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Robing / More troops / Genl Miller
could not find him when I started home Pressing horses breaking open Smoke houses seems to be the order of the day Some 5,000 more troops went on the Mt Plesant pike South to day & yesterday Camping at the fair Grounds Genl Millers Command. I went to Town. Wilhem Quarter Master wont settle with the boys

1865 Jany Fri 20
Weather / Jack Patton mules protection / Robing stealing plundering/ Matthews Jaggers / pressing Negroes
A Little cloudy a crust of ice on the ground the Wind South West Weather moderated Jack Pattens got protection for our Mules (I got it for them) Considerable new troops passing on to the South of the Mt Pleasant rode. There was last night many house breakings & robings going on all over the country it is truly distressing to hear of so much lamentations coming up from all round the country of robing and plundering &c Wm Matthews & Wm Jaggers was both robed of there provisions last night Jaggers lost his Chees & Matthews his Meat. Considerable pressing of the negroes was going on last evening when I left Town Carrying them to the Court house I could not learn for what purpose Cloudy and like for rain all evening

Sat 21 / Weather / Col. Bloodget Commander of the post has been for some time / Sick Mule
It commenced raining about midnight & still raining this morning Wind & rain from the East. I stayed at home it rained a little at intervals all day Col. Bloodget is Commander of the post and appears to act with respect to everry one he has business with. One of our Mules that works in the wagon is sick Our black Mule (run round) is mending. I think it will get well