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George C. Burmeister diary, 1863
1863-11-01
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November Sunday 1 This month begins on Sunday, I suppose this is a propitious omen. The day is splendid. I hope it may continue to be good weather since our tents are very poor, they do not prove much of a protection against rain. I spent this day in reading the papers. My intention is to delineate the principal officers and men of our regiment, and shall briefly notice their most distinguishing characteristics & peculiarities. I do not know much of their previous history & will therefore describe them as they appear to me at present. Col. S. G. Hill, was born and educated in the East, has been a citizen of Muscatine for perhaps ten years, where he was engaged in the lumber business with S. G. Stine. He has a very interesting family. One of his sons is a member of the 7th Iowa Inf, and another is attending school in Greenwood Academy at Muscatine, where he is known as an industrious and thorough student. I think he will make his mark. Our Colonel recruited Company “D” of our regiment, and as he and some of the other officers reported their co’s full at Davenport, Major Keeler and Capt. John, used all their influence to have him promoted to Colonel of the “Muscatine County Regiment”, so called since eight
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November Sunday 1 This month begins on Sunday, I suppose this is a propitious omen. The day is splendid. I hope it may continue to be good weather since our tents are very poor, they do not prove much of a protection against rain. I spent this day in reading the papers. My intention is to delineate the principal officers and men of our regiment, and shall briefly notice their most distinguishing characteristics & peculiarities. I do not know much of their previous history & will therefore describe them as they appear to me at present. Col. S. G. Hill, was born and educated in the East, has been a citizen of Muscatine for perhaps ten years, where he was engaged in the lumber business with S. G. Stine. He has a very interesting family. One of his sons is a member of the 7th Iowa Inf, and another is attending school in Greenwood Academy at Muscatine, where he is known as an industrious and thorough student. I think he will make his mark. Our Colonel recruited Company “D” of our regiment, and as he and some of the other officers reported their co’s full at Davenport, Major Keeler and Capt. John, used all their influence to have him promoted to Colonel of the “Muscatine County Regiment”, so called since eight
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