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

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Towards the Chickahominy.–Diary of Josiah Marshall Favill.

May 18, 2012

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

May 18th. About noon we struck tents and marched four miles, towards the Chickahominy, this time bivouacking in the open field; the woods were too hot and close, and the pine ticks have ceased to be interesting; plenty of good springs about here with just a taste of civilization.

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