Diary:
18-Tuesday
Weather in the morning warm and
pleasant. I say warm it is so warm that Apron is uncomfortable with
either vest or coat on. if at home would call it a hot day.
An Alligator was killed on the upper
end of the Island this morning mustering 7 feet long
2 ships came in with [---] this morning
one of them had the 8 New Hampshire Reg’t on board they have been
21 days on their passage Gen. Ayer is with them as first Lieut of
Comp B. he was in to see us to day
Brigade drill this P.M. just as we got
through there commenced one of their little [---] which are peculiar
to the climate [---] into one of our peculiar storms of rain and wind
lasted all night
News of a Heavy fight in the west in
which the Rebels lose 3 Generals and a large number of prisoners. our
loss was very heavy. this news came by a Southern paper found in a
schooner taken as a prize by the “Black devil of the Gulf,” or as
we call it the New London.
Ben McCullock is one of the Generals
who was killed.
Corpl. B. B. Smith:
Diary:
Tuesday 18
Fine again. i am on guard to day
The Ship E W Farley[?] arrived this AM
With 600 of the 8th NH Regt. on
Board they landed this evening and
Had to sleep in the hay. a ship & gun
Boat in sight New London come
In with a schooner as a prize we had
A Hard shower which made the N
Hampshire boys stare. a lone[?] rail Roa[d?]
Building to convey baggage.
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