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

Sunday, May 15th.

Spent the day building breastworks and strengthening our position. About to o’clock A. M. a rebel battery opened on our center, but ceased firing after a little and everything remained quiet. A thunderstorm came up in the afternoon, but was comparatively brief. Capt. Gould and I took a bath in the Nye River, and many of our men followed our example.

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