September, Saturday 6, 1862

By Lewinsville.

Towards seven o'clock march.

We march close to Halls Hill onto a pleasant knoll.

Pierz arrived and he has butter in a bladder, condensed milk, etc. Hoefer, Mueller and I enjoy ourselves thoroughly. For the first time bread is again delivered to the brigade. In the evening Chief Wratislaw has a scene with a drunken soldier, who among other things criticized his behavior on the battlefield. He supposedly remained with his wounded horse and to have held a funeral oration for it, instead of commanding the regiment etc. on the battlefield. Consequently Chief Colonel Wratislaw draws his sabre and wounds the soldier deep in the shoulder. Some excitement among the men with soon abates. - - -

During the night Captain Leonhard arrives with about two companies who were left on the outposts without being relieved of notified.

I drink a bottle of champagne with Dr. Idler. He tells wonderful things about our Generals and so on, during the battle by Bullrun.

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Don't you wish he had written some of the stories he was told!

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RUF, ANDREAS,-Age, 26 years, Enlisted at New York city, to serve three years, and mustered in as a corporal, Co. C, September 10, 1861; returned to ranks, no date; deserted, May 1, 1862, near Winchester, Va.

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See post of May 8.

MULLER, ERNST.-Age, 27 years. Enlisted August 29, 1861, at New York city, to serve three years; mustered in as first sergeant, Co. C, September 9, 1861; discahrged for disability, March 1, 1863, near Potomac Bridge, Va.

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See post of March 16.

SCHOENECKER, JOHN W.-Age, 38 years. Enrolled, September 1, 1861, at New York city, to serve three years; mustered in as captain, Co. C, October 7, 1861; discharged, March 11, 1862; commissioned captain, November 4, 1861, with rank from September 9, 1961, original.

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See post of March 18.

DIETZ, HENRY.-Age, 35 years. Enrolled, September 2, 1861, at New York city, to serve three years; mustered in as first sergeant, Co. D, September 9, 1861; as second lieutenant, Co. C, March 11, 1862; as first lieutenant, Co. H, November 1, 1862; tranferred to Co. B, January 1863;  mustered in as captin, May 3, 1863; captured in action, July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, Ps.; paroled, no date; discharged, March 12, 1865; commissioned second lieutenant, May 26, 1862, with rank from March 11, 1862, vice L. Bisky, promoted;
first lieutenant, November 19, 1862, with rank from August 31, 1862, vice M. Peter, discharged; captain, August 7, 1863, with rank from May 2, 1863, vice F.A, Desseuer, killed in action.

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See post of March 17.