_Wednesday, December 17._--Camp near Falmouth. General Sigel's reserve corps is camping around Falmouth. Our camp has its usual appearance. It is cold, and snowing.
_Saturday, December 20._--The troops are building winter-quarters.
_Wednesday, December 24._--Great inspection in camp, by Generals Sumner, Howard, and Sully, and their staffs. They all expressed their satisfaction with the appearance of the battery. This was the last visit of the venerable hero, General Sumner, to our battery.
_Friday, December 26._--The pontoons were sent to Belle Plains.
_Wednesday, December 31._--Quiet in camp.
_Thursday, January 1._--Camp near Falmouth. The army is very poorly provisioned.
_Monday, January 5._--A new stable for the battery horses commenced, below the ravine.
_Tuesday, January 6._--The news of the battle of Murfreesboro arrived.
_Thursday, January 15._--Our camp was partly burned down to-day, through a fire in the camp of the Thirty-fourth Regiment New York volunteers.
_Friday, January 16._--A severe storm. Rations are to be cooked for three days. We are kept in uneasiness all the time, about moving.
_Saturday, January 17._--Great review of the army by General Burnside.
_Sunday, January 18._--The coldest day we have had this winter.
_Tuesday, January 20._--The Army of the Potomac commenced another move to-day. Troops are marching by, towards United States Ford. The weather is of the poorest kind, raining and snowing.
_Wednesday, January 21._--Our corps is retained in camp yet. Quite a miracle.
_Friday, January 23._--Franklin's corps is marching back to the winter-quarters. The great forward movement is given up. The troops are returning in disgust. Some of the artillery left their guns sticking in the mud. Bodies of soldiers were found dead in the woods, having perished from exposure.
_Saturday, January 24._--Stragglers are coming in yet.
_Monday, January 26._--We were paid off for two months.
_Wednesday, January 28._--Severe snow-storm.
_Thursday, January 29._--Generals Burnside, Sumner and Franklin left the army to-day. Joe Hooker is in command now.
_Sunday, February 1._--Mounted and foot inspection.
_Monday, February 2._--Mounted inspection.
_Tuesday, February 3._--Captain Arnold was thrown from his horse, and left on furlough.