1862 October 15-16

[from the diary of Wesley A. Hammond, Co.  E, 42nd Virginia "Dixie Greys"]


Wednesday 15th   - Do but little to day
hardly know what I have done
Thursday  16th  Day very rainy   some
of our boys out foraging – bring
in some nice honey – have orders
to leave tomorrow – reported
the Yankees had our forage
wagons -

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 5526