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

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Three Years in the Confederate Horse Artillery — George Michael Neese.

August 7, 2013

Three Years in the Confederate Horse Artillery — George Michael Neese.

August 7 — We were on outpost picket until sunset, and were relieved then by the second section of our battery. We came back on reserve and camped quarter of a mile west of Brandy Station. From our picket post we saw the Yankee line of pickets to-day, which was only about a mile from our post.

We had a hard thunder-shower this evening while we were returning from picket; rain fell in torrents, which soaked us all over.

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