Wednesday, 6th Pleasant. This morning nothing of importance occurred till noon. At that time we were ordered to be ready to march with three days rations by two o'clock. At that time we paraded at Gen. Smith's headqrts. 8 co.s of the 9th, 6 of the 12th, 7 of the 40th, 9 of the 41st, 4 pieces of Buell's Battery and Capt. Withers Geilman's Cavalry. The companies were only about 65 strong on an average. At 3 P.M. we marched west 12 miles that night then camped. The next day we went to Melbourne.
Nov – 1861 List of Letters rec. by Capt. L. Webb
November 6, H. C. Fike, Mascoutah, Ills., sent Nov 2
November 6, H. C. Fike, Mascoutah, Ills., sent Nov 5
[orders and circulars Loren should, or would, seen concurrent with his diary entries...]
Special Order No 85, Head Quarters US Forces, Paducah, November 6th, 1861
Leaving one Company for each regiment and one section of Artillery for the protection of the Regimental Camps, the Ist Brigade will parade in full marching order at 2 o'clock P. M. today in front of these Head Quarters with cooked rations in haversacks for three days.
By order of Brig Genl C. F. Smith
Brigade Order No 12, Head Quarters 1st Brigade, Paducah, Ky, Nov 6th, 1861
In obedience to the above order [SO 85] the 9th, 12th, 40th & 41st Regiments with two sections of Buells Battery amd Thielemanns Dragoons will be paraded in front of the Head quarters of Gen. Smith, precisely at 2 o'clock P.M. today with three days rations, cooked rations in haversacks without transportations. Comdg Officers of Regiments will detail one Company from each command to remain in their respective Camps, the Captains of said companies taking command of their Camps respectively. A sergeant and 10 men of Thielemann's Dragoons will be detailed to reamin in camp to take charge of the same.
By order of Brig Genl E. Paine
[Record of Events, F Co, 9 Reg't Ill Inf]
By order of Gen. Com'd. We marched on the 6 of Nov, and proceeded as far as Milbourne then returned…
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