Rain, and nothing but rain; only the cleanest companies relieved, and we caught it again, and some of us are checked as extra guard. And now...

Went on picket out on the field where Jeff. Davis made a speech to his men, 2½ miles from Murfreesboro' camp, making a march of 5 miles....

Went on picket on the Manchester pike four miles, making five days rest in camp there, and returned the next day to camp, making a march of ...

10 Oc I took part of the Company & went out on Picket 1½ miles from Camp posted my Pickets & plased my videtts, we occupied a pictur...

Rained moderately untill 12 Oc night, when it commenced to pour it down in torrants & continued incessantly all the night long At 9½ Oc ...

Everything quiet; the assault was not successful. Regiment went out on picket duty on the 29th; out for 24 hours. Nothing occurred. SOURCE...

Moscow. Orders were sent to Captain to have two best non-commissioned officers to report at Colonel Powell's headquarters by 8 A. M. Ser...

We came down to the forks of the pike two miles from Liberty. I and Reuben Stroud stopped and got supper and our horses fed. Found four comp...

The first day of January was a pritty day and our Company was on picket down on the Rapahanock River about a mile and a half below Frederick...

While we are encamped life is so monotonous that I do not usually regard it as necessary to keep a diary, but occasionally we have a little ...

Left South Fork camp, marched to Taylorsville, and went three miles out on picket the same night, making a march of 23 miles. SOURCE: Adam...

Left Taylorsville camp, remaining the 3d on picket and marched the 4th to Bloomington, and encamped for the night, making a march of 10 mile...

Reached camp yesterday at noon. My recruits arrived to-day. The enemy was here in my absence in strength and majesty, and repeated, with a...

After cooking three days' rations, we struck tents and loaded our wagons. The wagons were sent to Booneville, twelve miles from Jacinto,...

I listened to some delightful music this morning by Miss Stern, particularly the Texas Rangers, dedicated to Mrs. Gen'l Wharton. I start...

Came on picket this morning. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd,  Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd: Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers , p...

we stade at the same plase untell sun down And then our Regiment had to go on picket And we marched down in about a mile of the Yankees and ...

we was on picket at the same plase SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone,  The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone,  p. 23

we was releaved about twelve oclock And then we marched back about a mile in the woods SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone,  The Diary of Bartl...

marched about four miles toward Ashland And when we stopt it was dark And then our company had to go about 5½ miles futher to stand picket a...