May 1. Took up our line of march 7AM. Marched about 6 miles and stopped for dinner. Left knapsack and marched to the battlefield. Terrible cannonading in the afternoon. We not engaged. Evening marched back to our knapsacks, two miles. Saw number of prisoners. May 2. Fell in 6 AM marched toward the battlefield, formed _____ and stopped. Terific cannonading in the lines. [Transcribers note: From this point the diary fell into the hands of Mr. Douglass, who continued to keep it.] May 3. This last was the giving up of this poor Yankees diary. He kept it up till he lost his knapsack at Chancellorsville fight and this book was found in his knapsack. Captured on the battlefield at Chancellorsville, May 3rd, 1863 This ended his diary Next I will commence on the next page R.T. Douglass, Co. F, 47th Va. [Transcribers note: At this point Mr. Douglass didnt know if the diarys original owner was dead or alive. In fact, Mr. Owen bought another diary, filled in the previous days before he lost it as he could & continued an account of his service for the rest of 1863. I will continue Mr. Douglass' diary first, then pick up Mr. Owens story.]