All quiet in camp
for the past few days. Detailed for picket duty this morning. Weather fine.
Located at the bridge over the Shenandoah River. Officer of the guard a
Lieutenant from the 5th New York Heavy Artillery. General Max Weber, a former
colonel, 20th New York Regiment known as the Turner Rifles, in command at this
post. A fine old German officer. Military rules require that the reserve guards
turn out and salute the General. I had never seen him, did not know him. Did
not see the star denoting his rank until it was too late to call out the guard.
The Lieutenant, a fine young man, felt very badly about it. I was generally on
the lookout, but got caught this time. After the General left I went to the
Lieutenant and made an apology, informing him how badly I felt over it, because
I always prided myself on being on the lookout.
SOURCE: Charles H. Lynch, The Civil War Diary,
1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. Vol's, p. 52-3
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