Camp near Fredericksburg, Va.
11 A.M. Co. Drill. 9 P.M. Orders for three days cold rations. Move in the morning 7 A.M. Weather cold.
A.M. Riddle
January 30, 1863
Camp near Fredericksburg, Va.
Finish[ed] our shanty. Weather pleasant.
January 22, 1863
Hd Qts, near Fredricksburg, Va.
Stormed all night. Wind and rain ceased. Still threatening. The Army stuck in mud, five miles from here.
January 20, 1863
Jan. 20. Broke Camp at noon. The Division marched about one mile, halted. At dark, the Regt. Returned to their Camps. 7 P.M. rain.
Diary of A.M. Riddle [Civil War Miscellany]
January 18, 1863
Camp near Fredericksburg, Va.
Weather clear and cold. The move postponed to tomorrow noon. The 4th Excelsior oppose their consolidation with the 163d N.Y. Regt. “or any other man.”
January 12, 1863
Jan. 12. The remaining four of our paroled prisoners returned. Weather pleasant.
January 9, 1863
Jan. 9. Weather clear and cold. Commenced putting a fireplace in our tent.