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| + | Waggons come up and "Frank" | ||
| + | got us breakfast of eggs, ham,chicken, | ||
| + | potatoes, bread,and coffee. Lt. Col. | ||
| + | [Grene?] eat with us. Just before | ||
| + | I had taken some coffee with Chaplin | ||
| + | Adams, 5th , me. After breakfast division | ||
| + | moved across the battlefield into the | ||
| + | Hagerstown road and then beyond | ||
| + | into position facing Sharpsburg our | ||
| + | line of battle nearly perpendicularly | ||
| + | to the turnpike- Had just got into | ||
| + | position when order came from Gen. | ||
| + | McClellen to push up over toward the | ||
| + | river. | ||
| + | We have now reached the | ||
| + | river and our troops are in position. | ||
| + | The enemy have crossed and have | ||
| + | their batteries lining the hills on the | ||
| + | opposite side of the river. Artillery | ||
| + | officer thinks we shall have an | ||
| + | artillery fight soon. | ||
| + | I have been visiting the | ||
Latest revision as of 11:20, 7 April 2019
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9th Geo Longstreet
5th Va Jackson
Waggons come up and "Frank"
got us breakfast of eggs, ham,chicken, potatoes, bread,and coffee. Lt. Col. [Grene?] eat with us. Just before I had taken some coffee with Chaplin Adams, 5th , me. After breakfast division moved across the battlefield into the Hagerstown road and then beyond into position facing Sharpsburg our line of battle nearly perpendicularly to the turnpike- Had just got into position when order came from Gen. McClellen to push up over toward the river.
We have now reached the
river and our troops are in position. The enemy have crossed and have their batteries lining the hills on the opposite side of the river. Artillery officer thinks we shall have an artillery fight soon.
I have been visiting the