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Title: Page [55]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650224
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton General Hospital Washington D.C. Another fine day, but still very muddy at work. Set type for Word-master Report. And printed 150 copies, also set up Word Diet-Report and printed nearly 600 copies, received a very good long letter. From my betrothed also a letter from my friend, N.J. Jones. At present lying unable to move from a wound in the City of Alexandria Va. Feel very well, but quite tired. No letter written war news good continual triumph of our great General Sherman. The debating club of this hospital assembled but after appointing officers fo the next month adjouned the principle chosen to carry on the debate not bring present until March 3rd. ----------------------------- Friday, February 24. Another fine day but still very muddy. At work, set type for WardMaster Report and printed 150 copies, also set up Ward Diet Report and printed nearly 600 copies, received a very good long letter from my betrothed, also a letter from my friend N.F. Jones at present lying unable to move from a wound in the city of Alexandria Va. Feel very well but quite tired, no letters written. War news good, continued triumph of our General Sherman. The debating club of this hospital assembled but after appointing officers for the next month, adjourned, the principles chosen to carry on the debate not being present until March 3rd. Crooks, Terence G. âTranscribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.â Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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