Sunday the 10 
     we have not heard from our scouts yet - it has cleared off and is a fine day again 

Monday 
     raining again 

Tuesday the 12 
     the scouts have dome back - back - Lieutenant Wenager came with them - we started to Clarksburg today at noon 8 of us went to guard the team and 2 sick men that we took along - fir first day we went to Imbodens 

Wednesday the 13 
     we took a early start and got to Weston at 2   o'clock PM - I calculated to get home that night but it rained so hard that he had to stay all night at Madison Jackson's 6 miles from home 

Thursday the 14 
     we made home for breakfast at 9 o'clock AM - well all was well at home and I remained there till Monday morning we went to Weston and stayed till morning 

Tuesday the 19 
     today we got to Jackson's Mill 

Wednesday the 20 
     we got to Bulltown 

Thursday the 21 
     we got to camp - found all well and doing well 

Friday the 22 
     it has rained all day today 

Saturday the 23 
     today we sent a scout to Webster County to try and get a lot of cattle that the Secesh took from Mr. Molderhon (?SP) they did not find the cattle 

Sunday the 24 
     they shot one man through the body and shot another through the foot and brought one prisoner to camp with them - the captain started him to Sutton with a guard of 3 men - they got one mile and a half from camp - they told him he had better run to save his life for it they sent him to Columbus that he would be hung - so he started to run and they all fired on him and he fell dead - this is a cold evening - it has snowed all day 

Monday the 25 
     this morning the captain sent me out to superintend the burying of the prisoner - I went out with a squad of 6 men - when we got there he was laying with his head downhill and his face covered with snow and his visage contorted - he was a hard looking site - we dug a hole and put him in it and laid his hat over his face and put some sticks over him and covered him with dirt and returned home - as soon as we got to camp the captain said that we should go and dress horses enough to go on a scout to Webster 

Tuesday the 26 
     this morning we started to Webster with 34 horses and all pretty good ones at that - we made a flying trip of it-- we stopped at a place on Holly river to feed our horses and to eat a snack - we took 2 hives of bees and had all the honey we could eat - after dinner we mounted our horses and went on to the Rebel quarters at Halters Coal about 25 miles from our camp - well we had plenty to eat and had a big time of it - we had all the honey and venison and beef to eat - we stayed all night and at daylight we ordered the house to be fired and then we started to go up the river - 
when we got up the road about one hundred yards and the old woman commences to holler at the top of her voice and the noise was terrific indeed - I never shall forget it as long as I live - she did it to get the Rebels to turn out of the woods - well they did come down to the road and commenced to fire on the advanced guard - our men advanced on them and shot 2 of the 3 that came in sight - the burning of the house and barn was a grand scene - the morning was 
dark and smoky and it was raining hard - the hills was covered with snow and the lead glow of the fire as it shone out on the hills was truly grand and sublime - well we went on up the river two miles and a half to Mr. Shraders - we halted there and fed our hourses - it was raining very hard so we have not guide to show us the country any further than here so we concluded to come back to camp - we told Mrs. Shrader to carry her things out for we would have to burn their house - so we turned in and helped to take her things out - I carried all the things out of one room myself and 
then we set fire to it we did not set any afire but the house - after it got under headway we left on double quick and when we got to Coals there was a Rebel at the burned house - he flashed his 1 gun at us and started for the hill - we shot about 20 rounds at him but I do not think we hit him - we went on to camp as fast as we could go and got to camp after sundown - there was but one man that got touched - the ball hit is bayonet strap and cut his cartridge strap but 
did not hit his flesh 

Wednesday the 27 
     nothing going on in camp 

Thursday the 28 
     this is a cold and rainy day - the mud is deep in camp 

Friday the 29 
     still raining 

Saturday the 30 
     it is snowing today and is getting pretty cold 

Sunday the 1 day of December (December, 1861) 
     it is still snowing some - we are looking for to be relieved soon and it is time we were in better quarters 

Monday the 2 
     this is a cold day and disagreeable in camp 

Tuesday the 3 
     this is a cold day 

Wednesday the 4 
     this is the coldest day we have had yet 

Thursday the 5 
     this is a nice day and we are all anxious to be starting 

Friday the 6 
     this is a glorious day we are going to start tomorrow for headquarters 

Saturday the 7th 
     this is a nice day and we are on our road - we got to Bulltown tonight and are in good spirits 

Sunday the 8 
     this morning we started early and got one mile and dressed a team to help us along - after that we got our knapsacks hauled - we went on the Walkersville and stayed all night and then we started early 

Monday the 9 
     we went to Mr. Straleys 5 miles from here and on 

Tuesday the 10 
     we got to town on today and have to go up on the hill - we pitched our tents and we will stay here tonight and 
it is cold. 

Wednesday the 11th 
     last night it rained hard and the wind is blowing cold - we have got quarters in town and we are going to move down today - I am going to fix up a tent for a while 

Thursday the 12 
     we have got things fixed up and are quite comfortable 

Friday the 13 
     today we have to go on dress parade for the first since we left Clarksburg 

Saturday the 14 
     this is nice weather - we drill everyday 

Sunday the 15 
     this is a lovely day for the time of year 

Monday the 16 
     still nice weather 

Tuesday the 17 
     the paymaster has come and we will receive our money in the morning 

Wednesday the 18 
     this morning we was paid up for four months - my pay was 55 dollars and 45 cents - I got a furlough for 10 days and I started at 9 o'clock PM and walked to Weston and 2  o'clock AM and stayed with the pickets until daylight and then went into town and we took breakfast and started home - I stopped on the road and took dinner and got home at dark - found the family all well and remained at home till the 29 which was Sunday - I got to camp at sundown and found all right in camp 

Monday the 30 
     we had a inspection of clothes and arms 

Tuesday the 31 
     today we got intelligence that Sutton was burned and we had orders to go there on the next day 

Wednesday the 1st of January 1862 
     we started at 11 o'clock AM and got to Snachburg - 10 miles from here - there was 50 of our men detached to go - there was about 225 men went from here and there was about 300 Cavalry went from Clarksburg 

Thursday the 2 
     we got to Bulltown tonight - it was a hard trip for it was 22 miles 

Friday the 3 
     this evening we got to town but found no Rebels there - they had fled from there after they plundered the town and burnt it - the day we got there was a sleety day and cold - we got into houses and had tolerable good quarters on 

Saturday the 4 
     we rested and on 

Sunday the 5 
     One hundred foot men and 2 hundred Cavalry started up in the glades in the edge of Webster County - they killed 4 Rebels and took 50 head of cattle and 40 head of horses and burned all the houses in their way and returned to town 

Monday the 6 
     the scouts came back with their property tonight 

Tuesday the 7 
     today there was a scout of cavalry sent out in the country - they killed some Rebels - I think there was in all about fifteen Rebels killed so the trip paid up tolerable well 

Wednesday the 8 
     today we fixed up things ready for a march - there was not more than 8 dwelling houses left in sutton - the Rebels have destroyed the town entirely