Aug 17 - Attended Chaplain's meeting am. A cool room and pleasant talk.
Aug 18 - Mr. [Daniel] Rheem [i.e. Ream] of Ohio here to get away his son [John]* - very low at the hospital. He chafes at delay in papers. The poor boy dies on the 21st.
Aug 19 - Lay too cold and got up feeling agueish and unwell. Write to wife twice a week now.
Aug 20 - Still unwell tho' keep about my duties. Mr. Rheem [sic] complains that Dr. Rose who is sick does not see his son and other patients. I inadvertently repeat the complaint. Col. Herrick notifies him. He requests to know who complained. I write and explain. The Dr. soon friendly again.
Aug 21 - Unwell still. Bad taste and poor appetite. Col. Herrick the same. Got on finally in preparing sermon this evening.
Aug 22 - Feel worse, have fever. Disappointed in letter from wife this week - now get one saying she has taken whooping cough. Undressed and went to bed to be sick. Was mulled[?] off and feel better.
Aug 23 - Sunday. Too unwell to do duty. Mr. K.A. Brumell addressed the regiment. Good attendance. Col Swayne dropped in going home [?]. Weak but better than yesterday.
* Pvt. John Ream, born 1838/9 in Madison twp. Fairfield Co. Ohio. He was the son of Daniel (born abt 1808 in PA) and Sarah (born abt 1811 in OH).
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