1862 January 14

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

On getting up this morning found
we were at anchor just off Hatteras
It was blowing pretty hard and the vessel
rolled and tossed, and continues to do
so yet, so that we still lie here. Several
others of the vessels are in sight. I tried
to eat some breakfast but my stomach
rebbelled at the first mouthful, so I gave
it up as a bad job. I vomited considerable
this forenoon, but did not feel very bad.
I felt pretty well at noon, so I ate
some dinner and sat round and read
considerable in the chaplains book, and
also saw them play, some of them. Have
felt the Lord precious to me today
O what should I do without a sense of
His love and care. We shall probably
have to lie here another night as the
wind instead of diminishing seems to increase.

MSS 11293