Bowdoin Class of 1862

Company drill this morning and battalion this afternoon.  Our Lieut. Bartels drilled was in skirmishing as he did yesterday.  Col. West put us over a course this afternoon.  It was thorough and long.  Noble brought me some soft bread today, and I have lived.  Toast tonight.  Called to see the Hospital Steward this evening.  A long talk.  Onions and crackers for luncheon.  No letters from Maine for sometime.  Have been disappointed.  Furnished Butler with two columns today.  Reports of an advance.  Also reports of drills to be resumed tomorrow.  Fine and warm day.

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Friday.

A very rainy day wind nearly all day. At 4 o’clock it cleared off. An execution came off close by.

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Saturday.

Quite windy otherwise very pleasant. In afternoon [illegible name] and I rode to Culpepper went all through the place. Several shops were open. Plenty of tobacco. Some pretty […] girls.

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Friday.

Very pleasant today. Got my horse shoed in the morning. Rode out in the country in the afternoon. Went with the commissary.

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Thursday

In camp all day.

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Thursday

Lay all day in camp reading Russell’s “Diary North and South”

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Sunday.

Spent the forenoon inspecting the new wagon. Everything quiet again. The Sixth Camp reported across the river. In afternoon pitched one of the Hop. tents.

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Spent the day as usual.

I got a letter in evening from Mullen.

Hot and sunny.

Diary of Henry Hastings Hunt [Henry Hastings Hunt Papers]