. War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld, 1861-1865 . FIFTY-SIXTH MASSACHl. /OLUNTEERS ON DRESS PARADE STEPHEN M. WELD 307 made ourselves comfortable. Late in the evening the37th Massachusetts took position on our left. Day pleas-ant. Wednesday, June 8. — Had all the men in the com-mand washed to-day, and took a bath myself in the mill-pond. Day pleasant. Had no firing on our line. GeneralCrittenden left us to-day, having been relieved at his ownrequest. General Ledlie takes command of the division,and Colonel Gould of the brigade. Thursday, June 9. — Saw John Jones to-day. He isgoing bac
. War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld, 1861-1865 . FIFTY-SIXTH MASSACHl. /OLUNTEERS ON DRESS PARADE STEPHEN M. WELD 307 made ourselves comfortable. Late in the evening the37th Massachusetts took position on our left. Day pleas-ant. Wednesday, June 8. — Had all the men in the com-mand washed to-day, and took a bath myself in the mill-pond. Day pleasant. Had no firing on our line. GeneralCrittenden left us to-day, having been relieved at his ownrequest. General Ledlie takes command of the division,and Colonel Gould of the brigade. Thursday, June 9. — Saw John Jones to-day. He isgoing back to his regiment. They are with Butler atpresent. (Got my bundles from Alice.) Day was here to-day, and also General Ledlie. Headquarters 56TH Mass. Vol., June 9, 1864. Dear Father, — We have enjoyed a rest of a coupleof days, which is doing our men a vast amount of are all of us completely worn out, both in body andmind. We have now been over 37 days marching andfighting. From what I can see, I do not think that we shall be inRichmond in much und
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