Thursday, 4th–We started to move at 8 o’clock and by night reached Bolton Station, where we went into camp. Our brigade being in the rear did not get into camp until 11 p. m. There was some skirmishing by Crocker’s Division, which lost three men killed and several wounded. Two men were killed by a [...]
4th. Went down to the stable with the boys to see the horses. Went to clothing store–vest and hat–measured for pants. Camp in time for dinner. Wrote some.
4th. Saturday. Made out my report and handed it in at Guard Mount. Learned that recruiting orders had gone by the board.
February, Thursday 4, 1864 We had a terrible accident to Night. Jack had Mr. Wilson’s Pistol fooling with it, and shot Jane right through the body—poor fellow, he was frightened to death—it was an accident. Mr. Wilson went for the Dr. he came in a great hurry, as it was night he could not tell [...]
FEBRUARY 4th.—Clear and pretty cold. We have news of another brilliant affair at Kinston, N. C., where Gen. Pickett has beaten the enemy, killing and wounding and taking some 500 men, besides capturing another gun-boat! Thus the campaign of 1864 opens auspiciously. And Gen. Early has beaten the foe in Hardy County, Northwest Virginia, capturing, [...]