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California Civil War diary of an unknown soldier, 1862-1863
1862-08-26 -- 1862-08-27
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carriage and ladies. Tuesday 26 Started at 5 AM in a dense fog. Lost the road going to far to the left went 10 miles out of the way & had to come back Capt pd Spaniard $2,50 to pilot us to right road went through the canon to Rancho Del Cheno. & camped, Travailed 35 miles to day Wednesday 27 Broke a box in one of the wagon hubs and (Vertically, from bottom left:-) Distance to day 21 miles. no good water
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carriage and ladies. Tuesday 26 Started at 5 AM in a dense fog. Lost the road going to far to the left went 10 miles out of the way & had to come back Capt pd Spaniard $2,50 to pilot us to right road went through the canon to Rancho Del Cheno. & camped, Travailed 35 miles to day Wednesday 27 Broke a box in one of the wagon hubs and (Vertically, from bottom left:-) Distance to day 21 miles. no good water
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