June, Sunday 1, 1862

Battle by Strassburg, four miles before Strassburg.

March six-thirty o'clock - Strassburg.

The weather is clearing up.  We are marching through what appears like a magnificent park. Two miles short of Strassburg.

Nine-forty-five o'clock: The cannonade from the enemy side is starting. We are marching from north and south.

The battery on the right front of the enemy fires from a forest like mountain. White clouds are rising from the mountains in long streaks resembling the floating clouds hanging over a mountain on a cloudy day.

In front of us the Blenker and DeKalb, then the forty-fifth, twenty-seventh Garibaldi, and first Stahl Brigade.

We advance. We push towards left onto a stretch of woodland. We are leading -

We are surging ahead by the divisions, however we turn back into the oaks and have an excellent cool resting place. This is so much more welcome since we had no rest during our march. However nobody felt weariness any more after the first shot rang out.

A general desire appears to be the endeavor of all. A real phenomenon is perceptible by all divisions. A surge by both flanks towards the middle.

By eleven o'clock the cannonade is silent only sporadic firing can be heard.

Bivouac under steady marching readiness.

June, Sunday 1, 1862 (con't)

Battle by Strassburg, four miles before Strassburg.

We learn that the sixtieth Ohio Regiment, General Milleroy, formed the head of our march. The skirmishers of same without realizing it, almost running into the enemy's batteries right when they started to operate. Yet without many casualties. The Regiment for the first time yields to the enemy under a very sudden attack. Schirmers artillery pushed forward and it is said they gave them a terrific work out. Schirmeer (sic)  himself pointed a cannon and smashed with the third shot an enemy cannon. The sixtieth Ohio suffered one dead, four wounded and one prisoner. Rebel prisoners supposedly were taken.


Afternoon: Five o'clock thunderstorms with rain, otherwise good rest. Six o'clock still another terrible thunderstorm with hail. Trouble with the meat rations which are received in the evening, no utensils to cook same. From our precooked rations of yesterday, only half could be sent on, so consequently we received only one half of meat ration early today. Evening: Six o'clock one one-half meat ration.


For Sunday evening one coffee, one sugar, one cracker.