Sunday, December 11, 2016

Diary of Luman Harris Tenney: Friday, October 10, 1862

Sky clear and quite cold. Lieut. Spencer and I issued a good amount of clothing. About noon orders came to march. After a hurried dinner, saddled and lay about until most sundown. Rear guard. Had to wait till every wagon had started. Very dull business; probably the advance guard was in camp before we started. Every mile wagons were in to the hubs in mud. At midnight halted, saddles on, so many teams had given out. Fed and lay down with oilcloth for a coverlet. Had lent my shawl to Sergt. Randall.

SOURCE: Frances Andrews Tenney, War Diary Of Luman Harris Tenney, p. 36

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