1 weather pleasant but rother cold to day
we drawed rations to dy
jo Seeten and Sidney downey returned to the Co to night
I rote I rote A letter to my brother to day
the trane has ben turned over and the wagens on load
ed to day
2 rand all night and the most of the day to day
oscar and my Self and A good diner to day
we had 2 chicknes coocked
No male to day
3 Rany and cold to day
I got 2 letters
I am on gard down town to night
4 weather blustern and cold
we had A chicken for Super
I bout A plug of tobacco to day
no male for me to day
5 weather weet and rother cold today
I got A letter from my wife and 1 from my mother
I rote A letter to my wife to night
6 weather rother weet and nasty to day
we had orders to pool up Camp and Start for Chattanooga
got ready to start at 4 oclock to night
went to Big Shanty
7 weather pleasant this forenoon but rand the most of
the after afternnon and all night
good luck so fur on this on this of the March
8 weather raney to day and rand all night
we came to Chattannog this morning
A grate stur today About voten
I went to vote but came back with out voten
No male for me to day
9 rand all night and all day
we went up on A hill and poot up Camp
everything wet a sop to night
to night my pardner is sick
this rother dis curegen
10 weather pleasant but rather cold to day
we put up our new tents today
we drawen rations to day
I traded watches to night
No male for me to day
11 weather warm and pleasant to day
I am on gard to day
My cusan was hear this after noon
he is fat as A hog
no male for me to day
12 weather warm and pleasant to day
I went over to the 103 rig to day
I saw my cusen and Charley miles and the rest of the
olmsted boys
they are in the best of health
no male for me to day
13 weather warm and pleasant to day
I am on gard to day
Seeha houred was hear to see me to day
no male for me today
14 weather warm and pleasant to day
I dun out my washing to day
I rote 2 letters one to my Sister and one to my
wife
I got A letter from my Sister today
15 weather warm and pleasant today
we drawn rachens to day
I am on gard to night
16 weather weet and nasty to day
I am on detale to go up the river cutten logs to day
no male for me to day
17 weather warm and pleasant to day
we got 4 monts pay to day
13 of Co A Started up the river this after noon
we went up 7 miles and went in camp for the night
no male for me today
18 weather weet and nasty this morning
8 of our Co went to cut wood this morning
it rand So hard we went for camp
19 weather weet and nasty this morning
we went and cut wood this forenoon but Stade in camp
this after noon and made bruch brooms
no male for me to day
20 weather raney this morning but we started and went
7 miles further up the river and went in Camp
we had A mudy time to day
21 worked this fore noon but it nodes so hard this after
noon that we lade in camp
we cut 30 logs to day
no male for me to day
22 weather pleasant to Day but rother cold
we went to our work this morning
every thing works fine to day
we hav got our raft started
23 weather warm and pleasant to day
I was on gard last night and had A chac to stay in
Camp
I went out hunting but I did not have eny luck for
there was no game to hunt
24 weather pleasant to day for frose like hell last
night
we had orders to report to Chattanooga this morn
ing
we started at 10 oclock got to Chattanooga at 5
oclock
25 we left chattanooga at 5 oclock
I dun out my washing jest in time for a march
I got A letter to day but did not have time to anser
it before we left
26 we find ourselves on top of the Cars in Stevenson
we ar on our way to Nashville
every thing quiet to day
it rand a little this afternoon
27 we find ourselves in Nashville this morning
we got hear at 10 oclock last evening
we went in Camp to day
we have got A good plesent plase for A camp
28 weather warm and pleasant to day
I am on gard to day
I got A letter from home to day
I found A pockett knife to day
29 weather warm and pleasent to day
I have ben gassen round town to day
I went to the Surcuss this after noon
I had A good time
30 weather warm and pleasant to day
we poold up camp this morning and went to the other
side of town
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