May 11th. High wind all day long, driving clouds of sand before it, making it impossible to move outside with comfort. It being Sunday morning, we held the usual inspection, notwithstanding the bad weather. While the inspection was going on we received orders to prepare three days’ cooked rations, and be ready to embark early in the morning; the remainder of the day was occupied in preparing the rations and packing up.
Ordered to be ready to embark early in the morning.–Diary of Josiah Marshall Favill.
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