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Wednesday, February 15, 1865. Did not get up until half past eleven and would not of then but the water run in our tent three inches deep. In the afternoon I went to the river where they wer swimming. One draw they caught ten bushel. I got enough for supper

Thursday, February 16, 1865. Struck tents at Eight Oclock marched down to the landing got aboard the Eliza Hancock and went down the river eight mile to Smithville and landed camped there for the night; I went for oysters got a fine mep of them. Received a letter from Jo Ray, Is at Jefferson Hospital had had a rough time with the gangrene in his leg but is doing well now

Repository: Mohican Historical Society, Cleo Redd Fisher Museum, Loudonville, Ohio