Farewell to Camp Casey

Monday, December 1, 1862

Along with the First Brigade, the Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment broke camp at noon and formed in line. At 2:00 P.M. they marched over the Long Bridge into Washington D.C. and crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. They made camp at Unionville by 7:00 P.M., covering fifteen miles for the day.¹

References:
¹S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 27.

Settling in at Camp Casey

Monday, November 3, 1862

The men of the Thirteenth settle in at Camp Casey, receiving new tents. The expectation is to spend the winter here. Nearly a hundred men are reporting sick daily. The regiment receives meager rations of salt pork, salt beef, bread, and the less-frequent potatoes or rice. The men of the Thirteenth are eager for news from home, and crowd the Chaplain's tent whenever mail arrives in camp.¹

References:
¹S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 21.

Camp Casey

Saturday, November 1, 1862

At noon the Thirteenth receives orders to strike camp and prepare to march. At 1:00 PM the Thirteenth begins a march of five miles to Fairfax Seminary, making camp on a hill a mile beyond the Seminary. The new camp is named Camp Casey for their commanding officer, General Silas Casey.¹

References:
¹S. Millett Thompson, Thirteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : A Diary Covering Three Years and a Day (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888), 20.