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

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War Diary and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld.

June 21, 2013

War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld

June 21.— Rosengarten relieved me as officer of the day this evening. The weather has been cloudy and rainy most of the day. We sent a regiment (7th Indiana) down to Frying-Pan, to capture guerillas, etc. A detachment came back this evening with seven citizens or bushwhackers. We found out to-day that our guide was captured at Coleman’s house yesterday. Coleman lives about two miles from here, and as he had a lot of forage, our guide and quartermaster’s clerk went there for it, and were caught by a Secesh there, said to be Mosby.

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