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.

May 26, 2014

War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld

Thursday, May 26. — We remained in the second line. Received orders to be ready to move about 4 P.M. The whole army is to recross the river, move down on the enemy’s right flank towards Hanover Court House. We moved at dark, crossing on a bridge which had been built while we were in the pits. It rained heavily, so that the river rose and almost washed the bridge away. Our brigade moved up to Jericho Ford, holding it until morning.

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