1 Weather pleasent and warn
we started for Camp this morning
lutendent Somers come to the Company to day
when I got back to camp i had 3 letters 2 from home
1 from my cosan
2 Weather pleasent And warm today
oscar Marett and my self bilt A shanty to day
3 Weather pleasant And warm to day
oscar and my self bilt a chimly and finished our tent
to day
4 Weather pleasent And warm today
We got orders to report to Chattanooga
puled up Camp and started at 9 to the boat landen
got there 11
Started from there at 5 got to Chattanooga at 9
went up to our old camp to stay
5 Weather pleasant and warm today
we got orders to go to brigport
I was on detale to help load wagens and cars
Started from Chattanooga at 1 oclock
all of the boys well suted to day
6 Weather warm and plesant to day
All of the troops ore on there way to the frount
Cars all loded with Solgers
all felen well
7 weather warm and pleasant to day
we spread our blankets on the ground to sleep last
Night but got up this morning and went in Camp
oscar Merrit and my self has got our tent up and are
now taken a rest
8 weather warm and pleasent To day
we had inspection to day
George Magon and liman ritchmen was hear to se me
to day Frank powel all so
9 Weather pleasant and warm to day
I bilt A bunk Then went to the river and went in
Swimen
some of the baby boys was hear today
report that 7000 rebs crost the river last night
10 Weather rother weet and rany to day
I am on the worken party to day
I receved A letter from home and anserd it
11 Weather warm and pleasant but rand last night
we started down the river at 4 oclock in the morning
we had 2 shots faird at us
we had Small Scurmesh with the rebs
took one prisner all so cild 3 bevs
12 Weather pleasent
we started from White burg and crost the river
made A charg on A rebel fort
got 2 haver Saks
went down the river and had A scurmesh with the rebs
we got 1 man cild 2 wounded
13 Weather warm and pleasant to day
got back to brigport at 2 oclock
Started for camp at 5 oclock
I was detald to go and take car of the wounded boys
I got A letter from my mother to day
14 Weather warm and pleasant to day
I have ben with out wonded boys
they are geten long furs trat
Good news from the front to day
15 Weather warm and pleasant to day
I rote A letter to my mother to day
we had heavy inspection to day
oscar Marrett Shot his rifle of the load past threw
my nap sack
I dun my washen to day
16 Weather warm and pleasant to day
I got A letter from home to day
I hav had an offel head ache to
17 Weather warm and pleasant to day
I rote 2 letters to day one to my brother and one
to my wife
I all so got one
I went to see Georg Magin to day he is sick
the gun ro boat Started down the river to day
18 Weather warm and pleasant to day
john luc ter come to the hospetal tosee the boys
he had A fant Spell but got over it soom
I rote A letter to my cosin to day
19 Weather warm and pleasant to day
I patch my briches to day
Frank powell was hear to se me
I dont feal well to day
There was 3 carloads of prisners past threw hear
to night
20 Weather warm and pleasant to day
I dun my washen this fore non and was detald to
help get Some Shade treese to poot up round our
camp
I went over to See frank powel to night
21 Weather warm and pleasant to day
I mended some of my close to day
frank powel was hear to se me
I went to see our wonded boys to night
they are geten Along fine
22 weather warm and pleasant to day
Co A and Co D went bord of the boat this morning
we went down the river 45 miles cild 3 bevs
No firen on the boat to day
23 Weather warm and pleasant to day
we started and went 25 miles further this morning
the landed and had A little Scourmesh with the
rebs but took 3 prisners 3 guns 7 horses and mules
ls toock 35 thousands dolars worth of coton
not one of our men got A scratch
24 weather pleasant this morning but rand this after
noon
we Started for Brigport this morning
got there at 12 oclock then went to camp
I had 2 letters in camp
I rote one
25 weather rany and weet to day
we had orders to get redy for the boat but did not
go Aboard to day
I rote a letter to my sister to night
26 Weather warm and pleasant to day
50 of our Co went onbord of the boat this morning
we went down the river 40 miles then lade up
I was on gard to day
27 weather warm and pleasant to day
we started down the river 50 miles
25 of our Co landed and went up on A bluf to see if
the rebs had eny artrillery on shoar
28 weather warm and pleasent to day
we went on down the river arived at Tryanna about
8 oclock then started for Decatur
got there about 10 oclock
Stade there til 5 then went back to Whits burg
bot there about 10 oclock in the evening
29 Weather warm and pleasant to day
left Whitsvill this nmorning and come up the river
3 mile above Gunders Ville and landed 40 of our
men
we toock gundersvill cild 3 rebs capitered 4 of them
then went back to Whitesvill
30 weather warm and pleasant to day
we took 2 Co of men on bord of the boat and went up
the river 40 miles then landed then they went and
broak up A Salt peater works
31 weather warm and pleasant to day
we started at Whitburg landed last night
started for brigport this morning got there about 10
oclock this evening
we cild 2 bevers to day
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