Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 1, 1862

just twelve months from the time I left home we crost over and about 10 oclock we overtaken the scamps again And they comenced throwing bumbs amung us And we amung them And thar was a very heavey canonading cept up all day And a little befour night the pickets comenced fyring And from that time untell about a hour in the night thar was very hard fiting don indeed And a great meney kild and wounded on boath sids in our company M. Miles L. Smith, B. Murphey, I. Calmond, G. Lyons And my self was all hurt

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, pp. 22-3

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 2, 1862

a very rany day indeed And our Regiment moved back in the woods a peas and stade thar all day

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 3, 1862

we marched back about three miles toward Richmond and stopt for the night

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 4, 1862

we marched down on James River about 25 miles from Richmond

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 5, 1862

we stade at the same plase untell sun down And then our Regiment had to go on picket And we marched down in about a mile of the Yankees and sent out our detail

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 6, 1862

we was on picket at the same plase

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 7, 1862

we was releaved about twelve oclock And then we marched back about a mile in the woods

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 8, 1862

we stade thar untell about 4 oclock in the eavning And then we started out for Richmond And we marched untell about 10 oclock in the night and we got as far as White Oak Swamp which was about 10 miles from the plase whar we started

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 9, 1862

we started again about 4 oclock and we got in about 3 miles of Richmond And then we moved up in about a mile and a half of Richmond and taken up camp

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 11, 1862

we got sum flages and put them up And Mr. I. H. Compton arrived at our camp today on a viset

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 12, 1862

we still stade in camp

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: July 13, 1862

stade in camp and Mr. I. H. Compton left our camps today for home for him. And we still staid at Richmond untell the 7 of August

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: August 7, 1862

marched about four miles toward Ashland And when we stopt it was dark And then our company had to go about 5½ miles futher to stand picket and it was 12 oclock in the knight when we got to the plase whar we we was to stand

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: August 8, 1862

[In the] morning we was releived and we had to go back to our Regiment again

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 23

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: August 9, 1862

we started out again about four oclock in the eavning and marched untell about one oclock in the knight And when we stopt we was about thre miles beyond Ashland which was about 15 miles from the plase whar we started from

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, pp. 23-4

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: August 10, 1862

we started again about 4 oclock and we went as far as Hanover Junction which was about 6 miles

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 24

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: August 11, 1862

we started in the morning and marched about 5 miles down clost to a little river and stopt again to take up camp

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 24

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: August 14, 1862

our Regt left thar and marched up toward Gordensvill And I was not able to go with them so they excused me and started me back to the Hospital clost to Richmond And we had to walk to Hanover Junction which was about 4 miles And we had to stay thar all next day for we could not get eny cars to tak us eney futher

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 24

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: August 16, 1862

we got on the cars about 8 oclock and got to the Hospital about 11 And then I staid at the Hospital untell the 2 day of September

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 24

Diary of 4th Corporal Bartlett Yancey Malone: September 2, 1862

I taken the cars at Richmond and got as far as Gordensvill the first day

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 24