Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-01-22

this command not drafted and will
keep them in the same camp. All the
militia not yet reported will report to
him and he will make a report every
morning to these Headquarters of any
arriyaS ; since ihe preceding morning.
BY order OF
Major Gen. Jackson.
Signed VIM. ). II. Baylor, 1t. Col.
Insp. Gen'l. V. D.
Official, J. G. Blount.
a. \. a. GEM,
| took charge of them this evening
and camped near New Market.
April 18th. The Yankees advanced
today. We iell back to Lacey Springs.
April 2Oth. Today marched to camp
four miles East OF Harrisonburg.
April Doth. Marched to camp at
Swift Run Gap.
April 2lst. Regiment reOrganized
TODAY. Adjt. John Netf elected Col.
Mai. Lee. Lieut.. Col; and Capt. Boil
liday, Major. The officers elected in
our company were Lieut.. Trout, Capt:
Capt. Gatewood, First Lieut.: Orderly
S. H. Bowman, Second Lieut.. end j.
Morgan Hotel, Jr., md. Lieut.. For
reasons satisfactory TO myself de-
clined to accept an Office in the COM
pany.
April 22nd. Today, I was relieved
command OF the militia.
April 23rd, Settled my account with
the Quarter Master, obtained a pass
and felt again like a free man.
April 24th-26th Remained in camp
waiting for fair weather to strike out.
April 10Th. Left camp this evening
spent the night in the Mountain House,
on the Blue Ridge with MeSsrs. Robt.
Bowman and j. Lester Shipley.
April 9th. Went to Standardsville.
Met Gen. Ewell's Division.
April 18th. Succeeded in getting
board at DR.. Harrison's with Shipley.
Sirce have been relieved Of military
duty. | nave found the world more
monotonous than I supposed. How
ever, | am ia fine spirits and hope to
soon take the field again.
April 29th to May 18th. Remained
at Standardsville.
May l2tf. Left Standardsville at D
a. m. reached Staunton via Gordons-
vile.
May 18th. Remained in Staunton.
Called to see Col. Imboden. L think
I will attach mvself to his command.
May 14th. Left Staunton and stop
ped at Major McCue's.
May 18th. Went to Harrisonburg.
The Yankees are reported to be below
Woodstock.
Nav 18th 18th. Remained in Har-
risonburg.
| May 18th. Went to Edinburg.
Mag 10Th. Started to Woodstock
this morning, but fearing that the
Yankees might make al attack, re-
turned to Edinburg.
May Dist. Father aud Unc'e Trout
caue oct to met us. We started
down with them this afternoon. Stop
ped at Mrs. Hutfman's to get some
water. Notice the dust rising on Mar
row Passage Hill. A Yankee regiment
charged up the pike. They killed one
man belonging to a company COM
manded by Lieut.. Jacob Netf. in front
Of Willow Grove | returned to Edln-
burg.
Mav 22nd. Went to Nit. Jackson.
Nav 23rd. Returned TO Edinburg
Found father there This evening Gen.
Jackson surprised the left wing Of
Banks army az Front Royal. Cap
tured 1900 or 1900 prisoners.
May 24tb. Returned home after an
abserca OF several months.
Nav 2Sth. Walked dowr the pike
as far as Middletown. Met 80 Yankee
prisoners at Fishers Hill. Saw one
dead Yankee and a pumber OF wagons,
which the enemy had made an inetfec-
tual attempt to burn at Cedar Creek
Returned this evening aft7r tramp Cf
81 miles.
May 26th. Remained in Woodstock.
Nav 9th. Went to Winchester
with Valentine Ripley and others.
May 18th. Remainedin Winchester.
A large number of prisoners here.
! May 29th. Started home.
MAY 30th. Returned home.
Nav 3lst Remained at home.
June lst. Gen. Jackson's trains
passing Woodstock.
June md. Left home. Spent the
night at Mr.. Wills, near Mount jack
sen. Gen. Jackson camped below Mt.
Jackson. Gen. Fremont's army said
to be at Stony Creek.
June 3rd. Went 10 Harrisonburg.
June4t 4th. Theprisonersw we're brought
Ito Harriscnburg. There are said to
be $500.
June 5th. Went to Mt. Solon.
June 9TH. The Yankees are said tO
be 1t Harrisonbnrg.