November 6—We commenced to put up winter quarters to-day. It is very cold and sleeting.
Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier By Louis Léon [53d North Carolina Regiment, infantry]
November 5—There is nothing for me to write. To-day Wortheim and myself went to Petersburg to get a box that was sent from home, and while there we had a very good time.
October—This month passed off with nothing new, except Katz returned on the 7th, and Donau was discharged. We are still on our old camp.
September 27—Up to to-day nothing new, only today is my New Year (the Jewish New Year).
September 23—Left here this morning at 10 o’clock and got to our old camp at 4 o’clock this evening. This expedition was to strengthen Longstreet’s forces near Suffolk. We got there after he was relieved and the siege of Suffolk abandoned.
September 22—We laid here all day. Cars came for us from Petersburg to-night and took us back. Got there at 12 at night, marched one mile and camped for the night.
September 21—Left here at 6 P.M., marched nine miles, and halted for dinner. Our company being rear guard of the brigade, we had a hard time of it, as the roads are very muddy and we had to keep up all the stragglers. We reached Wakefield at 5 A.M., and laid in the woods and mud for the night.
September 20—Resumed our march at 6 o’clock this morning. Arrived at Blacks Church after three hours’ march, then turned about and tramped nine miles and camped for the night at Joyner’s Church.
September 19—Left Wakefield at 9 P.M. and marched twenty miles—laid in the woods without shelter and it raining very hard. Therefore did not need to wash myself in the morning.
September 18—Nothing new, only plenty of bad weather and hard work. We received marching orders at 9 A.M. We arrived in Petersburg at 5 P.M. Saw several friends there. Left Petersburg at 8 o’clock that night in cars for Wakefield. Arrived there at 11 A.M.
