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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1863-09-14 -- 1863-09-17
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5 & 6 men of our force wounded, our regt, returned after dak to the river, & stacked arms & slept near the guns, till morning. the 15th, moved about 80 rods up the river to a shade, stacked arms, awaiting orders, at 3 Pm. received orders to return to camp, reported that the rebels lost 4 killed some wound and carried off, 1 Capt captured, & [2?] dwellings houses burned by our troops, crossed over on the Sciota, arrived in camp at Dusk, 16 we remained in camp, wrote a letter to Newell, Joslin, heard that an order was issued by Gen Crocker Comdg District, prohibiting furloughs, for the present, received an order on dress parade, from the Col. to move camp the next day, had rivillee at 4 o clock Am. 17th
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5 & 6 men of our force wounded, our regt, returned after dak to the river, & stacked arms & slept near the guns, till morning. the 15th, moved about 80 rods up the river to a shade, stacked arms, awaiting orders, at 3 Pm. received orders to return to camp, reported that the rebels lost 4 killed some wound and carried off, 1 Capt captured, & [2?] dwellings houses burned by our troops, crossed over on the Sciota, arrived in camp at Dusk, 16 we remained in camp, wrote a letter to Newell, Joslin, heard that an order was issued by Gen Crocker Comdg District, prohibiting furloughs, for the present, received an order on dress parade, from the Col. to move camp the next day, had rivillee at 4 o clock Am. 17th
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