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Date(s) of entries: October 20 to November 11, 1862
Author: David B. Arthur
Content: Diary
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Sugar Creek Oct 20th/62
Oct 20 took up line of march this evening at about six oclock and marched all night and next day till noon
about 25 miles
" 21 and stoped to eat a bite at little creek and then marched on to a orchard and stoped two hours to cook supper and then marched all night till about three oclock in the morning and laid down to rest
miles about 30
" 22 till about six and there resumed our march and camped in white river took supper and then crossed the river and camped all night
about 18 miles
" 28 Started at 6 oclock marched all day and rested at Cross hollow [sp. Cross Hollows]
about 12 miles
Nov 4 Staid at cross hollow 12 days and took up line of march at 10 oclock arrived at Elk horn tavern passed it a mile and then turned back and went about three miles back and camped
about 18 miles
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Nov 5 Started at 6 oclock and marched to camp 4 miles went to Cassville and encamped
about 16 miles
" 6 Started at 7 oclock and marched to crane creek a distance of about 34 miles to meet our provision train run out of provisions
34 miles
9 Sunday attended preaching at two oclock and then atended a funeral where there was three soldiers buried side by side together a solemn sight Ordered to march in the morning at 9 oclock
" 10 Started at 9 oclock and marched to James river creek distince about 18 miles
14 miles
" 11 Started at 7 l/2 oclock marched from Wilson Creek to Ozark about 16 miles, rained nearly all the way but we did not get wet much
20 miles
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