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 18, 2015

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

Occoquan Creek, May 18, 1865.

Another day’s march. Heavy rain and thunder storm commenced ten minutes before our wagons got in, and then the wind blew so hard that we could not get our tent up for an hour, and everybody got thoroughly soaked.

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