Our clothing was insufficient to protect us from the severe cold: we had no boots, the snow got into our shoes and melted there: our ungloved hands became numbed and covered with chilblains, as were our feet: I remember well the distracting irritation I endured from this cause every evening, when my feet inflamed; and the torture of thrusting the swelled, raw, and stiff toes into my shoes in the morning.
Nos vêtements étaient insuffisants pour nous protéger contre un froid aussi rude; au lieu de brodequins, nous n'avions que des souliers dans lesquels la neige entrait facilement; nos mains, n'étant pas protégées par des gants, se couvraient d'engelures, ainsi que nos pieds.