Returned to Bethel Church where we remained until the 22d. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of the War; or What I Saw of It , p. 107

Returned to Young's Mill. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of the War; or What I Saw of It , p. 107

Having but a limited supply of underclothing with me at this camp, I doffed my garments and turned washerman for the nonce, intending to sea...

Our Captain, Robert C. Stanard, died to-day at Camp Deep Creek, of disease contracted in the army. He was a man of warm impulses and generou...

Our Third and Fourth Detachments are camped for the winter at Land's End, under the command of Lieutenant John M. West, and supported by...

During the latter part of February we were ordered with the Fourteenth Virginia Infantry to fall back to the left flank of Mulberry Island, ...

Changed our position to Young's Mill, a strong position nine miles from Newport News. Throwing up breastworks, reënforced by four piec...

We have now at this point eight pieces of artillery and three thousand men. Sent to Yorktown for eight days' rations and our tents. Th...

Quiet along the lines; some little "cursing" of Magruder in camp, for marching us so much in such rainy weather. SOURCE: William...

A portion of our infantry, with the First and Third detachments of my company, left to-day for Harwood's Mill. An expedition is spoken...

THE "DREUX SKIRMISH." It pains me no litle to write the following account of this sad affair, but it was my intention when I fir...

Our position here, at Bethel, is not considered very tenable, as it is very easily flanked, but so far the enemy has shewn no disposition to...

A Dinwiddie trooper was shot to-day by a Georgian, through mistake, wounded slightly. Sent a howitzer with mounted men and a strong guard of...

Magruder arrived at Bethel Church a few hours since, and right glad were we to see him, for “Old Mac," as we call him, has our fullest ...

A BIG SCAMPER. Reported by our videttes that the enemy, ten thousand strong, were moving rapidly on the Warwick road, and would attack us ...

Reached Yorktown early this morning so wearied and fatigued I could hardly hold my head up. Slept three or four hours on the ground and woke...

Nothing of importance stirring—very hot and rather hard to get anything to eat unless one's pocket is well lined with Confederate money ...

Early this morning we were awakened by a heavy wind storm and we had as much as we could do to keep our tents from being blown away. Sent of...

Everything quiet—no signs of the enemy and I do not think they will make an attempt against Yorktown unless with a much larger force than th...

Twenty-one years of age to-day! Little did I think this time last year that I would be here now, and in arms against the United States gover...