Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Friday Sept 9th [1864]

Turned out again this morning
for the purpose of fixing camp and
arranging tents &c. Sick call 9 A.M.
Issued rations at 11 A.M. Soft
Bread (23 1/2) instead of Corn Bread
At 4 P.M. they commenced to go in
by Squads Calling the Roll & taking
the names. Each Squad got its
rations as they went in.
Bread (24) & Rice Soup (2). The Squad
were all filled to 100 men. The thing
was mixed up. We did not get out
tents. While we were out 12 men
tried to escape by swimming
to a little Island. They were found
out and brought back but
were not punished. The men
did not all get in until long after
dark.

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