April 14th. Sunshine for this morning. Came off picket duty. Visited town on a pass, a lonesome old place. The old buildings show the effects of the war, broken down and ruined. Some must have been fine ones in their day. At dress parade a new national flag was brought out for the first time. Colonel Ely surrendered to the enemy the one given us by the ladies of Norwich. Some things in this life are hard to understand. It could have been saved as well as the state flag, at Winchester, June 15th, 1863. Received my pictures, taken when I was at home. Sending them out.
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