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Title: Page [4]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650104
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Transcription: [written above date]: Stanton General Hospital, Washington D.C. Very cold day, old [Boreaus] howling dismally and very impudent to those who venture out at work as usual in the office no great amount of work today. war news meagre. Hovel has been driven by Thern as until the don't know himself where he is unsuccessful attempt to open the long talked of Dutch Gap Canal, the Army of the Potomac are doing their best to keep themselves warm, the Enemy frequetly making attempts to surface our pickets but with poor sucess, in the Afternoon wrote to Cousin David Underdown, "mary" letter for "dis chile" today do not understand why late this evening revieved a letter from cousin Phenia Millagage the first one I have ever recieved from her, in the evening commenced and wrote quite a long letter to [illegible/code symbols] although I have not recieved any letter, will finish in the morning it has been a very cold day with some snow, have a cold and sore throat, should like much to be at home tonight, birthday of [illegible/code symbols]. -------------------------------- Wednesday, January 4. Very cold day old Boreas howling dismally and impudent to those who venture out. At work as usual in the office, no great amount of work today- war news meagre, Hood has been driven by Thomas until he don’t know himself where he is, unsuccessful attempt to open the long talked of Dutch Gap Canal. [3.] The Army of the Potomac are doing their best to keep themselves warm, the enemy frequently making attempts to surprise our pickets but with poor success. In the afternoon wrote to cousin David Underdown, ‘nary’ letter for “dis chile” today, do not understand why. Late this evening received a letter from Cousin Phinie Millagage, the first one I have ever received from her. In the evening commenced and wrote quite a long letter to [here has inserted his coded symbols which cannot be reproduced here, probably meaning “Judith” or “Beloved”] although I have not received any letter, will finish in the morning. It has been very cold with some snow, have a cold and sore throat, should like very much to be at home to night birthday of [the coded name again- Guess Who?]. Note: 3. Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood (June 1831-Aug. 1879) C.S.A. replaced Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston (Feb.1807-March 1891) on July 17, 1864 for Johnston’s failure to stop Sherman around Atlanta. Hood however lost Atlanta to Sherman. In Nov. Of 1864 Hood began his Tennessee Campaign and lost a disastrous battle At Franklin on Nov. 30, 1864 and followed up his failure with another by being routed at Nashville on Dec.15-16, 1864 by Union Major General George Henry Thomas (July 1816-March 1870). Hood was replaced by General Richard Taylor (Jan. 1826-April 1879). Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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