Note: This is one of many diary entries of Octave Bruso, a member of the 50th New York Engineers who participated in the Petersburg Campaign.
Monday, February 29, 18641
Foggy day, but warmer. Mustered in for pay. Went to the theatre in the Eve. Called on Nettie Beaman and took dinner. Wrote to my wife.
Source:
- “1864 Diary of Private Octave Bruso, 50th NY Engineers, Company E” edited by Tom Bauerle, Buffalo, NY, 2010. ↩