Nov. 15th, '62

In line of battle from
5 A.M. until daylight.
In the service four
mos. to-day. Ordered
to march imme-
diately; went to
Lebanon, -- ran [John Hunt] Mor-
gan's cavalry out
of the town, & return-
ed by 9 1/2 P.M.

Nov. 14th, '62

Ordered into line
of battle ^'at 5 A.M.'; stood un-
til daylight.
Still in camp.
Inspection of arms
at brigade head quar-
ters.

Nov. 13th, '62

Still in camp. Rec'd.
letter from Father.

Nov. 12th, '62

Ordered to fall into
line of battle this
morning at 4 o'clock;
stood under arms
until daylight.
Commenced rain-
ing some time in
the night, this
continued since. The
men have no shel-
ter and are drench-
ed with rain!
Remained in camp.
Heard to-day that
a member of my
company, George H.
Boetcher, was taken
prisoner by some
of Morgan's cavalry
& paroled, between Scotts-
vill, Ky. & Gallatin, Tenn.
Near 20 of our reg't. taken.

Nov. 11th, '62

Cold & cloudy this
morning.
Some of the guards
& sick men left
at the camp near
Gallatin, come in
& report that a
band of [John Hunt] Morgan's
cavalry attacked
our wagons to-day;
also that our in-
fantry & theirs were
fighting at the
intersection of
the Gallatin road
& the Nashville pike.
Remained in camp
to-day.

Nov. 10th, '62

At 8 A.M. ordered
to prepare to march,
immediately. Started
near 12 M., crossed
the River; traveled
about 8 miles when
the road upon which
we were intersected
the Leanon & Nashville
pike. We then turned
to the right toward
Nashville. We march-
ed on until dark
when we encamped.
Van Clive's division
to-day entered Leb-
anon [Ky.] & ransacked &
pillaged the town --
so they say -- & then
returned to us
shortly after we
encamped. We
are now about
20 miles from Nash-
ville.
Clear & warm to-day.

Brigadier General Horatio Phillips Van Cleve (1809-1891)

Nov. 9th, '62

Remained in Camp
to-day.
Near our camp are
pork houses out of
which our forces took
large quantities of
meat last Spring.
Clear & warm.