July, Tuesday 5, 1864
Jake Anderson & Ebb Titus came by this morning—Col. Polk came out in Gen. Forrest’s Ambulance for us to go in and spend the day with Maj. Leverson & Maj. Rambeaut. We had a delightful day, the Miss Skurlarks and Miss Bills, of Jackson, Tenn. were there, we played Cards, talked, and had a gay time. All of our friends nearly, we saw, ate dinner at three o’clock, and a more sumptuous fare I never saw grace a table. We all talked a while on the Porch after dinner, when our crowd came home to fix for a little dance, which we enjoyed very much, danced until two o’clock, and only got through with six setts. I played Euchre with Maj. Leverson, lost all except the last game, which I won him. We all like him very much. Gen. Forrest was opposed to the dance, so none of his crowd were there. Majs. Leverson and Rambeaut are splendid entertainers. I was shocked at the Miss Skurlarks deportments—Miss Clara Bills came home in the Ambulance with us. I never was so tired in my life, and the flees nearly divoured us. Mrs. Galloway would not go. My setts were danced as follows, 1st. Mr. Pugh, 2nd. Dr. Cowen, 3rd. Mr. Beaumont, 4 Maj. Rambeaut, 5th. Lt. Rodgers, 6th. Capt. Barber—the others, Maj. Leverson, Donelson, Rodgers, & Scruggs were not danced—too late.