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Title: Facing pages [24-25]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18640124-18640125
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Transcription: [written above transcription]: Hospital near Morton's Ford, Va. A very beautiful day all nature seems to be rejoicing. This has been one of the quietest and happiest Sabbaths that I have enjoyed for a long long time. Read one the Books belonging to the library of the chaplain. Also read several chapters in my Bible enjoyed evening worship with Dr. Munson. How I can appreciate those times when all my dear friends were assembled in family worship, how I miss the happy times now. Nothing of [interest] all quiet along the [illegible] now and then a rifle report that [some] poor Rebel is trying to come in. Pleasant and very springlike. Do not feel much better today. No news from home. Visited my Company and some friends in Co. F. [Lieut. Chap.] Ayers returned today he has been absent a very long time partly without leave. Helped to clean the medical [cases] was [at] work on them most of the day. Several officers in the Regt. are [drunk] and their [illegible] language can be heard the shame of our regt. Through the [MS. illegible] Chapel [MS. illegible]. ------------------------------ Jan.24, Sunday (same) A very beautiful day, all nature seems to be rejoicing, this has been one of the quietest & happiest Sabbaths that I have enjoyed for a long time. Read one of the books belonging to the library of the Chaplain, also read several chapters in my bible, enjoyed evening worship with Dr. Munson. How I can appreciate those times when all my dear friends were assembled in family worship, how I miss those happy times now. Nothing of interest today, all quiet along the Rapidan except now and then a rifle report that some poor rebel is trying to come in. Jan.25, Monday. Pleasant and very spring like, do not feel much better today. No news from home. Visited my company and some friends in Co.F. Lieut. Chas Ayers returned today. He has been absent a very long time, partly without leave. Helped to clear the medical cases, was at work on them most of the day. Several officers in the regt. are drunk and their profane and smutty language can be heard to the shame of our regt. through the brigade. Mr. Grassie commenced to build a chapel, when it is completed will hold over a hundred people. [35.] [attached poem called Meeting and Parting, by Helen Bruce- can be read in the online copy] Note: 35. Charles B.Ayers, 20, enlisted as Sgt. Major, promoted to 2nd Lt. Co. G on June 1st 1863 then was discharged for disability in April 1864. Thomas G. Grassie, 30, was mustered in as Chaplain on April 23, 1863 with the rank of Captain and was discharged for disability on Dec. 17,1864. Crooks, Terence G. âTranscribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.â Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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