Sunday, February 3, 2013

1863 January 28-30 Fayetteville

[from the diary of Captain Zachariah Heed, 91st Ohio]


JANUARY 28.
Fayetteville Va.  Jan   Wednesday morning   mud and rain, predominating   2 oclock P.M.  Still Raining,  8 Oclock P.M. all quiet but Raining.

29.
Fayetteville Va.  Thursday morning.  no Rain but wind is raising pretty freely.  2 oclock P.M.  cold and windy.  8 oclock P.M.  cloudy with wind, Indications of Snow.

30.
Fayetteville Va.  Friday morning.  Some Snow falling but is melting as fast as it falls.  2 oclock  colder.  8 oclock, P.M.  freezing

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 13406

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