Nov. 8th, '62

Started very early
t0-day. Loss of sleep
last night render-
ed today's march
very fatiguing. to-
day first saw cot-
on growing & in
bales. Passed
through Gallatin -- a
town larger than
Glasgow, Ky. [General John Hunt] Mor-
gan's rear guard
went out of the
place as our ad-
vance of caval-
ry came into it.
Encamped two
miles this side
of town on the
Cumberland
river, on a stone
bank over 50 ft.
high. Cactus
growing, spon-
taneously, on the
bank of the riv-
er. Ordered to
subsi[s]t our men
on half rations
until further orders.

Nov. 7th, '62

Started at 6; com-
menced snowing du-
ring the forenoon, & snowed & rained alter-
nately all day. My
feet very painful to-
day. Immediately upon
our arrival in
camp, my compa-
ny was ordered out
on picket; not hav-
ing any fire & its be-
ing very cold, I
slept very little.
[General John Hunt] Morgan 12 or 14 ms.
in advance.
To-day first set foot
on Tennessee soil.

Nov. 6th '62

Up as usual.
"Jim" lost my Havre-
sack last night, so
I have nothing to
eat this morning. Cline-
smith gave ^'me' a crack-
er, & I made my break-
fast of that & a little coffee.

Official records for Private Clinesmith of the 97th Ohio list his first name variously as Coonrod, Coorod, and Kimrod

Nov. 5th, '62

Up at 4 A.M.
Started at 6; march-
ed hard all day.
Saw the remains of
two bridges burned
by the rebels.
Passed through Scotts-
ville, & encamped a-
bout 1/2 of ^'a' mile from
it. very cold, chill-
ing wind all night,
rained some during
the night.

Nov. 4th '62

All quiet to-day, un-
til about 3 P.M.,
when we received
an order to prepare
to march, imme-
diately. Drawn up
in line on the side
of the road, where
we remained un-
til the whole of Wood's division train had
passed, about 88.
M., [noon] when we started,
& marched rapidly
about 6 miles on
the Nashville road.
Encamped at 10 P.M.

General Charles Robert Woods

Nov. 3rd, '62

Still in camp
here -- Glasgow.