the latter date the company lost 3 men killed. This battle was 

 itnown as the battle of Peach Tree Creek, and lasted from about 

 noon until nig-ht, when darkness put a stop to the conflict. Was 

 activelj' engaged until the fall of Atlanta and Jonesburg. Camp- 

 ed at East Point, Sept. 6. 



Oct. 4th., 1864. moved northward, in the pursuit of Gen. 

 Hood, via Kenesaw Mountatn, to Reaaca, and returned to Smyrna 

 Camp Ground, via Galesville, Alabama, arrivino- Nov., 5th. 



Nov, 13, moved to Atlanta. 



Here the company presented the compiler of this book a 

 beautiful, pure silver fife costing $46, which he still possesses and 

 on which he is still able to play the old familiar tunes that the 

 company kept step to for so many miles. 



On loth, started with Gan. Sherman's Army in the "Marjh 

 to the Sea,'" and the company always g'ot its full share of those 

 "Svpeet Potatoes which Sprouted from the Ground."' 



Participated in the capture of Savannah, Jan. 4th, 186."), and 



during the seige, which lasted some two weeks, subsisted almost 



entirely on rice and fresh beef. Some of the comrades becoming 



so turned against rice that they have never been able to eat it 



since. 



Moved, by water, to IJeaufort, South Carolina. On this 



trip many of us had our first experience with 'seasickness. 



Left Beaufort Jan. 13th, and i)articipated in the capture of 

 Ptu'ataligo. on the 15th. Remained at Pocataligo until the 30th 



Marched with Sherman's Army to Goldsboro, North Caro- 

 lina, where we arrived March 25th 1865. Was engaged, during 

 the march, in the capture of Orangeburg, Columbia and Cheraw, 

 South Carolina and Fayettville, North Carolina, besides destroy- 

 inu- railroad tracks etc. 



On this march through South Carolina, there was not as 

 much i-estraint enforced over the men as was exercised in other 

 states, pei'haps on account of the state being the first to secede 

 and afterwards taking so prominent a part in the rebellion, coi," 

 sequently some things were done which were not a ci-edit to the 

 army. Poi-aging was indulged in to the limit. One incident that 

 caused a good deal of merriment was the following: 



Comrade Will Bitts came into camp at Orangeburg, in a 



