Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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Log huts.–Diary of Josiah Marshall Favill (as recorded by one of his clerks).

November 15, 2013

Diary of a Young Officer–Josiah Marshall Favill (57th New York Infantry)

[November 15th.] Every man not needed for other duty was set to work building log huts, and in three days’ time our division at least was snugly quartered. The huts were built to hold four men, covered with shelter tents, and provided with mud and wood fireplaces and chimneys. This is the second winter we have built log huts, and the men are now completely au fait in their construction.

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