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peace / sore hand better / quilt / breakfast / Time & tide waits for no one /
it will fail. I dont know nor hear what they are, only a
rumor I suffered a good deal with my sore hand last night better
this morning William is patching up my bead quilt that got
burned We had a fine mess of stewed back bones this morning
Hard work to keep along the "time", does not stop, it goes on
as tho there was nothing the matter The same number of days
Weeks months in the year as there were when we were prosperous
& hapy, yet it seems to go on remarkable slow with trouble &
distress all around. O how long will it continue

Wed 23 / Cold weather /
It was verry cold all night the ground froze Milk froze
and verry cold indeed We are trying to get Wood & keep fires
which is extreamly hard to do (No news yet this morning)

Th 24 / Armey near /
Greate excitement the Armey of the Confed are near and
on the march destroying every thing in the way of provender
before them

1864 Novr Th 24 / fight commenced / [sideways margin fighting all round us /]
The Weather has moderated through the night This
morning early before sun rise the fighting commenced near &
in the direction of Mt Pleasant continued on to near Columbia
I think it seased near G M Martins at 3 in the evening The
firing continued in a short intervilles to the lane between
Jaggers & Us The Confeds Ocupied the Campbellville rode to
the Mouth of the lane going to Mathews They streached there
lines to the top of the hill West of McCanlesss & to the top