[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, private and musician in the 23rd Ohio]
Friday, May 30, 1862
Practiced this morning
after which I procured
a pass & went down
to the 37th Regt for my
slippers got them
paid one dollar for them
seem good ones & cheap
did not practice this
afternoon
Rain, stormy this
evening with heavy
thunder & lightning
struck a tree near here
with heavy explosion
Bathed & had tom
boil & wash my
pants & shirt
Mostly clear with rain
this evening
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