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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1864-04-08 -- 1864-04-10
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58 moved on very cautiously about 4 miles, the fire of the rebel pickets in view, when we arrived at the line of fires, no pickets there learned by the darkies that the rebs heard of our approach, had fell back 2 miles, to a little town in the hills on the N. side river called Springville, concluded to return it was 3. Am. the 9th we were five miles from the boats at a pt on the R.R. called Coushatta Shute, & mostly by water above the boats, the troops marched down the river 1 1/2 miles, halted for the fleet to come up, foraged feed, beef pork & poultry, which was plenty, & at hand, still in Natchitoches Parish, went aboard the boats at 10 Am were fired into as we passed Coushatta point, laid to at dusk at ---- landing made ---- to day put out pickets, remained quiet through the night, sunday morning the 10th bright & beautiful morning, our Co. detailed as sharp shooters this morning. Joseph Sewell has the mumps, now in Soto parish on the S side, Nastitoches Parish opposite, had preaching at 11Am by the chaplain,
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58 moved on very cautiously about 4 miles, the fire of the rebel pickets in view, when we arrived at the line of fires, no pickets there learned by the darkies that the rebs heard of our approach, had fell back 2 miles, to a little town in the hills on the N. side river called Springville, concluded to return it was 3. Am. the 9th we were five miles from the boats at a pt on the R.R. called Coushatta Shute, & mostly by water above the boats, the troops marched down the river 1 1/2 miles, halted for the fleet to come up, foraged feed, beef pork & poultry, which was plenty, & at hand, still in Natchitoches Parish, went aboard the boats at 10 Am were fired into as we passed Coushatta point, laid to at dusk at ---- landing made ---- to day put out pickets, remained quiet through the night, sunday morning the 10th bright & beautiful morning, our Co. detailed as sharp shooters this morning. Joseph Sewell has the mumps, now in Soto parish on the S side, Nastitoches Parish opposite, had preaching at 11Am by the chaplain,
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