862 May 19

[from the diary of Samuel Johnson, 1st Independent Light Battery]


                                   May 19th

The 16th 17th and 18th were very quiet, nothing worthy
of note transpiring during those day’s,
Gen Fitz. John Porters corps (the 5th) arrived
and encamped here on the 16th.  Last even-
-ing we received orders to march at day
light.  At four. A. M were turned out and
by six were in motion, at two P.M we
halted and encamped on a plantation
some [ ‘ninteen’ lined through] nineteen miles from the
rebel capital.  Was taken suddenly very
sick last night, and was obliged to ride
in an ambulance.  Rained hard during
the fore noon, in the afternoon cleaned
up and became quite pleasant.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 8493