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Joseph Child diary, 1862-1863
1863-05-16 -- 1863-05-17
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prisoners the news came last night we took 1400 prisners and 3 bateries at the bridge Marched 20 miles this day camped in a cornfeild ordered to march at daylight 17 Started the advance got to the ferry the rebels fired on us this is black river but we got some canon in posision fired a few rounds they rebels Surendered got lots of prisoners we are waiting while our boys lay a pontoon bridge acros then we are going to march 2
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prisoners the news came last night we took 1400 prisners and 3 bateries at the bridge Marched 20 miles this day camped in a cornfeild ordered to march at daylight 17 Started the advance got to the ferry the rebels fired on us this is black river but we got some canon in posision fired a few rounds they rebels Surendered got lots of prisoners we are waiting while our boys lay a pontoon bridge acros then we are going to march 2
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