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Joseph Child diary, 1862-1863
1863-06-25 -- 1863-06-27
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gun boats stoped them there is heavy musketry fireing now in the sentre by getting this fort we have range of their rifle pits 26 heavy fireing going on we mined under one of their forts and blew it up we take prisoners every day they say they live on pea bread and meat-half rations 27 we are makeing gabions at the rate of 40 a day.
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gun boats stoped them there is heavy musketry fireing now in the sentre by getting this fort we have range of their rifle pits 26 heavy fireing going on we mined under one of their forts and blew it up we take prisoners every day they say they live on pea bread and meat-half rations 27 we are makeing gabions at the rate of 40 a day.
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