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Sun 4th
Morning clear & windy No particular news A O Williams
went home. Jack did not come back last night, his Wife is here

1864 Sun 4 Sept / Confed / Soldiers
The Confederates passed through through the lane (14 of
them) took Jaggers Mare said there was a good many more up the
Creek. There has been 36 Confed Soldiers passed the lane East
& West since morning up to 9 oclock A. M. 3 or 4 threw down the
lane fence & came to the house yard examined our horses did not
take any of them not fit for service. They treated us with respect
& went on towards the Pulaskie turnpike We asked them no
questions whose command they belong to or any thing that would
create Suspicion They one of them wanted verry much a hat or
two & pocket knives but did not get either here

10 1/2 Oclock 32 Yankeys went from East to West along the
lane next Jaggers One hour & a half the Confeds traveled the
same lane from West to East 36 of them We were careful to Count
them as they passed No a gun yet fired The 32 Fedrels that
past from east to West at 10 1/2 oclock only went to my brick shed
stayed there until 12.15 & returned back East through the same
lane. They had out pickets in my lane above the Spring taken off
at 12.15 minots & went east. 27 Fedrels passed back from East
to West in the same lane at 1 oclock P.M. They stood guard at
the mouth of the lane at the Shed until night then left Every
thing was calm during the evening and all night. Jack came back
in the evening, & Saturday the news Wheeler tore up the rail
rode between Nashville & Franklin & between Franklin & Columbia