Franklin to Petersburg
Marching off to Petersburg. We are constituting the advance guard (forty-fifth) A-D-H Company C Skirmishers head of the main body. Six to eight miles. The most horrible roads. The artillery and provision wagons have furrowed deep holes which have, owing to all the rain we have had during the last few days, become almost impassable. Here and there wrecks of wagons containing supplies and the like, horse casualties. Several of the wagons return with us.
On our way Sutler with bread and ginger cakes sell very quickly to us.
We reach the ferry passage where before we had to wade through there is now a pontoon bridge.
Captain Leonhard wounded with his sabre the dog from Corporal Link because the second dog bit the first one. All are enraged.
We march about fifteen miles.
Our baggage wagons do not arrive.
For the night coffee, sugar and crackers. a two day supply is sent to us.
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