The Seventeenth is pulling picket duty again on July 5th, 1862, but Captain Cox has no complaints.
Remained on Picket until 5 o'clock this afternoon, when we were relieved by a company of the 24th Ohio. Have enjoyed ourselves remarkably, taking everything into consideration -- good water to drink and a fine creek to bathe in, and we have been fortunate to buy some marketing today from some farmers which we cannot do every day. Report of McClellan is contradicted.*
Yesterday's rumor has been put to rest, as the clear-thinking captain had expected. It was probably just a holiday prank that played on the hopes of the weary soldiers. At least the gullible ones were happy for a day.
*Cox, Samuel K., Civil War Diary 1862-1865 of Captain Samuel Kennedy Cox, courtesy of Daviess County Public Library, Kentucky Room, archived manuscript, p.18.
This blog chronicles the life of the 17th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the American Civil War on the 150th aniversary of their service. Follow these volunteers through several major battles while experiencing both the pace and duration of the conflict. The posts may be read chronologically by accessing the archives and selecting them individually, beginning with the Preface.
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