April 10,
1865.
Our division
moved north to-day along the Weldon railroad to Nahanta, where we crossed and
took a main Raleigh road. Our 1st brigade had the advance and had light skirmishing
all day. Wheeler's cavalry is opposing us. Our regiment is on picket to-night,
and the enemy shot a little at us before dark, but all is quiet just now.
Passed through a very fine country to-day. It has rained all day. Some
cannonading on our left. I think the whole army moved to-day. The 20th corps
passed us near town this morning in exactly opposite direction to ours. The
whole army, mules, wagons, bummers and generals have come out new from
Goldsboro. The whole machine looks as nicely as an army can look. Our 1st
brigade took a swamp crossing from the enemy to-day, that our brigade could
hold against a corps. A bullet passed miserably near to me as I was arranging
our picket line this evening.
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