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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1863-09-03 -- 1863-09-04
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September the 3rd, 1863 left home on return to the regt at Natches, at 5 o clock Am, Took the 8 o clock train at Belvidere, arrived at Chicago at 11 1/2 o clock Am, remained in Chicago until 10 o clock Pm stopped at the soldiers home found good entertainment would recommend it to traveling soldiers as the place to stop while in Chicago, left Chicago at 10 o clock Pm found the frost had been severe on the line of R.R. for near 200 miles, below that, corn is not much injured, saw some fields below Centralia quite killed by frost. Reached Centralia at 11 o clock Am, the 4th arrived at Cairo at 5 Pm
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September the 3rd, 1863 left home on return to the regt at Natches, at 5 o clock Am, Took the 8 o clock train at Belvidere, arrived at Chicago at 11 1/2 o clock Am, remained in Chicago until 10 o clock Pm stopped at the soldiers home found good entertainment would recommend it to traveling soldiers as the place to stop while in Chicago, left Chicago at 10 o clock Pm found the frost had been severe on the line of R.R. for near 200 miles, below that, corn is not much injured, saw some fields below Centralia quite killed by frost. Reached Centralia at 11 o clock Am, the 4th arrived at Cairo at 5 Pm
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