Wednesday, October 2, 1861

Today we went into camp about a mile from the capitol, and in full view of the city.  We were in a nice green field near the road.
I am on guard today.  Wrote to Sue while sitting on the bank of the road that goes into the city.  I had the pleasure of viewing a company of horses that were taken in a fight day before yesterday. They just went by where I am writing, to water.  They were driven up through here yesterday in a drove.  I go on guard two hours and off four, for twenty-four hours.  I have been all over the capitol.  I have not seen “Honest Old Abe” yet.  I don’t knoew whether we shall stop here long or not.  The talk now is that we are going down the coast, as we expected in the first place, but we cannot tell.  It is beginning to rain out here, but we are moving in to our ten, where we shall be comfortable until we have to go on guard.