Monday, August 6, 2012

1862 August 7, Camp at Green Meadows



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

Thursday, Aug. 7, 1862
Guard mounting after
which lay around doing
nothing until after dinner
when with several of
the boys went out
to pick some blackberries
took a devious path
through the woods
followed it some distance
came to Picket past there
on went about 2 miles
from camp  found a fine
field of berries  got some
sent on to the house of
Old Mrs Lillys returned
alone to Camp
Parade & drill
mail just in received
                      Mrs Campbell
only one letter from  ^  Tree
near the guard house struck
with lightening yesterday missing
several  Mostly clear

MSS 10317


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