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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1864-03-24 -- 1864-03-26
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48 sick with the mumps, Capt. detailed for foraging co. drill at 9.Am, boys engaged building cabins & chimneys rained hard, the most of the afternoon Co,s D & G detailed to go to N. O. with prisoners, co. F. detailed in the night to go aboard a transport to guard 25th clear morning but cold and windy, reports that Gen Banks had arrived with a part of his force, cleared up the camp ground in the forenoon, short drill in the Afternoon, several transports went down in the morning, to wood up, which indicates an advance, 1 of the men in the 14th Regt. stabed by a cowrad with a bayonet; notified by the Sergt. Major at 10. Pm, that revillee would be beat at 4 1/2 Am, and the regt, ready with three days rations, in haversacks to start at 6 AM; 26th started, at 6 per. orders, left 17 men on board of boat, complaining, not able to march mostly recruits, moved in a N.W. direction, weather fine quite warm, was surprised to see so large a force concentrated here, found them encamped closely for two miles from
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48 sick with the mumps, Capt. detailed for foraging co. drill at 9.Am, boys engaged building cabins & chimneys rained hard, the most of the afternoon Co,s D & G detailed to go to N. O. with prisoners, co. F. detailed in the night to go aboard a transport to guard 25th clear morning but cold and windy, reports that Gen Banks had arrived with a part of his force, cleared up the camp ground in the forenoon, short drill in the Afternoon, several transports went down in the morning, to wood up, which indicates an advance, 1 of the men in the 14th Regt. stabed by a cowrad with a bayonet; notified by the Sergt. Major at 10. Pm, that revillee would be beat at 4 1/2 Am, and the regt, ready with three days rations, in haversacks to start at 6 AM; 26th started, at 6 per. orders, left 17 men on board of boat, complaining, not able to march mostly recruits, moved in a N.W. direction, weather fine quite warm, was surprised to see so large a force concentrated here, found them encamped closely for two miles from
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