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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