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ten miles from camp- Several reconnaissances made during these days revealed nothing of the enemy- The weather was very uncomfortable during the month of January; consequently the prescribed daily drills, parades ( ? ) were very much interrupted. | ten miles from camp- Several reconnaissances made during these days revealed nothing of the enemy- The weather was very uncomfortable during the month of January; consequently the prescribed daily drills, parades ( ? ) were very much interrupted. | ||
Feb 14 | Feb 14 | ||
| − | February 14. Nineteen recruits under | + | February 14. Nineteen recruits under S.S. Stearns, commissioned 2nd Lt Co F, arrived in camp- |
| − | Feb 17 Brig Gen Sedgwick having been promoted to command of a division left the brigade; and on Feb 17 Brig Gen D.B.Birney assumed command of the brigade. | + | Feb 17 Brig Gen Sedgwick having been promoted to command of a division, left the brigade; and on Feb 17 Brig Gen D. B. Birney assumed command of the brigade. |
| + | Feb 22 to 25 the regiment was on picket duty, the lines on this occasion being extended some two miles | ||
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| + | On the 24th a reconnaissance was made by Gen. Heintzelman to capture some of the enemy & pickets, Major Nathan commanded the force, which consisted of our picket reserve and a squad of calvary, and scouted some four miles to the right and seven miles to the point of the lines, going nearby to Occoquan River- further than any reconnaissance made during the winter, but no prisoners were taken, the rebel pickets having retired from their former lines a short time previous. | ||
| + | A cavalry scout was shot during the day - probably by someone of the treacherous inhabitants - which caused a report of the evening's presence in force, and large reinforcements were sent out to support the picket, but the alarm proved to be groundless- | ||
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| + | March 5 | ||
| + | March 5 Lieut. Col. Fuller having tendered his resignation and been discharged, left the regiment. | ||
| + | March 9th to 12th the regiment was on picket, the lines now being extended to Pohick Creek. On the evening of Sunday March 9th the first notice of the evacuation by the enemy of their positions at Manassas and Occoquan | ||
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(2) Jan.26 ten miles from camp- Several reconnaissances made during these days revealed nothing of the enemy- The weather was very uncomfortable during the month of January; consequently the prescribed daily drills, parades ( ? ) were very much interrupted. Feb 14 February 14. Nineteen recruits under S.S. Stearns, commissioned 2nd Lt Co F, arrived in camp- Feb 17 Brig Gen Sedgwick having been promoted to command of a division, left the brigade; and on Feb 17 Brig Gen D. B. Birney assumed command of the brigade. Feb 22 to 25 the regiment was on picket duty, the lines on this occasion being extended some two miles
[BELOW PARAGRAPH IS FROM AN ATTACHED SHEET OF PAPER COVERING THE ORIGINAL ENTRY]
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On the 24th a reconnaissance was made by Gen. Heintzelman to capture some of the enemy & pickets, Major Nathan commanded the force, which consisted of our picket reserve and a squad of calvary, and scouted some four miles to the right and seven miles to the point of the lines, going nearby to Occoquan River- further than any reconnaissance made during the winter, but no prisoners were taken, the rebel pickets having retired from their former lines a short time previous. A cavalry scout was shot during the day - probably by someone of the treacherous inhabitants - which caused a report of the evening's presence in force, and large reinforcements were sent out to support the picket, but the alarm proved to be groundless-
March 5 March 5 Lieut. Col. Fuller having tendered his resignation and been discharged, left the regiment. March 9th to 12th the regiment was on picket, the lines now being extended to Pohick Creek. On the evening of Sunday March 9th the first notice of the evacuation by the enemy of their positions at Manassas and Occoquan