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six miles through a drenching rain and went into camp by 8 A.M. As there had been a heavy fall of rain all night it was utterly impossible for the waggons to get through. The Country a little more rolly, but a treacherous quick sand lies under the soil. 22nd Our Div. laid in camp to let the Colored troops pass. Weather clear and cool. 23rd Took up our line of march at 10 1/2 A.M. Our Regt. just in the advance of the train marched ten miles, had to make several stops to Corderoy the worst places in the roads. Arrived in camp by dark The country more hilly, with occasional signs of civilization. The change in the scenery from barren Pines to the more enliving foliage of the Oak, Ash, and the blossoms of Peach, Plumb, Cherry, Red bud and dog wood is an agreable one. One great blessing we have is good water and plenty of it. 24th laid in Camp until about 5 P.M. when we moved our camp across Pine beaver creek, although the deepest of it had been pontooned ye we had to wade through the water nearly waist deep 25th Was on the road by a little after day light marched twenty miles and went into Camp near the Escambia river a little before dark. We went into Camp by 1 P.M. but had hardly got our Knapsacks off when the order came to fall in as we were wanted to the front. By a flank movement our Col. got the 97 in the advance and for six miles we made a forced march making but one halt of about five minutes. The Cav. fight ahead but we could not get up to them, they done some good