December 10, 1863
---Jenkin
Lloyd Jones, a Federal artilleryman from Wisconsin, is in camp in northern
Alabama, near Chattanooga. He writes in
his journal about the tedium of camp life, in between campaigns:
Bridgeport, Thursday, Dec. 10. Sun so hot as to
be quite warm. Much like a spring day in Wisconsin. Everybody lively and full
of fun, troubled with nothing but “nothing to do”, which to me is a serious
cup. Gambling among the indulging ones quite brisk. Watches and pens raffled
for, etc. A chuckluck doing big business was surprised by a guard in
Osterhaus’s camp this afternoon and the boys taken to the headquarters of the
Division under guard. The idleness and monotony of camp is fearfully
demoralizing to many, and inevitably leads to the gaming table if indulged in.
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