1862 August 27

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

Wednesday Aug 27  1862

   It is now nearly nine Oclock
and we have had orders to be
in ready ness to march.  We are
not allowed to write home
but our band has got their
dis charge and they are going this
morning,  They kindly offered to
take letters for us.  I have
not yet got my Knapsack.

Wednesday   Aug 27/62

     Dear Sister Sophia
I have written this
Journal very hurriedly having
but a short time to write it
in  We can not write home now
till again permitted by Gen-
erals but I hope to hear from
you the same.  I received from
Edmund the other day a letter
inclosed was one from you.
I am well in grand spirits,
received this morning some papers
from you as well as Household
Journal, except my thanks, I
have not yet opened them.
My love to all
From your
Affectionate bro
Albert

P.S.
I will write when write when an
opportunity offers.
                                     Albert

               Aug 27th/62

       Wednesday, Continued

     About the middle of the afternoon
we marched.  We went through Warrenton
and on the road to Ganesville, on
the route for Manassas.  We were till
three Oclock the next morning, in marching
eight miles.  We had to halt for the
wagon train that was ahead of us
which made it a very tiresome
march for us.  At three oclock Thursday
morning we turned into a field and
went to sleep.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 12021