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George C. Burmeister diary, 1864
1864-02-29 -- 1864-03-01
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Monday 29. My men are on picket duty today and it is raining fearfully hard, I pity the poor men. Just imagine the rain pouring down in torrents, and the soldiers on a prairie without any shelter dripping with rain, it is bad isn’t? Then at night to lie down on the wet ground with the water running beneath, and pouring down from above on them, is the picture agreeable to you who are enjoying your good cheerful fire with your family at your side and then when you are sleepy to lie down on your downy beds?, do you ever think of the poor soldiers who are out battling for their and your loved country? If they conquer the rebels should you not reward them and feel grateful towards them for all they have done and endured for your sake as well as others? There never was such pure patriotism displayed in any country as there is in ours in this war. I feel proud of it and also that I am a soldier in the army of the United States of America. March Tuesday 1. It still continues to rain, I busied myself the greater part of the day in completing my different returns and rolls for the last month, I was assisted in this work by my brother Henry, who is taking hold of the work quite well, he aims to improve and to make his work look well, he is a very steady and good fellow, beloved by all his comrades in the company. He is a good soldier.
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Monday 29. My men are on picket duty today and it is raining fearfully hard, I pity the poor men. Just imagine the rain pouring down in torrents, and the soldiers on a prairie without any shelter dripping with rain, it is bad isn’t? Then at night to lie down on the wet ground with the water running beneath, and pouring down from above on them, is the picture agreeable to you who are enjoying your good cheerful fire with your family at your side and then when you are sleepy to lie down on your downy beds?, do you ever think of the poor soldiers who are out battling for their and your loved country? If they conquer the rebels should you not reward them and feel grateful towards them for all they have done and endured for your sake as well as others? There never was such pure patriotism displayed in any country as there is in ours in this war. I feel proud of it and also that I am a soldier in the army of the United States of America. March Tuesday 1. It still continues to rain, I busied myself the greater part of the day in completing my different returns and rolls for the last month, I was assisted in this work by my brother Henry, who is taking hold of the work quite well, he aims to improve and to make his work look well, he is a very steady and good fellow, beloved by all his comrades in the company. He is a good soldier.
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