6th. After breakfast sent out forage and provision detail. About 8 heavy firing in the direction of Rogersville. Ordered to be ready to march as soon as detail sent for comes in. Got in. Just got supper ready and had to move out. Rested an hour in field–disgusting. A very tedious night ride, heavy frost, [...]
Friday, 6th–I was on fatigue again, but on account of rain last night the detail did not go to work until 1 o’clock this afternoon. Some of the heaviest siege guns obtainable are being mounted on raised platforms in the forts.
November 6.–We were saddened to-day by news of the death of Augustus Torrey Wilder in the hospital at Fort Ethan Allen.
Nov. 1, 1863—Fine day. Rev. Anderson, Chaplain 4th Regiment, preaches his first sermon at my chapel. Why don’t I hear from wife? Thirteen days ago she was not well. May be in heaven! God’s will be done! Get letter. All well. Prayer meeting at night. Nov. 2—Pastoral work in Regiment. Prayer in Co. “G” at [...]
NOVEMBER 6th.—The President was to have returned to-day, but did not. Various conjectures are made as to the object of his month’s tour of speech-making. Some deem the cause very desperate, others that the President’s condition is desperate. If the first, they say his purpose was to reanimate the people by his presence, and to [...]
November 6, 1863, The New York Herald There is but little news yet of moment from Gen. Meade’s army. The guerillas seem to gain boldness every day. On the night before last they captured a Major of our army within two miles of our headquarters on the road to Auburn, and the same band [...]