Weather fine, the sun shining brightly. Drew two days rations for we are to stay another two days. 13 days without a clean shirt. Crip the powers that keep us out here. The rest of our division are getting their pay and as usual we have to wait until the last. Heard guns this morning toward Lavergne. Can't tell what it means.
Tuesday Feb. 24th:
Weather fine. Our regiment went out foraging. Davidson, Goodrich, Gates and myself were on detail to load the teams belonging to our Regiment. We went over the worst country I ever saw -- rocks and mud. The boys cursed the country by sections.
Reported capture of Vicksburg today but I don't believe it. All quiet on our front.
Wed. Feb. 25th
Weather awful rained from 10 o'clock until dark without ceasing. A gleam of sunshine flashed acrost my path today. Sing and be joyful for I this day have heard from friends. All kind of reports in our camp today. One is that after being paid we will return to Nashville. (That is Sheridan's Division) and garrison the post. Another is that we will remain in Murfreesboro when the army moves. But I don't believe any of them. No army news. All quiet. Just came in from 12 days picket and will go on picket tomorrow.
Thursday Feb. 26th:
Weather more than mean. Rained all day and our regiment on picket. Seventeen conscripts came in day before yesterday and reported there were two hundred more awaiting their chance to come in. No news. All quiet.
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