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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1862 Ordered to report to the commissary tomorrow. [[strikethrough]] Write to father [[/strikethrough]] - [[image - face with frown]] [[image - flag on its' side]] THURSDAY 21 Reported to Capt. George for duty as a private.- Started at noon and marched 8 miles to [[?]] and crossed the tennessee river below Waterloo FRIDAY 22 Bivouacked without blanket last night. swam in the Tennessee.- Very warm and dry.- [[End of page]] [[Start of page]] SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1862 [[margin]] A letter from brother [[margin]] Started last night 4 P.M. [[?]] [[?]] [[south?]] [[?]] [[miles?]] passing through Waterloo. Very warm. The [[?]] distant [[?]] [[?]] midnight.- [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] SUNDAY 24 Reveille at 2 A.M. marched half day and stopped 11 A.M. having marched [[?]] miles. Started again at 6P.M. and marched 9 miles.- Co. [[?]] [[camp?]] [[?]] [[image-tent]] MONDAY 25 Reveille at 2 A.M. Marched 1/2 mile to Florence, stacked arms in the street where we remained all day. Expecting to move any minute. plenty of fresh fruit cream in the coffee.- [[end of page]]