Diary:
April 9-Wednesday
Beautiful day to day sky as fair and
clear as a crystal. though if I were at home I would call this a hot
day even in our summer season there. but this climate is so
different.
Morning drill as Battalion from 10
untill 12 ½ O Clock; on firings, the Col is going to give us plenty
of drilling with Blank Cartridges, so we may be ready to use the Ball
when the time comes. and no doubt that will be soon. from apperances
now.
To day we had a review of the whole
division nearly 16 thousand men. it was indeed a fine show. Gen
Butler was the reviewing Officer. It formed a very long line covering
some 3 miles or more. I should judge more but could not see the whole
length of it. We had a hard march from 2 ½ until 6 ½ O Clock P.M.
Bill’s trunk has at last gone on
board the undaunted & I am glad of it. for the company will not
mourn his loss.
Corpl. B. B. Smith:
Diary:
Wednesday 9
A fine morn. we had a terrific thunder
Storm last night we had a division
Inspection this afternoon By Maj Gen
Butler & Staff. there was about
16,000 troops in all Infantry
Artillery & Cavalry, they extended
Almost the whole length of the
Island and looked and marched
First. rate. A Gun Boat arrived this
PM. a large fleet of Vessels here.
A fine morn. we had a terrific thunder
Storm last night we had a division
Inspection this afternoon By Maj Gen
Butler & Staff. there was about
16,000 troops in all Infantry
Artillery & Cavalry, they extended
Almost the whole length of the
Island and looked and marched
First. rate. A Gun Boat arrived this
PM. a large fleet of Vessels here.
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