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page number 41 July - active part in our fight. They said they saw my hat that I lost in the chase the other day. 23rd- Arrived at Fort Reno about noon and met Col. C. & Lt Dilsay? about a mile out. Met Capts Hammond & Ken Eckat & Bat Capts Phisterer, Brown & Adair. L Col Rinney came out and met us before we started from camp with about 70 men and a howitzer. I am to be assigned to his company. They have a very fine place for a fort here nature sames? to have made this place on purpose. An elevated plateau about 600 ft to 800 ft overlooking both forks of the Piney which are clear and pretty well wooded with cottonwood. Fine pine 3 miles distant, which they are