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Cold

Relieved off guard

Cold

No duty lay round

Ditto    Ditto

Cold forenoon Pleasant afternoon

On fatigue putting in ______

Rainy day

On no duty

Pleasant day Rained night

On no duty

Pleasant day Cold night

On picket all quiet on the lines

Cold & frosty

Relieved off picket four Rebs came in before daylight

Pleasant day began to rain evening

Brigade dress parade

Rained all day

no duty

Pleasant day muddy

Brigade dress parade

 

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Pleasant Day

Brigade drill & dress parade

Cold A.M. Pleasant day

On picket all quiet

Pleasant day

Relieved of picket

Brigade dress parade

Pleasant day

Company inspection & brigade dress parade

Pleasant Day

Inspection brigade drill & dress parade

Pleasant day cold

Inspection of arms forenoon Company drill afternoon

Cold & frosty

On guard in the Wagon Park

Cold Day

Relieved of guard

On camp guard third relief     Cold

Rained all day cold

Relieved of guard

Cold wet & muddy

no duty

 

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Pleasant day muddy

On no duty

Cold & frosty night & morning pleasant day

On fatigue round camp

ditto                 ditto

On no duty

Cold night & morning pleasant day

on no duty

ditto                 ditto

On no duty Boys came from the Rebs^? House

ditto                 ditto

On no duty

ditto                 ditto

On no duty

Cold    on picket

Cold Relieved off picket

Pleasant day

Called up at 3 o'clock. Ordered to pack up & be ready to move _____ Six (6) day rations no move.

Pleasant day

On no duty. James Dawson^? came to see me

 

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I have neglected keeping up track of things for sometime but there has been very little of any importance going on. We have been twice reviewed, once by Genl. Wright & once by Genl. Meade. we have had a good deal of rain, but for the last two weeks it has been quite pleasant—for the last few days it has been very dirty dusty but today it is pleasant again. We have been having Batallion & Company drills when the weather permitted. The Rebs have been quiet in our front.

Pleasant day a little chilly cold night.

There has been a good deal of heavy firing on our right during the night & morning. Ordered to break up pull down tents & went to the Fort about 8 o'clock. Stayed there all day The picket line was reinforced & a charge made on the Rebs about noon but we failed to drive them, then the whole Division was sent out & drove them out in front of our Brigade at half past three o'clock PM, taking a good many prisoners My^? Company went out as reserve on the picket line after dark stayed all night no firing on the lines after dark.

 

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3

Pleasant day cold night

Rebs commenced firing as soon as daylight on the lines^? About 10 o'clock we moved to the left of the picket line & stayed all day & night

Pleasant day

Rebs made a charge on the second division just before daylight and kept it up all forenoon but could not break the lines. Relieved off picket morning.

Called up before four o'clock. Went to the Fort & stayed till after daylight on camp guard All quiet on the lines sent for my overcoat expecting to move.

Relieved of guard no other duty dress parade evening all quiet on the lines.

Rained hard all day

On no duty hard fighting on the left.

Rainy forenoon pleasant afternoon

Called up at 3 o'clock & went out in the picket line Come in at sunrise packed up at noon. Put up our sentry again in the evening.

Pleasant Day

Called up at 3 o'clock & went out on the _____ line stayed till sunrise^?

 

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 Called out at 10 PM & went to the Fort heavy _______ ____ along the lines Come back ____________

packed up _______

and left ________

Started from camp at 2 AM. Went out to the left & formed in line fo? battle Charged the Rebs works at daybreak entered them without much trouble. ______ back taking a heavy amount of guns and prisoners. Moved to the right afternoon & lay still 26^th Corps fighting in our front.

Pleasant Day warm

Packed up & moved out at 8 AM Moved off to the left ______ all day Camped in the wood before sundown for the night.

the Rebs left Petersburg and all the works around it early this morning. Richmond reported evacuated.

Moved out at 6 AM, marched till 9 laid still till near noon Moved again and marched till after dark & camped for the night Roads bad hard getting along. Pleasant day

Pleasant day pretty warm

Called up & moved at 3 AM Stopped for breakfast at 7 marched hard all day

 

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Wednesday Apr. 5 1865 (Cont.)

Stopped for the night at sundown Threw up breast works.

Rained a little

Moved out at 7 AM. Went out in the woods and round 5 or 6 miles come back & started on ahead marched till 6 PM Come onto the Rebs & had a sharp fight A great many Rebs killed & wounded & a great many captured Our loss small moved about 2 miles farther & camped for the night.

