1862 September 3 8 miles from Washington

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

  
     Wednesday   Sep 3rd/62

     This morning we enquired where
Ricketts Division had gone.  Two Brigadier
Generals told us that they had gone
towards Alexandria.  We had gone three
miles when we met a private of the
12 Mass and he said that he
met our supply train going towards
halls hill where they said
the Division was.  We about
faced and went to halls hill
where we found them.  We are
in sight of the Capitol, the
view is splendid.  The distance
from here to Washington is
about eight miles.
Toward night I went with
the Company on picket.

 [transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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