September 8 — On picket until late this evening; were relieved then and moved back to camp.
Three Years in the Confederate Horse Artillery — George Michael Neese.
September 7 — We are on picket again this evening on Fleetwood.
September 4— Last night at midnight we left camp and started with Jones’ brigade of cavalry on a prospective raid on a Yankee cavalry encampment near the Hazel River, and in close proximity to the Yankee line. I think the objective point of the movement was to surprise the Yanks in their camp before daylight. But it was ascertained by some underground means that their infantry were camped dangerously near the cavalry camp, which circumstance rendered it most too perilous for our cavalry to venture an attack in the darkness, without assurance of success. Consequently the raid was abandoned, and we retired to camp to-day without bloodshed or Yankee prisoners.
September 2 — We were relieved this evening by a section of Captain Moorman’s Lynchburg battery.
September 1 — Came to Fleetwood this evening on outpost picket.
August 30 — This was a beautiful, bright, pleasant day. I was at preaching at Moorman’s battery camp. Text, “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.”—John xiii. 17.
August 27 — We were relieved from picket this evening, and came back near Culpeper Court House to camp.
August 26 — We are on outpost picket again this evening at Fleetwood.
August 22 — We were relieved from picket at dusk this evening by a section of Magreggor’s battery. After we were relieved we came back and camped with the battalion, near Culpeper Court House.
August 21 — Late this evening the first section of our battery relieved a section of Magreggor’s battery from picket on Fleetwood Hill. I am well again and on picket duty. This was Thanksgiving Day.
