Letters and diary entries from the corresponding day in the Civil War posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library.
Monday, May 14, 2012
1862 May 15 camp at mouth of the East River, Va.
[from the diary of Charles Hay of the 23rd Ohio]
Camp at Mouth of East River, May 15th.
The long roll was beaten today, and we all
“fell in” with alacrity. After standing an
hour in a drizzling rain, without any sign
of the presence of an enemy, we were dismissed.
The cause of the alarm I have not learned,
probably it was occasioned by the pickets
coming in contact & skirmishing. Being
delightfully near our Southern neighbors, scarce
a day passes but that is enlivened with skir=
=mishes on the outposts, and our ears are
not unfrequently greeted with the sharp
crack of musketry.
We are, at this time, very scarce of provis=
=ions. For the past 5 days, but a few barrels
of bread have been issued to the Regiment.
Our principal food is fresh beef, in an in=
=sufficient quantity.
The 12th Reg’t now belongs to our Brigade,
in place of the 34th (Zouave) Reg’t, assigned
to the 2nd Brigade. The 23rd, 30th & 12th Reg’ts,
McMullin’s Battery & Gilmores Cavalry, constitute the
1st Prov’l Brigade, under command of Col. Scammon.
[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]
MSS 13925
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