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Oliver Boardman correspondence and journals, 1861-1863

11_1863-03-19 Page 01

Grand Junction Tenn
March 19th "63"
Dear Sister.  This is as pretty a March afternoon as I ever saw.  in fact we have had so many pretty days lately that the Roads and Camps are beginning to get dusty, flowers and fruit trees are beginning to bloom, grass to grow, and the ponds to dry up.  But notwithstanding the pretty weather I have been sick for the week past but am about well again   
There has been a considerable changing around of things in this part of the Country since I wrote last   at one time last week every Regt between here and Columbus and between here and Memphis had marching orders and were all moving at once some going to Memphis and down the river but the most of them just changing Camps from one little town to another along the Rail Road   we moved to LaGrange and had our little log houses moved down and got fixed up pretty well  staid three days then moved back to the junction again.  There is only our Regt and a part of the 13th Michigan here now and two Batteries  no Cavalry closer than La Grange   the guerrilles are aware of that also.  They come within sight of the pickts every day.  Old Bob Smith and his guerrilles have sworn vengeance against the

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Grand Junction Tenn March 19th "63" Dear Sister. This is as pretty a March afternoon as I ever saw. in fact we have had so many pretty days lately that the Roads and Camps are beginning to get dusty, flowers and fruit trees are beginning to bloom, grass to grow, and the ponds to dry up. But notwithstanding the pretty weather I have been sick for the week past but am about well again There has been a considerable changing around of things in this part of the Country since I wrote last at one time last week every Regt between here and Columbus and between here and Memphis had marching orders and were all moving at once some going to Memphis and down the river but the most of them just changing Camps from one little town to another along the Rail Road we moved to LaGrange and had our little log houses moved down and got fixed up pretty well staid three days then moved back to the junction again. There is only our Regt and a part of the 13th Michigan here now and two Batteries no Cavalry closer than La Grange the guerrilles are aware of that also. They come within sight of the pickts every day. Old Bob Smith and his guerrilles have sworn vengeance against the