Wednesday, November 21, 2012

1862 November 22 Stafford Court House


[from the diary of Samuel S. Johnson of the 1st Massachusetts Independent Light Battery]

Nov. 22nd

The past fortnight has been spent much the same
as the previous one.  On the 12th were reviewed
and inspected by Lieut Col. Platt. Chief of Div.
Arty.  At 8 A. M of the 17th we again took up
our line of march, for Stafford Ct. House, at
which place we arrived on the 19th after two days
very hard, and muddy marching.  We are to make
Aquia Creek our base of supplies for this camp-
-paign.  Expect orders every day to march to assault
the rebel works [word lined through] around Fredericsburg,
which are very strong and formidable.  A surrender
of that place has been demanded by Gen
Burnside.  The weather has been quite cool.  On
the 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd, we had a very severe rain
storm, which rendered the roads unfit for traveling.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 8493

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