Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Thursday Sept 8th [1864]

Very cold last night and early
this morning. Sun-up turned
out to count us and to Police Camp.
[most of this line erased] Sick call
at 9 A.M. Kept us out nearly all
day Very hot. While we were out I
washed my Shirt socks and
Hand Kerchief. At 1 P.M. they commen^'ced'
going ^'in'. It took 2 hours for them all to
get in. At 3 P.M. They issued Meat
and Bread (1 Days ration) (17) At 4 P.M.
It commenced raining 4 1/2 issued
soup (2) I sold my God Ring for $4.00
I bought 6 Apples (25) and one loaf Bread
(25) traded the Wheat Bread for 1 Days
Ration of Corn Bread. Rained all
night. Eberhart slept in our tent.
Quit chewing tobacco.

Sgt. James W. Eberhart, Co. G., 191st Pennsylvania Infantry

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