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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, July-Nov. 1864
1864-10-19
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Pushed to within 12 miles of Rome and halted at 4 PM. having gone 12 miles. The 23" Corp moving on our left on a parallel road. But few rations issued us, the men being allowed to forage as much as they choose, This is a splendid country, a perfect paradise in fact. and many very pretty ladies are seen along the route. These ladies adopt a novel mode of saving their fathers mules., ie, sit on them while the army passes It is a noticable fact that a pretty woman seated on the porch to chat with passing officers is the best safeguard that
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Pushed to within 12 miles of Rome and halted at 4 PM. having gone 12 miles. The 23" Corp moving on our left on a parallel road. But few rations issued us, the men being allowed to forage as much as they choose, This is a splendid country, a perfect paradise in fact. and many very pretty ladies are seen along the route. These ladies adopt a novel mode of saving their fathers mules., ie, sit on them while the army passes It is a noticable fact that a pretty woman seated on the porch to chat with passing officers is the best safeguard that
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