THE CIVIL WAR DIARY OF JOHN G. MORRISON 1861-1865

ecruits.
Oct. 25th, Tuesday. Went on stable guard. Answered my
wife's letter of the 19th.
[14] October 28th. Received a letter from home.
Oct. 29th, Saturday.
Drew a nose bag.
Received a letter from John Ford.
Oct. 30th, Sunday. Went on guard this morning after a
regimental inspection by the colonel. To [be] mustered for
pay tomorrow.
Oct. 31st, Monday. Came of guard this morning. Was
mustered for pay at 1 1/2 P.M. Whilst out, orders came for
the regiment to join Sherdian by way of Martinsburg
immediatly. After muster, equipments were served out to
us, which kept us into the night, fixing them up. I spoke
to our captain and he had Jemmy Nolan transferred to this
company. Drew three days' rations and had them cooked.
Nov. 1st, Tuesday. All the companies except A and us (C)
packed up, and at 10 1/2 A.M., boots and saddles sounded
and whilst we were at water, they marched, we having no
saddles. Will have to stay behind until tomorrow.
Answered my wife's letter of 26th of Oct.
[15] Nov. 2nd, Wednesday. Drizzling rain all day. A bad day
for the boys that are on the road. Got a pass from the
captain for all the "saints" to go downtown to see the
show. Quite a nice town is Cumberland and has some very
nice stores, especially the book. As it was late, when the
theatre was over, concluded to stay down all night, "Bill
Healy" and I taking a room at the "Revere House." Turned
into a good bed and slept until
Nov. 3d, Thursday. At 6 A.M. when we turned out. Went and
had some oysters and started for camp, where we found that
we were bound off at 6 P.M. for "Martinsburg," Va. About 3
P.M., packed our traps and tore down the "Rest." About 4
1/2 P.M., we got off and after some delay got on board the
cars about 7 P.M. and started, some of the party being
under th weather "slightually" previous to leaving camp. I
received a letter and paper from my wife.
Nov. 4, Friday. Did not have much sleep through the night
as we were very much crowded. At 8 A.M. found that we were
[16] some twenty miles from Martinsburg yet and we did [not]
reach it until the afternoon. We then got out, and, after
waiting a while, we got out our horses, mounted, and rode
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