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

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Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills.

May 4, 2015

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

Thirteen miles south of Laurenceville, Va.,

May 4, 1865.

Our regiment in advance of the division crossed the Roanoke at 3:30 p.m. and went into camp here at sunset, making 13 miles. We crossed the N. C. and Va. line about three miles this side of the river. Good country, and people all out gazing.

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