Wednesday, January 28.—Severe snow-storm.
Thursday, January 29.—Generals Burnside, Sumner and Franklin left the army to-day. Joe Hooker is in command now.
Sunday, February 1.—Mounted and foot inspection.
Monday, February 2.—Mounted inspection.
Tuesday, February 3.—Captain Arnold was thrown from his horse, and left on furlough.
Wednesday, February 4.—The battery commences to build chimneys and fire-places.
Thursday, February 5.—Received the first soft bread since we left Harper’s Ferry.
Sunday, February 22.—Heavy snow-storm. Washington’s birth-day. Our battery fired thirty-four guns. Ours and the rebel batteries fired in honor of the day.
Saturday, February 28.—Robert Raynor, wounded at the battle of Antietam, returned from the Baltimore hospital.
Thursday, March 5.—General Joe Hooker is reviewing the Army of the Potomac.