1862 July 7 near New Bern, N.C.

[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Co. F, 25th Massachusetts]

Monday
July 7
Company drill this forenoon.  Read
the remainder of the day.  Drew sugar today
Got news of hard fighting at Richmond
and loss of many men by McClellan,
but nothing very definite.  Had a talk
with George Lowe and also with Frank
Barrett this evening on religion.  Sent
a letter home today


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