Diary of Adolphus Petty Pool
Company D 3rd Virginia Cavalry
January 1863
- Marched from Culpeper to Spotsylvania on way to camp in “.
- Marched from Spotsylvania to camp near Guinea station. Eggnog and plenty to eat from home.
- Plenty to eat all day.
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- Regimental inspection by Gen. Lee.
- Regimental inspection by Brigadier Genl. Lee – (Sick).
- Regimental inspection by Gen. Lee. (Sick).
- Regimental inspection by Major General Lee. Had to go near Fredericksburg to meet. Returned to camp at night. (Sick).
- Three of the boys had their horses condemned to go home. Preacher sold sugar on the Sabbath preaching after.
- Marched from near Guinea Station, thru Bowling Green. Stopped near the Mattaponi River. Stayed until next morning.
- Marched from the Mattaponi. Stopped near the Pamunkey River to take up camp. King William County.
- Company drill on horses at 10, on foot at 3.
- Drill at 10 on horseback, on foot at 3.
- Drill on foot at 3. Cold.
- Drill at 10 and 3. Several of the boys got tite after night. Very cold.
- Went to preaching in morning at Mangohick. Regimental inspection at 4.
- Drill on horseback at 10. On foot at 3.
- Drill on horseback at 10. On foot at 4. Cold.
- Hard at work building a chimney to tent. Cold.
- Cold with a little snow.
- Regimental inspection. Cold.
- Started march from King William County to Caroline County near Bowling Green stayed all night. Cold.
- Marched from near Bowling Green to Guinea Station. Stayed all night. Warm.
- Marched from Guinea Station through Bowling Green to King William County near Hanover Court House. Reached Camp at 4. Warm.
- Put on camp guard. Warm and rainy. Snowing at night, turned cold.
- Camp guard all day. Cold. Snow nearly a foot deep. Stopped in night and cleared off. It is a day to be remembered by the soldiers.
- Moderate warm, very sloppy under foot. Snow melting fast. Held an election for orderly.
- Snow melting fast sloppy.
- Got pass to have my horse shod. Warm, sloppy. Had music in camp at night.