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Connecting Readyville and Woodbury was a good, hard turnpike nine or ten miles long. Readyville was an outpost of the Federal army at Murfreesboro; Woodbury had the same relation to the Confederate army at Tullahoma.
Nothing out of the usual way occurred until January 24th, when the entire brigade made a reconnoissance towards Woodbury. On reaching Readyville were joined by General Hazen's brigade, and then proceeded as far as Woodbury, where a skirmish ensued with a small Rebel force. Our troops repulsed and drove them from the town. Our brigade returned to camp the same night. Sunday, January 22d.
This being the anniversary of Washington's birth-day, at sun-down we fired a salute. The next day Captain Standart started for home, having obtained a short furlough. March 2d. A skirmish reported beyond Readyville. March 3d. The entire division of General Reynolds passed our camp, going towards Woodbury. March 5th.
One night a squadron of Federal horse commanded by Major Seidel, a gallant and skillful officer, moved out from Readyville on an uncommonly hazardous enterprise requiring secrecy, caution and silence. Passing the infantry pickets, the detachment soon afterward approached two cavalry videttes staring hard into the darkness ahead. There should have been three.
At 9 o'clock, same morning, the First Kentucky Cavalry, together with our forge and battery wagon, arrived at Murfreesboro, and were at once sent forward to join the main body of the army. The expedition was under command of General Dumont. Early that evening our expedition reached Readyville, and camped in a corn-field near a creek.
At noon passed through Woodbury, and at night camped at Readyville, having marched about fifteen miles. The following morning resumed our march, and reached Murfreesboro at noon. Considerable delay was caused here, and it was 4 P. M. ere we pitched our tents, which was done two miles from town, on the Nashville pike, and near Stone River.
SOME days later, Si had charge of a picket-post on the Readyville Pike, near Cripple Deer Creek. The Deacon went with them, at their request, which accorded with his own inclinations, The weather was getting warmer every day, which made him fidgety to get back to his own fields, though Si insisted that they were still under a foot of snow in Indiana.
Were on a reconnoissance, and going towards Woodbury and McMinnville. Saturday, April 4th. Part of our brigade went to Readyville, as guard to General Hazen's camp. Sunday, April 5th. Eleventh week in camp. Tuesday, April 7th, were paid to-day up to 1st of March. Saturday, April 11th. At roll-call we had orders to draw three days' rations, and be in readiness to move at daylight next morning.
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