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Oliver Boardman correspondence and journals, 1861-1863

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Otterville. Distance 16 miles. Camped on Lamine Creek. There we passed about six weeks of very Cold weather, but we were tolerably well fixed we brought stoves-astove to each tent and had plenty of straw for bedding. There was a Fort laid off there and alittle don towards building it but not much while we were there. Maj Corse left us while at Lamine to go with Gen Pope as Staff Officer. On the 22nd Jan 1862 we left Lamine Crossing Marched to Tipton where we staid till we left Mo. The day we went there the snow was about eight inches deep we put our tents up that night in the snow, but we had alittle hay to sleep on and passed the night tolerably comfortable though we had no fires, after that we fixed up tolerably well again. While we were at Tipton we had as good times as Soldiers could wish for our guard duty and drill was light, money was plenty as well as everything else, and the people sociable. On the night of the 6th March our Regt with the Camp Equipage were got on the cars and started for St Louis, where, after passing over as rough acountry as lay out doors we arrived in the evening of the 7th, when our things were transferred from the cars to aboat alarge well made boat Called the Crescent City, we got on board that evening but didnt leave till the 9th. On the 9th the Crescent City shoved off taking us down the river. On the night of the 10th reached Cairo Ill. laid up till morning. 11th went up the Ohio landed at Paducah Ky in the evening Staid just long enough to leave our old muskets, we had exchanged them for late improved long ranged Springfield rifles while coming down the river. We then went up the Tenn river. On the morning of the 12th about

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Otterville. Distance 16 miles. Camped on Lamine Creek. There we passed about six weeks of very Cold weather, but we were tolerably well fixed we brought stoves-astove to each tent and had plenty of straw for bedding. There was a Fort laid off there and alittle don towards building it but not much while we were there. Maj Corse left us while at Lamine to go with Gen Pope as Staff Officer. On the 22nd Jan 1862 we left Lamine Crossing Marched to Tipton where we staid till we left Mo. The day we went there the snow was about eight inches deep we put our tents up that night in the snow, but we had alittle hay to sleep on and passed the night tolerably comfortable though we had no fires, after that we fixed up tolerably well again. While we were at Tipton we had as good times as Soldiers could wish for our guard duty and drill was light, money was plenty as well as everything else, and the people sociable. On the night of the 6th March our Regt with the Camp Equipage were got on the cars and started for St Louis, where, after passing over as rough acountry as lay out doors we arrived in the evening of the 7th, when our things were transferred from the cars to aboat alarge well made boat Called the Crescent City, we got on board that evening but didnt leave till the 9th. On the 9th the Crescent City shoved off taking us down the river. On the night of the 10th reached Cairo Ill. laid up till morning. 11th went up the Ohio landed at Paducah Ky in the evening Staid just long enough to leave our old muskets, we had exchanged them for late improved long ranged Springfield rifles while coming down the river. We then went up the Tenn river. On the morning of the 12th about