Wednesday, February 15, 2012

January, Friday 31, 1862

Morning: Fencing practice.

Afternoon:Shooting practice with revolver at twenty paces with Captain Korh.

My watch with Lieutenant Heil, Officer of the Day.

During the night noise and drunkenness in Company J. The entire Watch had to move out. Five men in Company J arrested. Two men had delirium tremens. Major in command and Doctor in guardhouse to investigate the situation. In the morning strict orders no whiskey to be poured in the future by the Sutler.

During the night snow fell.

Countersign Louisville.

During the night one of the delirium patients is taken to the hospital. Nevertheless the following day Captain Hochleiter was sent into the guardhouse with a four day Watch sentence.

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