May 10, 1864
Cloudy this morning - feel first rate little better rations
last eve reported that Grant is repulsed at all points in the
eve news quite the reverse. Can't believe all hear say Daily Papers
have has all telegraph news cut out - so think we can shout for
our side Saw twenty five dead at the gate.
May 13
Bright and pleasant - rations the same took bad cold in the
rain. Cough and raised a good deal. Tunnel discovered dug beneath
the Stockade.
May 15
Commenced the New Testament. One legged man, Hubert, shot
by the guard.
May19
Lovely weather. Got up early and done my washing. Blistered
my hands - all sorts of news - plot laying to escape.
May 20
Drew few peas last night, were cooked so filthy could not
eat them - am in good health and spirits yet. Wrote home to-day.
May 22
Sunday very warm - helped to catch a raider last night. He
is now having one half his head and whiskers shaved off. More
new prisoners from Richmond. Took lots of sick out to hospital.
May 23 and 24
Nine hundred more prisoners from Richmond - Quite hot. Hard
to stand it with poor shelter we have. A lot went out yesterday
to work on the new Stockade. Think I'll suffer a little more yet
before I will go. One thousand more prisoners.
May 25
Some cloudy all the more pleasant for us. Expected a break
last night - plot exposed by one of our own men and a warning
Postal Rebels were awfully frightened. Six hundred more prisoners.
May 28
Drew a little rice last night, so bugy could not eat it. News
to-day is that Grant is defeated with a loss of sixty thousand
and the North refuses to furnish any more men. Butler asks for
reinforcements but refused and about the same for Sherman. How
ridiculous
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