1862 June 15 Staunton, Va.

[from the diary of Joseph Addison Waddell, civilian employee of the Quartermaster Dept.]

Sunday, June 15, 1862.

More troops arrived to-day by Railroad. 

— I dont know how many. Four Regiments 

left town this evening, going down the Valley 

                                      Mississippi,

Turnpike, viz: the 11^th Alabama ^  6^th North Caro-

lina, 4^th Alab Alabama + 4^th Texas. Many 

of them attended preaching at our church this 

                                              named

morning. The four Regiments ^ mentioned consti-

tute Whiting's Brigade. A large number of the 

soldiers who were at church, were good-looking 

young men, although roughly drest clad, as 

 usual. We had a large swarm of bees this 

evening. Va + I went down to the M^cAdam

ized (Augusta) Street to see the troops pass by. They 

appeared very cheerful. — rather disorderly. 

Part of this Brigade was in the battle of Seven Pines 

near Richmond: on the 31st ult., — the 11^th Mississip-

pi lost 134 men. The 4^th Alabama suffered severely 

at Mass Manassas. They all seemed glad to get 

up to this country. 

[transcription by the Valley of the Shadow project]

MSS 38-258