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1863-01-12

Mon.  12.  Today I was officer of the day of the post and picket guards, after attending to placing my guards, Lt. Clark and I being mounted concluded to saunter out into the country and gather all the information we could, so we started out on the Clinton road, traveled to the little Obion after having the pleasure of conversing with several citizens, who seemed to thing the course pursued by our government but little calculated to restore the union.  We called on one rich planter (Moss) who lost 25 negroes, said he did not care for the negroes if the latter would stay away and let his other property alone, but it seems that they are inclined to steal from their old master.  Stopped at Lawyer Bullock’s, where we met Miss Moss, who is teaching school about a ¼  of a mile from here, Mrs. Bullock had a splendid dinner prepared for us.  We had a long talk with her and found that she too inclined to the rebel side, as all the people here do.

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Mon. 12. Today I was officer of the day of the post and picket guards, after attending to placing my guards, Lt. Clark and I being mounted concluded to saunter out into the country and gather all the information we could, so we started out on the Clinton road, traveled to the little Obion after having the pleasure of conversing with several citizens, who seemed to thing the course pursued by our government but little calculated to restore the union. We called on one rich planter (Moss) who lost 25 negroes, said he did not care for the negroes if the latter would stay away and let his other property alone, but it seems that they are inclined to steal from their old master. Stopped at Lawyer Bullock’s, where we met Miss Moss, who is teaching school about a ¼ of a mile from here, Mrs. Bullock had a splendid dinner prepared for us. We had a long talk with her and found that she too inclined to the rebel side, as all the people here do.