Buntyn Station, Wednesday, Jan 14. This morning, while it was yet dark, Sergeant Hamilton came to our door, calling upon Evans to harness and hitch up team. I being on guard, coupled the horses, stood until 8 o’clock, when they were unhitched and unharnessed. Marched from 2 o’clock. Roll call. After [marched] to the headquarters of the 48th Indiana to be paid off, the boys having two months’ pay. I received none. Raining heavy all day. Five months in the service of Uncle Sam.
An Artilleryman’s Diary–Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
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