Sunday, June 10, 2012

1862 June 11 near Mechanicsville, Va.


[from the diary of Samuel Johnson, private, 1st Massachusetts Independent Light Battery]
                        June 11th

The past six days have been very quiet, and
monotonous.  Have had an inspection by
Capt Platt, Chief of Arti. 1st Div 6th Corps.
Most every day there has been more
or less fireing between the pickets, but no
material injury has been inflicted on either
side.  With the exception of the 10th ( on that
day rained very hard) the weather has been
mild and quite pleasant.  To day we
received orders to relieve the 1st N. J. Battery
F, who were on picket at Mechanicsville
at the Meadow bridge.

[Transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 8493

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