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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1864-05-07 -- 1864-05-10
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76 of the late skirmishing, we lost some men, the enemy reported to have lost a considerable, in a charge to day received news this evening that the enemy, captured 2 gun boats, of musketoe-fleet, & 1 transport on the 4th which accounts for the firing of that day, reached Mores plantation at, 10.Pm, bivouacked on our old line in the cane field, the 8th at 2.Pm. moved out on the road near the Bayau Roberts & camped, quiet to day. 9th weather threatning rain, notified, we should have time to wash ourselves & clothes to day, took a cold water wash in the Bayau, slight sprinkle of rain to day. went to a neighboring plantation, picked some green apples for sauce, also some greens, found some English turnips, saw a field of barley fit to harvest, teams sent to Alexandria for 7 days rations, prospect fair to march down the river soon, reported part of the gun boats over the shoals, Thom Vincent sent to the hospital sick, to A, a man of the 14th was killed by meddling with the ballance wheel in the sugar mill, 10th early in the morning a squad of rebel cavalry made
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76 of the late skirmishing, we lost some men, the enemy reported to have lost a considerable, in a charge to day received news this evening that the enemy, captured 2 gun boats, of musketoe-fleet, & 1 transport on the 4th which accounts for the firing of that day, reached Mores plantation at, 10.Pm, bivouacked on our old line in the cane field, the 8th at 2.Pm. moved out on the road near the Bayau Roberts & camped, quiet to day. 9th weather threatning rain, notified, we should have time to wash ourselves & clothes to day, took a cold water wash in the Bayau, slight sprinkle of rain to day. went to a neighboring plantation, picked some green apples for sauce, also some greens, found some English turnips, saw a field of barley fit to harvest, teams sent to Alexandria for 7 days rations, prospect fair to march down the river soon, reported part of the gun boats over the shoals, Thom Vincent sent to the hospital sick, to A, a man of the 14th was killed by meddling with the ballance wheel in the sugar mill, 10th early in the morning a squad of rebel cavalry made
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