Thursday, February 2, 2012

1862 February 2-[5?] Camp Centreville Va

[from the diary of Sgt. Z. Lee Gilmer, Co. B, 19th Virginia (Albemarle Rifles)

Left for Picket post No. 3 about
midnight it began to snow and
continued all the next day
most of the night follow
ing we had no shelter but a
few Pine brush this post
has recently been drawn in
about a mile & a half. The
morning after the snow we
boys went out & caught
three hairs The three
Shepherd & myself on the
5th we returned to camp

MSS 4459

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