The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927 Page: 5
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Diary of a Texan Volunteer in the Mexican War
miss his chill the Capt H-and Lieut I-took dinner with Mrs
IH-a very good dinner and a very interesting little woman-
had Blkbury pie for dinner-Jack and I got a fine gourd apiece-
a compliment from Mr HI-udnald-thence 12 miles-in the woods--
sleeping camp-24 miles-nothing else occured of interest
31st. Started very early-[s]truck the perairie country-
6 miles and crossed the Trinity at Robins ferry 9 oclock-being
now in the old San Antonio Road-Thence 1l W. of old Mitchells
and nooned-a good many mad cause not enough to eat-one of
company shot a hog-The Capt would not Praise or recognise
the act therefore the guilty one got mad-
June 1st. This evening to Camp Lickskillet No 2-Dr W got
drunk and JKH broke Finly[?] gourd and Jack says I [sic] he
was drunk-Nations swaped off his pony-Saw the Prettiest Calf
in Christendom-March 25 miles
2nd. took up the line of march very early-Hill elected
comissary Elliott assistant-struck the Perairie country-lived
two days and nights without bread-JKH and Dr[.] W-
were ordered on the left hand road to Roans-where we promised
to join some of our company who were on leave of absence-
Thence on an old trace to Jones on a lake-30 miles-25 miles
of the Brazos Saw Roasting ears--
on 3rd passed thro a Perairie [sic] country and came into old
San Antonio Road 5 miles from the Brazos-where we joined
the company and camped in Brazos bottom-Camp Navisot 2
miles of Washington
4th. All hands crossed the River by 10 oclock-Wm Birdsong
left us for home-cause sick-Armstrong is in Washington too
drunk-probably not see him any more-drunk, lost his horse
and all his money-a good many got very interesting or spiritted
Thence in a few miles of Independence-Camp Leona-a sweet
and pleasant little place-The loveliest scenery I ever saw-well
may it be called after Leona for it is just like her-our camp
is situated at the extreme edge of a beautiful and flowery perairie
beneath the shade of a forest of Live oak-the finest-the purest
water in the world-a Court of Inquiry was called Mr Knott
was charged with divulging the secret of masonry-on the same
day Fritz got drunk and broke the Dr W gun-while in Wash-
ington JKH called on Betty Johnson-now Mrs. Moor-took din-
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927, periodical, 1927; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117142/m1/13/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.