Sunday, November 4, 2012

1862 November 6 Nashville Road near Scottsville

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



     Nov. 5th,’62.
Up at 4 A.M.
Started at 6; march-
ed hard all day.
Saw the remains of
two bridges burned
by the rebels.

Passed through Scotts-
ville, & encamped a-
bout ½ of a mile from
it. Very cold, chill-
ing wind all night,
rained some during
the night.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 10547-bm

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