5^th Jan Opp. Freddbg. VA

A warm pleasant day- Had to
drill from 10 to 11 am, 2 to 9 Pm. + Dep.
Parade at 5. P.M. – took 1 days ration
Pork- B of H.B. G. + Lugan– 25 short
candles,  2 bars soap, the.beans-
Des. vegetables.
2 galls. vinegar (?)
Private Fred.Flagg. made a
Corporal– by order of Lt. Raymond

6^th Cloudy + finally rainy.
No drills on Dep. Parade-
Inspection of 9^th [ ]. by Gen.
Burnside, near Gen. Liam ours H.2>
The rain prevented a large part
of Revenue- We were in the grain
from about 1 2/4 P.M. to 2 2/4

Drew clothing + served it to men
-Read letter from Mary written 3[]
+ mailed 2^nd Jan.

7^th Jan. Opp. Fred.

Colder this morning but pleasant
Not out to 6o Drill, in a.m. as the rations(?)
were drawn- 1 days of Fresh beef- 33 lbs.
of Onions- Out to drill in PM
Drilled in breaking files to [ ]
– Arth. Hunt + Frank Osgood- taken
positions at [ ]
were here today- Dep. Parade + [ ]
after sunset- paroled + [ ] left today
(gone into camp 2 or 3 miles from here)

8^th Cold– ground froze all day – Drills
as usual D.P. – Drew 1 days Eat. Pork
+ 4 beers(?) HB on representation
Finished + sent #22 [ ]
Josh Freeman here-
News it we are to go [ ]

9^th Cos.  A. G. B. under Capt. Barker
(Major Barker Off. Of Guard- Cap. Morton
Filled Off.) got on line at 9. Am. Per
Picket- We were with 60 A. on the
reserve back of the Rodman battery

9^th Jan. Opp. Fredbg.
During the day, one of the 45^th Pen. + one of
The R. battery men went across the river
in a boat, exchanged papers with the
[ ]  picket + on this way back. The
boat upsetting(?) and they were drowned.
– LA. Rol. returned to camp sick
– Guns not loaded- nothing impt.
Balloon up –

10^th Returned to camp through
the woods- A few boxes came to
our 6 0/1 – Rain com. About noon
Read letter from M. Sawyer of the
5^th mist.(?). No drills in P.M. or dep. Par.
Drew day R.S.6.+ one of Pork – to 12^th

11^th Sunday- Pleasant but mud
-dy- (?)

12^th Pleasant- ground
frozen during night is
very sticky- I Drilled the 60/11
in A.M.- No drills in P.M.
Drew 3ds. Rth. HB. S. 6 [ ]
5ds. Beams 2 of Pork –

12^th Read. Letter from Ed. Minor
from Hospital in Balt. Asking me to
help him get this descriptive list. Handed
it to Lt. Merse for Capt. Goodell
weigh with bolts, without [ ] 142 ½
Beers tried to a [ ] ran away.

13^th Drew 40 lbs. Dried Apples 2 galls.
molasses  – Lt. Rd. Being at (A…)
creek– I drilled 6 – A.M. in Skir
-mish  drill- Deploying forward.
P.M. in Manuel, in (P…?) in
Canter marching(?) to change front.
L. Hastings + Hanks in hospital
No (Dep?) Parade- Read #1 from Mary

14^th– Ground pretty day- no frost
Drilled A.M. + P.M.- No Day Parade
-Drew 1 days ration Pork-
Windy in P.M. + night.
Sent #23 to Mary

15^th– Strong wind all night + to day, – I drilled 60
in A.M.- Drilled them in stacking
arms- had every man make the slack
-So windy in P.M. that Lt.Rd. cut the drill(?)
chores

7th June 1862 – Clinton

Paid fare to Lawrence    $1.40
on business for J.R.R-
Arrd at L.11 1/2 A.M
Boarded with V.O. Baleon(?)
94 Essex St-
Mill is below the Spicket-
2-boilers-(Lowell?) J.R. $3.00

