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Wendell D. Wiltsie diary, 1864
1864-07-08 -- 1864-07-09
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July on the oposite Shore harvesting & thrashing wheat they had with them one piece of artilery this we captured 9th our Div cross the Chattahoochee river (a stream about 20 rods wide) & take a position on the top of a high ridge near the river & throw up breast works we can look back & see the Kinesaw Mountain our skirmishers drove the rebs from here to day not much fighting in our hearing. recd a letter
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July on the oposite Shore harvesting & thrashing wheat they had with them one piece of artilery this we captured 9th our Div cross the Chattahoochee river (a stream about 20 rods wide) & take a position on the top of a high ridge near the river & throw up breast works we can look back & see the Kinesaw Mountain our skirmishers drove the rebs from here to day not much fighting in our hearing. recd a letter
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