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1861-10-31
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October, THURSDAY, 31, 1861. Left Frederick Junction this noon for the Potomac to Join the Regt. there Co. C & D were along they have been Guarding the Bridges at the Junction arrived at Hyattstown at six P.M. Camp (Frederick City) Banks November, FRIDAY, 1. Where shall 17 Sept. I be to-day To-day I marched eighteen miles to join the Regt. from Hyattstown to Darnstown, arrived in camp at sundown, the trees are so thick the tents are not hardly visible from one to another. I packed my knapsack all day SATURDAY, 2. Here we are our Regt. in the centre of Banks Div. half amile from the Potomac by going to the river you can hear the enemys drums, and our Pickets talk with the sesesh Pickets, we are camped in the dense woods, it is very stormy to day. ugh!
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October, THURSDAY, 31, 1861. Left Frederick Junction this noon for the Potomac to Join the Regt. there Co. C & D were along they have been Guarding the Bridges at the Junction arrived at Hyattstown at six P.M. Camp (Frederick City) Banks November, FRIDAY, 1. Where shall 17 Sept. I be to-day To-day I marched eighteen miles to join the Regt. from Hyattstown to Darnstown, arrived in camp at sundown, the trees are so thick the tents are not hardly visible from one to another. I packed my knapsack all day SATURDAY, 2. Here we are our Regt. in the centre of Banks Div. half amile from the Potomac by going to the river you can hear the enemys drums, and our Pickets talk with the sesesh Pickets, we are camped in the dense woods, it is very stormy to day. ugh!
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