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George C. Burmeister diary, 1863
1863-11-19
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Thursday 19. At four o’clock this morning the bugle’s shrill notes commanded us to rise and prepare ourselves for our march. We took a good breakfast, after which we loaded our baggage on our wagons. The drums and fifes sounded the signal to “fall in”, sunrise found us on our way to LaGrange. We marched through the outskirts of the city of Memphis, some of the people attracted by our martial music, came to their windows and doors, gave us tokens of their sympathy for us, by waving handkerchiefs and bidding us God speed, others stared at us and stood sullenly silent as we passed them, their physiognomies indicated that their prayers were leveled at us for our destruction, and the welfare of the rebels. Our men were in a very cheerful mood. It gave me pleasure to shake hands with our Muscatine friend Judge Williams, who is chief judge of the only court in Tennessee. The road of our march, was lined with deserted dwellings, numerous picket stations and small works for defense of all descriptions. This section of this state has numerous battlefields upon it, where the contending forces met in bloody conflict. The country shows many signs
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Thursday 19. At four o’clock this morning the bugle’s shrill notes commanded us to rise and prepare ourselves for our march. We took a good breakfast, after which we loaded our baggage on our wagons. The drums and fifes sounded the signal to “fall in”, sunrise found us on our way to LaGrange. We marched through the outskirts of the city of Memphis, some of the people attracted by our martial music, came to their windows and doors, gave us tokens of their sympathy for us, by waving handkerchiefs and bidding us God speed, others stared at us and stood sullenly silent as we passed them, their physiognomies indicated that their prayers were leveled at us for our destruction, and the welfare of the rebels. Our men were in a very cheerful mood. It gave me pleasure to shake hands with our Muscatine friend Judge Williams, who is chief judge of the only court in Tennessee. The road of our march, was lined with deserted dwellings, numerous picket stations and small works for defense of all descriptions. This section of this state has numerous battlefields upon it, where the contending forces met in bloody conflict. The country shows many signs
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