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10 Sharpsburg and on the march

Sept 26th 1862 A fair day. We remained near Sharpsburg for a number of days doing picket and guard duty and drilling President Lincoln reviewed the armey while here in camp. In a few days we marched down to Antietem iron works and went into camp. Our picket duty here is on the banks of the Potomac River. We spent near a month in this camp and lost some men from fear.

Oct 29th We got orders to be ready to march at dark and we took up a line of march in the direction of Harpers Farry [Harpers Ferry], went within two miles of the place and camped.

30th Marched in the morning to the fary crossed the Potomac and Shanandoah rivers, then marched down around the bluff in to the Louden valley and up a few miles and camped for the night Just two months since we wer mustered in Me.

Nov 1st A fair day. We marched in the morning in the directions of white plains [White Plains]. We lay about near the same place for some days with but little to do. Some canonading heard acasionaly. A little scirmish in smokers gap [Smoker's Gap] a few miles away. I have a dred full cramp in the chest.