Scottsboro, Ala., April 30th, ’64. You know we have been under marching orders for several days. At dress parade this evening orders were read notifying us that the division would move out on the road to Chattanooga at 6 a.m., May 1st. This is the first intimation of the direction we would take. It surprises [...]
30th. F.’s birthday–alas! alas! Busy all day getting Q. M. stores and fixing up for the march. Wrote home and to George. Didn’t get to bed till nearly one. Have had hard work for several days.
Saturday, 30th–The Eleventh Iowa was mustered today for pay. The regiment numbers about six hundred men present for duty, and but few are absent on account of sickness. General McPherson is having his entire corps (the Seventeenth) armed with new Springfield rifles, and our regiment today turned over to the quartermaster the Enfield rifles and [...]
Apr. 3, ’64—Preach in a. m. on Psalms I. At night on “Grow in Grace.” Apr. 6—Snow and rain. Chaplain Westbrook arrives. Apr. 6—Go with Westbrook to Lane’s Brigade. Apr. 7—Preach at night. Friday, Apr. 8—Solemn day. Preach twice. Lord, hear and answer the prayers of this day! Apr. 10—Preach twice. Rain, rain. (NOTE – [...]
APRIL 30th.—Federal papers now admit that Gen. Banks has been disastrously beaten in Louisiana. They also admit their calamity at Plymouth, N. C. Thus in Louisiana, Florida, West Tennessee, and North Carolina the enemy have sustained severe defeats: their losses amounting to some 20,000 men, 100 guns, half a dozen war steamers, etc. etc. Gen. [...]
April 30th. At Bunker Hill. Only doing picket duty and resting. Weather cloudy. Liable to march at any minute. All is quiet and nothing important has taken place up to this time. Camp made up with our shelter tents.