East Texas Family Records, Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 1994 Page: 5
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EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS VOL.18, NO.1, SPRING 1994
(1864, Gaines travels, continued)
April 9 The feds fell back during the night we advanced within one mile
of Plesent Hill had a hard fight that Eavening feds retreated
we fell back to the Mill (Mark's Mill) 7 miles a ball cut my hat
brimb missed my fore head about 2 inches in front
April 10 Moved a few miles towards Mansfield
April 11 Marched through Mansfield 4 miles north on rout to Shreiveport
April 12 Remained in camp
and 13
April 14 Started on rout for Shreaveport
April 15 Moved on rout for Shreaveport
April 19 Eleven miles north of Minden 41 miles from Shreveport
April 20 I sent one coat one blankett 2 linzy shirts one box of clothes?
by John EVANS _ We marched toward Camden, Ark.
April 24 Continued our march to wards Camden
April 26 Got within 17 miles of Camden that night STEELE (Major General
Frederick STEELE, Commander of the Federal Forces) was at
and retreated toward Little Rock Ark and
April 27 Got within 2 miles of Camden ordered to cook 2 days rashion
. crossed the Washatau River
April 28 At Camden
April 29 Started at 3 oclock in the morning our Division in from campt
about one mile from Prinytos?? that night our rashons out nunn
nearer than Camden
April 30 Started at one oclock in the morning it rained at day light
rained verry hard at oclock heard cannon in front had a
fight that the Saline River in'the mud and water fell
back one mile (This Battle of Jenkins Ferry, Saline River.)
May 6 Got back to our wagons south of Camden
May 12 Marching through Claborn Parish, La on rout for Alexandria
May 9? Left near Camden Arkansas at 4 oclock in the Eavening marched
every day averaging from 15 to 25 miles per day on rout to Alexandria
La by way of Homer La
May 20 Marched back 36 miles above Alexandria
June 5 Sunday left near Alexandria
June 6 Got to Snaggy Point on the river 8 miles north of Starksville
June 12 Sunday I with 40 men detailed to work the road
June 13 Left Snaggy Point
June 14 Got to a camp 12 miles East of Alexandria it rained from the 1
to the 12
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