Left Richmond yesterday about 6:30 o'clock a. m. Found a number of the Texas Brigade and a few of my regiment on the cars and soon becam...

While we are encamped life is so monotonous that I do not usually regard it as necessary to keep a diary, but occasionally we have a little ...

The regiment was formed at 4 this morning. In the afternoon we received marching orders. Our division has been moving up all day. Logan'...

This morning, as I passed through the camp giving directions about cleaning and ventilating tents, whilst the regiment was on parade, my Col...

Evening it snowed to cover the ground near 1½ inch deep. Our Capt TM Fee & First Lieut Wm M McCreary spent the day in the citty of St Lo...

I wrote a letter to Norton's wife for him. Dress parade and review. Adjutant came and Mr. Wright also. Fine weather. Col. wants his room...

Today two brigades of our division were reviewed by Adjutant General Thomas of the United States Army. Afterwards we were closed in "ma...

Still in camp. The men are drilled in batallion drill and dress parades are held regularly. I have ridden around the country and must say th...

NEW YORK, July 22, 1890. Dear Brother: I was gratified by the general tone and spirit of your letter of yesterday, just received. You sur...

Roll call five times a day, arms and horses inspected in the morning and dress parade in the evening is the order of the day. SOURCE: Ephr...

Drill two hours and dress parade. A document from Gov. Lubbock of Texas read, giving an account of presentation of flags of 4th and 5th Texa...

clear and cool and we had a General revew SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone,  The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone,  p. 25

Pleasant day. Lt Sharman made Regt. adjt. Lt Cory mustered us 1st Lt of co "G" Spend the Afternoon running over town. Parade at su...

Comp. Drill from 9, to 11, weather does not seem to moderate much     A Slight drizzling rain commenced falling about Two O'clock preven...

. . . comfort ably cool Routine of Duties as usual. Capt. Parke Officer of the day at camp Cairo Every thing quiet in camp Weather very plea...

. . . quite pleasant. Usual Duties performed. Lt. Allen Officer of the Guard Joseph Lisenbee who now is at liberty is ordered by the Col. to...

Four men from each detachment went off on passes. All of the infantry in the First Corps was reviewed by the President. Capt. Martin went ho...

The Fifth Corps was reviewed by Major-Gens. Meade and Butterfield. SOURCE: John Lord Parker,  Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the ...

The rain is continuous: over a week now of steady weather, and nothing but inside drills, under Lieut. Newell, who is always trying, and gen...

9 Oc I dismissed the old guard & I then visited the sick in hospitals till noon evening I was on dress perade we have the pleasure of th...