The following is an exerpt from the log of a wagon train trip from Campbell County GA to Jackson Parish LA that took almost two months and covered approximately 700 miles. Campbell County Georgia Tuesday Nov 10 1857 - Crossed the Chattahoochee River at the Widow Varner's Ferry, traveled 11 miles. Wednesday Nov 11 - Passed Carrollton GA Traveled 18 miles Friday Nov 13 - Bowden GA - Crossed state line, entered Randolph County AL Saturday Nov 14 - Aveclooce Village. Forded Big Tallepoosa River at Gordon's ford. Traveled 15 miles. Crossed Chockalooche Mountains and camped in Chokalooche Valley, had limestone water. Sunday Nov 15 - Lay by and went to a Baptist meeting in Taladega CO Monday Nov 16 - Bought a ham in Talledega Town. Wednesday Nov 18 - Crossed Coosa river at Pymulga Ferry, Shelby CO.Crossed Alabama and Tennessee R R at Wilsonville depot. Thursday Nov 19 - In Columbiana town (the county seat), and passed Shelby Springs. Friday Nov 20 - In Montavalo Town , in Bibb County Saturday Nov 21 - Forded Cohada River at Prats Ferry. Camped at Branchater Post to Tuscaloosa. Monday Nov 23 - In Tuscaloosa County Tuesday Nov 24 - Tuscaloosa Town, Crossed Tuscaloosa bridge on the Black Warrior River Wednesday Nov 25 - Pikage at the Sipang Turnpike, Pickens County Thursday Nov 26- Passed through Pickensville and forded the Tombigbee River, Mississippi, Noxube County Saturday Nov 28 - Macon, the county seat of Noxube, Mobile and Memphis R R. Camped in Noxube or Winston county. Rained Saturday night and Sunday Morning. Sunday Nov 29- In Louisville, the County seat Monday Nov 30 - Two miles from Louisville, camped in Attala County Tuesday Dec 1 - Toll bridge at Yockannakang, 1 and 1/2 miles from Kosciusko town, the county seat in Atttala county. Wednesday Dec 2 - Traveled through the Northwest corner of Leake County Thursday Dec 3 - Passed through Sharon, camped in Madison County Friday Dec 4 - In Canton, county seat of Madison. Rainy day and night. Traveled 14 miles Saturday Dec 6 - Hinds county , traveled 15 miles Monday Dec 7 - In Brownsville. Two new mule shoes put on. Rainy day and night. Traveled 10 miles Tuesday Dec 8 - Forded Big Black River, 75 cents per wagon, Camped in Warren County Thursday Dec 10 - Traveled 12 miles Friday Dec 11- In Vicksburg, Ferryage $5.00 to cross the Mississippi River. Entered Madison Parish , traveled 12 miles Saturday & Sunday Dec 12 & 13 - Camped on Wonnet Boi, traveled 19 miles Monday Dec 14 - Tensas River, 75 cents per wagon, traveled 11 miles Tuesday Dec 15 - Morning at Jas Bayou, 70 cents to cross. At Cow Bayou unloaded and toted over and got to Bayou Mason and camped. Two steam boats went up in the fore part of the night. Wednesday Dec 16 - Morning at Bayou Mason, Dearefield Post Office. Ferry 75cents - in Carroll Parish. Camped at big Creek. Traveled 9 or 10 miles. Thursday Dec 17 - Crossed the bridge, went throught he deep water, and at the bridge Sipers Bayou took out the team and folks and floated the wagons. By 35 minutes after 11 o'clock at Siper Creek rafted over on the raft and camped and had little for our stock to eat. Three wagons, 28 persons from Miss., 5 from Alabama came up on their trip from Alabama going to Texas. We traveled 4 miles Friday Dec 18 - Boeuf River at Cats Ferry - 70 cents per wagon to cross Saturday Dec 19- At Lake Lafush at Jons Ferry - 68 cents per wagon to cross - Morehouse Parish Sunday Dec 20 - Ouachita Parish - rained for part of the night Monday & Tuesday Dec 21 & 22 - In Monroe - Ferrage at the Ouachita at Trenton $1.42- traveled 15 miles Wednesday Dec 23 - Jackson Parish Thursday Dec 24 - Rain, hail, snow, got to meeting house. Ate dinner in a Methodist meeting house and camped in a house in the settlement of Brooklyn Post Office in Jackson Parish in the snow. Traveled 7 miles.