l. Horses inspected by Lieutenants Clark, Hood and Simpson. Weather
fine. Health not quite as good. Troubled with dumb ague.

Buntyn Station, Wednesday, Jan. 7. A pleasant day but cold. All of our
sabres were turned over, Lieutenant Simpson taking them to Memphis,
also all the worthless horses. Our former orderly, J. G. S. Hayward,
bade us good-bye in the morning; left for the North with G. W. Giles and
John Campbell, all of which had been discharged. Infantry building
breastworks. Van Dorn reported to be at Byhalia. Pickets doubled.
Anticipation of an attack. Slept with our clothes on. E. P. Dixon, T. J.
Hungerford and Mikolay Dziewanowski sent out as scouts in the night.

Buntyn Station, Thursday, Jan. 8. News reached us of a glorious victory
at Murfreesboro by General Rosecrans. Rec'd hay for horses. E. Morrill
formerly of Sauk City, now of 23rd Wisconsin Regiment stayed with us.

Buntyn Station, Friday, Jan. 9. Rather damp and cold. Infantry still
felling trees and fortifying. Paymaster on the line paying off the
troops, giving them two months' wages. Scouts sent out several times a
day. Weather damp. Health impaired somewhat. Troubled with diarrhea. No
news from Vicksburg.

Buntyn Station, Saturday, Jan. 10. Warm and pleasant. Orders to hold
ourselves in readiness to march at a moment's warning. Went out with
Evans to forage. Got some sweet potatoes from a citizen. Drew soft bread
at the quartermaster's taken from Memphis. Sad news from Vicksburg.
Sherman's forces withdrawn to Napoleon. Health better. Drilled on the
piece.

Buntyn Station, Sunday, Jan. 11. Warm and rainy. Received a letter from
home dated the 2nd. Went out to exercise the horses in the morning. Went
on the once famous Memphis race course, passed twice around and
returned. Several races. Those who were present at the August muster,
signed the payroll to be paid to-morrow, two months' wages.

Buntyn Station, Monday, Jan. 12. The scouts Sunday were driven back, or
rather, hearing the noise of advancing troopers, they withdrew, and
this morning, 3:30 A. M. sixteen men, were mounted and sent out under
charge of Sergeant Hauxhurst. They scoured the country for nine miles
south and returned without seeing any armed person, but reported that
they had been seen. They returned at about 11 A. M. Men were detailed to
fell trees on the right to protect our flank. Rec'd four papers from
home.

Buntyn Station, Tuesday, Jan. 13. Cloudy and app