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Fri 23 / Yankey possessee Columbia / Red / fixed Turnip patch fence / Monks / Wash / bay filly & clawhammer /
This morning is extreamly cold, cold, verry cold, all night -
The Yankeys came into Columbia last night & took possession of
it, & fixed out there pickets, as We learn
One of there pickets was here this morning hunting Meat. Red
got home this morning verry much worsted, having been gone with
the Yankeys when they left. He is trying to excuse himself, says
Monks is sick in Nashville - I went with the boys and fixed
the turnip patch fence where it was burnt. Monks got home to-day
at 12 oclock, looks verry bad, Wash, Adalines husband,
came with Monks from Nashville, they went off with the Yankeys
when they left on the 30th Novr. We found a claw hammer at the
stable door where the little bay filly was taken out of the stable
for the evident purpose of drawing the steeple

1864
Decr 24 / Sat 24 / Gen1 Croxton / See 31st Dec last day / troops campt / burning fence / Gards /
It has moderated & not so cold this morning. We had a verry
hard night of it last night. All night Genl Croxtons head
quarters was in our house, with his whole Brigade campt all over
our yard, lotts, lanes & every where else they could get near
enough a fence to keep them in fires. I found the soldiers were
taking every thing they could get a hold of & with reluctance
the Genl ordered the provost guard to station out there guards
all around the yard, but it done but little good, only gave the
Gards a better opportunity than the rest & they made as good
use of it. They broke off the weatherboarding in some 20 feet