1862 December 29 Murfreesboro

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

     Dec. 29th, ’62.
Started about 10 A.
M., forced the rebels back to
within about 2
miles of Murfrees-
boro, where we halt-
ed on the bank of the   
Stone river.                      

[At the end of this volume of his diary Hunter has included the following notations]
                      
“Jim”, Dr.
Fo – 1 Pr. pants
 “      1 blouse
 “    - 1 pr. shoes
 “    - 1 “ Gloves     .75
  “     -   Comb        .75
   “    -  gloves       2.00

                           Cr.
            By cash   $1.10


     Price list for 1861.
Blankets                   $ 3.35
Blouses                       2.75
Pants                           3.50
Over Coats                  8.50
Shirts                           1.25
Drawers                         .40
Caps                               .75
Havre Sacks                   .32
Canteen                       .43
Shoes                         1.94
Socks                           .26
Dress Coats                6.71

                       
“Ah! never till life & mem-
ory perish
Can I forget how
dear thou art to me.”
[A big X is drawn through the above verse.]


W. F. Hunter’s.
Colt’s Revolver is
   No. 199824.

W. F. Hunter’s
Watch is a double
cased silver watch –
curved lever – no. on
face 18724 – name Rail-
way time keeper.
On inside case same
name – no. 26388 – London
Arnold, Adams & Co.

Guns (15) turned
over, (& Cartridge Boxes, 45)
Dec. 2, 1862.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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