Diary of Adolphus Petty Pool
Company D 3rd Virginia Cavalry
July 1863
- Got on the train at Staunton. Went thru Charlottsville, Ashland. Got to Richmond at 5 PM.
- Started to Petersburg at 9 AM. Got there at 4 PM. Called on some young ladies.
- Stayed in Petersburg all day. Stayed the best part of the day at Mr. Jacksons. Walked out with Miss Jackson and Miss Teusom.
- Started from Petersburg at 4 AM. Got to Richmond at 7 AM. Remained there balance of the day.
- Remained in Richmond until 4 PM. Started for Lynchburg. Got to Concord Station at 3:30 AM. Found out that the bridge was gone.
- Started from Concord Station and walked to Lynchburg.
- Started from Lynchburg at 6 AM. Went to Charletsville there got on the central train. Got to Staunton at 6 PM. Started for Winchester and the gaurds stopped me.
- Started from Staunton flanked the pickets went by Spring Hill, Bridgewater Town, Dayton Town to Harrisonburg. Stopped near New Market.
- Came thru New Mewmarket, Mount Jackson, Edinburg, Woodstock, Strasburg, Middletown. Stayed all night.
- Started from Middletown came thru Newtown, Bartiesville, Curantstown, Winchester. There I flanked the pickets. Went in 5 miles of Martinsburg.
- Started early in the morning went to Martinsburg. Met prisoners and went back with them to Winchester. Marched all night.
- Started from Winchester at 10 AM. Marched nearly to Martinsburg. Stopped and stayed all night.
- Started from camp at 9 AM. Went thru Martinsburg nearly to Williamsport. Stayed all night.
- Got with my Rgt. Came thru Martinsburg stopped and stayed all night in Burkley Co. VA.
- Started from Burkley County came by Leetown. Stopped near Charles Town stayed all night.
- Stayed in camp near Charles Town.
- Stayed in camp all day. Rgt. came from Shepperdstown.
- I went to Charles Town stayed until 1 PM. Came back to camp found that they had moved near Leetown.
- Remained in camp in Jefferson Co. near Leetown.
- Remained in camp in Jefferson Co. near Leetown.
- Remained in camp near Leetown.
- Started from camp near Leetown came thru Berryville, Millwood, stopped near Front Royal. Stayed all night.
- Started from camp near Front Royal crossed the Shenanadoah came round Front Royal crossed the Blueride mountain stopped near Gamses crossroads. Stayed all night.
- Started from near Gainses crossroads crossed the Hazel River at Genings ford. My squadron was left on picket. I stayed at Neubies ford.
- Spent a portion of the day on picket at Neubies ford. We were then sent on picket at Rixeyvilel ford on the Hazel River.
- Spent the day on picket at Rixeyville on the Hazel River.
- I spent the day on picket Rixeyville on the Hazel River. Rained very hard in the evening. I got wet.
- I spent the day on picket at Rixeyville on the Hazel River. I went to see Miss Bettie Carsin. Got caught in the rain. Got very wet. Stayed around Carcin barn all night.
- I was released from picket came to Culpeper Court House in our old camp. Cloudy several of the boys got detail to go home after ---.
- Remained in camp near Culpeper Court House. Several of the boys started home to get horses. I wrote a letter to C P Pool of Dinwiddie County, Va.
- Remained in camp until 5 PM. Received orders to saddle up and mount. Marched to Brandy. Stopped and grazed until 8. Marched all night. Got to Rapidan at day break.