re daily seen hovering around our
lines. Nothing very serious apprehended.

Thursday, April 30th. Regular two month's muster for pay. Our tents were
also turned over to the Quarter-Master. We were to have what are termed
"shelter" tents, in place of our old ones. The men call them "dog" tents,
and they are rightly named. Although this was the day set apart, by
President Lincoln, as a day of fasting and prayer, everything went on as
usual in camp. The men said that they had done enough fasting.

Friday, May 1st. All the sick were this day sent to the hospital.

Sunday, May 3rd. Fifteen weeks this day at Cripple Creek. We were joined
by two companies of the First Tennessee Cavalry. They went into camp on
the flats across the creek. Regular brigade review.

Monday, May 4th. The One Hundred and Twentieth Illinois Infantry passed
our camp, going towards Murfreesboro. The regiment had been for some time
in the Second brigade of General Palmer's division, but had been reduced
by sickness and desertion, so that it did not then contain over one
hundred and fifty effective men. The weather continued quite warm.

Tuesday, May 5th. The Twenty-Third Kentucky Infantry passed our camp, on
their way to take the place of the One Hundred and Tenth Illinois. Weather
cloudy, with some rain.

Friday, May 8th. Lieutenant Baldwin returned from home, bringing numerous
packages for the men, sent by their friends.

On Sunday, May 11th, J. P. Beers died, at noon. His disease was Typhoid
fever. He hailed from Collamer, a few miles East of Cleveland, Ohio. At 3
o'clock a grand review of the entire brigade took place, after which the
troops were formed in a hollow square, when Captain Standart was called
out and presented, by General Cruft, on behalf of the officers of the
brigade, with a beautiful flag for our Battery. But great was the
Captain's surprise, when the General presented him with a splendid sword,
as a mark of the respect and high estimation in which the officers of the
brigade held him. General Cruft then made a neat little speech, which was
happily responded to by Captain Standart.

Colonel Barnett being present, also offered a few remarks, in which he
alluded, in a happy manner, to the good discipline and soldierly bearing
of the men, and congratulated us for the fair name and reputation which
we had gained.

Colonel Enyart, of the First Kentucky Infantry, was also presented with an
elegantly wrought sword, by the officers a