1862 September 23 Louisville

[from the diary of Captain William F. Hunter,   97th Ohio Infantry]                             

                  

          Journal or Diary.

     Sept. 23^d , 1862.

Arose this morning

very much refreshed

after my night’s sleep

on the hard ground,

on the N. side of the

road running E. & W. just

E. of Jeffersonville, Ind.

Immediately after breakfast,

we “fell in”, & marched down

to the O. river directly S. of

our former position; where

we occupied the tents –

a novelty to this Reg’t. – e –

vacauated by the 81 reg’t.

Ind. V. I., which had cross-

ed the river to dig trenches.

Was highly gratified

this morning by receiving

a visit from “Son” Randolph

the first Monroe County

man I’ve seen “since out.”

It’s a pleasure to grasp

“in friendly embrace” the

hand of an old friend, &

acquaintance, down here

in “Dixie”. Very hot &

“rising.” This evening se-

lected to act as adj’t. Gen’l.  

on Staff of A Brig. Gen’l. Tay-        

lor; was in the saddle all

                                 
                  

night. – did not sleep

one moment. Moved,

in the night, from

Camp Gilbert, Ind., to

Louisville, & are quar-

tered in the street.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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