The regiment was up at 5 o'clock this morning and began marching at 7 o'clock. The men carried their knapsacks on their backs and their rifles on their shoulders.
They marched about 10 miles and stopped and ate dinner a little beyond Pattersonville.
After dinner they marched along the Bayou Teche about another 6 miles before setting up camp for the night. (Many of the rivers in Louisiana are referred to as bayous). This was the first day in a long time the regiment marched any distance, and they were exhausted and slept very well.
Private David I. Harris from Blueville died today in New Orleans. He was assigned to Company D.
