Tuesday, August 7, 2012

1862 August 7 camp near New Bern, N.C.

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

Friday
Aug 8
On guard myself to-day. No 3
third relief.  Read the Christians
Instructor.  The tents for the guard were
fixed up this morning, the first time
since I enlisted that the guard have
been decently accommodated.

MSS 11293

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