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Lt. Shelton Diary, 1864
1864-05-31 Page 05
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gun boats just below St. Louis which was the first actual appearance of warfare that I have seen except Fremont's forts which by the way are fine appearing earthworks - yet had we known what we do now we would in all probability have left the money unexpended but that is all passed. The boat on which we are now traveling has been fired into several times and one lady was killed and her husband wounded - we expect that quite
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gun boats just below St. Louis which was the first actual appearance of warfare that I have seen except Fremont's forts which by the way are fine appearing earthworks - yet had we known what we do now we would in all probability have left the money unexpended but that is all passed. The boat on which we are now traveling has been fired into several times and one lady was killed and her husband wounded - we expect that quite
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