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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1864-04-30 -- 1864-05-04
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74 weather hot, road dusty, found good spring & cistern water at the academy, some prospect of rain, striped a barn of its covering to make Shelter, only slight sprinkle, had a good nights rest, all quiet. May the 1st Sunday morning, cool, cloudy, & airy, no service to day, Chaplain present, fine comfortable day, order came in the afternoon, that we were to remain here a few days, sent to the river, for our camp equipage, at 12 midnight recd. orders to move back immediately to camp, arrived at camp at 3 Am the 2ond, laid down hoping to rest until morning, in half an hour, were called into line of battle, march to the front, & remained until 7 Am, at 12 m, were ordered to march with 2 days rations, moved out up the bayau Rapides road, very slowly, found the most of the troops of the place were out, object seems to bring on an engagement with the enemy, or surround him, skirmishing the most of the afternoon, some artillery fire near sundown, bivoucked in the open field, about 3 miles from town, 3d. at 7 Am moved in a southerly direction, towards Cheneyville abot 5.miles, remained until the 4th at
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74 weather hot, road dusty, found good spring & cistern water at the academy, some prospect of rain, striped a barn of its covering to make Shelter, only slight sprinkle, had a good nights rest, all quiet. May the 1st Sunday morning, cool, cloudy, & airy, no service to day, Chaplain present, fine comfortable day, order came in the afternoon, that we were to remain here a few days, sent to the river, for our camp equipage, at 12 midnight recd. orders to move back immediately to camp, arrived at camp at 3 Am the 2ond, laid down hoping to rest until morning, in half an hour, were called into line of battle, march to the front, & remained until 7 Am, at 12 m, were ordered to march with 2 days rations, moved out up the bayau Rapides road, very slowly, found the most of the troops of the place were out, object seems to bring on an engagement with the enemy, or surround him, skirmishing the most of the afternoon, some artillery fire near sundown, bivoucked in the open field, about 3 miles from town, 3d. at 7 Am moved in a southerly direction, towards Cheneyville abot 5.miles, remained until the 4th at
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