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George C. Burmeister diary, 1861
1861-06-20
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Thurs. 20. Very early this morning our regt. pursued its march toward Boonville, our company acted as rear guard in the forenoon, we had a very pleasant time and walked along at pleasure outside of the ranks. I tested some mulberries which were excellent. In the afternoon, we came to a pretty town called Fayette, where we stopped long enough to rest a while, whence we pursued our journey after cutting down a secession pole, we rested for the night at a spring within three miles of Boonville, after marching over twenty miles to day I felt fresh and vigorous and stood guard in place of one of my comrades, who was unable to stand as sentinel. The negroes are in our favor, and ridicule their masters exceedingly on account of their cowardice. Our regiment does not give them any inducement else hundreds of them would willingly join us, but this policy would certainly be to our injury. The vegitation is in an excellent condition in Missouri, the fields are filled with the most beautiful grain ready for the reaper, and corn appears in the most prosperous condition, it appears that the part of this state which suffered almost a famine is going to reap a double harvest this year, this is certainly very encouraging to the toiling husbandman, still we can not obtain scarcely enough food for our men, except, meat and coffee.
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Thurs. 20. Very early this morning our regt. pursued its march toward Boonville, our company acted as rear guard in the forenoon, we had a very pleasant time and walked along at pleasure outside of the ranks. I tested some mulberries which were excellent. In the afternoon, we came to a pretty town called Fayette, where we stopped long enough to rest a while, whence we pursued our journey after cutting down a secession pole, we rested for the night at a spring within three miles of Boonville, after marching over twenty miles to day I felt fresh and vigorous and stood guard in place of one of my comrades, who was unable to stand as sentinel. The negroes are in our favor, and ridicule their masters exceedingly on account of their cowardice. Our regiment does not give them any inducement else hundreds of them would willingly join us, but this policy would certainly be to our injury. The vegitation is in an excellent condition in Missouri, the fields are filled with the most beautiful grain ready for the reaper, and corn appears in the most prosperous condition, it appears that the part of this state which suffered almost a famine is going to reap a double harvest this year, this is certainly very encouraging to the toiling husbandman, still we can not obtain scarcely enough food for our men, except, meat and coffee.
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