April 19th. All quiet in camp for the past few days. Detailed for picket duty this morning. Weather ?ne. Located at the bridge over the Shenandoah River. Of?cer of the guard a Lieutenant from the 5th New York Heavy Artillery. General Max Weber, a former colonel, 20th New York Regiment known as the Turner Ri?es, in command at this post. A ?ne old German officer. Military rules require that the reserve guards turn out and salute the General. I had never seen him, did not know him. Did not see the star denoting his rank until it was too late to call out the guard. The Lieutenant, a ?ne young man, felt very badly about it. I was generally on the lookout, but got caught this time. After the General left I went to the Lieutenant and made an apology, informing him how badly I felt over it, because I always prided myself on being on the lookout.
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