Occoquan Creek, May 18, 1865.
Another day’s march. Heavy rain and thunder storm commenced ten minutes before our wagons got in, and then the wind blew so hard that we could not get our tent up for an hour, and everybody got thoroughly soaked.
May 18, 2015
Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills, (8th Illinois Infantry)
Occoquan Creek, May 18, 1865.
Another day’s march. Heavy rain and thunder storm commenced ten minutes before our wagons got in, and then the wind blew so hard that we could not get our tent up for an hour, and everybody got thoroughly soaked.
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