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There was then at St. Mary's, Barbee's & Poague's Re-
giments [Regiments] of Infants, & a large number of [?]
[?] troops, by whom commanded, I don't now [remember?].
We were ordered to be ready to march immediately
and after drawing two or 3 days rations of [meal?]
& flour, we took up the line of march, & went [?]
evening nine miles - the next day we reached fort
Jennings on the Au-Glaise - 26 miles. It rained
incessantly all day - the road was miry - the [whole?]
distance being entirely level - soil rich - the road
was new, and the greater part of the mounted
men rode in it in front of the dismounted
Infants. The next morning Genl Harrison [?]
[?] in, with the mounted troops - directed our
Regiment to return to St. Mary's & Poague's to
move on four miles in advance of Jennings on
the Au Glaise, where I believe it remained
all the winter. Our Regiment returned to St. Mary's.
That forced march was the cause of much sickness
and several deaths. Nothing very material occurred
at [underlined: our post] during the winter. We had the same un-
pleasant, uninteresting round of escorting convoys
of provisions etc. to the troops in advance of us. [?]
particularly Fort Wayne, Fort Jennings, Fort De-
fiance [Defiance], etc. We had a few desertions from our
Regiment, as well as I [underlined: now] (Aug 1st 1848) recollect
entirely from Capt Burnett's company from Wash-
ington [Washington]. Burnett & his officers, appeared to be
worthy & respectable men, but a great proportion
of the rank & file of his company were unworthy of
being associated with the highly respectable men
from all parts of the state serving in the ranks.
The privates generally were as respectable as the
officers. I had a noble set of men in my company.
I was detailed to serve on all the Regimental court
martial at our post & on all occasions was opposed to
severe or disgraceful punishment. Two or three men
were tried & convicted of mutiny in resisting Lieut.
Woolfolk of my company when in the discharge
of his duty as officer of the guard. Capt. B [?]