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Oliver Boardman correspondence and journals, 1861-1863

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Road came in and there if anything was our weakest point, though the most of our troops were next to the landing from there. But the rebels had not thrown their whole force there for the attack had been preety generaly along the whole line and when we abandoned our camp they were within sight and close range of us, but as we were entirly cut off from the main body and the enemy on two sides of us it was considered best not to get into an engagement till we were in supporting distance of the left wing. As yet we had made no preperations for abandoning our camp. Our sick what were not in the Brigade Hospital were in Camp. Our Quartermaster had a large supply of Quartermaster and Commissary stores on hands. Our Sutler had a large stock of goods. and no preperations made to secure anything. Our Regtl bakery had a good lot of bread on hands, and were still baking. Our teams were ready to move in case of an emergency but were not loaded Our things in the tents and everything was left pretty much the same as if we had been going out to drill.
Our Lt. Col. Cummins the only Regimental officer we had had for some time past, got ingloriously drunk that morning before we left Camp and was put under arrest leaving the command of the Regt to the senior Capts. Capt Iseminger of Co. "B" from Chariton having the oldest commission was first in command. Our Brigade all left Camp together going towards the landing through the timber instead of taking the Road the Battery and teams had to go the same way as

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Road came in and there if anything was our weakest point, though the most of our troops were next to the landing from there. But the rebels had not thrown their whole force there for the attack had been preety generaly along the whole line and when we abandoned our camp they were within sight and close range of us, but as we were entirly cut off from the main body and the enemy on two sides of us it was considered best not to get into an engagement till we were in supporting distance of the left wing. As yet we had made no preperations for abandoning our camp. Our sick what were not in the Brigade Hospital were in Camp. Our Quartermaster had a large supply of Quartermaster and Commissary stores on hands. Our Sutler had a large stock of goods. and no preperations made to secure anything. Our Regtl bakery had a good lot of bread on hands, and were still baking. Our teams were ready to move in case of an emergency but were not loaded Our things in the tents and everything was left pretty much the same as if we had been going out to drill. Our Lt. Col. Cummins the only Regimental officer we had had for some time past, got ingloriously drunk that morning before we left Camp and was put under arrest leaving the command of the Regt to the senior Capts. Capt Iseminger of Co. "B" from Chariton having the oldest commission was first in command. Our Brigade all left Camp together going towards the landing through the timber instead of taking the Road the Battery and teams had to go the same way as