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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1864-02-22 -- 1864-02-27
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34 dress parade, were thanked & commended by our Col, for good behavior & military deportment on review, Prayer meeting in the evening, 23 weather warm & threatning rain, reported that Gen. Sherman & troops were at Selma Al, detailed at night for special duty, 24th an order issued to turn over all old tents draw & set up new ones drew the wedge tent, a busy day for all hands, weather fine, wrote a letter to Alice in the evening, 25th engaged in removing rubbish clearing up camp & fixing quarters comfortable drill & dress parade as usual. 26th Bowman went to the hospital sick several complaining to day, prayer meeting in Capt. Bush,s tent this evening 27th on picket on Hobb Ferry road, warm, windy & very dusty, road thronged with travel
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34 dress parade, were thanked & commended by our Col, for good behavior & military deportment on review, Prayer meeting in the evening, 23 weather warm & threatning rain, reported that Gen. Sherman & troops were at Selma Al, detailed at night for special duty, 24th an order issued to turn over all old tents draw & set up new ones drew the wedge tent, a busy day for all hands, weather fine, wrote a letter to Alice in the evening, 25th engaged in removing rubbish clearing up camp & fixing quarters comfortable drill & dress parade as usual. 26th Bowman went to the hospital sick several complaining to day, prayer meeting in Capt. Bush,s tent this evening 27th on picket on Hobb Ferry road, warm, windy & very dusty, road thronged with travel
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