October 11–We forded Roberson River, and marched up and down hollows without singing or making any noise, so that the enemy could not see or hear Us. We heard firing on our left. We are eight miles from Culpepper Court House.
October 11–We forded Roberson River, and marched up and down hollows without singing or making any noise, so that the enemy could not see or hear Us. We heard firing on our left. We are eight miles from Culpepper Court House.
October 9–Left camp at 4 this evening and halted on the morning of the 10th at 1 o’clock, when we caught up with our brigade. Marched twelve miles on very muddy road, and fell into several holes. We left again very, early this morning and marched twenty miles. We waded the Rapidan to-day at Liberty [...]
October 2–Relieved to-day. Very wet and disagreeable weather. Nothing new up to the 9th.
October 1–Went on picket at 4 this afternoon, and was roused up in the night to intercept a spy who is in our lines, and is expecting to cross, but we did not see him, for it was so dark we could see nothing.
September 30–We are shooting at the Yankees to-day for fun, as they are trying to steal sheep from the houses that are between our lines.
September 29–All quiet to-day. Brother Morris returned from Richmond yesterday, where he has been for ten days on a furlough. Before our Jewish New Year there was an order read out from General Lee granting a furlough to each Israelite to go to Richmond for the holidays if he so desired. I did not care [...]
September 28–Our regiment is on picket; will be relieved to-morrow.
September 27–The Yankees are very active today. Something is up.
September 26–We have built ourselves cabins in our camps. This evening we went on picket.
September 23–Day of Atonement to-day. Nothing more up to the 26th.
September 22–I spoke and exchanged papers with a Yankee of the 7th Ohio Regiment.
September 21–Our regiment was relieved to-day by the 3d Alabama, of Battle’s Brigade.
September 20–In speaking distance of the Yankees.
September 19–We are at Moulton’s Ford.
September 18–Raining hard all day, and no tents. Left camp at 2 in the afternoon, marched six miles, halted at the river, and our regiment went on picket. It is still raining very hard, and we are as wet as drowned cats, and cold, too, for we cannot make a fire in front of the [...]
October 17–Marched four miles to-day and tore and burned up the same amount of railroad.
September 17–Very little firing to-day.
September 16–To-day there was a man shot for desertion. Eight balls passed through him. The way this is conducted is: the brigade that he belongs to, or sometimes even the division, is drawn up in full sight of the doomed man. He is tied to a stake in front of his grave, which is already [...]
September 15–Still some firing in front. We are in reserve. I went to see the fight. I saw the enemy very plainly, and thus I spent my New Year’s Day.
September 14–Left camp this morning at 7, marched twelve miles and halted. Hear firing in front on the Rapidan, at Summerville Ford. Here all night.
September 9–To-day we had a review. Present: General Lee, General Ewell, General Early, General Johnson and General Rodes, of our corps, and General Hill, Gen. J. E. B. Stewart, and smaller fry of our army. It was certainly a grand scene. Nothing more up to the 14th.
September 8–We are getting ready for a corps review for to-morrow.
September 6–Our captain, Harvey White, returned to camp yesterday from a furlough.
September 5–Left here at 7, got to brigade at 10 in the morning, and from the 24th of last month up to date I certainly have seen the best time since the war.
September 4–Marched to Keswick, and found that we would have to march to Gordonsville. Got there that night. Fifteen miles to-day.