oflScers and men in the same fix I was too cold to sleep I 

 sat there by the fire untill I got so sleepy tliat I could not 

 hold my eyes open any longer then T crawled in to a car- 

 riage the suttler has and slept untill Reville which was 

 about four A M "When we were all routed up to make a cup 

 of Coffe which I soon drank and by day we were again ready 

 to march, that is one of the most disagreeable nights I 

 ever spent in my life. We then marched on through Bolivar 

 and about 4 miles beyond Bolivar we were filed left into 

 a Prarie and there halted and our C'ol called us up to 

 the center of the Regt where he was and stated that we 

 must now leave all of our baggage and Knapsacks on the 

 prarie and push on as Fremont was already fighting. AVlien 

 th(» Col stated tliis to us he also said tliat we must cook 

 two day's rations and examine all of our guns fil the 

 boys cartridge boxes full of cartridges (they hold forty 

 rounds) He looked very sober while he was talking to 

 us and his lips quivered and for awhile all was very 

 ([uiet and sober but that soon wore off and they were all 

 as lively as ever, there was a cornfield at the place where 

 we stopped our whole division Avas with us commanded 

 by Maj Genl Pope we had 5 Reg*t of infantry & two bat- 

 teries one of six and the other of four guns and the Iowa 

 first Cavalry all with us which would make quite a show 

 mooving through your city with our wagon train. We 

 were all ready to march by 5 P. M. Avhen we started and 

 marched untill about 12 Clock that night, it was not 

 as cold as the night before and I stood the night a great 

 deal better and slept very comfortable as we were marching 

 along the road the l)oys that were getting very tired would 

 come to me and say Capt I am too tired to go any fur- 

 ther I would say go as far as you can and then lay down 

 and rest awhile then come on sometimes I have left as 

 liigh as ten & twelve on the road and they would come 

 in through the night at all times some not arriving for 

 hours after we had gone to sleep that night one of my 

 men fell against the fence just as we were stacking the 

 arms to go to bed he was rather a small man and it rather 

 knocked the breath from him but I soon got the Dr and 

 by next morn he was able to travel again by getting to 

 ride part of the time but he soon recovered and got as 

 healthv as ever. I nmst finish what I started about the 



