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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, July-Nov. 1864
1864-07-17
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We had the satisfaction of seeing the pickets of the 4th Corps make a flank movement upon the enemy opposite us, who fell back without firing a shot.* The 4th had crossed yesterday above us. Relieved of the unpleasant duty of driving the Rebs from the bank, our "Pontooners" soon had their "canvass" boats across and our corps moving across. Our Div crossed last, and lay half a mile from the river, while the 2d bl. (*See Note A at close of book
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We had the satisfaction of seeing the pickets of the 4th Corps make a flank movement upon the enemy opposite us, who fell back without firing a shot.* The 4th had crossed yesterday above us. Relieved of the unpleasant duty of driving the Rebs from the bank, our "Pontooners" soon had their "canvass" boats across and our corps moving across. Our Div crossed last, and lay half a mile from the river, while the 2d bl. (*See Note A at close of book
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