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February. Wednesday, 18. 1863 All quiet still rainy and unpleasant - Getting out next to impossible - Commenced reading to-day one of Coopers novels -"The last sealers - Have not a very high opinion of it Thursday, 19. Very pleasant today The General has been over all day up the river to or near the town of Ashton. Rode out today & called upon to secesh ladies in order to hear them talk .Ma Frild? is about going to Nash.City? on businis relating to the unclear? Friday, 20. Another very pleasant day Brig Sells Engineer Regiment come today & about cause unclear from alarm & reports a little skirmish near Greenville Peach trees in bloom in some places. Rode out again to day to see what was going on