Battery in camp near Poolesville; we, the centre section, on picket at Conrad's Ferry. Our picket duty, at this place, has been a very p...

Battery G, Captain Owen, Rhode Island, (four twenty-pound Parrott guns and two howitzers,) arrived at Poolesville. SOURCE: Theodore Reicha...

Great liveliness in the rebel forts, bands playing and soldiers strengthening the fortifications. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Ba...

Severe cold since yesterday. The Potomac froze to-day. A steam tug coming up the river, was a rare sight to both sides. SOURCE: Theodore R...

An officer of the First Minnesota Regiment appeared at our quarters, communicating that rebel pickets occupied Harrison's Island. SOUR...

Nothing stirring. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery , p. 31

Considerable picket firing. Nothing important up to Monday ,  January  20. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment...

The centre section was relieved from picket at Conrad's Ferry, by the left section, under Lieut. Newton. The guns of the former remained...

Received two months pay. News arrived in the evening of the Union victory at Springfield, Kentucky, and death of the rebel General Zollicoff...

Nothing of any consequence happened. Camp wore a wintry aspect. The time was mostly occupied in building stables for the horses. Colonel Tom...

Our division had quite an interesting sham-fight at Poolesville, four regiments of infantry, three batteries, and Van Allen's cavalry pa...

While going to a drill, through Poolesville, on trot, Corporal Burrows was thrown off the limber-chest, and his leg broken by a wheel passin...

Great artillery manœuvre. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery , p. 28

Batteries A and B were ordered to report near Conrad's Ferry, where we arrived before sunrise, it being only five miles from our camp. W...

The right section went to Conrad's Ferry, but returned in the evening. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment...

Christmas. Our officers presented the company with a barrel of beer. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode...

The project was started to build huts for winter-quarters. Details were made every day, to cut heavy timber, which was done for a week. But ...

Arrival of Battery B, Pennsylvania artillery, coming from McCall's division, after having participated in the battle of Drainesville. ...

The centre section, commanded by Lieutenant Jeffrey Hassard, relieved the section of Battery B, on picket at Conrad's Ferry. Our detachm...

On picket, at Conrad's Ferry. The rebel camp plainly to be seen. Infantry and cavalry drilling outside the forts. SOURCE: Theodore Rei...