Officers and boys of the 2d Brigade!

You’ve got the trust of the Generals, additionally the admiration and you will regard of all of the faithful citizens. Allow your upcoming a good conduct retain the high profile you’ve got gathered. Keep in mind that you belong to “Hurlbut’s Fighting Last Section;” one what getting sales you will obey; exactly what he instructions you will carry out; where he guides you will go after with certainty out-of honor and you will victory.

Following the race this new regiment gone back to the go camping during the Bolivar, Tenn. Col. Davis and you can Lieutenant Moses R. Thompson died of their wounds to your 10th of October, as well as their remains delivered household for burial. Both had been boys of your own higher worth and you may reputation home. One another inserted the service into the finest intentions, and one another gotten its demise injuries when you are courageously and you may nobly assaulting during the its postings. The memory will ever become please appreciated.

With the 3d of November, the newest routine on the Brigade, marched in order to Los angeles Grange, Tenn., thru Huge p on La Grange, in which i stayed through to the 28th of November, absolutely nothing significant taking place aside from a few Huge Ratings. We after that used all of our distinctive line of march to help you Holly Springs, Skip., in which we turned up towards night of the brand new 29th. November 30th marched southern area toward new Tallehatchie River, and you will went toward camp near Waterford, a dozen kilometers southern of Holly Springs. New enemy abandoned his operates on the all Tallehatchie and retreated on the Oxford. I stayed inside go camping, into the an old cornfield, which turned into extremely muddy into the heavy rainfall, before 9th of p so you’re able to a superb timber a few miles southern, where it was almost widely going we want to are for the winter; and that, for the tenth all of our foundation was in fact installed memorable reputation, tents pitched in line, chimneys centered and our very own go camping christened “Go camping Hall,” whenever suddenly all our agreements was indeed aggravated by an order in order to be ready to march during the 7 a great. m., a day later. December 11th, marched twenty miles in order to Hurricane Creek, six miles from Oxford, plus the following day 11 miles beyond Oxford on the vicinity away from Yoncona Station with the Mississippi Central R. Roentgen., where i remained

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Van Dorn that have captured Holly Springs and you can cut off our very own interaction, our very own forces marched northern once again on 23d, due to Oxford so you’re able to Hurricane Creek, a radius of seventeen kilometers and you can visiting noon. Towards 24th the fresh new 46th Illinois and 33d Wisconsin Infantry, accountable for Colonel Moore, remaining Hurricane Creek in charge of the brand new corps illustrate, coming in secure towards north section of the Tallehatchie late on an equivalent evening. I remained on the go camping till the 26th regarding December, and come up with Xmas once the merry because the mode within the order do allow, when we gone all of our camp four kilometers closer Holly Springs, ranging from Waterford and Wyatt Route on the Mississippi Central Railway.

Into the sixth from January, i marched to help you Holly Springs, where we remained on tenth, when the 15th and you can 46th Illinois Infantry was basically bought so you’re able to escort this new ammo show to help you Los angeles Grange, Tenn

Here the newest near seasons regarding 1863 was duly inaugurated which have an excellent banquet, an educated the nation you are going to pay for, which had been all of our entire dependency, while the Buddy Sam’s commissary had ceased so you can honor requisitions. This new meal contains cornin all the designs of concept recognized in order to experienced camp cooks, except corn in the liquid. Yet not, brand new Year’s Date wasn’t minimum of happier one to.

, from which lay i showed up late of your own night of the brand new 11th from January. All of our progress is very slow and you can tiresome on account of dirty channels and you can emaciated standing of the mules linked to the illustrate.