New Market, S. C., March 2, 1865.
A disagreeable, half drizzle, half sprinkle, all last night and to-day.
Our brigade in advance and made 10 miles. Poor country, but pretty well
settled. Many of the men have had no breadstuffs for three days. They drew two
days of hardbread February 18th, and have foraged everything else we have had
since. Don't know when we draw again. Still have our 8 days of "tack” in
the wagons. We will get plenty of forage again to-morrow. Can hear nothing of
the enemy. We left Darlington 20 miles on our right to-day and will probably
strike the Peedee near Society Hill.
SOURCE: Charles Wright Wills, Army Life of an Illinois Soldier,
p. 356
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