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1864-06-01 -- 1864-06-[05]

82  arrived at the end of the road at 10 Pm, got off the cars, bivouacked for the night, rain in the night.  June 2ond moved forward at 8 Am arrived at Lafayette, 7 miles 11 1/2 Am, more rain, remained over night rain during night.  3d revillee beat at 2 1/2 Am started at 4 Am,. marched 12 miles in S.E. direction & stoped on the cold water for dinner at 1 Pm. rainy day, moved on, 8 miles stoped on the R R, at M. & went into camp at 7 P.m. rained hard during afternoon & night.  4th moved out at 12 m. marched 5 miles, & camped 3 miles from salem Miss, some rain to day,  sunday moved out at 7 Am, marched to salem & halted at Salem a mile beyond at 11 Am the object & destination, No. of troops &c, of the expedition yet a mystery, remained during the day, weather fair, teams sent out foraging poor success country quite level, & fair to Salem, saw some winter wheat, & oats, were middling, timber mostly oak, with some shestnuts, & other varieties country beyond salem more hilly lighter soil some pineabout 8 miles beyond towards

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82 arrived at the end of the road at 10 Pm, got off the cars, bivouacked for the night, rain in the night. June 2ond moved forward at 8 Am arrived at Lafayette, 7 miles 11 1/2 Am, more rain, remained over night rain during night. 3d revillee beat at 2 1/2 Am started at 4 Am,. marched 12 miles in S.E. direction & stoped on the cold water for dinner at 1 Pm. rainy day, moved on, 8 miles stoped on the R R, at M. & went into camp at 7 P.m. rained hard during afternoon & night. 4th moved out at 12 m. marched 5 miles, & camped 3 miles from salem Miss, some rain to day, sunday moved out at 7 Am, marched to salem & halted at Salem a mile beyond at 11 Am the object & destination, No. of troops &c, of the expedition yet a mystery, remained during the day, weather fair, teams sent out foraging poor success country quite level, & fair to Salem, saw some winter wheat, & oats, were middling, timber mostly oak, with some shestnuts, & other varieties country beyond salem more hilly lighter soil some pineabout 8 miles beyond towards