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

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Road building.–Investing Yorktown.–Diary of Josiah Marshall Favill

April 11, 2012

Diary of a Young Officer–Josiah Marshall Favill (57th New York Infantry)

April 11th. After much rain, the weather has become fine, and to-day is perfect. All our energies are bent upon road building, while the troops still arriving are mostly sent to the front, to invest historic Yorktown. I have been unwell during the last two days, but got through with a good deal of work; made field returns, and quarterly returns of deceased soldiers; in the evening felt something better.

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