tent floor is still covered with Snow. Roasted two turkies
during night. We march to & then cross river this morng.
I sd. to act as Burnside's reserve -- the march thro. the
low thick pine woods, covered with Snow -- in a forest by road on
the bright morng. was very picturesque -- tho ice half ice [inch?] thick.
Crossed river -- with 9. Cos. very cold -- about 1 oclk -- marched
a mile or so up
Fredericksburg -- encamped on low hlls left of R.R. I staid
at Wharf waiting for baggage rear guard till dark -- hungry
& cold. It did not come -- found poor Maryland boy whose horse
was stolen -- by Brigade before us. He was shivering without an
overcoat in cold eveg. air -- biting & keen -- He had nothing to eat --
not a cent -- no friends & no way to cross over to his home.
I asked Capt. of a St. Bt.to take him in -- give him supper -- lodging &
passage over in morng. Capt. promised to do it --
The boy was very grateful, he had not found his horse --
Col. Wisewell
12th R.I. came over abt. dark -- I led him & regt. up to camp
ground -- & then went back to dock with Col. D. to wharf --
& slept on table of St. Bt. haversack for pillow -- Mr. Budan
gave me part of his shawl for cover but very cold.
One officer sprang up in night. Sd. cannonading was going
on at Fredericksburg (abt. 15 miles distant). it was
unloadg. Army Supplies -- Saw 1st Conn. & heavy guns on
wharf loaded up to go to Burnside. We are now under
him. Rebel Army under Lee is a F. & B. this side river
So we are not over 14 miles fr. the two larget Armies ever
massed on this Cont, I suppose & we a part of
[word lined out] We marched only abt. 3 miles today. Sailed 6 miles
diagonally across Potomac, which is abt. 4 miles broad here.
Col. Moses N. Wisewell, 28th New Jersey
Col. George H. Browne, 12th Rhode Island
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