Thursday, September 17, 2009

Friday Sept 16th 1864

Slept very well. Up at 3 1/2 this
morning and the Bells were
ringing and making a big fuss
in the City. Supposed to be another
large fire. Sick Call at 9 A.M.
At 11 A.M. Drew soft Bread (23 1/2) &
Meat, a tolerable good ration. At 2
P.M. we had roll Call. The day
warm & very pleasant. At 4 P.M.
Drew soft Bread (24) and Soup (2)
After eating supper we drew (2)
Buckets of extra soup. This is the
29th Day of Captivity. In the evening
it got very cool And after dark it
was very chilly. Retired about
8 P.M. the 18th Va was relieved tonight
by the Militia.

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