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

Unidentified Confederate Soldier

Robert M. Magill—Personal Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier Boy.

May 26, 2012

Robert M. Magill—Personal Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier Boy, 39th Georgia Regiment of Infantry

Monday, 26th.—I am more tired this morning than when I went to bed last night. W. E. Story, Adison Ramsey and myself, undertook to sleep together lentghwise of the hill. Had to lay a pole at the lower side to keep from rolling down the hill; but we soon found that would not pay the one against the pole, as he was being well pressed by the other two; so we got up and put a pool between each one, and slept together anyway; that is, if you call sleeping with a pole between us sleeping together. Remained at Gap until June 6th, with nothing to disturb us except lying in line of battle one night.


(Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

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