Chattanooga, Monday, April 17. Splendid weather. Good appetite. Harness and saddles unboxed and issued out this morning. Hitched up and went out to drill. Captain Nicklin, inspector-general, was on the ground. Drilled three batteries together. Brigade drill for two hours, did very well. Noon by the time we reached camp. To-morrow we are to have monthly inspection, everything being “slicked up” in preparation.. A comrade took out my horse to graze, so I had time to write to sister Hannah. No mail yet.

An Artilleryman’s Diary–Jenkin Lloyd Jones
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