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Joseph Child diary, 1862-1863
1862-12-23 -- 1862-12-25
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about 8 nots an hour wee tie up for the night 130 miles from vicksburg wee threw out a strong picket for the night nothing unusal occured worth notice Dec 24 a squad is gone to a town 5 miles back from here to burn it wee burned al the buildings near here some of the boys said they could bie confederate scrip for 25 cents on the dollar. 24 Chrismus day I am going to give you the names of the fleet as
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about 8 nots an hour wee tie up for the night 130 miles from vicksburg wee threw out a strong picket for the night nothing unusal occured worth notice Dec 24 a squad is gone to a town 5 miles back from here to burn it wee burned al the buildings near here some of the boys said they could bie confederate scrip for 25 cents on the dollar. 24 Chrismus day I am going to give you the names of the fleet as
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