Monday, 26th.—Went over into Jackson; got plenty of sugar; went into cotton factory running forty looms. 5 P. M, train came for us; left Jackson 8 P. M.
Robert M. Magill—Personal Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier Boy, 39th Georgia Regiment of Infantry
Sunday, 25th.—Marched short distance; halted for further orders. 11 A. M., marched to railroad; waiting for train to take us to Vicksburg. Camping near Pearl River.
Saturday, 24th.—Passed through Brandon, once the capital of Mississippi, at 10 A. M.
Thursday, 22.—Crossed another swamp one and one-half miles wide.
Wednesday, 21st.—Crossed swamp half-mile wide.
Monday, 19th.—Passed DeKalb 4 P. M. Very shabby-looking place. Cold, wet and muddy; only marched ten miles to-day. Our mess got old house to cook in and church to sleep in. Getting plenty to eat and have had plenty during all this march. Never had been any soldiers here before.
Sunday, 18th.—Seven companies of regiment gone back to Scooba to get on train. Companies F, C and B going on through with wagons.
Saturday, 17th.—Crossed Mississippi line 10 A. M. Passed Scooba on Mobile and Ohio Railroad 1 P. M.
Friday, 16th.—Balance of regiment came over; marched four miles; snow on the ground.
Thursday, 15th.—Cold and rainy last night. Steamboat “Alice Vivian” came up this evening from Mobile. One-half regiment crossed over this evening. Marched through Gainsville; went two miles in prairie and camped in very bad place.
