Note: This is one of many diary entries of Octave Bruso, who participated in the Petersburg Campaign as a member of the 50th New York Engineers.
Saturday April 9, 18641
Rainy day. Came off from Guard at 9 A.M.-Wrote to my wife. Heavy freshet (?) had to work all night in the water.
Source:
- “1864 Diary of Private Octave Bruso, 50th NY Engineers, Company E” edited by Tom Bauerle, Buffalo, NY, 2010. ↩