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& went to work fortifying The Posiss we had was in a very pretty woods I will get a Horse Soon I guess This is a Beautiful day Health Good &c
Ceder Creek in the Woods Oct 17th/64
Very pleasent this morning. The men are Buisy puting up Breastworks & a Man is trying to get me a horse. I expect he will get & Old Plugg
Moved Camp Ceeder Creek 18th/64
Moved Head Qtres today farther to the Reere fixed up Quarteres very nicely Every thing is going on well. Health Good Weather fare &c
Wednesday We wer atact this morning at half past 500 AM all along Our whole Line & we had to fall back The Atact Came So Sudden The Fighting Continued all Day The Rebls Driving us back about 3 miles Gen Sheridan came up