Letters and diary entries from the corresponding day in the Civil War posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
1862 April 18, Camp Hayes, Raleigh, Va.
[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, musician and private in the 23rd Ohio]
Friday, April 18, 1862
Guard Mounting &
parade Washed my
shirt this morning
Had orders to move
left town about 10 oclock
AM. Went out to Beckleys
Farm & camped
Packed my overcoat
&c in a box to be
sent home
Are to leave in the
morning. Warm
cloudy showery this
afternoon
MSS 10317
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