Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.254

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History of Cambria County, V.2

254 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.

Nelson, Jacob Rohn and Daniel Bowers -- are here; Maharg is assistant warden.
    Saturday, 25. Sergt. Miller arrived with our descriptive lists; also the acceptance of Capt. Hite's resignation.
    Wednesday, 29. Our brigade is the 2d. in the 2d division and 1st corps, and now commanded by Gen. Baxter; Col. Lyle has been in command since Antietam, but now colonel of the 90th P. V. Our division at first was Rickett's, then Gibbons', and now Ribinson's. Gen. Reynolds is our corps commander. Our brigade consists of 90th P. V., 136th P. V., 12th Mass. and 26th N. Y. We are 16 miles from Fredericksburg; can hear the cannonading; our troops have possession of that place, so it is reported.
    Saturday, May 2, 1863. Terriffic cannonading heard early this morning below Fredericksburg; we hear it very plainly; it ceased about 10 a. m.
    Sabbath, 3. Heavy cannonading heard at daylight and continued incessantly till 11 a. m.
    Monday, 4. Cannonading heard up to 9 a. m.; most of the fighting is at Chancellorsville, about Fredericksburg.
    Tuesday, 5. Cannonading continued last evening and through the night; heard some this forenoon. Talked with some wounded rebels from Alabama; they are sanguine of final success. Our army has recrossed the Rappahannock; it is reported Gen. Hooker was slightly wounded; also that Gen. Geary was killed.
    Wednesday, 6. Sergt. Siter arrived this morning; he left the regiment on Saturday night; our company was all safe up to that time. Our corps was 4 miles below Fredericksburg, on north side of the river; a shell exploded in the midst of our regiment, and 2 mortally and 5 or 6 slightly wounded; none from our company; Lieut. Lindsay, a clever young man, and I believe a true Christian, was shot in the shoulder and died two days after. Our corps marched to the right (about 16 miles) and crossed at the U. S. Ford on Saturday.
    Thursday, 7. Rained hard last night.
    Friday, 8. Cloudy and cold.
    Saturday, 9. Our entire army has returned to its old camp. The 123d P. V. and the 26th N. Y. from our brigade left for home yesterday; the 125th and 124th expect to leave on Monday.
    Sabbath, 10. Gen. Geary was not killed as reported; our corps did not get in the musketry fight; held as reserves; some were wounded by shells; it is now near Falmouth. The 133d P. V. was in part of the fight.
    Monday, 11. The 124th and 125th P. V. started home.
    Tuesday, 12. Moved our camp to the hill; very hot.
    Wednesday, 13. Finished moving; got our Sibley tents fixed up. Two funerals in the 1st division today.
    Thursday, 14. Our camp was ditched all round, streets

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254	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
Nelson, Jacob Rohn and Daniel Bowers -- are here; Maharg is assistant warden. Saturday, 25. Sergt. Miller arrived with our descriptive lists; also the acceptance of Capt. Hite's resignation. Wednesday, 29. Our brigade is the 2d. in the 2d division and 1st corps, and now commanded by Gen. Baxter; Col. Lyle has been in command since Antietam, but now colonel of the 90th P. V. Our division at first was Rickett's, then Gibbons', and now Ribinson's. Gen. Reynolds is our corps commander. Our brigade consists of 90th P. V., 136th P. V., 12th Mass. and 26th N. Y. We are 16 miles from Fredericksburg; can hear the cannonading; our troops have possession of that place, so it is reported. Saturday, May 2, 1863. Terriffic cannonading heard early this morning below Fredericksburg; we hear it very plainly; it ceased about 10 a. m. Sabbath, 3. Heavy cannonading heard at daylight and continued incessantly till 11 a. m. Monday, 4. Cannonading heard up to 9 a. m.; most of the fighting is at Chancellorsville, about Fredericksburg. Tuesday, 5. Cannonading continued last evening and through the night; heard some this forenoon. Talked with some wounded rebels from Alabama; they are sanguine of final success. Our army has recrossed the Rappahannock; it is reported Gen. Hooker was slightly wounded; also that Gen. Geary was killed. Wednesday, 6. Sergt. Siter arrived this morning; he left the regiment on Saturday night; our company was all safe up to that time. Our corps was 4 miles below Fredericksburg, on north side of the river; a shell exploded in the midst of our regiment, and 2 mortally and 5 or 6 slightly wounded; none from our company; Lieut. Lindsay, a clever young man, and I believe a true Christian, was shot in the shoulder and died two days after. Our corps marched to the right (about 16 miles) and crossed at the U. S. Ford on Saturday. Thursday, 7. Rained hard last night. Friday, 8. Cloudy and cold. Saturday, 9. Our entire army has returned to its old camp. The 123d P. V. and the 26th N. Y. from our brigade left for home yesterday; the 125th and 124th expect to leave on Monday. Sabbath, 10. Gen. Geary was not killed as reported; our corps did not get in the musketry fight; held as reserves; some were wounded by shells; it is now near Falmouth. The 133d P. V. was in part of the fight. Monday, 11. The 124th and 125th P. V. started home. Tuesday, 12. Moved our camp to the hill; very hot. Wednesday, 13. Finished moving; got our Sibley tents fixed up. Two funerals in the 1st division today. Thursday, 14. Our camp was ditched all round, streets