Charles Edgar Abbey

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Abbey, along with his regiment, participated in the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse (8-21 May), where he was wounded in the face. He spent a brief time at Carver Hospital (Washington, D.C.) and then an extended time (18 June to 21 December) at David's Island, New York harbor, recuperating. While at David's Island he helped dress the wounded, became a wardmaster (ultimately relieved of that duty), visited New York City (including Barnum's Museum), read (_Adventures of Clarence Bolton ... _ (New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, [186-?], and papers), smoked, and played billiards and dominoes. Also, he took two furloughs, one to Philadelphia before going home to Cohoes, N.Y., and the other to Troy, N.Y., before going home. On Thursday, 24 November, he makes the reference of having " ... a very fine Dinner today of Turkey and the like ... with Oyster soup ..."