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.
Thursday March 24, 18641
Beautiful day. Came off from Guard at 9 A.M. Wrote to my wife and to Sine. Made some candy. 16 Recruits came at night. (Editor: written vertically in margin “$3.00”)
Source:
- “1864 Diary of Private Octave Bruso, 50th NY Engineers, Company E” edited by Tom Bauerle, Buffalo, NY, 2010. ↩