Diary:
June 8-Sunday
Tremendous hot day.
Our Regiment returned at about 4 P.M.
and have had perfect success. found their dwelling, but not the band
took their Niggers some men women and children 35 to 40 horses &
mules and some of them very fine. a large lot of cattle, sheep Geese,
ducks & c. burned their houses to the ground and returned
evidently leaving their marks behind them. Whit came down in change
of the baggage train consisting of some 5 teams of 4 mules each and 2
or 3 with one each, loaded with Niggers and their effects. Niggers
singing and evidently having a good time. they also brought some 3
prisoners, Guerillas who I hope will be shot for this barbarous mode
of warfare is against the laws of all nations and will never be
recognized by anyone. A man with the descriptive powers of Dickens’
would made a happy picture of this little thing.
Corpl. B. B. Smith:
Diary:
Sunday 8
Washed Up this morn after 2 hours out
Picked a few berries and turned round
And back a piece and turned up another
Road to a plantation where they had
Taken a Lieut prisoners who belonged
To a cavalry that had troubled our
Folks some. we took everything we could
Find. Horses Mules niggers & cattle
We loaded the teams with sugar & other
Truck. took the woman children[?]
[Mem]
The colonel give liberty to help
Ourselves to anything but personal
Property. the way the boys went
Into the poultry[?] was amusing
Some was picking[?] & cooking. ducks
Geese chickens. others getting sugar
& Molassess & making hasty pudding
After we was already for a start
We got orders to burn the whole
Nest[?] house Burns Sugar House
And all. it made a fine fire.
We got back to quarters about
6 Ock all well but tired. we took
60 Mules 20 horses about 100 head
Of cattle with waggons Carts & goods
Of all sorts. we paid that man
Off in his own coin. there was
Another one above cleared out
Saturday night. it is a game
They have played considerable in
This section on their Union
Neighbors. now there turn has
Come we will see how they like it
Some would think this fine business
For Sunday. but it had to be done.
Corpl. B. B. Smith:
Diary:
Sunday 8
Washed Up this morn after 2 hours out
Picked a few berries and turned round
And back a piece and turned up another
Road to a plantation where they had
Taken a Lieut prisoners who belonged
To a cavalry that had troubled our
Folks some. we took everything we could
Find. Horses Mules niggers & cattle
We loaded the teams with sugar & other
Truck. took the woman children[?]
[Mem]
The colonel give liberty to help
Ourselves to anything but personal
Property. the way the boys went
Into the poultry[?] was amusing
Some was picking[?] & cooking. ducks
Geese chickens. others getting sugar
& Molassess & making hasty pudding
After we was already for a start
We got orders to burn the whole
Nest[?] house Burns Sugar House
And all. it made a fine fire.
We got back to quarters about
6 Ock all well but tired. we took
60 Mules 20 horses about 100 head
Of cattle with waggons Carts & goods
Of all sorts. we paid that man
Off in his own coin. there was
Another one above cleared out
Saturday night. it is a game
They have played considerable in
This section on their Union
Neighbors. now there turn has
Come we will see how they like it
Some would think this fine business
For Sunday. but it had to be done.
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