Cold & Windy Start from Cairo at 9.a.m for Columbus, K.y. Distance 25 miles Went down on the .U.S. [?] 12.o.c. Camp inside the fortification

Pleasent day Nothing going on

Cloudy with chilly wind Go down to view the city. Not a favorable impreshon

Rather Cloudy to day Went down town saw the great chain that Bragg [i.e., General Braxton Bragg] Blocaded the River with

Quite pleasent Tent Mates, DK Bill [i.e., Private? David Bill] BF Simmons [i.e., Sergeant B. Frank Simmons] E Freygang [i.e., Private Edward Freygang] J Collen [i.e., Private? John Colsen] F M Cartright [i.e., Private? Francis M. Cartwright]

Cloudy to day Commenced Raining alittle in the afternoon