1862 August 6 near Culpeper, Va.

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



Wednesday   Aug 6th /62

Reville this morning at three
Oclock, Marched promptly at
five.  Our Regt had the right
of the Brigade, and Col
Leonard marched us three
miles before haulting.  After
haulting us half an hour
we marched two miles
farther, the next march was
a mile and a half.  The next
a mile and a half.  We then
haulted till the Gen picked
out a Camp for us, it was
then about nine Oclock.
After the Camp ground was
found we marched to it
the distance of a little over a
mile.  We have got a pretty
place to Camp, but we have
to go a mile and a half
to get a chance to bath.  We are
within a mile and a half of Culpepper

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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