Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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“Can hear nothing of the enemy.”–Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills.

March 2, 2015

Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills, (8th Illinois Infantry)

New Market, S. C., March 2, 1865.

A disagreeable, half drizzle, half sprinkle, all last night and to-day. Our brigade in advance and made 10 miles. Poor country, but pretty well settled. Many of the men have had no breadstuffs for three days. They drew two days of hardbread February 18th, and have foraged everything else we have had since. Don’t know when we draw again. Still have our 8 days of “tack” in the wagons. We will get plenty of forage again to-morrow. Can hear nothing of the enemy. We left Darlington 20 miles on our right to-day and will probably strike the Peedee near Society Hill.

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