e, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 7. 2nd Brigade started at 6 A.
M. We followed at 8 A. M. struck a macadamized road a mile from camp
which we followed five miles. The road runs from ----, a beautiful road
high and dry. Extensive fields of corn on all sides. Most wealthy
country we have seen. Elegant houses of frame and brick. Left the road a
quarter of a mile from Elkton and struck north along hilly ridges, very
stony and rough. Came into camp at 5 P. M. on a high point, five miles
from Fayetteville in Lincoln County. Drew fresh meat from commissary,
but we had no salt to cook, no salt in the Division. The timber to-day
was mostly beach, grew very tall and large, beautiful timber loaded with
nuts, and we ate many. Sugar cane of sorghum kind raised on a small
scale by nearly all, I suppose to supply the deficiency occasioned by
the Confederacy. Small wooden mills. Vertical rollers used to press it.
Slept in the open air, not thinking it worth while to put up tent.

Fayetteville, Sunday, Nov. 8. A chilly cold night. Froze half an inch of
ice on water, but we slept warm. Moved out early. Had a very long and
steep hill to climb. Several of the teams failed, but ours came out all
right. My off horse was put on the wheel in place of the one there,
whose shoulder had been worn raw. Marched weary and slow through a hilly
country. Most of the valleys were all under cultivation and very full
of excellent corn, but a small proportion of it husked. I think the corn
crop here will far exceed the best of Wisconsin's in number and quality.
It is perfectly sound and untouched by frost. The road was very winding
but not as rough as before. Came into camp two miles from Fayetteville
before sundown, with materials for a good supper and plenty of corn for
horses. 2nd Brigade camped here, and the 3rd Brigade came up late.

Fayetteville, Monday, Nov. 9. I laid in camp all day. 2nd Division came
up on another road. One day's rations of crackers issued to us. The
infantry regiments are entirely out. Mills were worked all day grinding
cornmeal. Lieutenant Amsden of the 12th Battery went out with squad of
Battery boys to pick up horses by order of Captain Dillon. Returned late
at night with twenty mules and ten or twelve horses, but mostly too
young for team purposes. We got one very pretty horse for our Platoon.
They report abundance of all good things off from the road where
"Yankee" vandals have not reached, with no end to come. No wonder that
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