Wednesday, October 24, 2012

1862 October 25 Columbus, Ohio




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

Saturday, Oct. 25, 1862
This morning
applied to the Pay Master
Major Mc[Fail?] who by
the way I think a scamp
He would not pay us
Said once he might
pay until Aug 7th
but finally said he
would not pay atall
we lay about untill
about 2 O clock then
crossed by the
suspension bridge
& over the Island then
over the wooden bridge
to the Depot where we
took the cars about
5 OClock We arrive
at Columbus 1 1/2 Oclock
We had transportation out
from Maj Hill Comd post
are now at the National
P.S. Cloudy drizzling
rain Snow to night.


MSS 10317

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