Mirror(?) has been burning 2,000
lbs coal to dry 3,000 lbs.Paper

8th Sunday –

(Heard?) Ru       of (Lasserie?)
st. Church in A.M.
Dea.          in Sabbath school
Rev.  (Mrs.?) (Jenny?) at Central chch.(church)
in P.M. + at concert –
New American Encyclopedia pre
– sented by the L. School –

9th   3 masons at work on the
setting – several tenders
worked all day

10^th Jun 1862- Lawrence (May?)
& masons at work on setting
also several tenders
worked all day –
I

11^th Tested [M…?] boiler
to 85 lbs. – leaked a little
on top – in two seams –
Went into boiler + found
it scaled badly – old rivets
remained from the patching
several years ago –
Masons finished
Got the grates in
Worked 1 ½ days

12^th– Started [fire?] about
8 P.M. Head to build
wood fire in blue to start
smoke up chimney –
worked 1 day 2 hours –

13^th June Lawrence
Run [M…?] boiler enough
to dry the clay on top –
–
Packed lower head of heater
+ commenced attaching pipes
to it – worked all day-

14^th– Got heater connected
+ let steam into it.
Got Wilders grates in +
water running in –
His boiler was not so dirty
as [M…?]
Left mill for house at 3 ¼
P.M. got started from Lawrence
about- 3 – 35 and in Lowell
5 minutes too late for train
Paid fare to Boston 75

Went to Old Harbor wharf
to Boston

15^th June Boston – Sunday
Attended church A.M + P.M
at Springfield st. chapel
S.S. Concert in evening at 7¼
Ms. Mellen spoke to children
– a poor sailor who goes about
doing good.

16^th Went to So Boston to
all the building lots –
also to old entrenchments
at the extreme end –
Old Harbor wharf best.

Sent application for [?]
of 2500 dollars life insurance
Saw Hibbard who wants me
to apply an Indicator to a
(Cerlip?) Engine for him

Paid fare to Berlin 100

17^th June Clinton
Hoed garden + put down parlor
carpet-

18^th
–

18^th Put down sitting room carpet
– got 2 bundles straw 16

19^th Finished sitting room
Paid for 3 [ds?] (backing?)3.75
– “ little chain 1.10
“ for horse to N. (Berlish?) 1.30

20^th worked in garden + on
my Navy papers –

21^st Paid for fencing stuff 13
“ “ “ nail + hinges 12
“ “ Toothbrush 15
“ “ Cord + [?] 15

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
2^nd July Boston –
Started for home 3½ PM.
Sent my letter of explanation to
Navy Department, to be ans-
wered at 20 State St.
Fare both ways 240 + 260 = $5.00
total amt. spent –

3^d Clinton
Paid for fire works.      .25

4^th Fire department paraded

5^th Made a cart for Josie
Paid for screws + c.      .20
“ Pew  rent
“ (Bre?)  “         .13.

6^th Sunday – Rev. Mr. (Larboe?) preached
– communion – had clap
in S. School

Clinton
7^th July – Hoed garden –
Started for Boston 12 M.         1.35

Paid fare to E. Boston + back. 14
“      Sweet oil for Indicator           .33
“      for supper                                 15
H.R.R.                                           10
Worked till 11 P.M. got the Ind.
attached to Shaft. End
Worked on the PP Engine 8 hours
spent – 62 cts. on the job.

8^th Took Diagrams all day
Paid for breakfast + dinner                 34
“              “    Paper for  cards    6
“              “    (Pipefitting?)        20
Worked on PP. Engine 10 hours
Paid out                                               60 cts.

9^th Taking Diagrams all day
Paid for breakfast dinner + supper                  46
“              “     Paper for cards                   6
.52
Worked on PP Engine 10 hours pd out .52
Saw the balloon Star Spangled banner