Left Carthage at 8.
Most of the boys footed it. My horse was well enough but I thought I would fare
as the rest did. Stopped to graze our horses at ten miles. I was very tired.
Got my haversack and gave my horse into Tom's care. I went to a little bush and
ate a lunch in sight of my horse. Soon fell asleep and when I awoke, could not
find my horse. Baggage wagons were going on. One of the boys said he saw the horse
go ahead. Hurried on to see. Tom rode all about the field and prairie vainly. I
got a horse and another man and went back and searched thoroughly and vainly.
Reached Lamar in the evening.
SOURCE: Frances
Andrews Tenney, War Diary Of Luman Harris Tenney, p. 15
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