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Friday 30th / Matthews / Rained
I went to Jas W Matthews Esqr & eat my dinner The
Fedrels all over the Country I did not go to Town it rained
The pickets still in my lane & burning some railes & feeding
our Corn.

Sat 1st Octr [sideways margin text / Margaret swept off her poney & Cheated /]
I went to Town There was quite an alarm The Confeds
run in to the Fedrel lines on the North side of the river
near Town took 3 or 4 pickets wounded one or two others
took the stage horses 8 & John Rone the driver carried them
off run all the Fedrels from the North side of the river to
the South side. Greate excitement that Forrest was coming in
the evening. I got home found every thing calm

1864 Sunday 2nd Oct / Tom Joneses / fighting / Soldiers / Thomas Brown
I went to Tom Jones verry early in the morning & got his
note renewed to B. W. Porter Came home & every thing was
calm eat dinner and at 2.15 Minnits evening the Guns small
arms commenced firing Near Town South & West which continued
for 2 hours at or about 4 in the evening the firing ceased
the Confeds Mooving of South & West & struck up encampment
near & Genl Pillows & Jerome Pillows for the night Next
morning we learn that many of the boys had been taken into the
Confed lines either forced or otherwise The Feds have closed
there lines & no one permitted to pass in or out from the
fighting There is not much harm done no way; greate excitement
every way. Jno Thomas - - Tytor June Brown & others
young men was taken off with the Confederates Considerable