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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January-July 1863
1863-05-17 -- 1863-05-19
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the 17th & 38th "scatted" into the works Every man in camp ordered to the hill to finish the works. Chopped trees threw up intrenchment &c &c. The 3d brigade also at work. 18th Every body at work to day We get up at 4 in morning and stand in line of battle 18 One of the 82nd Iowa shot dead by a comrade The murderer tried [hard?] to escape, escaping the fire of a whole platoon, but afterward caught.
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the 17th & 38th "scatted" into the works Every man in camp ordered to the hill to finish the works. Chopped trees threw up intrenchment &c &c. The 3d brigade also at work. 18th Every body at work to day We get up at 4 in morning and stand in line of battle 18 One of the 82nd Iowa shot dead by a comrade The murderer tried [hard?] to escape, escaping the fire of a whole platoon, but afterward caught.
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