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/ Weather /
had some hard fighting, but are all still except the scouts and pickets
(Cloudy & warm)

Thur 15 / Capt Shoat / New Mule team / Our 3 Mules / Bull / Soldiers shooting squirrels
This morning is warm and cloudy and the ground is verry muddy &
rotten & cold
Our sick soldier is better this morning he bids fair to recover
No particular news. Mag went to Town, took Saul, & some apples
for Emma & John returned in the evening
We are trying to hall up some wood working the black Mule that
was left here by the Confeds and our duck Mule, which works in
the 2 horse wagon verry well.
We are taking a greate deal of pains in keeping our two Wagon
Mules & my bugga Mules from being taken off by the soldiers. We
are not a using them. I followed after our White Bull to the
other side of the river I could not over take him he was driven
on to the Southern Armey they passed on through Town with him
on Sun 11th. Inst. I found it out and followed after him on Tu
13th. The soldiers are all through my lotts, Shooting Squirrels.
So far they are treating us tolerable well

1864 Decr 16th Fri / Orders /News / Capt Shoat
It has been verry warm all night Some cloudy, and tolerable high
Wind. Orders that all the Confed soldiers leave to day for Nashville.
The Confeds are yet lying around Nashville & around Murfreesborough.
Something will have to be done shortly, things can ot remain in
this situation long. Our sick soldier is still on the mend.
Preperations are making by the Confed officers to conscript

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