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Wednesday, January 3. Baton Rouge, LA   Clear & cold but not unpleasant. Did not sleep quite warm last night. The 55th colord Rgt left in the night. Spent the forenoon in the office doing business & reading the papers. After dinner went to the Arsenal purchased cartridges &c [[et cetera]] for my Carbines. Bought 200 cartridges at the rate of about $31.00 per thousand. Maj [[Broffingtin ?]] the Ord officer was very kind. Since supper had been sitting in my tent & thinking what I shall say to the Regt to morrow. There is very little news. I retire now at 10:15 o'clock—a fine walfire [[wall fire?] is burning & the sheets are turned down invitingly
Wednesday, January 3.  
Baton Rouge, La    
 
Clear & cold but not unpleasant. Did not sleep quite warm last night. The 55th colord Rgt left in the night. Spent the forenoon in the office doing business & reading the papers. After dinner went to the Arsenal purchased cartridges &c for my Carbines. Bought 200 cartridges at the rate of about $31.00 per thousand. Maj [[Broffingtin ?]] the Ord officer was very kind. Since supper had been sitting in my tent & thinking what I shall say to the Regt to morrow. There is very little news. I retire now at 10.15 o'clock— a fine wood fire is burning & the sheets are turned down invitingly

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1866. Wednesday, January 3. Baton Rouge, La

Clear & cold but not unpleasant. Did not sleep quite warm last night. The 55th colord Rgt left in the night. Spent the forenoon in the office doing business & reading the papers. After dinner went to the Arsenal purchased cartridges &c for my Carbines. Bought 200 cartridges at the rate of about $31.00 per thousand. Maj Broffingtin ? the Ord officer was very kind. Since supper had been sitting in my tent & thinking what I shall say to the Regt to morrow. There is very little news. I retire now at 10.15 o'clock— a fine wood fire is burning & the sheets are turned down invitingly