Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Friday Aug 26th [1864]

Did not sleep very well last night
on account of the rain. We were all
put out in the green out side of
the Guard. Marched back single
file & counted. They posted a paper
on the gate, that no rations would
be issued until the man was
found that struck Sergt Mark
yesterday while he was selling
Bread in camp. Four shots were
fired last night. they killed one and
wounded one of our men, 3 P.M.
no rations yet & no prospect of getting
any. At 6 P.M. they commenced
drawing tents and soon our
squad (40) had our ^'a sibley' & were putting
them up when they sung out
for the Sergts to come & draw
rations. put our tent up
ready to sleep in Another
man shot this afternoon
by one of the Guards [a word erased]
25 men in a tent

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