1862
12th Dec. ^Friday Fredericksburg Va
2 or 3 men were killed + several
wounded – About Sunset
we were moved up on the []
+ stacked arms
Slept in J. Andersons house
Drew + served out at daylight 1 days ration(?)
13th Sat had orders to be ready
at daylight
Formed line about 8 ¾
marched off to lift – left in
front + formed line of battle
at 9 ½ – About 9 ¾ hours(?)
kot(?) firing com
-menced on our left –
(By campfire 9 PM.) Battle
lasted till 6 PM. The last
firing on the Right close
under a Reb. Battery
13th Below Fredbg. ^12th Nov. 1906 this PM below(?) must be a marked(?)
We moved about(?) 3PM to the
top of the platau(?) just below
a ridge-6(?) hap(?) of 82 P.V.
2- Reb. regts(?) said to have
been taken(?) on our left + Gen
Taylor, Jackson, Bayard killed on our left
14th Near the Gas works –
called at 2 ½ a.m. formed line(?) +
marched off about 3- marched nearly
south to the road then turned to
right + marched towards []
filled(?) off to right + [] []
the ravine – rested about []
then marched down to our posts(?)
of yesterday – Got 1 ds. ration 6.
S.HB + cooked beef- Slight fir
ing commenced quite early – []
Heavy [] 9 ½ marched to the
Gas Works. – Supposed the morning that
we were going to the front – At 9 ½ it was said.
We were going to storm a battery