The march from Bowling Green was started about 1:30 P. M. on June 1st and no halt was made until the Mattapony River was reached at Milford Bridge.(see map on right)
Some time in the afternoon, after leaving Bowling Green, the regiment passed the remains of some government wagons destroyed by Moseby when he found them encumbering him in his efforts to evade a conflict with Colonel Gibson's command.
Here a rest of about ten minutes was had, after which the march was continued until about 10:00 P. M. The atmosphere suddenly changed and a very severe rainstorm set in. The regiment went into bivouac in a corn field to the left of the road, the command having marched about sixteen miles that day.
To illustrate the intensity of the sun's rays that day, the writer, in scouting to the left of the road, came across a spring of ice-cold water, from which he filled his canteen, and after its being exposed to the rays of the sun less than fifteen minutes it became so hot that it was almost impossible to drink it without blistering the mouth.
After the second day's march it is questionable whether a single drum could be found in the regiment. Moseby's and White's Confederate bands of guerillas were constantly on the flanks of the regiment, occasionally causing extra marching and countermarching of the regiment, evidently to evade them at points where the nature of the ground would give them advantage in a conflict.
