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 [...]

Friday, 24th.—Waded Clinch River 12 M. Brother I. L. and I fell out of ranks, and, going to a house, got supper, paying 40 cents each; about 7 o’clock lay down, it being very dark and slept till morning. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

East Tennessee. Thursday, 23d.—Left camp at 6:30 A. M. Crossed Powell’s River at 7 o’clock this morning; passed Tazewell at 11:30 A.M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Wednesday, 22d.—Started at 6:30 A. M. Passed through Cumberland Gap at 1:30 P. M. W. E. Storey and L. B. Smith detailed to cook three days’ rations. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Tuesday, 21st.—Went over river in canoe and got some corn and gritted it for dinner. 3 P.M., ordered forward; crossed Cumberland Ford at 5 P.M. Our Brigadier-General Reynolds says we are going to McMillans Station to take up camp. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Monday, 20th.—Wagons met us this morning at 6 o’clock, with two days’ rations, ready cooked; drew one pound of bread to the man. When we arrived within four and one-half miles of Cumberland Gap, halted and waited further orders. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Saturday, 18th.—Ordered into line this morning and roll called. Ordered by Colonel McConnel to remain standing in line one hour for not being prompt to get into line. Boys pretty mad. Orders to remain here all day. 12 o’clock, ordered to move forward; passed Loudon at sundown; camped at old camping-ground at Laurel Bridge. (Note: [...]

Friday, 17th.—Woke up this morning; a hog had taken my haversack from under J. A. Park’s head and had eaten up all my bread. Regiment passed during the night; overtook at Rock Castle River; camped two miles farther on. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Thursday, 16th.—Detail of fifteen more men this morning, rolling wagons up Big Hill. Two men killed last night by being accidentally thrown over bluff. Two more badly burned with powder. Were tearing up cartridges, and putting powder in canteen. Wagons ordered to Rock Castle River; think it very certain we are going back into Tennessee. [...]

Wednesday, 15th.—Started at midnight, marching in direction of Big Hill; rather think we are leaving the State; halted within two miles of Big Hill; detail of fifteen men from Company F. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

14. Marched all night last night. Passed Bryanville at 2 A. M. Camp Dick Roberson at 2:30 A. M. Lancaster at 6 A. M. Marched eight miles, when we rested until midnight. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

Sunday 12th.—Remained still to-day. 6 P. M., drew four days’ rations to-day; flour and pickled pork. Wagons have not come with the cooking vessels; our mess had half-gallon bucket and one copper plate; fried out grease in the plate and made up dough in the half-gallon bucket; baked part in the ashes and part wound [...]

Saturday, 11th.—Passed back through Harrodsburg; took right-hand pike; marched ten miles, and halted one miles from Camp “Dick Roberson,” now called Camp “Breckinridge.” Official reports are that the Confederate loss in the battle of Perryville was between 1,500 and 2.000. We are on left wing, in the bend of Dick River; have lived four days [...]