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

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Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier by Louis Léon

June 27, 2014

Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier By Louis Léon [53d North Carolina Regiment, infantry]

June 27—Received money to-day from home, but they gave me sutler’s checks for it, as we were not allowed any money, for fear we would bribe the sentinels and make our escape.

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