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Oliver Boardman correspondence and journals, 1861-1863

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landed and were in Camp between us and the Landing Gen. U. S Grant in Command of the Post We were under marching orders all the time expecting to move on to Corinth in afew days. On the evening of the 4th of April there Sharp Skirmishing between some of our Regts that were out on drill and the enemies advance. afew rebel cavalry came down the Purdy road almost to our Camp fired into our pickets Shooting one of Co D of our Regt through the hand we captured one of them. no one killed that could be found. but where the heavy Skirmishing was going on there were several killed and several prisoners taken on both sides. All reported Beauregard coming on us with aheavy force. We were in line of battle most of that night ready for any emergency. The next day there was not much done on our side. alittle scouting and afew shots exchanged with the enemy. That night we were in line of battle as the night before ready and anxious for battle expecting the Morrow would bring it but almost afraid it would not but morning came apretty Sunday morning, the 6th of April, and with it came Beauregard and Johnson with their thousands they attacked us as soon as it was light and after two days hard fighting were defeated, but I guess we were all satisfied to quit. Co. E. lost 26 men in all 12 killed on the field four died afterwards from wounds. Six were discharged on account of their wounds, and four taken Prisoner. there were several others wounded but not seriously. The 6th Iowa lost over two hundred men, killed and wounded.

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landed and were in Camp between us and the Landing Gen. U. S Grant in Command of the Post We were under marching orders all the time expecting to move on to Corinth in afew days. On the evening of the 4th of April there Sharp Skirmishing between some of our Regts that were out on drill and the enemies advance. afew rebel cavalry came down the Purdy road almost to our Camp fired into our pickets Shooting one of Co D of our Regt through the hand we captured one of them. no one killed that could be found. but where the heavy Skirmishing was going on there were several killed and several prisoners taken on both sides. All reported Beauregard coming on us with aheavy force. We were in line of battle most of that night ready for any emergency. The next day there was not much done on our side. alittle scouting and afew shots exchanged with the enemy. That night we were in line of battle as the night before ready and anxious for battle expecting the Morrow would bring it but almost afraid it would not but morning came apretty Sunday morning, the 6th of April, and with it came Beauregard and Johnson with their thousands they attacked us as soon as it was light and after two days hard fighting were defeated, but I guess we were all satisfied to quit. Co. E. lost 26 men in all 12 killed on the field four died afterwards from wounds. Six were discharged on account of their wounds, and four taken Prisoner. there were several others wounded but not seriously. The 6th Iowa lost over two hundred men, killed and wounded.