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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1863-11-17 -- 1863-11-25
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17 2 o,clock Pm. 18th signed pay rolls to day, fair & warm, duties as usual. co, drill at 9 Am. battalion at 2 P.m. dress parade at 4 1/2 Pm. 19. warm & cloudy in the morning but no rain to day, rumored that our division was to go & join the army of the Cumberland. 20.th, received two months pay, received letter from Sis, day cloudy, & threatening rain but no rain, 21st fair & warm, Whelden on Picket, sent 26,00 money home by express. 22nd cool bright morning, was detailed for Picket, was stationed at the post on the extreme right occupied by our Regt., was in Co. with G. & B boys, passed the day in reading, it being Sunday & so the testament, fine day & comfortable night, had brigade dress parade in camp. Monday 23d rainy day and night, wrote a letter to Sis, [?
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17 2 o,clock Pm. 18th signed pay rolls to day, fair & warm, duties as usual. co, drill at 9 Am. battalion at 2 P.m. dress parade at 4 1/2 Pm. 19. warm & cloudy in the morning but no rain to day, rumored that our division was to go & join the army of the Cumberland. 20.th, received two months pay, received letter from Sis, day cloudy, & threatening rain but no rain, 21st fair & warm, Whelden on Picket, sent 26,00 money home by express. 22nd cool bright morning, was detailed for Picket, was stationed at the post on the extreme right occupied by our Regt., was in Co. with G. & B boys, passed the day in reading, it being Sunday & so the testament, fine day & comfortable night, had brigade dress parade in camp. Monday 23d rainy day and night, wrote a letter to Sis, [?
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