1862 October 3 road between Louisville and Bardstown, Ky.

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

     Oct. 2d , ‘62
Ordered to be ready
to march at day-
light; - started
after 10 A.M.
Feel rather sore
after yesterday’s
march, which was
quite fatigueing,
owing, greatly, to
the heat & dust.
Business quite          
brisk on the pike          
to-day & yesterday;
a considerable
crowd “around
about!” the rebel
cavalry pickets

were yesterday
where we encamped
last night. The pike
is filled for miles,
with wagons at-
tached to the army.
Mules! Mules!! Mules!!
report of skirmish-
ing 7 miles in ad-
vance, this morning;
Col. of 17 Md. report-
ed killed. Marched
6 or 7 miles; skirmish-
ing in advance of our
division. Rained almost
all afternoon. Night
very wet & disagreeable.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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