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George C. Burmeister diary, 1864
1864-04-03 -- 1864-04-04
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Sunday 3. I finished an account of our “Attack on Henderson’s Hill”, which I sent to the “Muscatine Journal”, for publication. I was also officer of the day. About 10 A.M. a man of co. E. of our regiment named John Dobson, fell overboard and drowned, he struggled for a long time in the water, our yawl was lowered, but too late to save him. It rained quite hard today, which made it rather disagreeable for the men on the deck. We disembarked on the opposite side of the town of Grand Ecore, on Mons. Doubleyou’s plantation about three P.M., and manouvered about that vicinity in search of some rebels who had fired on our men there wounding Capt. O’Donnell of Gen. Jos. A. Mower’s staff, in the arm. We kept on shore all night during which a tremendous wind blew the sand and dust into our faces which made our lodgings very unpleasant; but then what the difference who cares for an officer or soldier, a brigadier is the lowest rank noticed here. Monday 4. At 7 ½ A.M., we marched up the river a distance of five miles to a small town called Campte when the enemy had a brigade of cavalry. Our force consisted of our and the 5th Minn. Regts, and a brigade of cavalry. Our cavalry charged the rebels in town, but their advance guard was checked by a heavy fire from the enemy who was concealed in the houses in town, killing and wounding several officers and men, then the rebels fled to a neighboring forest to which our cavalry pursued him and drive them across a creek, the enemy took up part of the bridge over it, and when our cavalry
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Sunday 3. I finished an account of our “Attack on Henderson’s Hill”, which I sent to the “Muscatine Journal”, for publication. I was also officer of the day. About 10 A.M. a man of co. E. of our regiment named John Dobson, fell overboard and drowned, he struggled for a long time in the water, our yawl was lowered, but too late to save him. It rained quite hard today, which made it rather disagreeable for the men on the deck. We disembarked on the opposite side of the town of Grand Ecore, on Mons. Doubleyou’s plantation about three P.M., and manouvered about that vicinity in search of some rebels who had fired on our men there wounding Capt. O’Donnell of Gen. Jos. A. Mower’s staff, in the arm. We kept on shore all night during which a tremendous wind blew the sand and dust into our faces which made our lodgings very unpleasant; but then what the difference who cares for an officer or soldier, a brigadier is the lowest rank noticed here. Monday 4. At 7 ½ A.M., we marched up the river a distance of five miles to a small town called Campte when the enemy had a brigade of cavalry. Our force consisted of our and the 5th Minn. Regts, and a brigade of cavalry. Our cavalry charged the rebels in town, but their advance guard was checked by a heavy fire from the enemy who was concealed in the houses in town, killing and wounding several officers and men, then the rebels fled to a neighboring forest to which our cavalry pursued him and drive them across a creek, the enemy took up part of the bridge over it, and when our cavalry
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