and at 8 o'clock in the evening the city of Atlanta took fire and was nearly annihilated. Saturday, the 12th, in camp, and all is quiet. Sunday, November 13th, the Twenty-ninth was detailed to tear up and destroy the railroad, and 7:30 marched out on the railroad leading to Chattanooga, and was engaged until 10 at night in burning the ties and bending the rails. At night the regiment returned to its old camp at Atlanta. 14th instant, in camp; all quiet. A man in company I was injured by falling from a building. 15th instant, marched at 6:30 A. M. on the road leading to Stone mountain in a southeast direction from Atlanta, and at 6 P. M. halted and went into camp (marched fifteen miles). 16th instant, marched at 7:30 A. M., and at 5:15 P. M. halted and camped for the night (marched twelve miles). 17th instant, marched at 5 o'clock A. M., and after marching twelve miles halted for dinner, and at 2 P. M. fell in and marched until 5 P. M., when the regiment halted and went into camp. 18th instant, moved at 4:30 A. M.; marched ten miles, and at 12 M. halted for dinner; fell in at 1 o'clock and at 6 P. M. halted and camped for the night (marched twenty miles during the day). 19th instant, marched at 6:30 A. M.
Twentieth instant, moved fourteen miles and camped for the night near Edenton. 21st, marched through Edenton in the direction of Milledgeville, a distance of sixteen miles, and went into camp. 22d, marched at 5:30 A. M., halted at 12 M. one hour for dinner, and at 1:15 P. M. fell in and marched until 8 o'clock P. M., passed through Milledgeville and crossed the Oconee river and camped for the night. 23d, Twenty-ninth regiment detailed for picket; fell in and moved east about three-fourths of a mile, passing through the woods and advancing into an open country; during its stay on
