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George C. Burmeister diary, 1861
1861-07-07 -- 1861-07-09
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Sun. 7 Our company acted as guard for the commissary teams, and I found an opportunity of riding a good distance. The troops reached the grand river which is a very rapid stream, we were very tired and took a good rest. Mon 8 We rested the greater part of the day, because the crossing was difficult and slow, I found the farmers a very poor set in this neighborhood, an old woman told us, that yesterday "her old man had taken up a few potatoes and beans and all their sons and daughters to the number of five families were invited to help eat them". Our regiment crossed the river toward evening and camped near it, it rained during the night. Tues. 9. Our regiment was separated from the rest of the troops, and did some exceedingly good marching, making the journey from the Girard to the Osage river, from sunrise till 4 o'clock P.M. a distance of 20 miles. On the road we received the intelligence of a battle, which took place near Carthage, between Jackson's and Sigel's forces the first consisted of over 8000, the other of 1600 men, Sigel made a masterly retreat, in which he killed between 800 and 1500 men of the enemy, with a loss of but about 50 men on his side.
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Sun. 7 Our company acted as guard for the commissary teams, and I found an opportunity of riding a good distance. The troops reached the grand river which is a very rapid stream, we were very tired and took a good rest. Mon 8 We rested the greater part of the day, because the crossing was difficult and slow, I found the farmers a very poor set in this neighborhood, an old woman told us, that yesterday "her old man had taken up a few potatoes and beans and all their sons and daughters to the number of five families were invited to help eat them". Our regiment crossed the river toward evening and camped near it, it rained during the night. Tues. 9. Our regiment was separated from the rest of the troops, and did some exceedingly good marching, making the journey from the Girard to the Osage river, from sunrise till 4 o'clock P.M. a distance of 20 miles. On the road we received the intelligence of a battle, which took place near Carthage, between Jackson's and Sigel's forces the first consisted of over 8000, the other of 1600 men, Sigel made a masterly retreat, in which he killed between 800 and 1500 men of the enemy, with a loss of but about 50 men on his side.
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