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Diary 1863

Wednesday, October 21, 1863
In camp all day fighting in front under arms most of ths day

Thursday 22
In camp most of the day went out forigen gon 4 hours, returned to camp Wether cold and rainy 6 miles

Friday 23
In camp all day Received a letter from my Wife No 1 and forward from the Adjutant Genral cold and rainy

Saturday 24
In camp all day Wrote to My Wife No of leter 9

Sunday 25
Inspection at 10 o clock In camp all Day

Monday 26
Struck our tents at 3 o clock in the morning and took up line of march for Tuscumbia alabama dove the enemy before us they made 4 stands to day marched 11 miles

Tuesday 27
advanced on the enemy at 8 o clock, had a hevy Scrimish with them dove them beyond tuscumbia arriving their at 1 1/2 o clock and campt for the knight marched 6 miles

Wednesday 28
Left Tuscumbia at 7 and returned to camp Chrikee Station 16 miles Received two leters from My Wife No 2 and No 5

Thursday 29
Went out Forigen 7 miles from camp run on the enemy and reteted and Returned to camp 14 miles Boots wore out, Bought of Conover

Friday 30
Left camp at 5 1/2 o clock marched for Eastport on the tenesee River Raind hard all day marched 5 miles campt .

Saturday 31
Marched at 7 o clock arriving Cherikee St Landing at 
9 o clock 11 miles

Sunday, November 1
campt Cherikee St all day Wethr clear and plesent

Monday 2
Left camp 7 o clock marched to he Tenesee Rivr, crost at 6 o clock in Stemer Masonick Gem Paid to the day 312,0670[?] Maj. Hunt By Pay Master Maj Hunt 30 cts Marched 5

Tuesday 3
Left Tenesee Rivr at o clock near East port Alaban marched to Gravel Springs 11 miles arrived at 3 o clo

Wednesday 4
Left Gravel Spring and marched to Forence [Florence] Alabama arived at 6 o clock Distance 20 miles

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