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also to Wm & Thomas by Mr Temple of Nashville.
Mo 17 March Jesse Harrass got home from Nashville & brought letter from William dated 23 Feby
1862 March 17 Monday Jesse Harrass brought a letter from Thomas to Fanna I did not git to see it dated 23d Feby The pickets of the enemy & our own pickets shot at each other across Duck River at Columbia for about two hours Some 100 shots, the bridge being burned down & the river verry high they could not git near enough to do much harm to each other. All our Cavalry left this evening for Decator Col Biffle & Col Scotts Cavalry, Scotts is from Louisiana.
17 March) The Mair & Aldermen Sent a Flag of Truse to the enemy (by Wm B Wilson & Jas. Auton) ackowledging the surrender of the Town to the enemy, it was all the Citizens could do to keep the Yankeys from shelling the Town in consequence of shooting at them.
March 20 Our Cavalry burning the Cotton in the Southern portion of Maury County all they can find, & the enemy crossing Duck river into Town in Canoes
March 25 Brooks got home from Columbus Ohio seen Thomas about the 20th Inst he was well. William had gone to Fort Warren in Massachusetts with all the field officers taken at Donalson. What awful feelings the two brothers had at parting from each other they had stayed to Gather all the time from the time
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they left home, in Scouts & upon the blody battle field they were noticed by may to be always togather upon every trying occasion, O that they had they had been permitted to stay with each other.
Apl 3d Recd a letter from Thomas to Fanna dated 21st March he was well & had recd a letter from William from fort Warren Boston Harbor
Apl 4 I got the letter William sent to Wm H. Folk favoured to me by Mrs Polk dated 25 March he was well
Apl 8 I sent to William a letter by Doct Ordway of Giles and also one to Thomas by Dr Ordway with $25.00 in each letter of U.S. bank notes, in them
1862 April 6&7 [hand pointing] The greate battle near Pitsburgh (Savannah) Tennessee took place Apl 6th 1862 (Sunday morning & Monday morning) Many thousands killed on all sides, more killed in this battle during the 2 days than was ever known before, upon the Continent. We Whipted them on Sunday & they Whipt us on Mondy, they lost more than us probably.
1862 Apl 8 The Federals took Island No 10 after a Seage of three weeks, 100 Cannon 300 horses & Mules greate quantity of government stores & 6,000 prisoners fell in to there hands.
Apl 17 Wrote to my son Thomas by Mail directed to Camp Chase Ohio Apl 17. Wrote to my son Bradshaw W. and directed the letter to
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Fort Warren Boston Harbor (by Mail)
14 The Fedrels took Huntsville & Decator (The battle of Manassas fought Sunday 21st July 1861 (the battle of Spring Milk Spring fishing Creek Ky the death of Zollycoffer Sunday 19 Jany 1862 Forn Donalson surrendered Sunday 16 Feby 1862 Buels Armey entered Nashville Sunday 2d March 1862 Battle of Winchester Sunday 6 Apl 23 March 1862 Battle of Pittsburg landing commenced on Sunday the 6 Apl, Tennessee river 1862 Sunday has been the greate day of battles See above
1862 Apl 14 The Fedrels took Huntsville and Decator prevented the bridge from being burned down, Which was set a fire by our Cavalry and took 2,000 prisoners, & General Mitchel holds 100 Miles of the Memphis & Charleston Rail rode
Apl 26 I got a letter from Tomas dated the 22nd Apl. inst Columbus Ohio Said he was well & he had got a letter from William a few days before & that he was well. he wrote a little dispondingly I fear is not well. I am uneasy about it
Apl 26 The Stars & Stripes was placed upon the top of the Court House to day by the Fedrels Genl Negly addressed the people
Apl 29 Sent a letter by Hampton Ligget to son Thomas with $20.00 U.S.
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Money also a letter by Ligget to William by the way of Columbus through Thomas to send to William No money in it
Apl 27 Sent $100.00 to William & $100.00 in Could by Adams Express Mail to Thomas & William To William & Thomas I wrote a letter to David Tod Gov of Ohio by Ligget
Apl 27 Sent by Adama express Mail to William & Thomas $100.00 each in Gold ( Mary anns Money )
May 1st Recd a letter from Thomas dated the 26y apl he was on payrole in Columbus he had recd a letter from William a few days before the were both well His letter is much more satisfactory & has releaved me verry much , the letter of the 22d was not verry concililary ----
May 1st Dr Ordway returned home from the prisons in the North, did not see William or Thoas but sent the letters by Adams Express, together with the Money to them from some place when he stept at in the North , see entry of Apl 8
May 1st (Some skirmigen near Pulasker 260 prisoners taken by the Confederacys with waggons & payroled & sent home.)
May 3. I see a letter from Capt Walker ^{to his father Jo Walker} from Camp Chase says all the prisoners have left that place on Monday the 28 Apl except V. Thompson Jo Dixon, 2 Walkers G W Gordon & T.L.Porter. The 2 Walkers Gordon & porter that was upon payrole has been sent back from Columbus to Camp Chase all the rest have been
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sent to Sandusky Island
May 5th I received a letter from William dated the 27 April, he had got my letter dated the I suppose he got my letter of the 17th Apl. the 1st he got from home
May 5. I recd a letter from Thomas dated 26 he got my letter of the 17 by Mail. the 1st he had recd from home
1862 May 4 I enclosed a letter to William, directed to Waldo Finch Esq President of the Eagle Bank Boston Mass. Edmond Cooper recommended me to write to Mr Flint & he would give it to William.
May 6 I also Inclosed a letter to Thomas directed to Majr Ballard Camp Chase Columbus Ohio, Edwd Cooper directed me to do so & Thomas would git it
May 10 Maryanne & all her children came on Thursday 8th and stayed until Saturday evening the 10th May
8th May Recd a letter from Tomey dated 4th May (Johnsons Island) Sandusky Ohio, he was well
9th May N. Ligget returned home says he left with Maj Pearson the Keeper of the prison at Sandusky $20.00 in U.S. Money 5th May for Thomas
12 May Sent a letter to Thomas the 12 May all upon the subject of taking the oat of Alegence