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Diary of a Texan Volunteer in the Mexican, War
try in the world-finest prairie and muskeet land yet noticed-
on our arrival in the timber we were surprised yet pleased to
find that we had overtaken the other three companies-our com-
missary and men were here having found wild beef plenty-they
did not go on to Pt Isabel-very fine grass-wild cattle and mus-
tangs in abundance-our company out of every thing to eat-no
meat--little coffee yet-horses extremely low-faging very much-
13 miles to Little Colorado-the other companies having recruited
and rested started on surrounded by a pretty country-rained on
us part of the day-camp Mustangs--
23rd. Left about 12 oclock-thro a fine rich Perairie-being
out of every thing to eat-killed and eat plenty of - beef such
as it was not exactly of the right kind-but it was IHopsons choice--
we ate heartily of it any how-thence on 12 miles across the Colo-
rado-intended to go no farther but water being salt-had to go
on-swam the River-got over about sundown-several quite
sick-one or two horses giving out-several Graves on the bank-
graves of Roberts and wife 2 ch and a svt who were murdered
by the Mexicans-travelled 6 miles thro the worst road I recon
any one ever saw-chopped it out dark-overtook the other com-
panies and camp at Camp Confusion Rained of course nearly all
night-it has rained nearly every day since we left Corpus Christi
24th. Capt commissary orderly started early to Pt Isabel--
all hands were of [f ] tolerable early about 14 miles to Town (the
Pt)-travelled about 20 miles and found that we were in 6 miles
of Matamoros and 20 miles from Pt Isabell-having taking the
wrong Road-all nearly starved-in 2 miles of Grande Battle
of Pallo Alto and three miles of the Battle of 9th-at Camp
Starvation-Rained all night-
25th. Miserable Road-passed by the battle ground of the 8th
may-Saw Mexican boddies lying here and there the victims of
our arms-J. K. 1. stoped at Capt May's camp and breakfasted
and oh! how good it was-yes victuals never ate better than it
did at that time-8 miles to "Camp Rendevous"-waggon mule
and horse left-Rained in torrents-the Capt met us with pro-
visions and forage and we struck a camp-still Raining and
Rained all night-took (J K I and Capt) took quarters at the
Governors Markee and slept in water and mud-it rained hard
and a heep of it-Clark was there-the whole Regiment got wet-
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