March 14" (1862)
 We were just in a s sound sleep last night when we were ordered back to the boats; stopped on the road 4 hours - arrived on the boat at 3 A.M. This morning at 7 A.M. our Reg't was detailed on picket. It commenced raining at 10 A.M. and rained incessantly all day; we are as wet as water. 
Crumps Landing Mar. 15 
About 11 P.M. last night we were relieved from duty by the 24th Ind. Inftry and we returned on the boat. Nothing but mud covered the decks; as there were 2 Regts of us and the men had been constantly passing on and off the boat to cook. Everything is stowed full and covered with mud. Many of us went in the hull to sleep, we laid down on boxes, but who could sleep with wet clothes on and 500 horses and mules stomping over us. When I arose this morning it was still raining, and continued to rain till 11 AM. We are truly in a disagreeable condition, our garments are still wet and have no way to dry them
. Crumps Landing Mar. 16" 
We are still on the John J. Roe. our troops
