Thursday, September 24, 2009

Sept. 25th, 1862

Slept last night on
ground, as usual; ver-
y heavy dew, -- quite
cold after mid-
night.
Very unwell this
morning; Dr. Gordon
says symptoms o f in-
termittent fever, -- took
medicine.
Buell, with his ar-
my arrived this morn-
ing before daylight.

intermittent fever: probably malaria

Brig. Gen. Don Carlos Buell

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