Tim Here are some items that may help pinpoint the area under concern. I searched using Whitting's Brigade and here is what I found: ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA General Joseph E. Johnston Whiting's Brigade: Brig. Gen. W.H.C. Whiting 4th Alabama 6th North Carolina 2d Mississippi Balthis's Staunton (Virginia) Battery 11th Mississippi Reilly's Rowan (North Carolina) Battery Fourth Alabama: http://www.civilwarhome.com/4alainf.htm This indicates that the fourth Alabama regiment was in Whiting's brigade on April 30, 1862. Reading the OCR at the volume and pages mentioned might give an insight into where the fellow was who was bringing in the cattle, note that Yorktown is mentioned here and in your diary: Vol. XI, Part 3--(114) Mentioned in report of Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, near Yorktown, April 20, 1862. (483) In Whiting's brigade, Johnston's army, April 30th, 459 strong. (531, 652) Same assignment. (654) Organized May 18th, 1858 as the "Rowan Artillery," this Battery of Light Artillery was called into active duty for twelve months service on May 3rd, 1861. On March 8th, 1862, it [Rowan Artillery] joined the army in the move to Yorktown and was actively engaged in rear-guard fighting when the army retired from Yorktown and Williamsburg to Richmond in May. To bring the Battery up to full strength, two 3-inch Burton and Ascher Rifled guns were added on May 20th, 1862. Still assigned to Whiting's Brigade, the Battery remained in that Brigade when Whiting became Divisional Commander and Col. E. M. Law assumed command of the Brigade. Hope this helps some, Mike Tim Kreh wrote: > Everyone, > I just joined the list because I transcribed a few pages from an old diary I recently found. It appears to have been written by someone from the Fauquier County area of Virginia who drove cattle for the Confederate Army. It would appear it was written during April of 1862 and mentions a few things about the Army and its movements from the peninsula (Yorktown) back up to Richmond. If anyone has any info after reading this diary, I would love to add to it. Thanks! > > Tim > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tkreh/CWDiary.htm > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >