1862 October 17 Danville, Ky.

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



     Oct. 17th, ’62.
Clear weather this
morning. Feel a lit-
tle better. the country
around Danville is          
most magnificent, good
water, however, being
very scarce. The country
here is quite broken,
with very good water.
The part of Kentucky
through which we
have passed is not

well watered.
Saw Gen’l. Buell yester-
day. The boys punched
holes in the bottoms of
their plates & made corn
graters of them, by
that means we are
enabled to make some
corn bread. This eve-
ing I had the pleasure
of eating some mush
made by the boys, which,
although not as good
as mother makes at
home, yet it was quite
palatable, - it needed
some good fresh milk,
however. We have
remained here all
day.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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