Washington Friday Jan’y 2nd 1863. Another most delightful day. The New Year commences very smilingly. May it be an indication of the future fortunes of our Country and may Peace through our whole land smile as brightly long before we see the last of 1863. It is reported tonight that a great Battle was fought [...]
Friday, 2d.—Passed through very poor country. Crossed Black Warrior River, 2 P. M. (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)
January 2d. Late last night, our second night out, pickets began firing. We were called out and soon had line formed. The supposed enemy proved to be Union scouts with orders for the Colonel to return to Baltimore. The enemy did not come into Maryland. The command was complimented for the way it turned out [...]
2nd. Friday. Issued bread and beef. Read some. In the afternoon rode to town. Went up into the Senate and heard the big-bugs spout. Went to Quartermaster and selected some pants. Crabbed fellows.
Friday, 2d–We are now on less than half rations and the outlook for anything better in the next few days is not good, although a train was expected to come through from Memphis today.[1] The railroad east and west from us has been torn up; the rebel cavalry seem to be able to destroy it [...]
JANUARY 2d.—A dispatch from Gov. Harris gives some additional particulars of the battle near Murfreesborough, Tenn. He says the enemy was driven back six miles, losing four generals killed and three captured, and that we destroyed $2,000,000 commissary and other stores. But still we have no account of what was done yesterday on the “extreme [...]