Fifteen miles southwest of Dalton, May 8, 1864.
We traveled to-day
over a better country than I have seen for five months; the Yanks were never
seen here before. All the negroes and stock have been run off. A little
shooting commenced in the front to-day, and we passed a deserted signal station
and picket post. Saw some Rebels on a mountain south of us just before we went
into camp. Dispatch came to Sherman this p. m. that Grant had whipped Lee three
successive days. Our fight will come off to-morrow. I entertain no doubt as to
the result. They have cut us down to three-quarter rations of bread and
one-fourth rations of meat.
SOURCE: Charles
Wright Wills, Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, p. 237
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