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May 1 Finished planting the East end of the field next the pawn Friday 1st May

May 15 finished planting the long field Friday 15 & broke up the garden . Sat 16 holaday

20 June Planted 4 Acres in Northern Corn Sat 20 June

1863 Apl 10 Some fighting in the Town of Franklin. Our soldiers were enduced to think that Franklin was evacuated by the Fedrels they made a charge in to Town & was badly cut up The Feds had secreted themselves in the houses & fired out of the Windows loss verry heavy

Apl 17 Wrote a letter to Martha Jane by Dick McCanless

21 Apl Thomas came up & stayed all night of 20th Apl.

12 May Thomas came up & stayed all night 12th May

1863 Apl 23 I had some little soreness and pain in my eyes during the night last night This morning I arose and discovered I did not need my spectacles, read a page in a book of small print, could see the twigs on the trees & the boys near a half mile where they were plowing & distinguish them from each other, without spectacles
[along right side of entry] See 6 Jny 1864 Eyes

May 15th Mary took dinner to day & William went home with her this evening & came home Monday

1863 May 15 [hand pointing] Terable fighting in Virginia 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. of May , Stone Wall Jackson killed, greate Slaughter & capture of prisoners upon all sides . The Southerns reported to have gained the day