4^th Nov. Near Upperville Va
Upperville is this side up the gap –
Paris is near the gap (Ashby Gap)
Dress – 12 prs. Socks 2 Canteens
23 d. [] C^o
Ashby or Paris Gap is 6 or 8 miles
west of us – a Pike running through it – to Alex.   41 miles from here
the Manapas Gap R. R. runs
through a gap called by the
people here  Ashbys gap –
This is 14 miles further on
– A dirt rode goes through
by the side of the R. R.
– Ribds were here yesterday
– A Brigade at least – of Cavalry passed this A. M. towards Ash. Gap
Drew 1 days rations E.B. FB.  Sugar. Coffee
– got a wall tent + pitched it
Ricd. – #12 letter from Mary
Heard cannon over the mountains

5^th Nov. Started 4¼ A. M. on the ^Pike road to
Alex. Went 3 miles + then turned
square to the right (south) – marched

5^th Nov.                                Springfield
about 10 miles through Rectortown(?)
to the Manassas R. R. – Piedmont
Corp. Parker of C^o  D died+ was buried

Camped south of RR. Facing south
Pitched tents (we had a Fly) got straw + had a good camp
Fresh Pork + Poultry plenty.
Drew 1 days rations F. B. Sugar + coffee
Rained a little in night

6^th Drew 2 days rations FB.
Started 8½ am.  Marched back to
Rectortown, + then on to Salem, crop
-ing the RR. A mile or two before en
-tering S.  Marched on in a Souther
ly direction – Burnside paped to
the front in P.M. –

Marched 15 to 18 miles + camped
at Orlean.
C^o T [] S. went on Picket (my first
experience) Pretty cold – but had
2 or 3 hours good sleep.

1862

7^th Nov.  Orleans Va
Snowing a little.  Moved our quarters into the woods+ hall just
got fixed for the night when
Orders came to pack up – We
did so as soon as possible + when
we got to camp on Brigade had
passed – the Passot batting + the
2^nd Brigade – We overtook our
Reg. + marched about 5 miles
in the snow + mud –

near Watertown
8^th  8 miles from Warrenton Va.
Sun out part of the time – snow
on the ground – Sent #9 letter to Mary
Clift Mills on Carters Run

9^th Sunday  – Fired musket
+ made the best fire of any C^o
Had services in P.M.

10^th  in same camp –
About 2 Oclock  P.M. got orders
to strike tents + start –

Clift Mills on Carters Run
10^th Nov. near Waterloo Va.
Got Perry into an am bu lance +
then out again – Marched
¾ of a mile rested + came back
to the same spot –
(Rebels attacked our lines a
few miles S.W. of us.)
Goodwin + Fuller came up from
Weaverton – a walk on the way.
They came thro Warrenton where they
saw Ge. Burnside.
Reed. #13 from Mary.
Had.Of. news of Allen’s death –
Daniels is in Washington – all the
rest are doing well –

11^th  Had Descriptive lists made
out for Perry + Williams to send them
to Warrenton – (mended pants)
Bought five of FB for C^o of Kelley – $2.00

Drew Ration FB. + Coffee + a little Sugar+[]
40lb. Bacon.  Perry in our tent all
day – slept with Boynton as Dr. that
he would be as well off there.

1862

12^th Nov.  Near Waterloo Va.
Had Inspection of Arms.
Roll call every 2 hours from 6 A.M to 8 P.M.
Perry pretty sick in our tent
Drew 1 day ration fresh beef –
One box HB due the 10^th + all the
rations since.  Paid for [] 50
Col sent up his bedstead
+ Boynton got my matress
cover filled with straw, so
we made a comfortable bed
for Perry – Had  [] +
fermentation on his bowels.
gave him some whiskey + water – + after taking an
injection he had one sleeping
powder.  Sat with him
till 3 AM. when I called
Boynton.
Lucius came with 4.50 change
– 50 cts from Mary – letter
Oct. 23^d  – mittens + thats all

