Commenced
skirmishing early, falling back slowly; fought through Triune and beyond Mr.
Perkins. Rained on us all day. After passing Mr. P's, we took up line of march,
came up three miles and turned off for Murfreesboro. I stopped and spent the
night in a kitchen; came on Sunday 28th and overtook the Regiment. M. Met the
wagons, unloaded them days' rations, but were ordered to meet the Yankees. A
false alarm. Staid out until near midnight. Came back to where we left the
wagons but they were not there.
We came in five
miles of and prepared to cook three saddle up and get out to
SOURCE: Ephraim
Shelby Dodd, Diary of Ephraim Sh elby
Dodd: Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers, p. 5
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