Thursday, 25th–The main army moved only eight miles today, when it went into camp for the remainder of the day and night. This is to give the Sixteenth Corps time to cross the river. Our brigade was the first to cross the river, and we went on as far as Canton, about fifteen miles north [...]
25th. Folks went down to Cleveland even to Carrie. Floy came. She, Agnes and I kept house. Good time. Commenced letter to F. Attended meeting.
Thursday, 25th.—2 A. M., aroused and marched three and one-half miles towards Tunnel Hill. After daylight marched up Crow’s Valley to Aults’ Mill, and formed in line of battle. Companies F and D thrown out half-mile as skirmishers. In short time Yanks appeared in some force and drove us back near our main line, where [...]
February, Thursday 25, 1864 Sallie Hildebrand sent down for me this morning to go with her to Mrs. Morgan’s, poor Ladies, she has at last gone to rest, she died yesterday evening at 4 o’c. I went with her and stayed until sundown, returned home to try to get Joanna to go and sit up, [...]
FEBRUARY 25th.—The President has certainly conferred on Bragg the position once (1862) occupied by Lee, as the following official announcement, in all the papers to-day, demonstrates: “WAR DEPARTMENT, ” ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE, ” RICHMOND, February 24th, 1864. “GENERAL ORDERS No. 23. “Gen. Braxton Bragg is assigned to duty at the seat of government, [...]