13^th Near Waterloo.
Perry commenced dying about
sunrise a daylight + breathed
his last about 7·45 A.M. –
He was properly draped –
Boynton + I got a box for him to
be taken to Warrenton in – 1.00
– Paid for dinner                            .50
Got pap + went to Warrenton
after having short services at our tent – C^o  B turned out
with us.  ——- Borrowed of Dr. [Rood?] $20.
Arrd Warrenton about 9 P.M.
Slept at Warrenton Hotel
Ambulance in yard

14^th
Paid for breakfast                                          1.50
“    “              papers                                             10
“   “               P.O. Stamps                                 55
“   “               tobacco                                          60
“  “                cheese                                            40
cigars                                              25
Dinner                                                                 1.50

14^th Nov.  Warrenton, Va
Left the body of Corp. Perry in
care of A.H. Gatton(?) – just west
of R.R. Station ­- Paid him
$25.00 for coffin + sealed case
+ sent a receipt by mail +
one by a man to take to Washing
ton + send thence by E + prep(?).
Gave him a dollar to pay for
forwarding it.  Left a bundle
of things with Mr. Gatton.
– Sent to Mary to hand to Mrs.
$5.05 found with him + 54 cts for
18 P.O. Stamps also a lock of hair
– Sent my Harpers Ferry minister(?)
– Summers Corps is at Mintu(?).
went down through Snickers gap.
20^th Maine is there(?) 1^st Lt. Rupat(?)
is reported at home sick.
Left for camp about dark.
Arrived about 8.  Read letter #14
from Mary + one from B. RS.
Sent #10 letter to Mary

15^th Camp(?) at Carters Run near Waterloo(?)
During night private     Swift
of C ^oB. died [] H.  Sent.
Reed orders early to strike tents
– Got under way at about 8 ½ a.m.
Marched acrop to Warrenton Pik(?)
+ so on Southerly to Warrenton
white Sulphur Springs –
drew up in line of battle in a
hollow – just out of sight of the
hill acrop the Rapahannock where
the Rebel artillery had been stationed
First orders not to show ourselves
on the hill – Soon had leave to
go anywhere  Went to see the
Ruins of the Hotel destroyed
August –
Marched 7 miles
N. Springs are 6 ½ miles from
Warrenton – 10 from Rap. Station
1/4 mile from [].
Drew rations for 70 men – 2 days
S. + C. came tomorrow 1 [] [] Bread
64 miles this month 75 ½ mile

1862
16^th Nov.  Warrenton Springs
Waked at 3 A.M. Got
ready to march at daylight
Marched at 10 ¼ ^am through
Fayetteville. + Liberty to Bealton Sta.
on the Orange +  Alex. RR
Marched up the RR near Warrenton line(?).  camped about 8P.M.
A little muzzly rain at night
Dry + dusty some of the way
Marched 12 miles in an
easterly direction –
Have now drawn on 5 days
Reg. (exactly 20^th) 3 ds. R.  of sugar
+ of coffee 2 of meat + 5 loaves
of HB.  95 lbs. due Pd 30 cts for meat
Dunn fill out on march yestr
day + has not come in –
– Struck tents + marched at 12 noon –
Croped R.R + went in the
direction of Fredericksburg
about marched till after 4

17^th Nov – On the road to Fredericksburg
Marched 11 miles –
Camped in a hollow

18^th Waked at 3½ marched
at 5 – marched till
10½ AM – making 12 miles
– Supposed to be 6 miles
from Fredericksburg.  Persimmons [] into []
very plenty – Red []
gray + green + yellow sand []
[] – [] land – []
the hard [] region + []
oak + partly pine Burnside came a quarter of a mile from us –
Drew 1 lb. ration Coffee
[] of meat 1 box HB

19^th [] at 5 – Started
at 7 – Paped 2^nd Corps – saw
15^th 21^st + 34^th Map
Heard a band on the march

19^th Nov. In sight of Fredericksburg
– Marched from 7 till about 1
marched – at least 11 miles
through Falmouth past Fredbg.
+ camped on top of the table land
[illegible crossed out word] Very ponland(?) – Rain
46 miles in 4 days –

20^th  M. In camp – same place – [line break]
– Drew 1 days ration Fresh beef + Coffee
+ 1 box HB –
Rain all day – Mended stock
-ings  – made our 2 buttonholes in vest
– cut off one sleeve to overcoat – just button
on our coat pockets – washed all our
– Several shells sent acrop
the river in the morning
Sent #11 letter to Mary –
3 days ration sugar dye on this reg.

