[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

Hd. Qrs. Cav Brigade
1 mile from Union Nov 3.30 P.M.
General R. B. Marcy
    Chief of Staff
  General
                Please send direct
that Penningtons Battery be furnished
with one thousand rounds of
ammunition as soon as possible–
He is nearly out–Stuart
brought up a fresh battery
this afternoon & we had consid=
erable firing before he drew
off–the caisson that
exploded was full of am
munition–& they were com=
pelled to leave the hind part
of the caisson on the field–
      I have had two men killed
& two wounded & four or five
horses knocked over–Union
is deserted almost of its people–
One old fellow told us he
was Union but that if

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we administered the oath of
allegiance to him, it must be
done very quietly–He said
Stuart had 4000 cavalry but
I think he saw double–
      We have taken at least
ten of Stuart’s wounded he
has left behind–

          Very respectfully
           A. Pleasonton
            Brig. Genl.

I shall camp near here to
await Pennington’s ammunition
please hurry it up–I
expect Averell to join me
soon–

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[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

Hd. Qrs. Cav Brigade
3 miles to Union on the Upperville
road–Nov 2.6.30. P.M.
General R. B. Marcy
    Chief of Staff-
General-
                My command has
arrived at this point after
fighting hard all day–driving
Stuart from one position
to another–they have left
a number of wounded in
Union & the Doctor with them
states we wounded five of
their officers yesterday–
& have done them considerable
damage both days–He
admits they have three
brigades of infantry at
Upperville–I am encamped
near the house Stuart
slept in last night–
          A young man just
in from Upperville states

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that Hill with five
brigades is there & has
been there for ten days–
    It must have been from
him that Stuart got
his first battery today-
     This morning Stuart
left on the field a team
of artillery horses with
harness on that had
been killed by our
shot-
      Please hurry up
Penningtn’s ammunition
for he is out– he wants
1200 rounds from Col.
Hays reserve to be sent to him
    I hear there are forces
at Paris—
              Very respectfully
                      A. Pleasonton
                             Brig. Genl.

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[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

Hd. Qrs. Cav Brigade
Nov 2. 7.30 P.M.
General R. B. Marcy
    Chief of Staff
  General–
                 General Bayard
is at Aldie & has some
1500 cavalry without artillery
he desires me to ask
you for some artillery-
He also wants to know
who covers Hopewell
Gap, which is between Aldie
& Thoroughfare Gap-?
        Sickles is at Manassas
& Stahl at Thoroughfare Gap-
       Very respectfully
           A. Pleasonton
            Brig. Genl.

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[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

Hd. Qrs. Cav Brigade
Nov 2. 11. 45 P.M.
General R. B. Marcy
    Chief of Staff
General
              Your dispatch of
today re’cd–I send my
aid for orders for tomorrow-
I hope you have rec’d all
my dispatches of today-
  In addition I have to
report that I sent seven
companies of 8th Penn-
to Bloomfield today &
captured three rebel cavalry
horses  carbines pistols &
sabres complete & [recap?]-
Major O’Neill of General
Meaghers Staff, before
he had be[sic] paroled–
              Every thing quiet

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in front to-night–there
were no rebels left in the
vicinity of Bloomfield
& my pickets extend
in that direction—
  We are three miles
from Upperville at my
present position–&
several reports agree in
in[sic] placing Hill D.H. in
command thee in force
       Very respectfully
           A. Pleasonton
            Brig. Genl.
                 Comdg.

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[from the diary of John Ward of the 102nd Pennsylvania]

Nov. 2nd

at Camp Nere Boodien Md
the firing cominske
this mornegin at
8 oclock at
Chalis Wown [Charlestown] Va
the trops was croeng [crossing]
the Potmac Revor
all Night and
amgneshan town

Pass over the Rever
last Night into Via [Virginia]
and Whe are Readey
At a montes Notice
To march With
Thre Days Reshone [rations]
in our averscake [haversack]
genl Mclallan  moved
is queaters over
the Rever to Day
into Viregna
the[y] Crased at 9 A.M.
at Berlen on the
Potomac Rever
Genl [–]
crossed to Day at
7 A.M. into via [Virginia]
at Berlen across
the Potomac Rever
at 9 oclock the
fringing [firing] is verey
havey [heavy] at this
time  9 A.M.

Brought over
Nov 2d  /62
Sent a leter
Home to Day
the fight to Day
was at Smikers [Snickers] Gap
in the Blew mountins
Whe Reccced orders
March to morrow
Morngn at [number lined out]
8 oclock A.M.
[Written in the margin: “The Regt got New Clouse to Day.”]

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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[from the diary of Captain William F. Hunter, Co. B., 97th Ohio]

     Nov. 2d, ’62.
To-day – Sunday –
passed off quietly
still engaged with
the pay rolls.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, former musician and private in the 23rd Ohio]

Sunday, Nov. 2, 1862
Went to Church
on foot this morning
with Thomas Johnson
took him into my
[?] he did not come
home with me went
to Waits
Partly clear cloudy this
afternoon with show
of rain

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[from the diary of the Rev. Francis E. Butler, chaplain of the 25th New Jersey]

Sun 2d – Officers nearly all bot. some fine tent huts & moved
them fr camp of 2d NH gone forward – I wanted one but
would n’t buy it on Sunday – a great deal of work fixing
up Camp all day – At Eveg.  parade   I held short religious
service – & talked with soldiers in my tent.  A magnificent
Sunset, no service in morning, Visited a hospital – talked with a young
woman – Capt wife fr. Concord – &c –

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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[from the diary of Eliza Oswald Hill, refugee from Wilmington, N.C.]

Sunday  we all attended Church-& were dreadfully annoyed with Wasps
which were flying all over the Church & lighting on every body-
received a letter from Eliza & one from Liz all well & getting along
pleasantly at Enfield–Noah says he will return to Tom but Liz
thinks he will eventually go over to the Yankees–Tom’s bundle
is made up & only waiting for some one to take charge of Noah.  He
thinks he can get along alone–But Captain Mason thinks he may
meet with difficulty in getting from Petersburg to Richmond–

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[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]

Sunday, November 2, 1862

I can truly say, this has been a happy
day with me–though I am far from
feeling just as I would like to. Still
I have more peace & joy, than usual–
I was enabled to pray more fervently
for a blessing in my labours to day, & think
that I was blessed. (Is this presumtion[sic] in
me.)  O, God forgive me if it is-I know &
believe that thou wilt bless thy creatures.  Why
not bless me–I know I am the least deserving
on earth, but Christ died for me, Yes, his
precious blood was shed for me.  I will be
clean: I will wash in his blood–Oh Lord
Jesus Christ-my Saviour let me never slip
from the narrow way, but perfect in me that
good work begun by the Holy Spirit- –
=I realize more than I have ever done that
in me dwelleth no good thing, & that though
Christ  am I clean–  Will become clean-
for I fear I dont believe yet, as I should
do but I mean to cry for faith, more faith,
till God will bless me as he did Jacob=
   Have been reading Bickersteth on the
Lords supper-It is a good work–He must
have been one of the chosen vessels–But
I must try & look only to Jesus, I have
thought too much about good books & good people-
forgotten Christ the only good thing–I want
to be more like him.  O God lift me up help me
to walk in the walk he walked for me

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