(1862) 
tents and are daily exposed to the rain - hundreds of dead rebels are still unburied. 
April 29th
 Yesterday we advanced our lines 4 miles toward Purdy. Nothing of importance has transpired since last writing only the rebels when they found that we were so slow in following them up returned and recovered much of their abandoned debris on their retreat to Corinth. We fall in line of battle every morning to prevent surprise. Our army is daily moving up. Heavy firing in our advance today. Men are astonished why our Generals do not make a general advance and take Corinth in one day.
 April 30th
 The firing yesterday only lasted about one hour. It was only some rebels that were falling timber to impede our march to Corinth. We returned to camp on battlefield No. 2 today. (Shiloh) 
Sunday May 4th
 Advanced 5 miles toward Monterey
