1862
28^th June Boston
Went to South Boston, E.( B…?)
Chelsea + Charles town
– The Old Harbor wharf seems
to be the best for the business
of which J.R. is intending to do-

29^th Sunday Rev. Mr. Lenny
preached (S…?) St. chapel.
I went to S. School – + (?) (?)

30^th News of the battles of
27^th + 28^th came –

Saw. Com. Sartori + Mr.
Stowt. Com. S. told me to
state in my letter to the Depart-
ment – that he did order
me not to have a watch at first
on acct of the report made to
him by Chf. Eng. + others.

1862
1^st July Boston
Went to see Com. Sartori + Mr.
Green the Eng. who is going out in
the Genisee – he remembers that I
was going out in the Curlew –
Saw the Niagara –
Went aboard the Saxon –
(blg?) –                  variable cut off –

Went to E. Boston – saw them
about the Indicator
Saw the “Battery” Reel laid
Worked 3 hours on the EP Engine

2^nd Settled with J.R.
Gave him (reel?) in full of all
demand to date $581.32
he giving me a note for $6.40 to balance
my act. as my act was that
much greater than his – This is
a settlement of all act since the
9^th Nov. 1860 –

1862

10^th July Boston.
Paid for breakfast                      15
“            “     dinner                 19
“            “      hair cutting         20
“          “      Paper for cards   6
Supper       15
Took a few diagrams + figures
some on (them?)
Worked 10 hours on PP. Engine
+ spent                                               55

11^th Worked 8 hours on H Engine
Paid for breakfast and dinner 34
-Figuring diagrams

12^th Worked two hours on PP Engine
paid for breakfast and dinner                          34
Worked on GB Engine 6 hours –
Paid fare home (Cousin Nr
Myself –                                  $2.25
G.B. Eng. 14”x42” Tufts Engine Gushed to 12”
runs 43 su. Has 2 atlantic boilers
1500 un. in 10 hours 100 only

1862
13^th July Clinton
Sabbath – Attended church in
A.M. + S.Schod – heard (mifs.?)
Morgans class –
Went to Cemetery about dark –

14^th Paid fare to Boston $1.35
Paid for dinner             19
Worked on GB Engine 6 hours
+ paid out                             19
Worked on P.P. Engine 2 hours
Stayed at Aunt Hills

15^th Paid for dinner           18
Worked on G.B. Engine 5 hours
+ paid out                           .18

Worked, figuring diagrams of
PP Engine                  5 hours-

15^th Oct. Point of Rocks Maryland
Brigade came to relieve ours-
20^th Mich. relieved us. –
9 A.M Got on line – 10 Started. (crops?)
the canal – & about 11 got regularly
under way – Saw the “Point of Rocks”
the rock displaced & the whole thing.
-R.R is under a part of the moun-
-tain, rocks vertical 50 to 73 ft. high
-Wall between it & Canal – & the river
very near – A ragged looking
place- 11. P.of Rocks, not as high
These rocks are the end of
Cactoctin Range – broken through to
give a bed for the river. P.of.R. 48 ½ miles
from W. Lock (hur?) & (p…?) of a bridge ax
the canal & River – Lockabou U.P.of.R.
Good bridge acres of Catoctin Creek
Lock between it & Berlin
Lock & bridge at Berlin – 55 miles from W.
Weverton 57 miles – Lock- At the
End of South Mountain- Middleton.
Valley between – River low & in
many places fordable-
13^th Oct- Elk Mountain & Lowden
heights visible-
Got back to camp about 5 ½ Tall.

16^th Recd #7 letter from Mary-
Company & Battl. drill – was not at
Dep Parade – on acct. of drawing Rations
Captain paid 44 cents for me
Rations ends 20^th
Drew 5 days rations soak 16 lbs.
“              3              “              ”              Sugar 37”
“              3              “              ”              Coffee 19”
“              1              “              ”              Bacon 61 1/2”
“              1              “              ”              Pork ”.”
“                              “              ”              Beans 61 1/2”
Heard firing at Ha Charleston
17^th
Company- but no battl. drill
Drew 125lbs. fresh b__ – salt-
7 boxes & B. Gave #4 letter for Mary
to L. Field
18^th Officer of Guard-Capt.
Draper Officer of Day-60 guard-
Drew 45 ½ lbs. rice
130 “S. Buf-
5 “Candles
59 lbs. molasses
27 lbs. Sugar
14 “Coffee

1862

18^th Oct Pleasant Valley
Turned out the Guard once
during day-& for grand (R…?)
at night
Prisoners Goodwin Co G. By Surgeon
G.H. Powers E for (St…?) (?)
G S. Carter Co G Sgt. (S…?)
J S. Martin d     de

19^th Prisoners all released
– Tried at Sarget-65 MM
– 3 hit the board at 300 yds.
1.U. Barnston Co H G S. Shaw Co E
Capt. H. H. Montague.
Recd. #9 letter from Marg by Laurie
& #8 by mail came night-
also map from P. R. and letter from
Mr. Brown. (These came 18^th)
Sent #5 to Mary by Field
Law-N. Waters. J Fremont
1. Holman-from 13^th map.
No surfaces on acct of []
(D…?) Parade ditto.

20^th Pleasant Valley
Pretty cold-N. W. wind-
Recd. of Mr. H. for pay to[] Oct $131.00
-full amt. 137.80
Paid 20 dollars to Captain […]
Friday – sent 10 dollars by […]
Paid orderly […] $1.00
Captain 1.00 […] at […]
Perry 93 cents
Drew for 60 113 ½ lbs fresh beef
5 gals. vinegar

21^st Sent home by (F…?) $10.00
Inspection of Arms, Knapsack
H—at 10 A.M- by Reg Army Off.

Drew for 60 60 ¾ lbs ham 1 1/8 gall molasses
16 lbs soap 5” candles 24 lb rice
8 (bales?) […] 19” coffee 36” sugar
Recd. letter from J.R. of 16^th (?)