21^st – Drew 3 boxes(?) HB.  1 days
ration Salt Pork – 2 day Sugar + Coff
– Sent #12 letter to Mary –
Reed one from Herbert Brown
Cd(?) Bowman got letter from

21^st  – Opposite Fredericksburg Va.
Gov. Andrew – containing one from
Mrs. Bigelow – stating that her
husband A.G. Bigelow was in Consumption.  – + asking the Gov(?)
to have him discharged.
Rained nearly all day making 3 days

22^nd Rain over – same camp
– Drew 2 days rations C. S. F. Beef + enough
H. Bread to make up 4 days rations
– Sun out part of time
Went down to the rim – a mile
+ a half- to the R.R. bridge –
Saw a number of Rebs. –many of
them dreped in blue .  Sent N^o12 letter to Mary
– Reed Balt. Papers of today –
+ heard of the demanded surren
der of [illegible symbol].  Our supplies now come
from Bell Plain – on the Potomac
said to be only 7 miles from here
23^rd Bell is not on the Potomac but on Aegina Creek

1862
23^rd Nov. Opp. Fredericksburg Va.
Sunday – Pleasant wind from N. West –
Services – Not very well –
Drew 1 days Rations S.C. HB, Pork + Ham
completing the 5 days reg. to 25^th

24^th Cold night – half inch of ice made
in dish near our tent.
Sun warm – no wind –
Reed letter #15 from Mary alone from
J.R.

25^th Started on new reg. – for 69
men instead of 71 as is ought to have been
– drew 3 days ration sugar (lacking 3 lbs.)
Coffee + Pork + 4 boxes HB.
Weigh 14 lbs. shoes m – no equipments
Rain in night J.F.B. in tent

26^th – Mud – not much rain
Review by Gen. Summer.
Drew 21 lbs. beans.
Finished  #13 to Mary
Doctor Dr.Tyler says we have no medicine
+ have never had a fit supply.

27^th Nov. Opp. Fredericksburg Va
Pleasant day – About 10 a.m. Had
orders to pack + start for a new camp
– which is a quarter of a mile N.E.
– Got a fly tent – fixed in good shape
–

28^th had Comp. Drill at 9 ½ a.m.
Drew 2 days rations Coffee + Sugar
+ Hard bread enough to make 5 day
rations – ½ days ration Salt Pork
Had orders to go on Picket at 3 P.M.

200 pickets from the river to the Bell
Plains road – a mile from Gen. Burnside
H.2. – Picket line is 3 ½ miles long
– I was stationed about 2 miles from
the river –Talked with Mr.
calling himself Union – No troops
man hear till our forces came here
last Spring. Fredericksburg
20 to 30-000 inhabitants – Used to be
good place for Flour, Sweet potatoes
+ c – Flour sells now for 20. Dols per []

28^th Nov. Opp. Fredericksburg
-Nothing to sell here – land poor – some(?)
+ springy – land of same nature []
Bay. – clay + sand – few stones – all here
are – gnarty(?) – white + colored.
Up pretty near all night – had to
go out several times.-

29^th Pleasant day –
Releived(?) about 3 P.M. by 79^th N.Y.
– went back to camp by [] H. 2.
– saw the Pontoons – about a hundred
– while gone C^o drew 1 ½s Ration of
Fresh beef – 2 days ration beans + rice.

30^th Sunday – Pleasant – Heavy frost.
– Had inspection ^review by Col. Leasine(?)
– marched past him –
Had Inspection by Col. Novton(?)
Services (Brigade) at 1 P.M.
Chaplain of 45^th spoke remarking
well about the war + the causes of
it + the sins yet to be repented of.

