Near Big Shanty, Ga., June 17, 1864.
Has rained steadily all day, wetting everybody, but “drying up” all shooting. A very disagreeable day. I saw 83 Rebels come in to-day, about one-half of whom were deserters and the rest figured to get captured.
June 17, 2014
Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills, (8th Illinois Infantry)
Near Big Shanty, Ga., June 17, 1864.
Has rained steadily all day, wetting everybody, but “drying up” all shooting. A very disagreeable day. I saw 83 Rebels come in to-day, about one-half of whom were deserters and the rest figured to get captured.
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