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If I am not disturbed before finishing will coppy my notes entered in a Diary. Before going further will tell you how it is customary for an Army to March. The Cavalry always take the lead and if any enemy in the rear, also the rear is protected by them. With two or more Div. of Inft. the advance Div. to day takes the rear to morrow and the same with Brig'.s and Regts. the advance Brig. takes the rear of its Div. and the Regt. of its Brig. The last Brig. usualy guarding the Div. train, one Regt just in the advance, one behind and the others as flankers, or if not practable to travil beside the waggons each Regt. is assigned so many waggons and marches between them. My Notes commences on leaving Pensacola March 20th. Left Pensacola early this morning for a wild Goose chase through the country, and for my part have but little confidence of success. Our force consists of two Brigades of the 13 A.C. and one Dive of three Brig. of Colored Inft. and three Regts. of Cav. then there are four more Cav. Regts. gone up the Bay to embark at Milton making in all a force of about fifteen thousand men With five days Rations in Haversack and six on the waggons. Our Regt. was on train guard, which consists of one hundred and fifty waggons. The Country is low flat and sandy the waggons would mire down, so that we had to put our shoulder to the wheal frequently to help the out. After making eleven miles we were tired enough to go into camp. 21st Was again on the road by day light Marched