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Palatka & St. Augustine in the vicinity of [illegible]
[?]. His wife has two brothers in this Comp.
Wm & Alleck Middleton. The latter is also
very sick in the Hospital at Chattanooga, where
Mr. Stephens who died on the 25 of August about
8 oclock p.m.

Thursday August 28. Yesterday evening order came
that we must have four days provision cooked & be ready
to start at daybreak, but we had nothing to cook. After
that it was changed to one days provision cooked which
we drew about 9 oclock & cooked. This morning finds
us here waiting to start but do not know when we shall
be off. Staid all day in camp waiting. Our
cooking utensils were send off.

Friday Aug. 29. Last evening we drew 2 days rations
more of bacon but had nothing to cook it in about
midnight those that wanted got a pint of flour but
should we do with it. Nothing to cook it in so our comp