All drills, inspections aqnd even guard mountings were suspended during the cold and icy weather, especially when the wind blew from the direction of the ocean. A man hardly dared poke his nose out of the bunkers or tents, except to go for wood and water and to draw his rations.
Every style of camp architecture was to be found within the fort, including hut, hovel, shack and shed plus the underground bunkers inside the high earthworks around the fort itself.
Some of the men tried to bring some of the hilarity and cheerfulness into camp, and then again, some did not. There were mixed emotions all morning with thoughts of family and home and the downfall of the war effort throughout the South.
--Old B-Runner
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