Title:

Facing pages [124-125]

Date:

18640503-18640504

Very pleasant but cool in the morning was [on] [illegible] Mon Tue duty. When I returned to camp was surprised to find the tent down and the boys building another in the St., got to work and soon had the pleasure of having another home in the evening received [illegible] to have our [illegible] of [sacks] packed and be in [illegible] to march. At 8 in the evening started and rejoined the Corp. at our old camp marched from there to [Elys] [illegible]. [illegible] from our camp of 18 [miles] and [tired out. [we] expect warm wash tomorrow if [illegible] the to cross. but the [illegible] to [home]. [There is writing on the left margin.] After marching all last night we crossed the [illegible] at Elys [yard] about 3 'o' clock in the morning were surprised to get across so easily, no rebels to be found. Continued our march and finally halted on the old Battle ground of [Phancella] [is] ville. A [illgegible] [sight] the ground covered with bones had to go in pain [illegible] the wounds, got lost but found again. At 8 P.M. was relieved and [illegible] to the Grand sea [was] picked [by] [down] completely [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] tell what will happen to war now that we [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] long without [illegible] in [illegible]. [There is writing on left margin]

English

Collection:

Henry O. Nightingale diaries