Robert Cruikshank, letter
October 23, 1862
“It is very monotonous in Camp… I get up at reveille,- that is, at 5:30 in the morning; call the roll; take the sick to the surgeon, then make my report of the same; then take my breakfast. Then I see that the streets are swept and in order. I see that the sergeants take their men out to drill. In the afternoon I drill three hours, so you see I do not have very hard work.”
Author
Name: Robert Cruikshank
Unit: 123rd Regiment New York Infantry, Co. H
Document Information
Type: Letter
Subject(s):
- Soldier Life/Camp Life
Event Location: Pleasant Valley, Washington Co., MD
Document Origin: Pleasant Valley, Washington Co., MD
Source
Robert Cruikshank to Mary Cruikshank. October 23, 1862. Transcribed by Barry Cruikshank. Columbus, OH: ehistory at the Ohio State University. Obtained from http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/letters/cruikshank/index.cfm. Accessed on February 9, 2010.
