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Title: Page [6]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650106
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Transcription: [written above date]: Stanton General Hospital, Washington D.C. [commenced] reading the Rebellion [illegible] Dreary, rainy day fell by severe heavy what like the weather, to use a [printer's phrase]. Am out of sorts. One year ago today was enjoying myself, at Gen'l [illegible] Hayes Hd. Qrs. he is no more now. the pleasant Camp and its good old associations are gone except in memory. The War news this mornig was good our great planner of campaigns Sherman has served himself and before long he will make himself [felt], in a [locality] where he is little expected. at work as usual in the office, but little to do. Am thinking of taking a course of instruction in Book keeping from Messrs. Bryant and A. will with hoewever for advice from home, no letters for me today, great sensasion rumor, that General Lee is marching in this city with 100,000 men, good for the amount it is worth. This has been an exceedingly dull day. One of the longest I have experienced, have been troubled with [enemies], all day a good long letter from somebody would set me to rights again [illegible] for someone. -------------------------------- Friday, January 6. Dreary rainy day, feel somewhat like the weather, to use a printer’s phrase “am out of sorts”. One year ago today I was enjoying myself at Gen. Alex Hays HdQrs. He is no more now, the pleasant camp and its good associations are gone except in memory. The war news this morning was good, our great planner of campaigns Sherman has roused himself and before long, he will make himself felt in a locality where he is little expected. At work as usual in the office but little to do, am thinking of taking a course of instruction in bookkeeping from Messrs Bryant and Co. will wait however for advice from home. No letter for me today. Great sensation rumour that Gen. Lee is marching on this city with 100,000 men, good for the amount it is worth. This has been an exceedingly dull day, one of the longest I have experienced, have been troubled with ennui all day, a good long letter from somebody would set me right again. A K___ for someone. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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