Diary of Private Daniel L. Ambrose: Thursday, June 5, 1862

This morning we lay in the shade until two o'clock P. M., when we move about two miles. The heat is intense; the boys seek every opportunity to shield themselves from the sun's scorching rays. We proceed no farther to-day.

SOURCE: Daniel Leib Ambrose, History of the Seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, p. 79