1862 August 23 near Warrenton, Va.

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


Saturday,  Aug 23
     We had a heavy
shower yesterday which made
the river rise five feet.
There is danger of the Bridge
being washed away and we had
to cross on to the other side we
haulted in a field near the river.
We had a very severe Battle here
to day with Artilery .  A great
many of the shells came near
us but only one man was
wounded he belongs in Company K
Lieut Godbelt [?] of the Battery


[This page has a printed heading which reads as follows:]
     Company C, 4th Battalion Rifles, Boston.
                 HEAD-QUARTERS
Camp           13th REGIMENT
                 ALWAYS  READY
   MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS     1862

had a leg shot off,  A number were
killed and wounded.  Our Artilery
silenced the rebels.  In Afternoon
our forces burnt the bridge and
we all marched towards Warrenton
Bivouacked within three miles of
Warrenton.  On our way we passed Gen Pope
and Mc Dowell


[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards\]

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