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Christian D. Rupp diary

1864-07-31

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July 31st 1864 Sabbath morning lighed up bright clear and warm safely in the Harbour in sight of the Fort and the Ripraps in Virginia.The soldiers on board were all glad to get sight of land thinking to get an safe footting once again we lay at Anchor in the Chesepeak Bay a waiting for orders at the mouth of the James River here wall all kinds of steam and
 
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