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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1865-July 1865

1865-02-27 -- 1865-02-28

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bean which is sickening enough, after using them for a few days. At 10 at night we fell in to cross the river the Pontoon having been finished since dark Got to the landing then stacked arms and waded around through the mud asisting the wagons to the river. About 2 we crossed finding the river very wide and a strong current. 28" Our troubles just begun when we got across. Rain poured down and darkness enveloped us, and before us was 1 1/2 miles of the meanest road imaginable We floundered through knee deep at times and reaching a
 
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