Wednesday, April 27. — Received orders to move at 5 A.M. Finally started at about 8 o’clock on the Leesburg Pike. Branched off on the Columbia Pike and reached Fairfax Court House about 6 P.M., where we went into camp. Day warm and dusty, and march very fatiguing to the men. One man from the 57th dropped down dead. Marched 15 miles. Dabney 1 came to see us. Met Lieutenant Colonel Chandler of the 57th Massachusetts.
War Diary and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld.
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