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Opening: 19 verso, 20 recto
Date(s) of entries: October 15 to 29, 1863
Author: Thomas Benton Alexander
Content: Diary


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The 15 took boat at Montgomery Ala for Cahaba got there the 16 and went to parole camp one mile from [?] The 20th was ordered to town from provost guards Oct 21 was ordered in off of guard and ordered to enterprise miss [i.e., Mississippi] got on a boat at Cahaba Ala oct 22nd landed at selma the same day at 1.ock P.M. the 23 got on cars at selma at 8 ock a.m. for enterprise miss got to Enterprise oct

the 24 then was ordered back to Cahaba Ala The 24 in evening we started back to Cahaba 24 stayed at Maredian [sp. Meridian] 25 at 6.oclk left maredian for selma landed there at 5.o'clk stayed all night the 26 left selma 5 1/2 oc got Cahaba at 8.o'ck P.M. then was ordered to mobile the 27. got on boat at 2 oclk P.M. and started to mobile the 28 run all day and night 29. landed at mobile 2.oclk A.M. then was ordered to a Battery out on the

 
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