Tuesday, August 2nd, 1898  

August 2/98
It has raigned all night and day and again our tents blow down about Midnight and everybody swears vensions on the men who ever invented them for us (I realy cant blame them) all night along we could hear the shooting on the line some even reached our Camp and it is reported that one of the Colerado Boys was Killed and a few wounded it seems that the Enemy only cares to fight at Night much to our disgust for we all like to get a chance at them in broad day light 5 men are on the sick List Beatty Christopher Landis Jno Barnes and Sergt Martin it still raignen

It has rained all night and day and again our tents blow down about midnight. Everybody swears vengence on the men who invented them for us (and I really can't blame them). All night long we could hear the shooting on the line. Some even reache dout camp and it is reported that one of the Colerado boys was killed and a few wounded. It seems tat the enemy only cares to fight at night much to our disgust because we all would like to get a chance at them in broad daylight. Five men are on the sick list: [Curtis] Beatty, [Frank] Christopher, [Jacob] Landis, [John] Barnes and Sergeant [William] Martin. It is still raining.