Tuesday Aug 30th [1864]

Tolerable cold during the night &
early in the mornings. they did
not turn us out to count us this
morning. Prospects of a hot day
10 A.M. drew rations (21) ^'loaves' Nothing of interest
until 4 P.M. drew rations (21) and
only two Buckets of soup instead of
four (for 100 men) Slight shower of
rain at 4 P.M. Nothing of any interest
during the rest of the day
After we had retired some one
in a tent close by raised a big
noise they had a fight one
man got hurt considerable
There was a fire in Richmond
some time before 12 oclock the
Guard says the Central Depot & two blocks
were burned down