Friday, Sept 30th 1864

Slept very well in our new tents
As the night was not very cold
the wind blew all night. Up
early and turned out at 7 A.M.
Late last evening they planted
2 Guns on the hill opposite the
Camp. 2 Men of the Squad sent to
the Gen. Hos. yesterday. Morgan
& Phillips. Sick call at 9 A.M.
At 10 the Drum sounded the
Breakfast call. Bread (25) and
fresh beef. Rained slightly during
the forenoon. In the Afternoon
7 Squads of new men from Libby
came in. Found one man
among them that we knew
Bill Davis 1st Va. Cav. At 5 P.M.
they issued Bread (28) Rained
a little in the afternooon. At 4
P.M. they issued the soup. Built
a fire and Boiled it. Evening cool
& cloudy. Very heavy fireing all day.

Three men in the 191st were named Morgan: James, John & Peter. None were in Company G.
Private William Phillips was in Co. G.

Thursday Sept 29th 1864

Up at 7. and turned out but not
as early as usual. [David] Richie & [James] Darnell
were still in the hole when we went
out this morning. Dick gave them
some thing to eat. Sick call at 9.
They tore down the old tents that
we stayed in, And commenced
putting up better ones, they put
up 34 rows of tents and quit
At 2 P.M. they commenced to go
in. All in at 3. Then they issued
One days ration of Bread (48) and
(2) buckets of meat. At 4 P.M. drew
soup (2). After eating soup they
gave us tents and we soon
put them up. 9 tents to 100 Men
Cannonading very heavy very
[?] All day. Richey & Darnell came
were put in camp.

A double Federal offense on the 29th would have produced the cannonading Springer heard. Richmond's outer defenses north of the James were attacked and Fort Harrison captured in an operation directed personally by Ulysses Grant. At the same time troops under George G. Meade continued the encirclement of Petersburg to the west of the Weldon Railroad (where Springer had been captured) beginning the four day battle of Peeble's Farm.

Wednesday Sept 28th 1864

All quiet during the night. Slept very
well. Up before sun up and washed.
Morning warm and pleasant
Turned out at 6 1/2 A.M. All in Camp
at 8 1/2. At 9 A.M. the sick call beat. Lynch
of our Company sent to the Gen. Hos. At 11 1/2
the drum beat the Breakfast Call
Drew soft Bread (24 1/2) and one Bucket of
fresh beef. At 1 P.M. I drew the extra
meat. At 3 P.M. they issued the Bread
(24 1/2). Commenced raining shortly
after and rained until we got our
soup ^'(4)' 5 1/2 P.M. Boiled the Soup. Some-
one stole my Tin Cup. Richey and
Darnell tried to escape, but was
discovered this evening. Some-
body informed in them. They
dug a hole in the ground. And covered
themselves up.

Private Malon Lynch, Co. G., 191st Pennsylvania
Corp. David Richie, Co. G., 191st Pennsylvania
Sgt. James C. Darnell, Co. G., 191st Pennsylvania

Tuesday Sept 27th 1864

All quiet during the Night. Slept very
well, but it was pretty cold. Up at
7 and turned out immediately
Old Sol came up in all his glory
and made it very pleasant.
The sickness of the Camp is pretty large
but the mortality is very small. A great
many is sent to the General Hospital.
the No. of men in camp when we first
came was 5791, it has come down to
4724. Sick call at 9 A.M. Cannonading
heard in direction of Petersburg. All in at 9 A.M.
27 Men sent to Gen. Hos. Bulford McGarvy
At 11 1/2 Drew soft Bread (25) & fresth beef (2)
at 4 P.M. Drew Bread (25) but did not
get the soup until 6 P.M. Boiled
my soup. The day pleasant
cool & Windy. [Word erased] 2 Men
sent to fill up the squad.

Cpl. John Bulford of Co. G
Could not identify McGarvy

Monday Sept 26th 1864

Slept tolerable well considering
the coldness of the weather. Up at
7 A.M. and turned out right
away Morning very clear and
tolerable cool. All in camp at
9 A.M. Cannonading heard
in the direction of Petersburg.
Sick call at 9 A.M. 6 Men sick
in the Squad. two sent to the Gen'l
Hospital. Ross and Lemby. the day
Clear and warm. The grum was not
issued until 1 P.M. on account of the
Bread not getting here in time
We drew Soft Bread (25 1/2) & fresh
Beef (2) the first had a Liver in it
At 5 P.M. the drum sounded the
Soup call Soft Bread (25) & Bean
soup (2) 2 Men sent to us to fill up
the squad. All retired at 8 PM.

Andrew J. Ross or John W. Ross? Both in Company G

Sunday Sept 25th 1864

Very cold during the Night. did
not sleep well. Morning clear
and very cool. Not a cloud to be
seen. Turned out at 7 A.M.
All in Camp at 9 A.M. Sick call at
9 A.M. One man Griffith of the squad
sent to the General Hospital. At
11 A.M. the Drum sounded the
Breakfast call. Soft Bread (25 1/4)
and one Bucket of Beef. At 12 M we
drew another Bucket of Beef
Continued windy & cool all day
at 3 P.M. Drew soup (4) & Soft Bread
(24 1/4) Loafed around all evening
evening clear and very cool
All Retired at 8 P.M.
Darby hooked 2 39 tent Blankets

John M. Griffith of Co. G?
George W. Darby of Co. G

Saturday Sept 24th 1864

All quiet during the Night. Slept
well. Up at 7 A.M. And turned out
immediately. Morning cloudy and
sultry. Commenced raining at 8 A.M.
All in camp at the sick call 9 A.M.
Jim Malone of our company sent
to the General Hospital. Stoped rain-
ing at 10 1/2. At 11 A.M. the Drum beat
the Breakfast call. I drew the
Rations. soft Bread (24) and one
bucket of meat. At 1 P.M. they issued
another bucket of meat. Nothing of
interest until 3 P.M. when the
Drum sounded the supper call.
Soft Bread ^'(24)' and Rice soup (2)
Rained and blowed very hard
in the evening. very cool