20 September 1861

Friday, 20th Pleasant. E.I.R.B. Cron. 17 Corth. 1. To day my co. was detailed on fatigue duty at the wharf boat. The paymaster arrived to day with his money. We heard to day of the battle at Lexington, Mo. One of the 32 lb. cannon was mounted to day at the west end of Broadway.

[orders and circular Loren would, or should have, seen concurrent with his diary entries...]
General Order No. 11, Head Quarters US Forces, Paducah, Ky, September 20th, 1861
Paymasters C. P. E. Johnson, O. H. Platt, and C. Kenny having arrived with funds to pay off the troops to August 31st ultimo. Commanding Officers of Regiments and corps will immediately send to the senior Paymaster (Major Johnson) their muster and pay rolls. As soon as the pay rolls are properly filled up and signed the regiments and corps will be paid off in the order in which the rolls are presented and properly filled up under the direction of the Senior Paymaster.
By Order of Brig Genl C. F. Smith