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Thursday, December 1, 1864.
This morning at daylight found US
Nashville, and about nine o'clock we
passed through the town and went
into camp on the same ground that
} we left last Friday. We have march
ed eighty miles since then, and seen
and heard several battles. After
going into camp VIC got something
to eat; then sat down and rested, did
little work; packed up box and
went to town to send it home.
Nashville, December 2, 1854.
The weather was rainy this morn
ing, but we had no time to lie in bed
if we are sleepy, so got up as soon as
it was light, got breakfast and ate,
then wrote, etc.
The rebels followed us up yester-
day and at dark their campfires
could be seen from the city, and their
line of troops could be seen from
our outer lines.
All the government employees and
many citizens are at work on breast
works around the city. The govern
ment shops are all silent. This af-
ternoon we moved nearer the division
and went into camp between the
steamboat landing and the water
works. There was some cannonad-
ing heard, but no hard fighting.
Saturday, Dec. 3, 1864.
We put in a wagon tongue last
night after dark, and this morning
put irons on some more. Wrote a
letter home and took it up to head
quarters and found one there for me
from home.
Some cannonading today, and to-
wards night the colored troops had
a skirmish with the "rebs." The
train is kept hitched up until nine
o'clock, so as to be ready to move
if needed.
Sunday, December 4, 1864.
went to bed at eight o'clock and
got up at seven in the morning. The
weather is cool and pleasant. The
teamsters were up at four o'clock,
and hitched up the wagons, but at
nine unhitched and fed the teams.
l repaired several articles which oc-
cupied my time until noon. In the
afternoon we went to headquarters.
Monday, December 5, 1864.
The night was rather cool and
there was scarcely any wood left to
get breakfast with. After eating |
then mended clothes and wrote lit
tie. Drew q new cavalry jacket, and
took the yellow stripes off of it. Fix
ed a pair of cross-legs for DR.. Law
tons desk. Went to bed at eight
o'clock. My bed is on the top of the
4 ammunition wagon and it is good
one.
Tuesday, December 6, 1864.
After a breakfast of fried picked
beef and hardtack, took the doctors
desk over, then fixed a desk for the
captain; came back, got my hair cut
ate a dinner of boiled beef, potatoes
and dumplings; then went back to
Headquarters and hung a box cover,
then took a look at the breastworks,
the cemetery, the river and the wa
terworks. Wrote, etc.
Wednesday, December z, 1864.
| felt cold this morning when |
got up, but ate my breakfast, and
wrote a letter. i continued to feel
chilly and began TO shake, so ! con-
cluded that | had the ague. | sat
around the fire until almost noon,
then went to bed and stayed there
until night. | was pretty sick until
sometime during the night when |
began feeling better. The weather
is cold and windy and our supply of
wood is rather low.
Thursday, December 8, 1864.
| passed a rather restless night,
but felt quite we'll today. After eat
ing breakfast / took a letter up to
headquarters and tried selling gloves.
Sold one pair. 1t is too cold for
work, so stood around the fire until
two o'clock p. m.
Friday, December 9, 1864.
The clock struck eight about the
time we went to bed and struck the
same hour before we got up this
morning. | did not sleep well as 1T
twas too cold. 1t is very, very cold
this morning. / heard that our bri-
gade had arrived and were just
across the river from where we were
encamped. We went across, and met
a man who told US the brigade had
crossed to this side; so came back
and found them out near Fort Neg
ly. Had a short visit with the boys.
1t was raining and showing and they
were busy getting things together to
put up their tents with. They told
us that a week ago they were eight
miles from this place and in the rear
Of the "rebs"; when finding out their
situation they turned off and march
ed sixty miles to Clarksville without
stopping to eat meal. They said
that Moses Buck and four others of
the regiment and twelve in all from
the brigade were captured by bush
whackers, drawn up in line and shot.
They hoped they would get chance
to revenge their deaths. Came back
to camp at one p. m, 1t showed and
rained and froze all day.
Saturday, December 10, 1864.
1t was too cold to write in the wa
ION. so went down to the Christian
Eommission room and wrote a letter
home. 1t was not very warm there
or very pleasant as it was oven.
crowded. In the afternoon nailed
strap iron on two wagon tongues,
put on a hammer strap; then went
over to the regiment and back again.