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Date Created and/or Issued: 18650103
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Transcription: A very beautiful day as usual at work in the office setting up clothing accounts. The War news today is very meagre. Report says the enemy is preparing to make a movement which will be their last attepmt to invade the North and force a peace or give [up] all in the attempt; was quite amused reading some extracts from the Southern papers in which they contemptuously speak of General Sherman's [late] march through their country as nothing [&] that the fall of Savanah Ga. was no loss to them, who can tell what a loss is if Savanah & Atlanta were not taking advantage of few leisure moments. I [wrote] a line to the [illegible] [H.H.] [Sperry], sent it by a friend in the evening [invited] my friend Dr. Owen Munson formerly Surgeon of the 108th, his daughter sang several beautiful pieces, the Dr. invited me to dnner and supper. Never enjoyed myself so well for a long time this eveing we were paired by an old gentleman with a [lecture] on temperance a very good attempt; have not recieved a letter from home for a very long time begin to think it time I should have one, this evening much snow fell, no [illegible] today. ---------------------------------- Tuesday, January 3. A very beautiful day, as usual at work in the office settling up clothing accounts. The war news today is very meagre, report says the enemy is preparing to make a movement which will be their last attempt to invade the north and force a peace or give all in the attempt. Was quite amused reading some extracts from southern papers in which they contemptuously speak of GenL. Sherman’s late march through their country as nothing & that the fall of Savannah and Atlanta was no loss to them. Who can tell what a loss is if Savannah & Atlanta were not. Taking advantage of a few moments I wrote a line to the Hon. H.H.Sperry, sent it by friend. In the evening visited my friend Dr. Owen Munson, formerly surgeon of the 108th ,his daughters sang several beautiful pieces, the Dr. invited me to dinner and supper, never enjoyed myself so well for a long time. This evening we were favored by an old gentleman with a lecture on temperance – a very good attempt. Have not received a letter from home for a long time begin to think I should have one. This evening much snow fell, not only today. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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