Near Oxford. Pleasant and sunny. Health never better. Lost my needle book, very sorry. Received three days' mail; had two papers and a l...

Near Oxford. The day was spent in the common routine of camp duties; drill in the afternoon by infantry and artillery, presenting a lively s...

Near Oxford.  Warm and pleasant.  Health excellent. Dr. Miller returned  from Wisconsin in the  afternoon, much to the satisfaction of all. ...

Near Oxford. Bright and sunny. The delightful weather succeeded in enticing most of the boys from their well worn decks and cribbage boards,...

Near Oxford. Weather still warm. Several of the boys went to Oxford in the afternoon with Captain. Returned with eight new horses, also with...

Oxford. Reveille earlier than usual; orders to hold in readiness to march, such orders being anticipated. 7 A. M. the whole Division took up...

Oxford.   Awakened by Sergeant Hamilton, while the stars were yet bright, with orders to feed. I, unsatisfied with the short sleep, again la...

Enroute.   Struck our tents and took up the line of march northwards at 8 A. M. Followed the same road as that which we came in on, passed t...

Lumpkin's Mill.   A day of fasting to Quinby's Division, the rations having run out yesterday and none having arrived. I ate parched...

Lumpkin's Mill.   Christmas! Christmas! resounded through the camp this morning; everyone turning the gay reminiscence of the past in th...

Tallaloosa, Miss.   Aroused early to prepare to march. High wind, appearance of a storm. We were hitched up with the rest of the Battery by ...

Byhalia, Miss.   Rained nearly all day. Hitched up in the morning. The other sections took the road, but as we were to be the rear guard, an...

Near Memphis, Tenn.   Slept out-doors. Awoke at 5 A. M. A beautiful morning. Byhalia, unlike Tallaloosa, was a bright and lively little vill...

Memphis.   We passed into Memphis as fast as the necessary detentions would permit, through a very beautiful country and handsome buildings....

Memphis.   Awakened by the morning gun at the fort; fell in for roll call, Sergeant Hamilton acting orderly. Saw a Memphis  Bulletin  of the...

Germantown, Tenn.   The train took up the line of march back. Our Section being in the center started at 9 A. M., passing through town up Ma...

Lumpkin's Mill. Awoke to find it a muddy morning, it having rained very hard in the night, blowing the fifth tent to the ground. Our ten...

Enroute. Advanced about five miles, starting at about 8 o'clock, marched south, leaving Waterford on our left. Halted some three hours o...

Enroute. A sunny and bright day, dried up the mud and made things cheerful. Hitched up at 8 A. M., stayed harnessed until 3 P. M. We then mo...

Enroute. We remained quiet all day. Rained in the evening. Pitched Quartermaster's tent. Felt symptoms of the ague, felt rather bad. S...