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making camp stool Tor ourselves,
but was soon called on make another
desk stand for the adjutant generals
Office. Finished it about two o'clock,
then put some handles on stationery
box. Nothing of unusual interest
happened today. Camp life is rather
tiresome when there is no excitement
or danger around.
Thursday, March 80, 1865.
Quite shower last night and this
morning the. rain is still falling, so
we were in no hurry to get up. Finish
ed making our camp stool this after
Tennessee regiment started home to-
day, their time being out.
Friday, March 81, 1865.
Cleared off cool last night and this
morning it is pleasant and cold. Have
not much work to do nowadays, so
am in no hurry to get up. / made
another camp stool this forenoon, COW
ering it with piece of carpeting
that we found. Cooked some beans
today for dinner. A spreader was
ordered and / looked around for some
time before | found a piece of hard
wood to make it of, but could find
none, so cut beam out of a pillow
and made one of it. Hardwood tim
Der Of any kind is very scarce here,
and have seen wagon fellies and
cart thills made of pine, as well as
large screws for cotton presses.
Saturday, April /, 1865.
While getting breakfast this morn
ing our postmaster handed me two
letters from home, which proved to
be no April fool ones, for they were
good, long ones. After breakfast the
assistant quartermaster sent down his
chair to have new front round put
in. Had to cut out a spoke from a
wheel to get good piece of hard
wood timber to make if of. Finished
it. A pleasant, but very windy day,
which blew sand all over.
Sunday, April 2, 1865.
A beautiful day, pleasant and
warm, and nothing to do. Took
little walk for exercise but found
nothing of interest to collect. 1t is a
level sandy country. have not found
any fresh water or land shells to col
lect in this country.
Monday, April3, 1865.
AS there was no work brought in
this morning l fixed up a place and
filed both Of my saws which took I'M
til nearly noon. / then made some
spreaders for the teamsters and fix
ed in two wagon tongues so that they
would fit tighter. Pleasant, but
rained little towards night.
Tuesday, April4, 1865.
Talked of going to the depot this
morning to see about sending a box
home, but before / got the box pack
ed up the quartermaster set me to
making a mess chest for him. Hunt
ed up some lumber, which was all
pitch pine and worked on it until noon
trying tod ress it up, but after grind
ing my planes once and whetting them
several times, and getting it about
half planed out. / tried to nail it to-
gether. but the boards all split up, so
laid it to oneside and went and
emptied box of shoes had just come.
Took the box. which was of white
pine, and before night had a good
box all done. Very warm.
Wednesday, April 5. 1865.
Had two desk stands to make today.
so went to work on them early and
worked hard, finishing them both be-
drew clothing parts, blouse, and a
pair If shoes: made a ring / )m n
Curator and finished packing, and
nailed a box Ct express ready :or
acme.
Thursday, April 6, 1865.
A spreader was called for so /
made one out Of good buggy ton
que. Wrote a permit for sending my
box home and got it approved by our
provost marshal. There were two
two trains passed up to Goldsboro, but
we learned that there was no ex-
press Office there, so waited and wait
ed for train to go down until five
o'clock p. M, when we heard it COM
ing. 1t was a long train of fiat cars
loaded with quartermaster's stores,
wounded and sick soldiers and re-
fugees. We loaded our boxes on,
then got on ourselves and were soon
off. There was no conductor to both
err us and the guards said nothing so
we rode along very quietly. The cars
stopped at Kinston and other places
for wood and water and once for an
other train to pass, and about nine
o'clock, we arrived at Newbern, ran
down to the hospital and took the sick
off. We took our boxes and went to
the CASTOR House, but could get no
bed, However, they allowed dozen
or more of us to sleep on the floor,
so we layed down without bedding or
covering to get a little sleep if pos
sible. The evening was very pleasant
and moonlight and we passed many
camps where the soldiers seemed to
enjoy themselves well. The railroad
is patrolled very thickly by soldiers
to keep the "rebs" away.
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