This has been the warmest day yet this summer, and no sign of rain. We remained in line all day without intrenching when the enemy began to...

Inft in camp all day. A wounded Reb found in the brush near the bridge, at 12. M, Col Mackey returns, was out and camped 10 miles, heard no...

Night cold. ice 2 inches off. at 7. road bad 4 miles slow, rest of march fast. 1 pris. taken. 25 Rebs seen by scout. Make 12 miles, troops ...

Relieved the skirmish line yesterday without great difficulty; all quiet through the night; not a gun fired to-day thus far in front of us;...

Reviewed at 12, M, by Genl Reynolds who compliments our Regt. Lt. Sharman, much worse. Capt L— and Lt Rice go to sit up with him Mill 7 mil...

Last night hard rain Day cold and misty Official, scouting party drove rebs from Princetown took some prisoners SOURCE: “Diary of Jo...

$150 horses arrive taken by the home-guards in a skirmish near Benton. Large force of rebs reported near. SOURCE: “Diary of John S. ...

Lawley being in weak health, we determined to spend another day with our kind friends in Winchester. I took the horses out again for six ho...

A little excitement this morning. Rebel cavalry made a dash for our picket line. Regiment called out, soon in line. We saw the rebs going u...

Much better. Worked for the regt — Ambulance train come in from the head of column for convalescents, report Rebs strong two miles below I....

The 2d Div. gets in at 9. A. M haveing started from the bluffs morning of the 1st were all night without water suffered. Some talk of fight...

Gen Herons division on the way down. Gen himself arrived 3. P. M Showery and windy in evening. Detail of reg. taken by rebs today SO...

Rained hard during the night Rebs fired into 40th yesterday Killed 17. SOURCE: “Diary of John S. Morgan, Company G, 33rd Iowa Infant...

Hard wind and rain storm in forenoon, afternoon 26 of the sick taken to boat 3d Iowa cav under march, orders 12000 rebs reported in 8 miles...

No better. Rebs 2000 strong show themselves close to town. 5 Kan 3 Iowa 1st Ind cav sent out severe fighting. drawn battle, both sides read...

Picked up several rebs. among them a quartermaster, took him hid in wheat field, paroled most of the prisoners. Cavalry took one road Inf a...

Town of Moro at 8. A. M. report of 3000 rebs near under command of Col. Dobbin, sent out scouts, none found, 4 miles this side Moro false a...

15 rebs showed themselves to the pickets this morning. took up our march at 6.30, stopped — hours 4 mile of cotton plant to bridge creek, c...

Last night, under cover of darkness, a detail was made, about twenty men, ordered to advance and intrench, to try and dislodge the enemy...

6 A. M., September 5, 1864. I stopped here because supper was ready, and then it was dark and the band played. Now I'm going to say...