Monday Jan. 4" Algiers La (1864  
10 A.M. Commenced raining last night - and is still raining - had no breakfast. Am sitting in the tent eating hard tack. 
10 P.M. slacked raining at 12 got some coffee made - had "sow belly", hard tack and coffee for dinner. 
Tuesday 5 
Cold and rainy all day - men in their tents all day - weather bad to get anything to eat. We get up between 8 & 9 A.M. and lie down again at dark 
Wednesday 6
 Got up this morning at 9 A.M. found everything frozen with sleet - Eat crackers & Coffee for breakfast - had a good mess of beans at 12 for dinner - went to bed at 1 P.M. and done without supper - Rained and sleeted all afternoon. 
Muddy Camp Algiers Thursday 7
 Got up after laying in bed 19 hours - cloudy and cool this morning - at 12 sit down to a good dinner of beans, coffee meat &c. 
Friday 8 
Ground frozen quite hard this morning ice 2 inches thick - men suffering much from cold - have no way to warm.
