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

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Lull in fighting.–Diary of Josiah Marshall Favill.

December 14, 2012

Diary of a Young Officer–Josiah Marshall Favill (57th New York Infantry)

[December 14th.]

At daylight next morning, (Saturday) [actually Sunday] all were on the alert, but received no orders, and the enemy made no attack; throughout the day and another night the situation remained unchanged. The field was covered with dead, still unburied, and many of our men in front, still lying on their bellies, keeping up a scattering fire.

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