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1864-03-19 -- 1864-03-21
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45 the country is level of a rich alluvial soil, will produce 2 bales of cotton per acre or 12 hhds of sugar, is all under cultivation, and much of it highly improved, with good buildings, fences, & ornamental shade trees, sugar is quite extensively cultivated, and manufactured. Alexandria is on the S.W. side of the river, contained about 2,000 inhabitants wen the war commenced, it is laid out parallel with the river which runs nearly 60. from W. of this place, the buildings are plain, quite ordinary, the court house is the largest & most imposing structure, it is built of brick about 40.ft by 60, 2 stories, Alexandria is the county seat of Parish Rapides, considerable business done as the river is Navigable here at all times, there is a rail road running saout, 18 miles to Bayou Bluff for the transportation of cotton sugar [&c?] it is 130, miles from the mouth of R R 60 miles above Ft De.Russy & 350 miles from Shreveport, 20th cold dismal march day, (Sunday) remained in camp, sent a letter home to Ellen 21st cold & stormy
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45 the country is level of a rich alluvial soil, will produce 2 bales of cotton per acre or 12 hhds of sugar, is all under cultivation, and much of it highly improved, with good buildings, fences, & ornamental shade trees, sugar is quite extensively cultivated, and manufactured. Alexandria is on the S.W. side of the river, contained about 2,000 inhabitants wen the war commenced, it is laid out parallel with the river which runs nearly 60. from W. of this place, the buildings are plain, quite ordinary, the court house is the largest & most imposing structure, it is built of brick about 40.ft by 60, 2 stories, Alexandria is the county seat of Parish Rapides, considerable business done as the river is Navigable here at all times, there is a rail road running saout, 18 miles to Bayou Bluff for the transportation of cotton sugar [&c?] it is 130, miles from the mouth of R R 60 miles above Ft De.Russy & 350 miles from Shreveport, 20th cold dismal march day, (Sunday) remained in camp, sent a letter home to Ellen 21st cold & stormy
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