Arthur. D. Pierce

Arthur. D. Pierce
Pontiac, Michigan.

Murfreesboro
January SUNDAY, 1, 1865
A beautiful day. No better but hope I shall be soon resolved with Gods help that I will serve him better and do my duty as well as possible. Saw Harry Travis had quite a pleasant talk with him. The sanitary Conditions of the Hospital very bad. little to eat and very poor food for sick at that Men grumble a great deal and they have cause to.

Murfreesboro
MONDAY, 2.
no better Saw Charlie Rice had a pleasant little chat with him about his journey
did nothing most of the day
layed down most of the time
men when sick will show their evil nature quarreling and swearing paying to respect to God what ever
feel drowsy from the effects of opium

January SATURDAY, 7, 1865
On this day Jan 7 My dear Son
Arthur Don Pierce
died n Murfreesborough Tenessee. Aged 19 yrs
In the Union Army
[Frances Elizabeth Brown Lewis Pierce]

Sunday, April 26, 1868
Wisconsin
Rode through the large pasture (100 acres) with Rebecca downs to the Lake. saw the camels back, the lake is lovely, then upon the hill and on to the Log house. built by Mr. Potter and lived in some years--a most lovely day, and the last sabbath I expect to spend in this dear family.
F E L Pierce

On the night of the 22nd there fell a foot of snow on the 23rd an other foot--to day all trace of snow gone.

May 1865
THURSDAY, 4.
One year from date my bet with H. P. runs out. in reference to Bertie Ten Eyck

December, 1865
SUNDAY, 10.
One year from date my bet with MC will run out.

[Next page torn out. Entry on Dec. 14 had line ending in "ns" like other bet notes wrote "runs".]

CASH ACCOUNT
January
Cash on hand 10.00

Photo in cover flap. Rear bearing imprint "BENSON, PHOTOGRAPHER. Pontiac, Mich." and Internal Revenue-Telegraph stamp of 3 cents pen cancelled "28 Oct 1860".