Box 132

Walked to Potomac River and visited friends in Company C. 1 sheet ([4] p.)

Chosen to be color guard. Describes the "pl[e]asures of a soldier's life." Met Mr. Talmage. Describes tentmates. Received high honor for keeping gun clean and being well-drilled. 1 sheet ([4] p.)

Day of Thanksgiving (appointed by the President). Goes to see Potomac River and Virginia's "sacred soil." Swims in the river. Visits Company C. Describes what Confederates left behind. 2 sheets ([8] p.)

Marched from Hagerstown. So hot that many men fell out of line. Fed hard tack and coffee. Some men steal corn and potatoes. 1 sheet ([4] p.) Incomplete

Company returns to Philadelphia. Mustered out. He and MPG have photographs taken. 1 sheet ([4] p.)

News of Aunt Flegel with cancer, Aunt Harby nurses her. Family visits and news. His opinion of Lincoln. Soldiers in Union Army's atrocities. 1 sheet ([4] p.)

Thanksgiving Day. Mr. Talmage's church. Dorcas Society meeting at Mr. Talmage's home. 1 sheet ([4] p.)

1 sheet ([3] p.) Letter of reference from his employers stating that WEG is on a pleasure trip and is not deliberately escaping the draft.

1 sheet (1 p.)

The first days of college. Roommate is "one of those queer Dutch boys." Accepted "without condition" to freshman class. 1 sheet ([4] p.)