Woodstock, Virginia.
Morning: Six o'clock march.
Quartermaster is distributing chewing tobacco to the various companies.
The two men from Company E who were on picket duty were wounded through carelessness. One of them loses his finger and the other one has to have his leg amputated below the knee. During our march Sergeant Meyer Company C must remain behind without descriptive list, rheumatism and swollen feet.
Very difficult march under thunder storms rain and hail. -
We are at the heel of the enemy telegraph wires have informed us. Arrival in Edinburg. We are crossing over an improvised bridge erected over the burned one. Chief Amsberg almost drowns, as the current is very rapid. Adjutant Michaellis is helping him. - Halt behind the river in a farmhouse. The owners are getting very uncomfortable with the presence of our soldiers. Woefulness on part of the women and children. On the slow and often interrupted march through Edinburg we are visiting soldiers here and there in houses - Apothecary.
March to Mount Jackson.
Many prisoners from Banks Corps, former enemy prisoners of war, who ran away from them, are returning to us. About fifty of them. About one-forty-five o'cock cannon thunder.
Mount Jackson is in sight
Smoke of a great fire is rising. The enemy is burning the largest bridge of the North Fork of the Shenandoah.
After one and one-half hours we arrive in Mount Jackson. A pretty little city. Railroad depot.
Nice farm houses.
We are halting by the water.
On opposite shores enemy battery.
Our Pontoon bridge is being erected and the twenty-seventh regiment as well as a number of cavalry are proceeding across. Otherwise all remain behind and bivouac.
Rest for evening.
Scene with Kistner and others.
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