ied with the change.

Chattanooga, Sunday, March 19. A beautiful day. Had full inspection at 8
A. M. Company makes good appearance now. Attended church and Bible
class, and the afternoon passed by very quiet and pleasant, writing,
reading, and thinking. No mail.

Chattanooga, Monday, March 20. Did not sleep much last night owing to a
terrible toothache. This morning orderly wanted me to go to the woods
again to pilot the teams there. Helped load sixteen logs. One wagon
capsized. Reached camp 3 P. M. hungry and quite tired. Found Milt H.,
Marden and Reed just from furlough. Look as fresh as recruits.

Chattanooga, Tuesday, March 21. Health good. All runs smooth in camp. No
startling news. All hands have been working all day. I was under
Simonds. Put up the logs of one shanty in the morning, roofed another
one in the afternoon. No mail.

Chattanooga, Wednesday, March 22. A very windy day, dust flying, water
rising. On guard, first relief. Mail came in the morning but did not
bring any from home. All hands busy. The homesick ones of the Company
are anxious to know whether they are to be counted in on the next batch
of furloughs. Five to go, and I know of some forty-five applications.
Benoit and R. Dye are due from last time. Gymnasium pole has been put up
to-day, and the muscular systems will be developed.

Chattanooga, Thursday, March 23. Quite a pleasant night to stand guard
in last night, but to-day it has blustered very disagreeably, filling
our eyes with dust. Did not work to-day.

Chattanooga, Friday, March 24. Wind still continues. Health good. Mail
brought me this morning my long-looked-for letters from home. On detail
under Sergeant Goodwin all day siding up the stables. George T. Hill
started home on sick furlough this morning. Poor man, he has been
running down for the last four months. R. Grey's and Bancroft's
furloughs returned approved. They start to-morrow. Two returned
disapproved.

[Sidenote: 1865 Camp Gardening]

Major Mendenhall is starting a garden for the reserve artillery.
Sergeant Hutchinson is detailed to take charge of it. He is to have one
man from forty-three different batteries to help him. He is to till
about seven acres of land. Sergeant Proctor relieves him in the woods,
this being queer work for soldiers.

Chattanooga, Saturday, March 25. Night quite cold, day is pleasant.
Bunks are being put up in the new houses to-day. Many of the boys have
moved in. I did not do m