1862 May 28 Camp at Flat Top Mountain, Va.

[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, private and musician in the 23rd Ohio]

Wednesday, May 28, '62

Read some in a
Waverly this morning
loitered about
wrote letters to
J. Craft & Abb Chiderton[?]
practiced a little this
afternoon
rained a little this
forenoon mostly
clear this afternoon
Camp full of rumors
as usual report
that Richmond is
evacuated
indeed that is
a characteristic of
camp life to hear
all sorts of exager-
ated stories
Time passing rapidly
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