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George C. Burmeister diary, 1864
1864-04-22 -- 1864-04-23
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This evening at nine o’clock my company was relieved and reported to the regiment. I was restored to duty, shortly afterwards we left our camp marched through Natchiotoches, crossed Kane river and bivouacked about one mile from the town, it was passed midnight when we rested. I had to lie on the ground without blankets and thus notched a few minutes sleep. Friday 22. We were roused at two o’clock this morning, but did not mover till 5 A.M., skirmishing is going on heavily in our rear. Marched about fifteen miles and halted, it being about noon rested for three hours when the rebels drove our cavalry, we went back about one mile from our resting place and formed to receive the rebels, some regiments got ahead of us. The 95th Indiana Inf. marched up to the rebels and gave them several volleys other regiments assisted them and the rebels fled. One of our men was killed, and several horses, the loss of the rebels beside our prisoners is not known. We continued our journey without halting for a sufficiently long period of time to rest ourselves, till midnight, when we halted long enough to make a little coffee. Then marched within sight of a little town of Cloutierville, it being about three P.M. There we rested till 5 A.M. Sat. 23. Saturday 23. Moved through town and had scarcely left it when heavy cannonading was heard in our front on the opposite side of the river. We are now resting one and a half miles from the town, firing is also heard in our rear. The rebels have planted batteries on the opposite side
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This evening at nine o’clock my company was relieved and reported to the regiment. I was restored to duty, shortly afterwards we left our camp marched through Natchiotoches, crossed Kane river and bivouacked about one mile from the town, it was passed midnight when we rested. I had to lie on the ground without blankets and thus notched a few minutes sleep. Friday 22. We were roused at two o’clock this morning, but did not mover till 5 A.M., skirmishing is going on heavily in our rear. Marched about fifteen miles and halted, it being about noon rested for three hours when the rebels drove our cavalry, we went back about one mile from our resting place and formed to receive the rebels, some regiments got ahead of us. The 95th Indiana Inf. marched up to the rebels and gave them several volleys other regiments assisted them and the rebels fled. One of our men was killed, and several horses, the loss of the rebels beside our prisoners is not known. We continued our journey without halting for a sufficiently long period of time to rest ourselves, till midnight, when we halted long enough to make a little coffee. Then marched within sight of a little town of Cloutierville, it being about three P.M. There we rested till 5 A.M. Sat. 23. Saturday 23. Moved through town and had scarcely left it when heavy cannonading was heard in our front on the opposite side of the river. We are now resting one and a half miles from the town, firing is also heard in our rear. The rebels have planted batteries on the opposite side
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