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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, July-Nov. 1864
1864-07-12 -- 1864-07-13
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July 1864 12th All quiet along the river except a little picket firing on the right. Co "H" on picket and do a smashing business in the way of trading pens, handkerciefs, rubbers and coffee, for tobacco, with the "Johnnies" at whom they should more properly be shooting. Can't see the point to giving a man the necessaries of life one minute, and the next, trying to shoot the life out of him 13th Co "H" not relieved until
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July 1864 12th All quiet along the river except a little picket firing on the right. Co "H" on picket and do a smashing business in the way of trading pens, handkerciefs, rubbers and coffee, for tobacco, with the "Johnnies" at whom they should more properly be shooting. Can't see the point to giving a man the necessaries of life one minute, and the next, trying to shoot the life out of him 13th Co "H" not relieved until
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