Boys broke into P.
O. and a store. Major was very angry and arrested Lt. Lockwood there and made
three boys walk to Carthage. Boys were mad. This morning I was sick of service
or rather longed to get into some other department. Spencer, Archie and I went
ahead and got a good dinner at Mr. Hammond's — old secesh. Found an old gun,
which we carried through. Reached Carthage before dusk. Letter and papers from
home. Learned that the day before, Co. "I" while out foraging met a
squad of rebel soldiers. One was killed, two wounded and three taken prisoners.
Next day Sergt. Smith was released on parole to get an exchange of three of Jockman's
men for them.
SOURCE: Frances
Andrews Tenney, War Diary Of Luman Harris Tenney, p. 14
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