Title:

Facing pages [2-3]

Date:

18640102-18640103

A bitter cold day. The wind blowing almost a hurricane, had to keep pretty close all the day, we will probably stay home for a long time no news from home wrote to Prof. N. in the afternoon. was very badly disappointed in not receiving my mail it['s] being sent to the Regt. my sickness does not seem to get much better but I feel contented, had quite a talk with Dr. Munson. he is a good Christian man one who loves to do what is right "God is very good to us."

Transcription:

A bitter cold day. The wind blowing almost a hurricane, had to keep pretty close all the day, we will probably stay home for a long time no news from home wrote to Prof. N. in the afternoon. was very badly disappointed in not receiving my mail it['s] being sent to the Regt. my sickness does not seem to get much better but I feel contented, had quite a talk with Dr. Munson. he is a good Christian man one who loves to do what is right "God is very good to us." [written above date]: Hospital near Stevensbrough, Va. Cold but pleasant day. Felt somewhat better today wrote to my friend Mrs. S.S. Gieldins of Washington City she has ever been like a mother to me. Dr. Munson had a good long talk with me today, in the Evening received a letter from my mother, a long and anxoiously expected letter she has been very sick. Furloughs have been stopped and therefore I do not expect to get home. feel quite home sick, yet I feel grateful for the good news of the kind [Illegible]. Rainy and snow in the Evening. [Illegible]

English

Collection:

Henry O. Nightingale diaries