Nov. 12^th

            We were called up at three o'clock this morning but did not start until after six. Breakfast was served in the dining room at four. The night was rather cool for comfort, though I guess the most of us rested well, for all looked fresh as morning glories, when the sun began to show himself. A peculiar glance would occasionaly be cast toward the well packed knapsack lying on a log, then a shrug of the sholders which plainly indicated that it was not as welcome a guest as it had been the night before, but when the drum beat to fall in, each one suddenly plucked up courage, and grasping the dreaded burden with a firm hand, and heaved it upon his sholders, though not without a heavy sigh or two, which seemed to come with out an effort, to show that the wearer was not wholy unconsious of the days march before him. We marched through the towns Cassville & Cartersville and halted at Ettowah river to dine. Cassville was entirely destroyed except three churches and number of lone chimneys which were left standing. We resumed our march again after dinner and camped at Allatoona for the night. roads since we left the Ettowah have been very muddy. I visited the battle field and the graves of our fallen comrades which were still unmolested. /

 

Nov 13^th Sunday.

                        Were rather tardy about getting up this morning and had hardly time to eat before that everlasting drum must beat to fall in, when coffee is shoved down scalding hot, and hardtack and sow belly thrown in in chuncks, without regard to size, and just as the sun began to show itself over the hiltops we sholdered our knapsacks and and fell into ranks.

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