1862 July 12 near Warrenton, Va.

[from the diary of Ephraim A. Wood, Co. C, 13th Massachusetts]


     Saturday   July 12th 1862
Pleasant all day.
                 Releived from Guard
at half past eight.
   Went down to the brook and
had a bath.  I then took a
walk over to Mr Vowells.  They told
me, when I was after milk the
other night, that they had
a Clock that wanted repairing,
and I told them that when
I came again I would look
at it.  I found the Clock
was pretty well worn, but man-
-aged to set it to running.
I returned to Camp about three
Oclock so as to be prepared for the
Battalion drill, which came off at
half past five.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 12021