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

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“We are going to shake up the bones of the rebellion.”–Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills.

November 6, 2014

Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills, (8th Illinois Infantry)

November 6, 1864.

Rain all day. We are preparing for a huge campaign, and are all right glad of it; 50 days’ rations is the word. Don’t know when we start. Montgomery or Augusta are probably the points. We are going to shake up the bones of the rebellion. I would not miss this campaign for anything.

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