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                 Washington Dec 10th 61

 

Nothing special happend today

we discharged camp duties as usual

Dec 12th I was on centry duty to day

and night I caut two of the cent

inals asleep and waked them up

and cautioned them to

ttend to their bis of I would report

them and not risk my off of my

post to wake them up

Dec 13th I wrote a letter this fore noon

and drilled this after noon there

was a large balloon passed over

our camp yesterday It was quite

a sight.  Dec 14th We drilled as

usual to day and I went on dress

parade at night and after that was

over I read two or three chapter in

my bible andnd went out to roll

call at half past eight and then

went to bed with my comrads

[vig?] orderly sargent John Ellis & W Ellwell