Military entries summarizing troop movements from home (Kirksville) to Hamilton, Mo. with references to Jefferson City, Providence, Lamine Creek (bridge repair and subsequent loss), Glasgow, Boonville, Macon, Hannibal, Clarence, St. Joseph; also mentioned are Price's defeat, variola (small pox) outbreak, and a bushwhacker court martial.

Items of a personal nature include his 12th wedding anniversary (October 3) and son Charley's almost fatal illness (October 23) and recovery (October 27).

Of special interest, Map and description of work done at the Lamine Bridge showing rifle forts on the east side of the creek wall, location of camps, of 39th and 49th Mo. Volunteers, a burial ground for soldiers*, and General Fisk or Colonel Kutzner's Headquarters.

Individuals mentioned: Jasper May (November 4); Jim Dye (November 5); Newton May (November 5); Sanford Snyder (November 5); Anthony Smith (November 6); Tom Marrow (November 7); Otis Linder (November 9); Bill Linder (November 9); Barnabas Ballau (November 13); I. W. Snell (November 13); Greenup Prather (November 25); Charles Patterson (December 5); Corporal Conkel (December 8); also members of (accounts of clothing issued to) Captain John C. Allen's Company, Mo. 2nd Provisional Regiment E. M. M. (See Appendix A), men on furlough (See Appendix B), and men who died at Centralia and whose knapsacks were returned to the Quarter Master at Macon (See Appendix C). Includes transcriptions.

*Only two names were found at the burial ground: McNais and "I. Clobough aged 22 died Jan 20 1862"; see "No 3" in sketch for location of graves.