Feb. 28th, '63

Cloudy this morning.
Pay rolls to be made
out to-day; inspection
& muster for pay, also.

Feb. 27th, '63

Warm & clear to-day;
moved over to camp
to my tent.
Men for the "Roll of
Honor" elected to-night.
Brady & I hired "Jim" from
to-morrow, at $10 per month, -
"'alf & 'alf."

1st Lt. John I. Brady, of Co. B, 97th Ohio

Feb. 26th, '63

Rained all night fu-
riously; rained all day.
Sent $250.00 home by
"State Pay Agent;" Williams
to order of Father.
Paid, to-day, to Foerster
& Bailey, Sutlers 97th
Ohio, $56.67, my ac-
count in full up to
this date.
John M. Archer died
to-day.

Pvt John M. Archer, Co. B., 97th Ohio

Feb. 25th, '63

Cloudy this morning;
began to rain about
noon, & has rained all
afternoon.
Our reg't. was paid to-
day up to the 31st of
Oct. '62. I was paid
only from the 9th of
Aug. '62, at which
time I reported a full
Company instead of
the 15th of July, when I
was appointed; & muster-
ed in by Capt. D[?]

Feb. 24th, '63

Light clouds par-
tially obscure the
sun, yet it is a
beautiful morning.
Not so well to-day.
Clear in the afternoon.

Feb. 23rd, '63

Clear & quite pleas-
ant to-day.
I ate my dinner &
supper in Camp.
My back quite pain-
ful. this morn-
ing the firing of
cannon at Nash-
ville was heard in
Camp.

Feb. 22d, '63

Ceased raining at
dark & did not rain
during the night; cloudy
& cold to-day.
Today being the anni-
versary of Washington's
birth day, a salute
of 34 guns was fired
by one battery in
each division.