19th Century Steinbeck Family Papers

93

May 7 - 8

place. For Col. Dilsworth for Liut Col. Church. Major Mashburn. In our Comp. Capt. Philips, first Liut. Chas. Rigeley, 2d Ervin Drysdale, 3d Fatio Dunham. 1t Sergant, John Rose, 3d John Philips Jun. 4th Philip Leonady, 5th Joseph Leonady. Corporal 1st H. Dunham, 2d. Sam Cook, 3 Frank Andrew, 4th Frank Weems. News about the recognition of the Confederacy by France & Spain, the breaking up of the Federal Congress in a row & the border coming in with us with a rush. Gen. Beauregard sent to Secretary of War that he did not want anymore Troops &c&. All very good news. If. True. Sergent Hernandez & Private Jos. Spencer were discharged als Liut. Andrew [?] & went back. I gave James [Crolee?] $25 dollars

118

June 11, 12

on the subject of the Conscript Law. He told me again that I need not fear that as soon as my time is up & I refuse to serve further I must be discharged. About 4 o clock our relief came from the camps & we started back.

Thursday June 12. Nothing new is passing. I forgot to mention that on Tuesday a private from Capt. Starks Comp. 2d in Virginia came to our camp. Corp. H. Dunham knew him intimatly being in the same Comp. from which H. D. had been previously discharged. He was wounded in the neck in the recent fight at Richmond. He said that near all the Augustine boys are wounded. Peter Pallenier is