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1862-09-11 -- 1862-09-15

Thurs. 11.  To day I had our friend Rickenberg removed to town to Rev. Hillweg’s family, he seems very low indeed, the change of diet and of temperature is making a good many sick.
Fri. 12.  Made arrangements to have my uniform by next week.  Terribly hot work is going on near the Potomac, the rebels are gaining decided advantages.  They are invading Pa. Md. & Ohio.
Sat. 13.  I went up town, bought a good many things for the company.  Saw our sick man, he seems to be very bad, got Mr. Hanna who wrote his last will and Mr. Harvey Moss was put in as his executor, I do not think that he will survive very long.
Sun. 14  Had the mournful intelligence this morning that H. Rickenberg is no more in the land of the living.  He died this morning at 6 ½ o’clock.  He was one of the finest young men I ever had the pleasure of being acquainted with.  I made arrangements for his funeral.  
Mon. 15.  This morning at 7 ½ my Company left the grounds to do honor to our dead comrade.  We marched to the German M.E. church, took the corpse, marched to the cemetery, where we listened to some fine remarks by Rev. Berner after which, we lowered the coffin, fired the accustomed salute, and returned to camp.

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Thurs. 11. To day I had our friend Rickenberg removed to town to Rev. Hillweg’s family, he seems very low indeed, the change of diet and of temperature is making a good many sick. Fri. 12. Made arrangements to have my uniform by next week. Terribly hot work is going on near the Potomac, the rebels are gaining decided advantages. They are invading Pa. Md. & Ohio. Sat. 13. I went up town, bought a good many things for the company. Saw our sick man, he seems to be very bad, got Mr. Hanna who wrote his last will and Mr. Harvey Moss was put in as his executor, I do not think that he will survive very long. Sun. 14 Had the mournful intelligence this morning that H. Rickenberg is no more in the land of the living. He died this morning at 6 ½ o’clock. He was one of the finest young men I ever had the pleasure of being acquainted with. I made arrangements for his funeral. Mon. 15. This morning at 7 ½ my Company left the grounds to do honor to our dead comrade. We marched to the German M.E. church, took the corpse, marched to the cemetery, where we listened to some fine remarks by Rev. Berner after which, we lowered the coffin, fired the accustomed salute, and returned to camp.