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.
Friday March 11, 18641
Cloudy but pleasent. Wrote to my wife. A Thunderstorm in the afternoon-also heavy rain.
Sour Kraut 20 cts
Source:
- “1864 Diary of Private Octave Bruso, 50th NY Engineers, Company E” edited by Tom Bauerle, Buffalo, NY, 2010. ↩