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Title: Facing pages [36-37]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18640205-18640206
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Transcription: [written above date]: Hospital near Stevensburgh Va. Another pleasant day, feel very well. Dr. Munson re-turned from Washington today. In the evening we received orders to be ready to move at 7 in the morning. My direction not known but we expect a demonstration is to be made in the [Evening?]. Tomorrow will decide. [written above date:] Hospital near [illegible] Ford Va. Early this morning the [Brigade?] started and joined the Div. march-ing in the direction of Morton's Ford which they crossed at 9 in the morn-ing. Severe skirmishing all the day. Was left in the [camp?] to take care of the Ladies. Towards Evening the wounded were [illegible] in. Among them Lt Col. Pierce, Col. Lackwood, Col. [Savage?] and Lieut. Shields of the Div. Staff. All severly wounded and also several of the Men of our Regt. This has been a disastrous day to us. Loss in all about 250 kill-ed wounded and [weary?]. The Regt. returned about 8 this Evening but had to go back to the [River?] again by 12. Raining very hard. ------------------------------ Feb.5, Friday Another pleasant day. Felt very well,Dr.Munson returned from Washington to day. In the evening we received orders to be ready to move at 7a.m. tomorrow. Destination not known but we expect a demonstration is to be made on the enemy. Tomorrow will decide. Feb.6, Saturday. Early this morning the brigade started and joined the division marching in the direction of Morton’s Ford, which they crossed at 9 in the morning. Severe skirmishing all the day. Was left in the camp to take care of the ladies, towards evening, the wounded were led in, among them Lt. Col. Pierce, Col. Lockwood, Col. Sawyer and Lt. Shields of the Div. Staff , all severely wounded and several of the men of the regt. This has been a disastrous day to us. Loss in all about 250 killed, wounded and missing. The regt. returned about 8 in the evening but had to go back to the river again by 12, raining very hard. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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