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Opening: 10 verso, 11 recto
Date(s) of entries: February 3 to 8, 1863
Author: James Boardman
Content: Diary
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1863
Cold & Windy Start from Cairo at 9.a.m for Columbus, K.y. Distance 25 miles
Went down on the .U.S. [?] 12.o.c. Camp inside the fortification
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1863.
Pleasent day Nothing going on
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WEDNESDAY 4
Cloudy with chilly wind Go down to view the city. Not a favorable impreshon
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SATURDAY 7
Rather Cloudy to day Went down town saw the great chain that Bragg [i.e., General Braxton Bragg]
Blocaded the River with
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THURSDAY 5
Quite pleasent Tent Mates, DK Bill [i.e., Private? David Bill] BF Simmons [i.e., Sergeant B. Frank Simmons] E Freygang [i.e., Private Edward Freygang] J Collen [i.e., Private? John Colsen] F M Cartright [i.e., Private? Francis M. Cartwright]
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SUNDAY 8
Cloudy to day Commenced Raining alittle in the afternoon
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Transcription last modified:
11 Jun 2003 at 05:48 PM EDT
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