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1864-07-04 -- 1864-07-21
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87 with the enemy at Salisbury, a town on the M. & C. R. R. 10 miles beyond Lagrange; the rebs attempt to drive our fores from the place did not succeed, troops continue to move out to Smith; 5th Andrew Oleson returned to Co. green corn in camp to day; vegetables of all kinds, plenty for some time past, 7th John McCarty returned to Co. for duty. 8th hot & getting Dusty, 7th Ill. cavalry went out to join the Smith expedition. 10th a fine shower, cotton fairly in blossom, Maj. Avery started after our regt things wrote a letter to Ellen, 11th reported that Gen Smith had an engagement with the enemy, not considered reliable, 14th weather hot, dry, & dusty, Jay Renne returned to Co. 17th [?] E Abbe came here, Dr. Jones in camp, is a delegate from the Christian Comm,s preaching by. Elder Overton of the 33d Iowa, 18th recd a dispatch from Gen A. J. Smith, announcing a successful engagement with Forrest, 20th Gen. Smith came in. 21st Dr. Green arrived, learned that the enemy were severely, punished, in the
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87 with the enemy at Salisbury, a town on the M. & C. R. R. 10 miles beyond Lagrange; the rebs attempt to drive our fores from the place did not succeed, troops continue to move out to Smith; 5th Andrew Oleson returned to Co. green corn in camp to day; vegetables of all kinds, plenty for some time past, 7th John McCarty returned to Co. for duty. 8th hot & getting Dusty, 7th Ill. cavalry went out to join the Smith expedition. 10th a fine shower, cotton fairly in blossom, Maj. Avery started after our regt things wrote a letter to Ellen, 11th reported that Gen Smith had an engagement with the enemy, not considered reliable, 14th weather hot, dry, & dusty, Jay Renne returned to Co. 17th [?] E Abbe came here, Dr. Jones in camp, is a delegate from the Christian Comm,s preaching by. Elder Overton of the 33d Iowa, 18th recd a dispatch from Gen A. J. Smith, announcing a successful engagement with Forrest, 20th Gen. Smith came in. 21st Dr. Green arrived, learned that the enemy were severely, punished, in the
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