Letters and diary entries from the corresponding day in the Civil War posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
1862 May 10
[from the diary of Lt. John Tyler of the Letcher Artillery]
May 10th Very warm & sultry. A fire
occurred in the brush within a short
distance of our battery and spread
very rapidly the wind fortunately
blowing it away from us. Col Mars-
-hall’s regiment was turned out
and after hard work at last suc-
-ceeded in stopping it. The Capt be-
ing absent I ordered the drivers to
gear their horses in case the wind
should shift and it became nesces-
-sary to move our pieces. To day I
was Battery officer of the day.
[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]
MSS 6150
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