picket duty some of the boys went out on a foraging expedition, and it is not necessary to state that they were successful, and that honey, sweet potatoes, and some fine chickens (which the quartermaster had left), made a very pleasant repast. 24th, received orders to join the brigade; marched at 7 o'clock A. M., and halted at 1:30 for dinner; fell in at 2:15 P. M., halted at 7:30, camped for the night; marched fifteen miles. 25th, moved at 7 A. M., passing through a low country covered with heavy timber and thick undergrowth; the Twenty-ninth was train guard; halted at 12 M., at Buffalo creek, for dinner; found the bridge destroyed; parked the train, and late in the afternoon the bridge was repaired and the regiment with the train crossed, passed through Buffalo swamp and camped for the night; marched twelve miles. 26th, the regiment was ordered up at 3:30 A. M., remained on arms until 7:30, when it marched with the brigade; halted at 1:30 P. M. at Sandersville for dinner, and in the afternoon marched to the Georgia Central railroad, tore up about two miles of track, and at 8:30 went into camp; drew rations of honey for supper. 27th, marched at 5 A. M., reached the railroad at 8:50, tore up the track, and at 2:30 P. M. marched to Davisboro, which it reached at 9 o'clock, and camped here; marched nine miles. 28th, in the forenoon marched back to the railroad, and tore up track until 5 o'clock P. M., then marched back to Davisboro, and camped for the night; nothing special transpired during the night except the burning of a house, which accidentally (?) took fire; search was made in the regiments of the brigade by the staff officers to find out if possible the cause of the fire, but "not guilty" was the response. 29th, marched at 6:30 A. M., halted at 11:30, at Bartlows station, for dinner, and in the afternoon marched through Bostwick and
