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

Measles!–Richard R. Hancock, Second Tennessee Cavalry.

August 17, 2011

Hancock’s Diary: or, A History of The Second Tennessee Cavalry.–Richard R. Hancock.

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Thursday, 15th.—Seventy-five of our battalions set out from Camp Schuyler to go to Knoxville, about forty miles east, with some prisoners. They returned the 17th.

The measles broke out in camp while at Camp Schuyler.1

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1 J. C. McAdoo and brother Will (Company E) had the measles, and went home from this camp. Brother Ben went with them.

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