Monday 29 Nov [1864]

X ^'day 29-' went in at
day light to see him
and he was a dying
then could not speak
but seemed to know
Me, I Stayed a while
and got a lock of his
hair and he was carried
to the dead house.
drew Bread & Soup
to day -- weather a
little warmer than
has been for some time
[The next line is lined through.]
Thos. W. Springer
Died Nov 29, about
6 am or there abouts

Sgt. James Eberhart and Sgt. Isaac Dick" Moore both survived imprisonment in Salisbury. Eberhart was paroled in Februay 1865 , reached Union lines in early March. On the 18th of March he reached his home in Pittsburgh, Penna., and wrote in his own diary "Thanks be Merciful God that brought me Home again."

Sunday Nov 28 - [1864]

Sun coming out bright
buy tonic for my self &
Tom. Drew Bread & Soup
this morning walked up
to the grove and minister
and a lady came in camp
and held a little service
it was pleasant to see
a lady once again &
to think of her a coming
in such a hole as this
after noon the Doctor
came about 4 and told
me if I would bring
my friend right a
long he had a place
for him in the brick
building so Dick Moore
helped me to get him in
and he thanked us and
gave and ambrotype a
piece of watch chain &
a gold pen to bring
home with him. I said
I would do so, I wanted
to stay with him but
he said no as I had
enough to do to take
care of my self -- stay
a while, and he asked
his Savior to Relieve
him of his pain. I left
him at dark

Saturday. Nov 27 [1864]

Weather a little warmer
mud a drying up some --
Drew a Ration of Bread &
Rice Soup to day -- had
the Doctor to see Tom
to day he said he would
get him one of the build-
ings as soon a Vacant
place was. More recruiting
to day -- went out for
wood for Rutter this Eve

Probably John R. Rutter, Co. G, 191st Pennsylvania

Friday Nov 26 [1864]

100^'day'
Up Early & went to the
well and drew water
for tobacco got quite a
lot. the wells were about
20 feet deep and you
had to have a string &
bucket or quart cup with
a bail on it the only
way to get water in camp.
No Rations drawn to day
brot a Reght of 3 or 4
hundred in camp to get
the guns Some were
broke around the trees
and some throwed down
the wells they hired our
Men to go down the
well for the guns gave
them a loaf of bread for
a gun --

Thursday Nov 25 [1864]

a little warmer to
day, but Very muddy
the mortality is
fearfull here now from
40 to 50 a day how long
will we last got up
at day break & went to
the well and drawed
water for tobacco sold
the tobacco and bought
a piece of bread from
a Johnny. got a Ration
of Rice Soup and Bread
to day about 11 A.M. at
Noon when the Relief came
in a lot of us our Squad
and one next to us Jump
on them and took thjeir
Guns got 14 and got
a few from the post
in side we tried to
get out the ones near
the gates came a running
to wards us to see what
was up in stead of a
taking the gates so
we failed they opened
with 2 guns on us --
the first was blank
and the boys cheered &
the next shot were
scrapnell. we had
28 men Killed and about
70 odd wounded, Tom
Springer wanted me to
get a mule if we got out
and come for him
I told him I would do so
but we did not get out.
we were ordered to get
in our holes and stay
there.

Wendsday Nov 24 [1864]

A Cold Rain last night
towards Morning. froze
Ice on the trees and
some limbs broke off --
with the weight of Ice.
Got a letter from home
Saw they had put in a
lot of stamps & 50 cents
but no Money & no Stamps
No Rations to day again
came in a Recruiting
a good many of the boys
go out. Sun Melted the
Ice all away --

Tuesday Nov. 23 [1864]

Weather a little brighter
News came that Lincoln
was elected Great cheering
through out the camp.
No Rations of any Kind
to day Tom not
so well to day.