August 17. Arrived opposite Columbus, Kentucky, at 8 A. M. when the steamer was brought too by a shot across her bows from the Battery at this point. Arrived at Cairo, Ill., at 10 A. M. While stopping here there has been some trouble with some of the more turbulent men on account of their not being allowed to go on shore.
August 18. At 10 o'clock A. M. commenced changing baggage from the steamer to the cars which occupied the time till about dark when the regiment went on board the cars and run out about 20 miles to a station called Wetaug, arriving a little before imdnight and stopped till daylight. The delay is very tedious and vexatious. We are going home and trains going to the front have the right of way and so we are side-tracked to await their passing.
August 20. Still dragging slowly along. Arrived at Indianapolis, Ind., at 11 o'clock A. M. Regiment marched to the Soldiers' Home where a bountiful collation was furnished by the people of the city. James H. Short of Co. B, who was very sick when we left Baton Rouge, was left here in the hospital, he not being able to travel further.
August 21. Arrived at Gallion, Ohio, at 6 o'clock A. M. Could get nothing to eat on arrival, being at so early an hour. Reached Crestline at 6.30 A. M.; Cleveland at noon. Here we met with a very kind reception from the citizens with a good dinner; also the same repeated at Erie, Penn. Reached Buffalo at 9.30 P. M. and received another splendid reception with collation. Here we changed cars and started for Albany at about midnight.
August 22. Arrived at Utica at 10.30 A. M. and
