perryville in indulging in
this school

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