U.S. Steamer Teazer
                                                    Washington D C
                                                             Dec 2d 1862

Sir
         I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of my orders to the command of the U.S. Steamer
Currituck, and have reported to Commodore Harwood
in accordance with them

                                                 Very Respectfully
                                            Your Obt Servant
                                          T. J. Linnekin
                                          Acting Master Comdg
                                          U. S. Steamer Currituck

Honorable
      Gideon Wells
          Secretary U.S. Navy
              Washington D.C.

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

Dec 2. Col. D[errom]. went back to Washington.   Major Brown
commanded & I assisted.   March thro. fine country
panoramic view of Washington & Alexandria – &
down river – We led advance – but little straggling
in 25th.   Ate sandwich at noon – much impeded by
Abercrombies’ Brigade supply train.   fr. 1 to 5 marched
faster.  encamped then near good water.  in shelter
tents.  one train far in rear.  I ate bit toasted
ham   bread – & sipd. a Lieut’s Coffee – spread my
green blanket & bivouacked by a fire under open
sky, but before well asleep train came up & pitched our staff tent.   hot
coffee & blankets.   prayers
Morng. & Eveg.   marched abt. 13 miles – Fires cover whole
hills – to Camp now asleep.   Pres. message in pocket

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

John K. Brown, Major of the 2th New Jersey
Brigadier General John Joseph Abercrombie (1798-1877)

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

     Dec. 2d, ’62.
Still in camp; some-
what cloudy, but the
sun is shining.
Nothing unusual occurred.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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

Dec 2nd Thusday  [Tuesday]
Camp 2 1/2 miles
from Stafford C H
Recd some New
Closes to Day
I had the plesher
Of Reading the
Presandants Massage
to Night in camp
Nere Stafford C. H.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1862

This morning
went over to Uncle
Maxwell from there
went to judge looking
to ascertain the
am’t of money due
me. went from there
to Stevenson Caldwell
had dinner & helped
him to husk corn
until evening
then went back
to Uncle Maxwells
where I now am
rob not at home
yet helping his Uncle to
butcher
Cloudy

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[from the diary of Mary S. Boydon of “Hopedale,” Albemarle County, Va.]

Tuesday 2nd  Ma & Lilla went to Charville–Ma
succeeded in getting a black calico dress & some
crape–Every thing exorbitantly high–Hanson’s
company between Orange Ct Ho & Fredericksburg
A battle daily expected.  Burnside is urged
forward by all the power of the northern fa=
=natics, but as yet advances not–God protect
& keep our loved one, & make him a useful
Christian

Precept-“Cleave unto the Lord”–Acts.11:23

Prayer– “Up Lord, & let not man have the upper hand.”

Promise–The patient abiding of the meek shall
not perish forever ”  Ps. 9:18

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[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]

Pa rode to the shop to day & soon returned
with the news that the Yankees had passed
through Town & now on the turnpike going
to Winchester, & that our cavalry had run of
course s there were only a few left to watch
the movements of the enemy-there was some
little firing & Richard Baylor & a Mr Timberlake
had been wounded.  Poor Richard is very badly
through the shoulder, will lose his arm, & in
all probability his life.  It is so distressing he
is his mothers favorite child;
   Emma & I walked over to see a sick neighbor
Betty Hite=she was very glad to see us-They
are poor but remarkably honest & gentle people.
    Fannie told me of a horrid piece of
news concerning a person who lives on Pa’s place
I can not dirty my page by repeating it.  I
put it down simply to remember the day, as
I can not believe it is true, & time alone
can prove it;==
  Tom is improving very fast, I will
not whip him again if I can possibly
help it.  poor child, he has been very obedient
& affectionate ever since my last.

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[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Co. F., 25th Massachusetts]

Monday
Dec 1
The first day of winter, but it seems
very little like it. it is so warm and
pleasant to-day.  I have been busy this forenoon making
out the monthly returns.  This afternoon Sam Eddy
of the fifty-third was up here.  After supper we had a
rough and tumble game awhile. a
flag of truce came down to the lines today
Captain Moulton got back to day. George got
a box of paper by Quartermaster Brown.  It is
reported to night that we are going to take part
in an expedition.

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