Was late in the morning before I arose as being fatigued by
the trump over last night I felt like taking all the rest I could get. At 9.
the Col laid off the camp & ordered each co to construct a bomb proof large
enough to contain all the men. We all worked hard until noon when the Regt was
ordered to move to the left about ½ its length, this by order of genl Granger.
This move cheated the 4 cos on the left out of their forenoon's work; we all
went at it with a will to make the best of a bad bargain, worked until 4, P. M.
when the men were all so fatigued that I thought it best to suspend active
operations although we had no cover yet This was more especially necessary as I
was ordered on Picket on the skirmish line with my co. each man to be supplied with
100 ronds of cartridges, & we are to remain 24 hours, at 7. follow out my
written instructions & report with the co in front of the 27th Wis. to the
left of our Regt, where I find the Brig. off. of the Day. ordered by him to the
right of the 28, Ill. where I was to find the off. of the Day of the 2 Brig.
halted the men & hunted about 15 minutes before I could find any one to
report to, was ordered out on the line in front of the 2d Brig, went out
through a sap. I was ordered to work my men all night to widen the ditch we
stood picket in. I tried it but the men were so tired & worn out, that
although they did not complain much I had not the heart to keep them at work,
& arranging for 1/3of the men to be on the watch all the while I allowed
2/3 of them to sleep.
SOURCE: “Diary of John S. Morgan, Company G, 33rd Iowa
Infantry,” Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 13, No. 8, April 1923,
p. 584
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