Rained a little

Moved out about 7 AM Stopped for dinner moved in to Farmville & stopped for them to build a bridge moved across the river after dark & camped for the night

Pleasant day

Started at 7 AM marched about 3 miles & stopped to _____ rations moved again at one o'clock & marched hard till after dark & camped for the night at New Store

Pleasant day

Called up at 4 AM & got ready to move Marched it at 7 Stopped from 10 to 11 & marched till again till 6 & went into camp Got the news that Lee had surrendered to Grant. Great rejoicing. Salutes fired & the officers made speeches to the men.

 

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Rainy Day

Lay in camp all day John Bower came back to the Company, having been a prisoner since April 2^d _______ 2 days rations.

Rained a little

Started back at 6 AM. Marched hard till 4 PM not stopping for dinner & camped for the night 9 miles from Farmville Roads muddy hard marching

Pleasant day warm

Started at 7 AM & marched about 5 miles beyond Farmville & camped for the night.

 

Rained hard most all night & forenoon Pleasant afternoon Pulled out at 10 AM & marched about 3 miles beyond Burkeville & went into camp. Roads very bad Got mail & deamed^? 6 day rations.

Pleasant day. Fixed up camp & lay still all day

Rained most all night & forenoon cleared up afternoon. Stayed in camp all day, 15 men on picket.

Pleasant day warm. Stayed in camp all day. Heard that Lincoln was killed.

 

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5

Pleasant day warm. Lay in camp

no duty

Pleasant day warm Lay in camp no duty

Pleasant day warm Attended Services at Brigade Head quarters on the occasion of the President's death.

Pleasant day warm Lay in camp

no duty

Pleasant day warm. Lay in camp

no duty Pickets from our Company

Pleasant day warm Lay in camp no

duty Deamed^? clothing

Pleasant day Cool wind Called up at 3 AM got breakfast, packed up & got ready to move Left camp at 6, went to Burkesville, our Regt. guarding the wagon train. Started towards Danville at 9. Got along slow forenoon. Marched hard afternoon. Got into camp at 8 PM Tired. Came over 20 miles.

Pleasant day warm. Called up before daylight. Pulled out at 6 AM marched hard camped for the night at 6 P.M. near the Staunton River.

Pleasant day warm Pulled out at 6 AM Crossed the river on pontoons marched pretty

 

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long. Crossed Bannoster^? River & camped for the night, near Halifax ____ at 3 P.M.

Pleasant day warm Started at 7 AM marched pretty hard crossed brook ____ 2 miles & camped for the night at sundown

Pleasant day warm Started at 6:30 AM marched hard crossed the river & marched through Danville at 3 PM went about a mile beyond & camped in the woods Sent out our picket at dark.

Pleasant day warm On picket all day & night moved the line 3 times moved camp

Pleasant forenoon Rained PM Relieved off picket in the forenoon

Pleasant day warm Inspection & muster

Pleasant day warm Lay round camp

Pleasant day    ditto

ditto     ditto     ditto

Pleasant day light shower Lay round camp expecting to move

Pleasant day warm Lay round camp

 

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Pleasant day warm Packed up & left camp at 6 o'clock. All took the cars at Danville at 9. Left there at 1 PM got to Clover Station at 6. went into camp headquarters ___ 9^th here one Company at each station along the road.

Pleasant day warm Lay round camp

on no duty

Pleasant day warm Cleaned up around camp. On guard at night

Rained in the morning pleasant day

On guard all day Captain with 30 men went out after some Rebs

Pleasant day warm Rained at night. Lay round camp on no duty. The rest of the men came in early this morning Company L left here

Pleasant day warm Lay round camp on no duty Captain got back in the evening

Pleasant day warm Lay round camp all day On guard at night.

Pleasant day warm

On guard all day relieved at night General Wright ______ here.

Pleasant day warm On no duty

 

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lay round camp.

Pleasant day warm On patrol helped load pontoons onto the cars. Orders to take in the ___ guards & be ready to move

Pleasant day hot. On no duty all day. On guard at night. General Ricketts & 1^st Brigade 3^d Div stopped here today

Pleasant day warm. On guard all day. Relieved at night. Genl Wright & headquarters guard stopped here at night.

Pleasant day hot. On no duty. Lay round in camp

Pleasant day hot. On patrol morning Second Div. going _____ today.

Pleasant day warm. On patrol morning

On guard at night.

Pleasant day hot. thunder shower at night.

On guard all day. Relieved at night.

Pleasant day hot

Packed up & got ready to move at 7 AM. Layed around all forenoon got on the cars & started at 5 PM

Pleasant day warm. Got to Manchester by sunrise got off the cars & went out about 2 miles & camped. Went to Richmond afternoon. Went to see Libby Prison

 

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