31^st + the seasons for thankful
rep that nothing worse had come
upon us. – read the Pres. Order
regarding the Sabbath + swearing
Drep(?) Parade – first time
I have been out since came acrop the Pot. –
Heard firing down the River
– look 2 of Agers(?) frills(?) Gun Boats reported 3 miles below –
Drew 1 box HB. on tomorrous ration
Sagur of C^o B. died

1^st Dec. Pleasant day – Not very
well + so did not drill
not 3 DS.R.          3 DS. R
Drew for C^o ( 72 men) 17 lbs. C. 32 lbs. S
10 lb lloy(?) Beans 1 days R. F. B. 3 boxes HB
Loomph. + Ball. Drill + Drep. Parade – Sagur was buried with
military honors.

2^nd Dec. Drew 2 days R. Pork – Bot 2 lbs. tea
113(?) – got in 100 of Leavitt(?) + gave him 1 lb. tea. (settled with
him ) Didn’t go to Comp. but did to Bat.
Drill + drep. Parade –

3d – Pleasant as usual
Wasn’t out to Comp. drill. But as Lt. Rd.
was sick took the C^o out to Bat. drill +
D. Parade – 4^th time our(?) drill 1^st on D. P.

4^th Dec. Opp. Fredericksburg
Finished up the 5 days Ration of HB. C.
(except a few lbs.) S. + meat + for extra 3 ds. Ration
Reed # 17 from Mary
of beans Sent #14 to Mary, also letters to Capt.
Herbert + sick men – not out to drill
5^th – Our log house was finished yes
terday all but chimney made that
today + had a fire started – good draft
C^o (72 men) drew 4 boxes HB. 3 ds. Rat. C + S
17. Rice. Beans + Hog.
Reed letter from Mrs. P. + answered it +
sent certificate Surgeon who stated that
his disease was “Acute dysentery” Sent
also [] of clothing on [] $13.75
21^st []
– Reed #16 from Mary + sent #15 –
These letters are to go to Nash by Chaplain(?)
– No Batt. drill or Drep Parade on acct of
Storm

6^th Very cold night, snow on
Chaplain went to Washington
the ground this A.M. Warmer
after sun was up. – got our
chimney plastered inside + filled
it up some at backside

6^th Dec. – Drew today 60 lbs. potatoes
some dessicated vegetable (first ^ of either since
we came out) also some vinegar + molasses(?)
– Took dose of pills (3) in AM.

7^th Coldest night of the season-
snow hardly melted all day –
Sunday + nothing done –
except by the men in building
tents = report of a Con. man being
frozen to death last night.
Men are suffering from bad pants
+ shoes – + ought to be supplied
Read 7^th + 21^st [illegible crossed out word] long(?)

8^th No drills: orders came to make
the tents comfortable – all hands
doing it – We made ours tighter
-Drew 2 days rations Sugar. Coffee
+ HB. Enough to complete 5 days ration
One days ration Fresh Beef + about
1 ¾ bin of potatoes.

1862
8^th Dec. Camp near Falmouth Va
Fletcher in C^o [] died very sud
denly – had measles at PValley –
Reed #18 from Mary

9^th no drills today – men at
work on tents + chimneys
Wrote #16 + sent to Mary cont(?) one
for S.S. Also sent to A Dans(?)
of Wor.  to make a stout blue
fatigue coat + send to Mrs.
HSR Clinton + send the
bill by mail to me.
Wrote Mary to send the box.
Drew 2 ds. Ration of everything

10^th – no Drills –
Fletcher of C^o [] buried
Had Infection of Rig(?)
served out 3 days rations

11^th Commanding com. at 5 am –
[] at 5 Formed line
at 8 –
Firing from 10 to 12 very hot

11th Camp near Falmouth
The Eng. were fired on before
comp. the Center bridge + had
to leave it – Got it done during
day + troops croped
Our batteries were shelling the
town nearly all day + burnt
several houses.
35 reports in 30 seconds.
About sunset marched down
within ¾ of a mile of the river
+ then marched back to camp
Drew + served out 1 ds. ration of HB. S. + C.

12^th Formed line at 8 am +
marched nearly to the river +
halted – Croped river at ¼(?)
Drew up on lowland under
the hill near gasworks
Rebs. shelled(?) us at 3 P.M.