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1863-12-17

Thursday 17  The rain ceased last night, but in its stead we have a hard frost and a cold wind this morning.  But this state of the weather shall not prevent Lt. Kern and myself from going to Memphis.  We took our transportation and went on board the cars, for Memphis.  What can I say of the passengers?  Well nothing more than that the majority of them were men connected with the army.  A few ladies were on board, one was accompanied by her father, she was rather below the ordinary hight, but very good looking, a blonde, with a pair of beautiful eyes, and a very finely developed form.   Another, did not seem to have any special person to accompany her, she was travelling, as the trite phrase very briefly expresses “on her own hook”, her companions were gentlemen, but they did not remain in conversation with her longer than a few minutes, when they gave their places to others &co.  She left the car at Grand Junction.  There were other ladies, wives of refugees, with children, who kept very quiet.  But one old German woman, with a small girl, was constantly talking and laughing, she did make a very ridiculous appearance.

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Thursday 17 The rain ceased last night, but in its stead we have a hard frost and a cold wind this morning. But this state of the weather shall not prevent Lt. Kern and myself from going to Memphis. We took our transportation and went on board the cars, for Memphis. What can I say of the passengers? Well nothing more than that the majority of them were men connected with the army. A few ladies were on board, one was accompanied by her father, she was rather below the ordinary hight, but very good looking, a blonde, with a pair of beautiful eyes, and a very finely developed form. Another, did not seem to have any special person to accompany her, she was travelling, as the trite phrase very briefly expresses “on her own hook”, her companions were gentlemen, but they did not remain in conversation with her longer than a few minutes, when they gave their places to others &co. She left the car at Grand Junction. There were other ladies, wives of refugees, with children, who kept very quiet. But one old German woman, with a small girl, was constantly talking and laughing, she did make a very ridiculous appearance.