1862 October 2 Camp near New Bern, N.C.

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

Thursday
Oct 2
Was very tired upon coming off guard
bur Phineas gave me a big sweet potato
which I ate and felt better.  Pared a few potatoes for
dinner. Went out on battalion drill this afternoon
Fairbanks got his sentence to night.

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