Monday, September 24, 2012

1862 September 24 New Bern, N.C.

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

Wednesday
Sept 24

Foggy and cloudy this morning, but cleared
off soon.. I went up to the surgeon again
this morning: He gave me no medicine
but marked me for light duty.  Scoured my gun
and marked Phineas' things this forenoon: this
afternoon I read in the life of Arthur V and picked
over some beans.  this evening I learned the first of
the Devotional hymns.  Boss and Alger were very
noisy on account of taking too much Whiskey.  I
asked them to be quiet, but Boss abused me, I  am
afraid I was too much puffed up with pride.  O
Lord help me to overcome it.

MSS 11293

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