Jan. 13th, '63

Up at 1 o'clock this morn-
ing, & started at 2.
Marched through town,
re-crossed the river at the
place of crossing, traveled
over fields & through the
woods and by by-roads,
in a South Westerley di-
rection, until about 4
P.M. where we came to
a halt, on the Nolans-
ville pike about 3 ms. West
of that place, to make some
coffee & eat dinner. Our
force consisted of 9 reg'ts
inf. 2 batteries, without
caissons, and a consid-
erable body of Cavalry --
from day light until
our halt at 4 P.M., I had
my Co. deployed as flank-
ers on the left flank of
the reg't. After resting about
an hour, we started again,
& moved to within about
1/2 mile of the town, where
we halted & encamped for
the night. It rained a
little during the night.
Saw no enemy.

The 97th Ohio was part of the Union reconnaissance to Nolensville and Versailles, Tennessee, January 13-15.