Newton County GaArchives News.....MR. MOSS'S DIARY AS KEPT DURING SIXTIES August 9 1917
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The Covington News
"This Is As I Saw It. It May Be Different As Others Saw It"
He Says of 3d Regiment, Company H.
BEGINNING WITH THE YEAR 1861

February, 1864
16....Wrote furloughs for myself and GUS CONNELLY. Orders for Co., B to Crabb 
Orchard up to Doe River.

17....Co., B put up river. Had to cross 17 times in 14 miles. Snow nearly knee 
deep and river frozen over in all eddy places. We went up to SHANNON'S who had 
a still, then we came back to BADGET'S and camped in a blacksmith shop close to 
a mill pond that never froze over. The spring was about 100 yards from the mill.
There were a lot of ducks collected there because the spring water was warm. 
The shop we were in was fixed up for a hatter's shop but had not commenced yet 
to make hats. Some of the boys broke into Badget's store and got tobacco and 
calico.

18....Snowed powerful hard. Good time snowballing with the CAMPBELL'S. Got 
orders to get rations and forage and go back to Elizabethton and then to 
Strawberry Plains. The boys had a time drinking singlings from still house or 
shelter, and at night the boys brought in ducks, chickens, guineas and put them 
in a boiler that was to boil hats in. One Ki___  got the widow LACEY'S horse 
that night and went to Elizabethton. Crossed the river 17 times.

19....I swapped horses with BADGET. Got a gray pony. I named her after BADGET'S 
daughter, BETSY JANE. Then we started to Elizabethton. The first crossing every 
horse but one went over without breaking the ice. We got to Elizabethton after 
dark and had to camp in the street. The citizens gave us wood to burn to keep 
us from freezing. Awfully cold. The boys had a jolly time drinking singlings we 
brought from Shannon's still.

20....We left Elizabethton. I got my pony shod all around and four more shoes 
to shoe again, and four dozen nails and $10 in Confederate money for $1.00 in 
silver. We went on through Johnson Station and Jonesboro and camped 2-1/2 miles 
below town.

21....Passed through Leesburg, Rhea Town and Greenville and camped below about 
1 mile.

22....Passed Blue Spring and Midway, then left the railroad until we got to 
Morristown about 8 o'clock at night. Camped 3-1/4 miles from town. We, nor 
horses had anything to eat.

23....We started back for Greenville, passed Midway and got to Blue Spring and 
camped on the battle ground.

24....We got to Greenville and went into camp one mile below town. MARRATT and 
WHEELER got back from home on furlough.

25....The wagons came up with rations and glad we were. We were almost perished 
out.

26....Ordered to Bull's Gap. Got within 2-1/2 miles and camped.

27....We moved 3 miles below Gap and camped.

28....Wrote furloughs again for GUS CONNELLY and myself, but Col. WYNN said he 
would burn all the were sent to him and objected to anyone sending up to him.

29....We sent them up anyway. I first saw Gen. VAUGHN about then and he said he 
would sign one for me, so Col. Wynn sent them up he said, but I found out 
afterwards he approved mine. Connelly went no further; it came back disapproved.

March, 1864

1.....Co. B moved out of the mud and went on picket. The rest of the 16th moved 
out of the mud on to a ridge.

2.....Clear once more. I made out pay rolls.

3.....Big day in sporting circles.

4.....Capt. LEWIS got the money to pay off Co. B.

5.....Co. B paid off. Powerful cold.

6.....Wrote furloughs for PATTERSON and IVEY. Re-enlistment of the 16th Georgia 
Batt. Cavalry.

7.....Went on picket. Rained all day and night.

8.....Came off picket and drew horse shoes. The furloughs went to headquarters.

9.....Co. B. and F sent on scout, Major CLARK commanding them.   

To Be Continued


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