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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1862
Ordered to report to the commissary
tomorrow.
[[strikethrough]] Write to father [[/strikethrough]] -
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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.-
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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?]] [[?]]
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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.-
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