November 16-19, 1862

Henry S. Robinson Diary, November 16th - 19th 1862
Henry S. Robinson Diary, November 16th – 19th 1862

1862
16th 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 20th) 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

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

18th 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

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

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