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1863-11-24
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of negro troops had possession of nearly every house in town, I finally succeeded in obtaining a vacant room in which some of my men found shelter. I sought lodging over the entire village, and came very near giving up the search, when major Low of the 1st Alabama colored regiment furnished me Capt Dill and Lt. Clark with a bed in his room for the night. He is a jolly fellow from Southern Illinois, we had considerable sport together; I was fortunate enough to procure supper at a private boarding house the misfortune is that our mess chest and baggage remained at La Grange. The major told us that a negro soldier of his regiment, had been tried, condemned and shot for committing rape on a white girl a few days ago. I felt thankful for the fine accommodations I had, since the rain was pouring down in torrents. We talked till quite late, when we fell asleep. Tuesday 24. Had a long search for breakfast this morning, finally we found a small one for fifty cents. Took a look at the place with Lt. Kern. There is a fort here where four guns can be mounted. A short distance east and west of this place near the Railroad are small forts with one small iron howitzer each.
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of negro troops had possession of nearly every house in town, I finally succeeded in obtaining a vacant room in which some of my men found shelter. I sought lodging over the entire village, and came very near giving up the search, when major Low of the 1st Alabama colored regiment furnished me Capt Dill and Lt. Clark with a bed in his room for the night. He is a jolly fellow from Southern Illinois, we had considerable sport together; I was fortunate enough to procure supper at a private boarding house the misfortune is that our mess chest and baggage remained at La Grange. The major told us that a negro soldier of his regiment, had been tried, condemned and shot for committing rape on a white girl a few days ago. I felt thankful for the fine accommodations I had, since the rain was pouring down in torrents. We talked till quite late, when we fell asleep. Tuesday 24. Had a long search for breakfast this morning, finally we found a small one for fifty cents. Took a look at the place with Lt. Kern. There is a fort here where four guns can be mounted. A short distance east and west of this place near the Railroad are small forts with one small iron howitzer each.
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