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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864

1864-03-06 -- 1864-03-09

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36 returned, 7th received orders at noon to prepare for a tramp, with blankets and accouterments destination supposed, up Red river, the 17th Wis leaves for home to night on furlough our regt escorted them to boat after 9, o,clock Pm, 8th yet in camp relieved from guard duty, prisoners released, sent home overcoat & blanket by express, 11th Ill regt returned report of their capture false, and a fight the 6th nobly sustained their well earned reputation, wrote a letter yesterday to Sis, are expecting to leave camp at 7, Am to morrow, 9th revillee at 4 Am, order issued to start at 6 Am, rained hard in the forenoon, left camp at 3 Pm, went aboard the John Raines, a marine boat, Cheney Bowman & others unwell left in camp, Lieut Brooks detailed to act as Qr. M. for
 
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