1862 November 26 near Nashville, Tenn.

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

     Nov. 26th, ’62.

As anticipated, we
marched near noon to-
day, toward Nashville,
on the N. & L. pike;
left the pike about
2 ½ ms. from the city;
moved across the
fields & struck the

N. & Chattanooga R.R.
about 3 ms. from the
former city, where
we encamped.
They are repairing
a bridge just be-
low our camp.
The firing of can-
non, heard last
night, on account
of the arrival of
the cars from Louis-
ville, Ky.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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