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1863
DIARY OF 2nd Lieutenant
JAMES H. ST. JOHN 83rd Regiment
Indiana Volunteers
Company K
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Diary 1863
Thursday,
November 5, 1863
on this morning marched at 6 o clock distance 18 and campt at 5
Friday 6
Marched at 6 1/2
and Marched 16 miles and campt at 5
Saturday 7
Marched at 6 1/2 o clock and marched 20 miles and
campt at 6
Sunday 8
Left camp at 8 o clock marched 20 miles and campt 6 Pulaski Tenesee vey
fine town
Monday 9
Left camp at 7 o clock marched 18 miles and campt at 6 o clock in 2
miles Fayets ville
Tuesday 10
Left camp at 12 O clock past through Fayetts ville at I marched 10 miles
and campt at 6 o clock
Wednesday II
Left camp 61/2 marched 18 miles and campt 6 o clock
Thursday 12
Left camp at 7 and marched 15 miles and campt with in 2 miles of Mays
ville Ala
Friday 13
Left camp at 8 and past through Maysville at 9 marched 15 miles and
campt at 5 near the Rail Road runing to Stevenson
Saturday 14
Left camp at 71/2 and past through Larks ville [Larkinsville, Ala.] and
marched 16 miles campt near the rail Road
Sunday 15
Left camp at a and march 18 miles an campt in five miles of Stevensen
alla
Monday 16
Left camp at a and marched to Stevenson arriving at 10 and Stopt a Shot
time marched 5 miles east and campt Boots cost $10 Socks 100 Wrote to
Wife 10
Tuesday 17
Left camp at a and marched to Bridgport and campt at 12 and remained for
the Day Received 3 leters, Wrote to Wife No 11
Wednesday 18
In camp all day at Bridgport Alabama Received a leter from home No 8,
and wote home No 12
Thursday 19
Left camp at 8 and crost the Tensee Rivr and marched a miles and campt
at a o clock
Friday 20
Left camp at 7 and marched 18 miles and campt in 4 miles of Chattnuga at
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