Northeast Ohio and the Civil War: Primary Source Manuscripts at Cleveland Public Library

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1865. this is rashions day I divided five days rashions to day. cod fish pork coffee sugar salt cabage vinegar &c the wether is like spring nice and warm

WEDNESDAY, FEBUARY 1, 1865.

I went to the Sutler and got som paper and came back to my quarters and answered two letters while two of the boys went to mill and wee had dressparade this evning

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1865. there is nothing going on to day every thing is quiet about the war news

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1865. wee hav siting a round the fire to day the boys are siting up to night waiting for the mail the papers hav bin around and wee are now reading the dispatches

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1865. this has bin a nice day but is turning cold and getting cloudy we have mush and milk for supper.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1865. this morning their is a snow two inches deep the wether being to warm for it to stay long it is nearly all gon this evning we had mush and milk for supper to night a gain

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1865. I hav bin seting by the fire nearly all day there is nothing going on every thing is quiet until this evening the ordley is detailing [pickets?] for to morow and he has changed the detail and the boys are raising the old boy about it in peticular

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1865. I hav bin writing letters to day

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1865. to day has seemed more like sunday than a sabath has for a long time the boys hav bin quiet and there has bin church two or three times to day

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1865. this is nice wether it looks like corn planting at home