mediately. The horses were harnessed, everything packed ready for
further orders which after an hour waiting, came, to unharness. It
proved to be an alarm caused by a party of guerrillas making a dash upon
our foraging train, capturing some seventy mules, then skedaddling
before the escort could come up.

Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 22. Griffith Thomas, E. W. Evans and myself went
to the spring in woods, washed our clothes and returned by one o'clock.
Weather warm and pleasant during the day but very cold nights.

Moscow, Sunday, Nov. 23. Laid in tent all day. Mail arrived in the
afternoon. Received two very welcome letters from home and Thomas L.

Moscow, Monday, Nov. 24. I felt rather unwell, having had a lusty old
shake with the ague. In the night went to the doctor, had four pills and
an excuse from duty. Foraging party brought in twenty-five bushels sweet
potatoes, four hogs, a hive of honey and two loads of corn.

Moscow, Tuesday, Nov. 25. Orders were sent to Captain to have two best
non-commissioned officers to report at Colonel Powell's headquarters by
8 A. M. Sergt. A. J. Hood and Corporal Hauxhurst were sent, acting as
orderlies. Tent moved back. The whole camp policed. 2 o'clock the
howitzers (3rd and 5th pieces) were ordered out on picket duty without
caissons, one extra horse.

Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 26. Cold and chilly. Troubled with diarrhea;
felt rather bad.

Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 27. Our boys returned in the afternoon having
been out to Collierville, eighteen miles distant, burned a bridge, came
upon a party of rebs, capturing three. Weather cold and clear. Health
improving.

[Sidenote: 1862 Facing the Enemy]

Moscow, Friday, Nov. 28. Awoke before daylight with orders to prepare to
march. All was ready by 6:30 A. M. Started at about 7:30, fell in rear
of the column and marched toward Holly Springs; traveled all day with
the exception of the necessary halts in the train. Passed through Early
Grove 4 P. M., Hudsonville 7 P. M. Traveled until 9 P. M. Encamped near
Coldwater River for the night. The country was all woodland except the
cleared plantations; after dark the air was illumined, the raging fire
caused by the dry leaves and fences, running for miles, it being set out
by the advance. Came into park in a grove, made a "shebang" of shakes
and laid down about 11:30 P. M.

Holly Springs, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 29. The bugle's notes awoke me in
the same position as that I fell aslee