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George C. Burmeister diary, 1861
1861-07-31 -- 1861-08-02
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Wed. 31. I erected a tent i e , I spread my blanket over a few sticks laid across a few erect forks, the majority of our boys sleep in them at night I sleep in the open air, and enjoy the pleasant breeze and the silver rays of the moon unmolested. The weather is splendid. Thurs. August 1st. I managed to lay in a supply of provisions. This is one of the hottest days I ever experienced. Toward evening we struck our tents, and the entire brigade moved off in a southeasterly direction, we continued our march till after midnight, during the march some of our boys fell asleep in ranks; we halted in the middle of a dusty and gravelly road, and lay right down in it, the boys slept as soft as if they were lying on the finest down. At sunrise we rose invigorated but dirty, and each looked at the other wondering how he could have slept on such a bed. Frid. 2. After eating a piece of bread our regiment pressed onward, to day was even hotter than yesterday, we suffered much on account of the want of water, we joined Gens Siegel and Lyon's commands. After we had marched about 7 miles our advance guard met with the rear guard of the enemy, several shots were exchanged, when the latter retreated to the main body, we followed for a few miles, when we
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Wed. 31. I erected a tent i e , I spread my blanket over a few sticks laid across a few erect forks, the majority of our boys sleep in them at night I sleep in the open air, and enjoy the pleasant breeze and the silver rays of the moon unmolested. The weather is splendid. Thurs. August 1st. I managed to lay in a supply of provisions. This is one of the hottest days I ever experienced. Toward evening we struck our tents, and the entire brigade moved off in a southeasterly direction, we continued our march till after midnight, during the march some of our boys fell asleep in ranks; we halted in the middle of a dusty and gravelly road, and lay right down in it, the boys slept as soft as if they were lying on the finest down. At sunrise we rose invigorated but dirty, and each looked at the other wondering how he could have slept on such a bed. Frid. 2. After eating a piece of bread our regiment pressed onward, to day was even hotter than yesterday, we suffered much on account of the want of water, we joined Gens Siegel and Lyon's commands. After we had marched about 7 miles our advance guard met with the rear guard of the enemy, several shots were exchanged, when the latter retreated to the main body, we followed for a few miles, when we
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