Friday, 28th.—Marched to Manchester to-day through very poor country. Camped at Duck River. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Monday, 24th.—Everything on train at 8 A.M. On our way to Tullahoma. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Saturday, 22d.—2 P. M. On guard, guarding prisoners. Guns loaded and capped, with orders to keep them, dead or alive. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Friday, 21st.—Cold and cloudy; sending on troops daily. My birthday. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Wednesday, 19th.—Got aboard at 6:30 A. M.; at Bridgeport, 12 M. Marched across island. Crossed other prong of river on steamboat. Rained all day. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Tuesday, 18th.—6 A. M. Tents all carried to railroad. 7 A. M., loaded up and ready to start at 7:30 A. M. On our way to Chattanooga; passed Mouse Creek at 12 M. ; arrived at Chattanooga at 7 P. M.; got off train two miles west of town. (Note: picture is of an unidentified [...]

Monday, 17th.—Brigade all gone except 39th; drew one more day’s rations. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Sunday, 16th.—Our regiment of our brigade left on train for Middle Tennessee. 39th ordered to cook four days’ rations and be ready to move at any time. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Thursday, 13th.—Brother Harvey and Cousin James Magill came to see us. Brother Tom detailed as train guard, Eastern Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad. He left for Knoxville, at 6 P. M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Sunday, 9th.—Received suit clothes and letter from home. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Saturday, 8.—Brother Lon gone to Marshall’s. Drew tents for company. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Friday, 7th.—Brother Tom gone to Brother Marshall’s, on Fork Creek, to-day; snowing. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Wednesday, 5th.—Raining. . Troops passing down railroad daily. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Tennessee. Tuesday, 4th.—Reported that Breckinridge has surrounded Nashville and given them two days in which to surrender. (Let me state just here that I give these reports simply to show the kind of news the private soldiers were continually receiving; very seldom a newspaper reached the hands of the private soldier, and less often were [...]

Monday, 3d.—Brother Marshall came and brought us nice basket of provisions. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Sunday, 2d.—Moved half-mile. Brother Harvey came to see us. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Saturday, November 1st.—Uncle Nathan Anderson and Aunt Matilda and Cousin Mary Conley came to see us to-day. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Friday, 31st.—Two men from each company furloughed for ten days. Harvey Montgomery came to see us to-day. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Thursday, 30th.—Left camp at 6:30 A. M. Arrived at Lenoirs at 3 P. M. Reported that our regiment has been transferred to General Taylor’s Brigade. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Wednesday, 29th.—Passed Copper Hill, 11 A. M. Some of our mess foraged to-day; had very good luck; bought bucket each of apple-butter and preserves. Preserves stolen from us that night, but caught the thief before he got to eat any of them. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Tuesday, 28th.—Marching to-day over the Emory Road in the direction of Lenoir’s, Tenn. Plenty of apples along the road. One fellow of Company D fell out of an apple tree and came very near killing himself. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Monday, 27th.—Drew my bounty to-day, $50.00. Clothing commutation, $25.00 and two months’ wages, $22.00; making $97.00. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Sunday, 26th.—Our mess has drawn pretty good tent; snowed all night and almost all day. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Saturday, 25th.—Started at daylight; in about an hour came by General Reynolds’ tent; looking pretty sour at us; wanted to know to what regiment we belonged, and why we were behind. I told him I had been sick and couldn’t overtake regiment last night; he said, “Aha,” and turned and went into his tent; so [...]