1862 June 27 Camp on Flat Top Mountain, Va.

Friday, June 27, 1862
                 Guard Mounting
at 7 1/2 Oclock this morning
after which we were
formed as Battallion
and with Col Hayes
marched about two
miles to a small stream
over the mountain on
the Raleigh road
most of the men
bathed
Col Hayes read to some
of us a paper of the 24th
Went down on a recon
naisance toward the
Glades[?]  returned to Camp
on the summit stopped &
had a little dance
Practiced wrote Letter to
Uncle Weeks about Clothes
            this
Parade ^ afternoon Clear
                             warm

MSS 10317