Yesterday afternoon our regiment formed at camp, marched
into town. Line was formed fronting headquarters, for dress parade and review
by our Colonel. To our great surprise, sitting on the veranda at the house used
for headquarters, with Colonel Peale, was the arch-traitor, Charles J.
Faulkner, hated by the Union people and despised by the soldiers. The home in
this town was reported to be a great resort for spies. Much information went
from that home, south. On the march back to camp the boys were mad through and
through. Did not want to be paraded and reviewed by a mean rebel like Faulkner
and family.
SOURCE: Charles H. Lynch, The Civil War Diary,
1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. Vol's, p. 155
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