June 9, 1862

The day was dark and lowering, and in the evening set in rain and rained all the night. We had a brigade drill this afternoon at 4 o’clock down near the 21 Mass camp. The 1st brigade were drilling there too, and Gen Reno was looking on & reviewed us afterwards. Just after dinner Lynch Hassenplug & I went over to a plantation across the creek for honey & mutton. It was fun to see the n---- destroying the “guns” — a bunch of bees got in their wool. This plantation is immense and poverty stricken. We got a large mail.