. War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld, 1861-1865 . inwhile in town. Lieutenant Galucia went to Baltimorethis afternoon. Colonel drilled the non-commissionedofficers this noon. Tuesday, April 5. — Rained hard all day. Almost fin-ished Benet. Received letters from Father, Hannah, andCarrie; ^ also from General Peirce. Confoundedly stupidin camp. Major Jarves received letter from Horace How-land, saying that he was coming to see us. Annapolis, April 5, 64. Dear Father, — ... We are having a continuedstorm here, without the slightest cessation. I dont thinkwe have had three pleasant days s
. War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld, 1861-1865 . inwhile in town. Lieutenant Galucia went to Baltimorethis afternoon. Colonel drilled the non-commissionedofficers this noon. Tuesday, April 5. — Rained hard all day. Almost fin-ished Benet. Received letters from Father, Hannah, andCarrie; ^ also from General Peirce. Confoundedly stupidin camp. Major Jarves received letter from Horace How-land, saying that he was coming to see us. Annapolis, April 5, 64. Dear Father, — ... We are having a continuedstorm here, without the slightest cessation. I dont thinkwe have had three pleasant days since we have been have with two exceptions been snow-storms, butthe snow quickly melted away. The only difference be-tween here and home is that it is much more moderatehere than there. I suppose you have had snow all thetime. Our camp here is much better than the Readville soil here is sandy, so that the water is quickly ab-sorbed. An hour or two after the storm is over there is 1 My sister, Mrs. S. S. Gray, who died June i6, STEPHEN M. WELD 271 scarcely a puddle to be seen, and the ground is dry andhard almost immediately. The regiment is in a very healthy condition have but seven or eight sick in the hospital. . Johnnie Haydens battery has come here from Knox-ville. I suppose I shall see him soon, as he is encampedabout a mile from where we are. Horace Howland is coming on to see us, from NewYork, in the course of a week. We shall have quite aclass meeting if he gets here. Colonel Hartranft, who is in command of the troops nowhere, said that our camp was the best one around Anna-polis. This is quite a compliment for a raw regiment. I see no probability of our leaving here for some has established his headquarters at New Yorkfor the present. . Wednesday, April 6. — Morning cloudy, but towardsnoon it cleared. Rode into town and put $398 of Foleysinto hands of Adams Express. Major went with me. Westopped at Hollands to get
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