Saturday, 17th.—Crossed Mississippi line 10 A. M. Passed Scooba on Mobile and Ohio Railroad 1 P. M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Saturday, 17th.—Crossed Mississippi line 10 A. M. Passed Scooba on Mobile and Ohio Railroad 1 P. M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Friday, 16th.—Balance of regiment came over; marched four miles; snow on the ground. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Thursday, 15th.—Cold and rainy last night. Steamboat “Alice Vivian” came up this evening from Mobile. One-half regiment crossed over this evening. Marched through Gainsville; went two miles in prairie and camped in very bad place. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Wednesday, 14th.—Marched two miles and camped on the banks of Tom Big Bee River. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Tuesday, 13th.—Passed Clinton at 10 o’clock this morning. Citizens proposed to give regiment a dinner, but Colonel McConnell would not wait until they could get it ready; too bad. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Sunday,11th.—Cross Black Warrior River 11 A. M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Saturday, 10th.—Passed Tuscaloosa 2 P. M. Main streets very wide, with nice row of shade trees through centre of each street. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Friday, 9th.—Marched sixteen miles to-day through piney woods country. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Thursday, 8th.—Passed Jonesboro 8 A. M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Tuesday, 6th.—Got off Sand Mountain to-day; been marching on it all this year. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Monday 5th.—Crossed Little Warrior 12 M; camped on south side Gurley’s Creek. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Sunday, 4th.—Marched five miles to Little Warrior River; water bound. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Friday, 2d.—Passed through very poor country. Crossed Black Warrior River, 2 P. M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
January 1st.—Left banks of the Tennessee and marched up Sand Mountain. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Wednesday, 31st.—Crossed river at 9 A. M. Wind rose so high could not run ferry boat. Continued so throughout the day, and so 1862 passed away. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Monday, 29th.—Wagons crossing river; went to river P. M., and took ride in canoe. Preaching at night, Acts ix. 5: “I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.” (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Alabama. Sunday, 28th.—Camped one and one-half miles from Whitesburg on Tennessee River. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Saturday, 27th.—Passed Huntsville 12 M. Camped at Bird Spring. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Friday, 26th.—Rained very hard; all got wet. Crossed Alabama line at 10 A. M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Thursday, 25th—Passed Fayetteville 10:30 A. M. Crossed Elk River on splendid stone bridge. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Tuesday, 23d.—Passed through Shelbyville 3 P. M. Crossed Duck River at Shelbyville. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Sunday, 21st.—Passed Murfreesboro 10 A. M. Camped two miles south of town; preaching from John iii. 14. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Saturday, 20th.—Started on our march 10 A.M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Friday, 19th.—Company drill and inspection this morning. P.M., orders to be ready to march to-morrow morning for Jackson, Miss. 39th detailed to guard wagon train, and that means a march through to Jackson, Miss. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
Sunday, 7th.—John and Alexander Smith came to-day and brought letter and some comforts from home; sent letter and $50.00 home by Mr. Smith. From this until the 19th, we were doing nothing special except marching and camping around Bradyville and Readyville. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)