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1861-08-31
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August, THURSDAY, 29, 1861. Retraced two miles of our Journey we was on the wrong road, traveled all day through the mud and rain. We are now forty miles from Harpers Ferry 20 miles from Washington. encamped near Darnstown. FRIDAY, 30. To-day we rested and got ready for inspections, it is very pleasant to-day. Doubleday has a new Battery of six cannon it is in our Brigade. SATURDAY, 31. General Inspection by General Hamilton, We shall get pay and Uniform soon, our Uniform is very ragged and we are the worst looking Regt. in the field.
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August, THURSDAY, 29, 1861. Retraced two miles of our Journey we was on the wrong road, traveled all day through the mud and rain. We are now forty miles from Harpers Ferry 20 miles from Washington. encamped near Darnstown. FRIDAY, 30. To-day we rested and got ready for inspections, it is very pleasant to-day. Doubleday has a new Battery of six cannon it is in our Brigade. SATURDAY, 31. General Inspection by General Hamilton, We shall get pay and Uniform soon, our Uniform is very ragged and we are the worst looking Regt. in the field.
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