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We stopped at Huntersville
until the last day of June
when we were ordered to the
big spring. The day that we
left Huntersville Lewis A
Wright was discharged from
the service of the Confederate
States of America. We com
menced our march from
Huntersville to the big spring
about dark on Saturday night
the last day of July a distance
of 27 miles. We marched 12
miles to Camp Edway and
arrived at that place between
midnight and day and
slept on the ground without
blankets. The next day was

Sunday August the first.
That day I was on picket
as Corporal of the guard. Here
we pressed a hog into service
having eaten nothing since
we left Huntersville. At
this place Lee P Francis and
James C Reynolds was taken
sick with the measles and
sent Back to Huntersville. We
left several of the company in
the Hospital at Huntersville. When
we left there C M Hall Jno D
Wells M C Wells nurse Sampson
Warren Lieut Sizemore W R H
ankins James Thomas and
Micajah Hankins were also
sent back from Edway.