Text set / Henry O. Nightingale diary, 1865

Viewing item 102 of 324. Back to summary Jump to last item

Distances and time by railroad from New York [ii]

Population of the United States for 1860 [iv]

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. Go to summary information.

Title: Page [88]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650329
Rights Information
Rights Holder and Contact
Rights Notes
Format: image
Identifier
Transcription: [written above date] Stanton General Hospital Washington D.C. A bright beautiful day, very warm in the Evening. Was news good, no more fighting in the Potomac army reported. Sherman's army fighting. No decisions since arrived yet. Did a little work today. Printed something for my own convenience. No letters today, none written. In the evening accompanied by a friend. Visited Central division, Sof. L. had a very pleasant time, on our return to the Hospital stopped with a few this young [men] and [illegible] Miss Hutchings were called in and enjoyed ourselves quite well, returned to Hospital at 12 1/2 guess early in the morning felt very well all day. Would like a [illegible] letter from my Judith. -------------------------------- Wednesday, March 29. A bright beautiful day, very warm in the evening, war news good, no more fighting in the Potomac army reported, Sherman’s army fighting, no decision received yet. Did a little work today printing something for my own convenience, no letters today, none written. In the evening accompanied by a friend visited the Central Division S. of T., had a very pleasant time. On our return to the hospital stopped with a few other young men and serenaded Mrs Hutchins, were called in and enjoyed ourselves quite well. Returned to hospital at 12½ quite early in the morning. Felt very well ll day, would like a good letter from my Judith. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
Parent Item: Henry O. Nightingale diary, 1865
Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
Collection: Henry O. Nightingale diaries

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.