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Joseph Child diary, 1862-1863
1863-05-12 -- 1863-05-14
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expect a battle tomorrow there is 80,000 troops here of ours within 10 miles of here it is verry warm and dusty. we are working on a bridge that the rebels set fire to 13 we have to [remodle?] it [new?] for the army to cros. Marched 12 miles and camped for the had a fight at pine blufs had 50 kiled 100 whounded 14 marched to raymond quit a large town county seat seen lots of secech prisoners we kiled
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expect a battle tomorrow there is 80,000 troops here of ours within 10 miles of here it is verry warm and dusty. we are working on a bridge that the rebels set fire to 13 we have to [remodle?] it [new?] for the army to cros. Marched 12 miles and camped for the had a fight at pine blufs had 50 kiled 100 whounded 14 marched to raymond quit a large town county seat seen lots of secech prisoners we kiled
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