Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 1, 1863

The first day of January was a pritty day and our Company was on picket down on the Rapahanock River about a mile and a half below Fredericksburg Va.

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 2, 1863

And the 2 day was also a nice one

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 3, 1863

And also the 3 was a pritty day

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 4, 1863

And the 4 day was a pritty warm day and we all was on Bregaid inspection the 4th.

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 5, 1863

And the 5 day was warm and looked like the spring of the year and we was all on Bregaid Drill the 5 day down on the old Battel field.

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 6, 1863

And the 6 day was cloudy and raind a little

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 7, 1863

And the 7 day was clear and cool and we all was in General Revew

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 8, 1863

And the 8 day was cloudy and cool

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 9, 1863

And the 9 day was clear and cool and we all was on Divishion revew again General Hood was our revewing Officer

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 10, 1863

And the 10 day was cloudy and raind all day long

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 11, 1863

And the 11 was cloudy and cool

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 12, 1863

And the 12 day was a pritty day

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 13, 1863

And also the 13 [was a pritty day]

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 14, 1863

And the 14 was warm and cloudy and we built a chimly to our tent today

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 15, 1863

And the 15 day was warm but very winday and R. H. Wells started home this morning on a furlogh

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 16, 1863

And the 16 day was a very pritty warm day and we had orders to cook too days rations we was expecting the Yankees to cross the River again but they did not

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 17, 1863

And the 17 day was clear but very col indedd

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 18, 1863

And the 18 was cool

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 19, 1863

And the 19 was warm and I was on gard

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone, January 20, 1863

And the 20 was cloudy and cool

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 28