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Sat 27 fighting / Wm horse / Wm horse / Capturing / J W B Thomas / Saul / Abe
I went to Town in the evening Some news in the
papers with regard to our Armistic & the Charge Convention
Some fighting in Virginia in which the Feds came out 2nd
best -
I drove Williams horse yesterday & to day in my bugga he
does verry well My Mule did not do so well & we put him in
the Wagon. The Fedrels are plundering & taking horses &c near
Calaoca They say they are the 5 Tennessee Cavalry Jas W B
Thomas has got his filla back that had been taken by the Feds.
Saul was pressed & kept in Town all day, Wed last.
Abe was charged with stealing Jas Jones Mules sent off
to the Armey as a Soldier, on Thursday 25 to Nashville. --

Sun 28
E. Bennet came last night The morning is clear & quite cool.

Mon 29th
I went to Town Many people Circuit Court sitting The
Chicago Convention Sets Some excitement.

1864 Augt Tu 30 Mary / Thomas / Misner / Gen Wheeler & Rody
I went to Town Some excitement agt Mary in the neighborhood
of Hampshire in consequence of the 2 Soldiers being run
off & killed near there Thomas L was there at Columbia
left & went back before I got to Town I receved Col Misners
Complements through Jas Akens letter he wrote.
Theres some excitement News that Genl Wheeler & Rodey
is on the rode this way, the pickets are doubled Wheeler coming