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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, September 1862-January 1863
1862-10-01 -- 1862-10-02
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lay in the shade the remainder of the day Have 3 days rations in our haversacks. At 7 P.M, Co H went on picket and after an hour's marching & countermarching making stragetic movements, we got on post Col W had the regts out at three this morning He had reveille beat; 2nd but not a man stirred; when he ordered the long roll to be beaten, with this they began to cry paymaster, Col W got beside himself with passion and ordered the assembly, then they got up and into line, We have been badly treated by the paymaster, and the
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lay in the shade the remainder of the day Have 3 days rations in our haversacks. At 7 P.M, Co H went on picket and after an hour's marching & countermarching making stragetic movements, we got on post Col W had the regts out at three this morning He had reveille beat; 2nd but not a man stirred; when he ordered the long roll to be beaten, with this they began to cry paymaster, Col W got beside himself with passion and ordered the assembly, then they got up and into line, We have been badly treated by the paymaster, and the
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