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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, July-Nov. 1864
1864-07-19 Page 02
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enemy across the creek formed line and we came up and formed in the centre. Advanced the line running outside of the 89th skirmishers. The creek was thigh deep, and had to be waded. One man killed in the creek. We threw up works in an open field 200 yds from the creek and lay down to rest. One of the 23 Mo killed crossing the stream, we having to plunge in nearly waist deep and wade it to come up to the support of our advance
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enemy across the creek formed line and we came up and formed in the centre. Advanced the line running outside of the 89th skirmishers. The creek was thigh deep, and had to be waded. One man killed in the creek. We threw up works in an open field 200 yds from the creek and lay down to rest. One of the 23 Mo killed crossing the stream, we having to plunge in nearly waist deep and wade it to come up to the support of our advance
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