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March 30th. Marched about nine miles nearly all the way through swamps consequently most of the road had to be corderoyed have worked harder and feel more tired than any night of the march. Are now reduced to one third rations and with what we can forage from the country, which is precious little for it is nearly all a barren wilderness 31st. Marched eighteen and a half miles over a rough broken country, it is a little more inhabited, so that our mess Paddock & Perrin succeeded in getting some corn and a Turkey At night we encamped on the rounds of a beautiful plantation near Stockton the woman of the house was very bitter in her denunciatuns against the Yankees which caused a guard to be placed over the house to keep the boys from burning it, but it was of no use, for we had not got out of sight in the morning before it was in flams Apr 1st. Made ten miles some skirmashing along towards night by the Cav. and Negroes Did not feel very well as have caught a sever cold and it has settled in my bones