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Jesse Dawley diary, 1864-1865
1864-07-01
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June, WEDNESDAY, 29, 1864. arose in the morning & had some vegetable soup for breakfast lay in the pits all day without getting a man hurt wrote to Albert for a hat also to [Condon? Rugg?] stood guard in the night 1 hour THURSDAY, 30. had very warm weather were mustered for 2 mos. pay had a very sharp shower of rain in the afternoon moved out in the night &, moved to the right (Vertically, at left:-) recd. a letter from Albert July, FRIDAY 1. moved up in the front line of rifle pits stayed there until afternoon & were relieved Col. Loughman was wounded pitched tents but moved again to the right
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June, WEDNESDAY, 29, 1864. arose in the morning & had some vegetable soup for breakfast lay in the pits all day without getting a man hurt wrote to Albert for a hat also to [Condon? Rugg?] stood guard in the night 1 hour THURSDAY, 30. had very warm weather were mustered for 2 mos. pay had a very sharp shower of rain in the afternoon moved out in the night &, moved to the right (Vertically, at left:-) recd. a letter from Albert July, FRIDAY 1. moved up in the front line of rifle pits stayed there until afternoon & were relieved Col. Loughman was wounded pitched tents but moved again to the right
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