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Change in Hospital Affairs.—Architectural Beauty.—Ceaseless Work.—Size of a Louse.—Long Endurance.—Desperate Forays.—Defeat—Defeat.—Convalescents' Recreation.—Legion.—Sullen Despair.—Up to the Front.—The stylish Turnout.—Washing Day.—Reaching Camp.—Loud Demonstrations.—The Memory of Oats.—Autumn Winds.—A sweeping Discharge.—Alone of my Sex.—November Ram.—No Birds to leave us.—Nature's free Gifts.—Naked Trees.—Active Operations.—Another Winter South.—Rebellion still rampant.—Snow-flakes.—Recruiting.—Ornaments.—The precious Chain.—Confiscated.—Passing the Days
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Diary.—Longing for Home.—Only a little good.—Thoughts of my Children.—Oh! for the Wings of a Bird.—Weakness of Women. Entanglements of Habit.—Nature's Mistake.—Oh! for Strength.—Bearing in Patience.—Wild, windy Weather.—Died this morning.—The Contrast.—Like a Leaf from the Tree.—Blessed Healing.—Life's tempting Cup.—The Question of Peace.—Desolate Homes.—Tempered Joy.—Pig's Feet for Dinner.—The Anniversary.—Fifteen Years ago.—Now.—Life's brief Dream.—Those nibbling Mice.—Murder.—Johnny-cake and Onions.—Another "Victory."—An Invocation
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Diary continued.—The Relay of Wounded.—Heroes all.—Distorted Limbs.—Old faces.—An exceeding Reward.—A Mother's Children.—Common Soldiers.—Only a Ripple.—A hard Campaign.—Something wrong.—A Season of Rest.—Waiting for Work.—Oh! what Work.—A strange Life.—Raging Winds.—Sad at Heart.—Who will remember?
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