Came off picket this morning met a large forage train going out. Saw E. Tracy Wells of Rock Island. Firing heard on our front. The enemy attacked our forage train. Received a letter from Alec B. Hanna. Today the weather is clear but cool. Capt. Church command Company A and F. No letter from home. 4 AM we were ordered out to support their forage train who have been fighting all day. Went out double quick 5 miles but found the enemy had evacuated. We were ordered to lie down and try to draw them into our ambush but it was no go. In coming back Capt. Church timed us one mile. We made it in 10 minutes. Snow is commencing to fall.
Thurs. Feb. 5th:
Weather stormy and bad and the regiment are on picket today. I did not go was in the sick list. Took some Blue Mufs pills and morphine. Elliot and myself had some stew of hard crackers flour grease and C wich had to do us all day. Our sutler does not make his appearance yet and I am out of tobacco. He ought to die. No news from the front and what is worse none from Home!
Friday Feb. 6th 1863:
Weather-fine sun shining it seems like spring. Nothing being done in camp. Elliot and myself had a good time over with Mills at the Hospital. Elliot made much use of the term Genius Homo which was much sport.
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