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Opening: 10 verso, 11 recto
Date(s) of entries: February 3 to 8, 1863
Author: James Boardman
Content: Diary


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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1863

Cold & Windy Start from Cairo at 9.a.m for Columbus, K.y. Distance 25 miles Went down on the .U.S. [?] 12.o.c. Camp inside the fortification

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1863.

Pleasent day Nothing going on

 

WEDNESDAY 4

Cloudy with chilly wind Go down to view the city. Not a favorable impreshon

 

SATURDAY 7

Rather Cloudy to day Went down town saw the great chain that Bragg [i.e., General Braxton Bragg] Blocaded the River with

 

THURSDAY 5

Quite pleasent Tent Mates, DK Bill [i.e., Private? David Bill] BF Simmons [i.e., Sergeant B. Frank Simmons] E Freygang [i.e., Private Edward Freygang] J Collen [i.e., Private? John Colsen] F M Cartright [i.e., Private? Francis M. Cartwright]

 

SUNDAY 8

Cloudy to day Commenced Raining alittle in the afternoon

 
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