April 23 - Lovely morning. Started early on march. Passed through rolling lovely country and beautiful vales. Two or three large plantations and mansions. Dead horses killed in a skirmish. Eve camped at Bear Creek.
April 24 - Left early a.m. A march through a lovely country. [?] farms and plantations and wooded hills. At noon came in sight of Tuscumbia [Alabama]. P.m. rode into the place. Pleasant flowery gardens but mostly deserted houses, stores closed and empty or broken open.
April 25 - Warm. Studied in a.m. Col. Herrick and self rode into town in p.m. My mare is too poor. Col. H[errick] and I were at Col. Fullers in eve. Later Major and I took a good bath. Fond thoughts of dear absent wife and baby[?]. How I long to see them.
April 26 - Showery morning. Men collected under cotton sheds. Too rainy for services. Read and visited them some. P.m. a pleasant meeting under trees. [?] attendance from brigade. Eve rain again and could not have prayer meeting.
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