untsville, Wednesday, Feb. 17. Weather cold--freezing hard. Seventeen
recruits and T. J. Hungerford arrived this afternoon from the State.
Thirty-six more expected soon. Two hours' drill as usual in the morning.
Parade P. M. Report of the court-martial read at parade by Adjutant
Simpson. Honorably acquitted, as they did it by consent of corporal of
the guard. Corporal ---- arrested for granting such consent.

Huntsville, Thursday, Feb. 18. Camp policed early. 9 A. M. Company
marched down town to receive pay for the months of November and
December, 1863. Returned at 2 P. M. Camp and park inspected by Captain
Budlong, I. G. of the Division.

Huntsville, Friday, Feb. 19. Weather continued raw and cold. On guard.
Suffering from a severe cold and the hours passed slowly and heavily. No
drill. No mail.

[Sidenote: 1864 "A Confiscated Fence"]

Huntsville, Saturday, Feb. 20. As soon as breakfast was over I hitched a
new team and drove out to a confiscated fence, a mile off, for a load of
lumber, as the two Hungerfords were desirous of coming in with us, and
we must build a larger one [hut]. After we were all loaded, a guard
commanded us to unload, but after some talk allowed us to leave in quiet
with our lumber. Tore down our "humble cot" and six of us went to work
in earnest to erect a more commodious one. Had no tent. Built it
entirely of lumber. Had it almost completed by night. Was quite tired,
with a settled cold on my lungs, almost sick.

Huntsville, Sunday, Feb. 21. Weather a little milder. Milton Hungerford
and I attended the Methodist church in the forenoon. Service in the
Battery in the afternoon by agent of Christian Commission. Mail arrived.
Received a long looked for letter from Hannah. Twenty-one days on the
road.

Huntsville, Monday, Feb. 22. All the house on foraging detail. T. J.
being unwell, was excused, so he stayed at home to take care of family.
Train in charge of Lieutenant Jenawein travelled in southwesterly
direction fifteen miles. Walked most of the way. Jerked our corn from a
five hundred acre field. The 2nd and 3rd Divisions' train out storing
corn at Madison Depot. Returned by sundown, awful tired, and with severe
sore throat. Evie was mounted and procured four chickens and a hog in
exchange for coffee. Also got a mutton for shebang.

A salute of thirty-six guns was fired by the Battery during our absence
in honor of Washington's Birthday. Sorry that I was not present. At
night a g