Saturday Oct 8th [1864]

The night was very cold and was
spent in walking around to Keep warm
About 11 A.M. we marched back to the
Depot and shipped for Salsbury we got
on top of the Cars Started about 12 M
1st Station passed Jamestown (10) 2nd Passed
High Point ^'(15 miles)' 3rd Thomasville 20 Miles
4th Lexington (33) 5th Wattsburg (44) Miles
6th Salisbury ^'arrived at sundown' 51 miles from Greensboro
We were on the W & N.C. Rail Road
286 miles from Richmond
to Salisbury
when we arrived at Saulsbury we
were nearly frozen Having been on
the Cars 7 hours. We were formed into
line and marched out to the Camp
About 1/4 mile from town, and counted
off in Squads of 100 men. Ours was the
10 squad 5 Division. The camp is a very
pleasant one. One half is shaded by tall
oak. And a row of [erased word] brick buildings
through the middle. the Officers Quarters
are log huts Just in the rear. When we
started we had two days rations. they
were up last night. -- we have had no
rations ississued to us. or nothing to eat
except what we bought on the Road.
The guards with us trreated us very
mean. Stopping all the Pedlers
and buying their goods. And selling
them to us for four times their worth
Jolliff sold his watch for $100
I borrowed $5.00 from him
The women along the road treated us very
Kindly waving thir Kerchiefs &c. Men are
scarce. At three Houses I counted 18
women & not a Man to be seen. The crops
along the road appear to be pretty good
When we were dismissed. I made my
Bucket full of Wheat Coffee. With that &
the Hard tack One pie (sweet potato) and
one large sweet cake we made a pretty
good supper. Jerry laid down and soon
we were along side of him but ^'it' was
to cold to sleep

Cpl. Rawley H. Jolliff 191st Pennsylvania