Benchmarks

of poor & eatables
supplies on Sunday morning and remained
without sleep or rest until Tuesday
night when the last named man was
away, the Battle of Chancellorsville had been
fought and the slight part to be
destroyed. I then followed the
scene of the enemy advancing from Cal
houn an army again and with
it loaded to the utmost met the
Battle of Antietam, on the morning of
the 17th Sept . and remained until my
supplies and strength were both
exhausted, and returned to re-supply
myself and return from the city
with such intent if possible to en-
gage the battle at Harpers Ferry - as
I named the point - and any event
the day, and I followed, carrying for
the dead, and seeing the whole
way down the mountains to Harpers Ferry

where I came home with intent to
go to West Virginia - Genl. Hayes by his
own special request took charge of
my troops, which I joined again at
Belmont, a few days before the battle,
at the conclusion I lost
my post at the Log House
and with the exception of two
days when I formed camp to
tender supplies for the wretched
sufferers. I remained there
until they were all taken away.
I believe my services have been
faithful. I know they have been
believed and appreciated. I
have chosen my own position
and I then mounted it when he
had to show by the salute before
the bullet came the hospital.