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Sept 26th 1862 A fair day. We remained near Sharpsburg for a number of days doing picket and guard duty and drilling President Lincoln reviewed the armey while here in camp. In a few days we marched down to Antietem iron works and went into camp. Our picket duty here is on the banks of the Potomac River. We spent near a month in this camp and lost some men from fear. | Sept 26th 1862 A fair day. We remained near Sharpsburg for a number of days doing picket and guard duty and drilling President Lincoln reviewed the armey while here in camp. In a few days we marched down to Antietem iron works and went into camp. Our picket duty here is on the banks of the Potomac River. We spent near a month in this camp and lost some men from fear. | ||
Oct 29th We got orders to be ready to march at dark and we took up a line of march in the direction of Harpers Farry [Harpers Ferry], went within two miles of the place and camped. | Oct 29th We got orders to be ready to march at dark and we took up a line of march in the direction of Harpers Farry [Harpers Ferry], went within two miles of the place and camped. | ||
| − | 30th Marched in the morning to the fary crossed the Potomac and Shanandoah [Shenandoah] rivers, then marched down around the bluff in to the Louden valey and up a few miles and camped for the night Just two months since we wer mustered in Me. | + | 30th Marched in the morning to the fary crossed the Potomac and Shanandoah [Shenandoah] rivers, then marched down around the bluff in to the Louden valey [Louden Valley] and up a few miles and camped for the night Just two months since we wer mustered in Me. |
| − | Nov 1st A fair day. We marched in the morning in the directions of white plains [White Plains]. We lay about near the same place for some days with but little to do. Some canonading heard acasionaly. A little scirmish in smokers gap a few miles away. I have a dred full cramp in the chest. | + | Nov 1st A fair day. We marched in the morning in the directions of white plains [White Plains]. We lay about near the same place for some days with but little to do. Some canonading heard acasionaly. A little scirmish in smokers gap [Smoker's Gap] a few miles away. I have a dred full cramp in the chest. |
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�10 Sharpsburg and on the march Sept 26th 1862 A fair day. We remained near Sharpsburg for a number of days doing picket and guard duty and drilling President Lincoln reviewed the armey while here in camp. In a few days we marched down to Antietem iron works and went into camp. Our picket duty here is on the banks of the Potomac River. We spent near a month in this camp and lost some men from fear. Oct 29th We got orders to be ready to march at dark and we took up a line of march in the direction of Harpers Farry [Harpers Ferry], went within two miles of the place and camped. 30th Marched in the morning to the fary crossed the Potomac and Shanandoah [Shenandoah] rivers, then marched down around the bluff in to the Louden valey [Louden Valley] and up a few miles and camped for the night Just two months since we wer mustered in Me. Nov 1st A fair day. We marched in the morning in the directions of white plains [White Plains]. We lay about near the same place for some days with but little to do. Some canonading heard acasionaly. A little scirmish in smokers gap [Smoker's Gap] a few miles away. I have a dred full cramp in the chest. 7th