Franklin's Crossing
Judson Bradley
Wednesday 29
Ordered to pack up at ½ past 5. Did not sleep well last night. Started & marched towards the river at 7 A.M. Swallows have been seen several days. This evening our Brigade is lieing [sic] in the east side of the Rappahannock. Forces have crossed above & below us.
Thursday 30
Rainy this morning. Ordered to pack up ready to move at 4 A.M. Have not moved more than 4 rods. Hooker is on the right & doing well. Reg. Battery playing now at 6 P.M. Our’s replying. Artillery moved from this place to the right to day.
Friday, May 1, 1863
Pleasant & foggy. Marched all day. All quiet along the lines. On guard all night without relief. At night packed up & went down to the left & back to the old place where we slept. Firing heard on the right. Letter from home.
Saturday 2
Pleasant to day. Firing on the right commenced early. Moved to the left this morning. Firing on the left commenced about 8 A.M. Moved back to the right & then about 10 P.M. crossed the river & finally rested.
H.M. Abbott
Wednesday, April 29, 1863
Broke camp about 5 am, + moved to the River Bank. did not cross. expected to cross but did not. one
Division of the 6th Corps crossed last night [one] man wounded killed + [10] wounded. The [troops] have not moved [from] the River bank is deep It has been a rainy bad day. rained all [the forenoon.] [There] has not been much firing today.
Thursday, April 30, 1863
Presidents Fast?] day we were ordered to fall in at 4 am we struck tents + were ready to march we waited about 3 hours + then had orders to pitch tents again. It had been rainy all the [morning] we had just got them pitched + we had orders to fall in again. we fell in + stood under arms about an hour + then [were] dismissed we pitched tents again + have not been disturbed since 4 pm There was a splendid fight with artillery about 4PM
Friday, May 1, 1863
It has been a beautiful day. It cleared up [yesterday] by the afternoon. + has been very warm to day.
We were ordered to fall in last night about dark with out Guns or Equipment to go [on] [fatigue] work.
We had to go up to [Rosks] [ford] with the pontoon train We were out all night got back at half past 8 AM to day. We went to help the Pontoons over [bad] places All quiet to [day?] we fell in at 7 PM + went to the left + waited till 10 PM + then came back + bunked for the night We went about 14 miles with the Pontoon[s]
Saturday, May 2, 1863
All has been very quiet to day We fell in early In the morning + went down to the left [+ lay] till afternoon
+ then [moved] up to the [right] again to our old camp. We were ordered to fall in again about dark + moved up to the right [where] the Pontoons are laid we expect to cross before morning + before tomorrow night we shall have the [lights]