Transcribe
Translate
Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, Oct. 1863-Jan. 1864
1863-11-25 Page 03
More information
digital collection
archival collection guide
transcription tips
and shell into our ranks. The boys heeded it not, but moved up the hill men falling at every step, Now the musketry begins to reach us the balls spattering around us, occasionally cutting down a comrade, The front line halts, the fire is too hot, but we move on up, up. the hill we go until out of breath we halt behind the trees and return, for the first time, the fire of the enemy Again the cry is forward and we move up right in their faces Some of the boys throw stones at them and the rebels afraid to expose their head to our guns at 6 feet roll large stones at us,
Saving...
prev
next
and shell into our ranks. The boys heeded it not, but moved up the hill men falling at every step, Now the musketry begins to reach us the balls spattering around us, occasionally cutting down a comrade, The front line halts, the fire is too hot, but we move on up, up. the hill we go until out of breath we halt behind the trees and return, for the first time, the fire of the enemy Again the cry is forward and we move up right in their faces Some of the boys throw stones at them and the rebels afraid to expose their head to our guns at 6 feet roll large stones at us,
Civil War Diaries and Letters
sidebar
