3 October 1861

October, Thursday, 3d 1861 Pleasant. E.I.R.B. II Cron. 1st Corth. 14. To day I am officer of the day. Nothing of importance occurred during the day. At 12 P.M. I made the grand rounds. This morn we had recitation of a lesson in Hardee's Tactics.

[orders and circulars Loren would, or should, have seen concurrent with his dairy entries...]

Head Quarters 9th Regiment Ills Vols Camp Paine
Oct 3rd 1861
General Order No 16 } The drummers of the several companies of this Regiment will report at Regimental Head Quarters at 9 o'clock A.M. of each day.
By order of Aug. Mersy, Lieut Col Com