.MTE0OA.ODEwMTc

September, Tuesday, 22. 1863. Cool pleasant day. The little pet mocking bird died this morning Worked hard all day on my defense which I expect to give Genl Hawkins & perhaps Genl Thomas --- contains some 24 pages. Lt Col & Maj rec'd their charges &c in the evening. Good many boats passed during the day. No news.

Wednesday, 23. Mild pleasant day. Worked the most of the day on my case. Read some in the novel I am reading. QM Hammond? was I learn placed under arrest this morning for absence at night No news of importance. Our relations with the house pleasant as ever. Took a "Blue pill" to night

Thursday, 24. Mild and pleasant. Have been taking medicine & am not feeling as well as usual quite Sent to Genl Hawkins a full statement of the difficulty with the Genl. Had an interview with Mrs Grove & Mrs Allen & learned more particularly of his ungentlemanly conduct. Genl Thomas went down by evening -- quite a fleet has gone up