Tuesday, August 14, 2012

1862 August 15 near Robinsons Creek

[from the diary of Ephraim Wood of the 13th Massachusetts]

     Friday   Aug 15th/62
   Marched this fornoon, We
crossed the Battle field and marched
to Robinsons Creek near the Rappadan
distance Six miles.

     Saturday I went down to Corn
field and got some Corn
which I boiled, and to gether
with some liver that I bought I
made out quite a dinner

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 12021

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