1862 July 2 Camp on Flat Top Mountain, Va.

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

Wednesday, July 2, 1862
            Heavy rain all
night and this forenoon
Lay around doing
nothing.  read some
read the Sentimental
Traveler or travels in
 France & Germany also
a book on  Fort Life[?]
Took letter down to
John Benton this evening
read some of  his letters
one from Mary  [?]
did not rain this
afternoon.


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