1862 December 4 Potomac Creek

[from the diary of John Ward of the 102nd Pennsylvania]




Dec 4th  turesday
left camp at
8 oclock A M
Col Kenkead
comeand the Brigade


Dec 4th tursday
Genl Rawley [h]as
Comond of a Disvishon
of ten Regt of
infinertar and
4 Regt of Caverley
& 2 Batteres of
artrelery and
form the Rear
gard of the armey
of the Patomac
on this march
it is rumerd
that Genl Burnside
as Reseind and
Genl Hooker [h]as
the comand of
the armey of the
Potomac    Whe
Whe left camp
this moring at 8
oclock Col Kenkard
Comand of the Bradge

Whe march to
Potomac Creek
and in Camp
for the Night
march 10 miles

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 12913