Thues [February] 5 [1863]

Snow changed to rain moderated at night
Col. D[errom] went home -- vist. hos. &c Got orders for
9th A.C. to Sail for Fortress Monroe without delay
3 days rations -- under GenW. F. Smith to report ot
Gen Dix -- Storm will doubtless delay us.
Pleasant letter fr. Mr H. "Wm. sails for Cuba"
Mr. Evans writes to know if I will accept call to
Cong, ch -- ansr. not unless unanimous, don't know
about it even then. Wrote Col. & Mr H. & Mr Evans
that unless call ws unanimous I could not entertain it --
if it was I would see -- retired late

General William Farrar Smith, head of the VI Corp at Fredericksburg
General John Adams Dix (1789-1879), commander at Fort Monroe