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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1863-12-25 -- 1863-12-31
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23 pole 45 feet high, 26th weather fair & duty as usual, 4 men of co. B were put into the guard house, for fighting the effects of their christmas treat a very hard storm of wind and rain in the night, Hiram and Jo moved into a tent by them selves. 27th cloudy & windy, with some rain no inspection. Sunday but no preaching 28th & 29th weather moderate duties as usual, 30th rainy morning, was on patrol duty a rainy day & night. the day given to clean up for inspection & muster to morrow. 31st some rain in the morning, weather changing colder muster in the morning but no inspection Col. Humphrey started north to day for Springfield; object, a query, night very cold for this latitude, some citizens say it is
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23 pole 45 feet high, 26th weather fair & duty as usual, 4 men of co. B were put into the guard house, for fighting the effects of their christmas treat a very hard storm of wind and rain in the night, Hiram and Jo moved into a tent by them selves. 27th cloudy & windy, with some rain no inspection. Sunday but no preaching 28th & 29th weather moderate duties as usual, 30th rainy morning, was on patrol duty a rainy day & night. the day given to clean up for inspection & muster to morrow. 31st some rain in the morning, weather changing colder muster in the morning but no inspection Col. Humphrey started north to day for Springfield; object, a query, night very cold for this latitude, some citizens say it is
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