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Date of birth
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34588670He was born in Walpole Northfolk Country Massachusetts . -
Enlist as a volunteer
http://www.actonmemoriallibrary.org/civilwar/regiments/Mass/35mass.htmlHe is the one of 300,000 volunteer for the . He feel that it is his duty to be on them. He feel proud of him self. He wanted to do that. -
At Camp Stanton, Lynnfield, Massachusetts
http://www.actonmemoriallibrary.org/civilwar/regiments/Mass/35mass.htmlHe feel pleasent. Everything was new at the camp. They have fish chowder for dinner. -
He have his guard duty.
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-civilwar/5513He think it was easier. -
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Arrived at camp in Arlington Heifhs
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General McClellan's army marched past his camp.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/george-b-mcclellanTheir cloth were worn and wery. He felt ashamed of his new uniform. He wished he could be with them in the battle field and show the marks of honorable service. -
First Bttlefield
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history/videos/the-union-siege-of-vicksburgThey have to go on the front line. They have a rough march, about 4 miles. They have to climb steep hill. When on thier way to the the battleground they saw many wounded people and when he near the battleground he saw dead body. He feel a chill over him. They took the advanced and enter the wood. After they when into the wood a rifle ball when passing through his left leg. It give him a shock. He dare not to move. He feel scared. -
First Battlefield 2
Later on he found out that his bone was not injuries, It was a only fresh wound. He also found out that his body is growing weaker. He try to used his tower to cover up his wounded. -
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After the battlefield
He send off to Convalescent Camp at Alexandia. Some regiment are discharge because they have disabilities. Some are lying in the hospital. He was not feeling well because of diareha. He think the cause is when he drink to much aqueduct water. Sometime when he do nothing, he like to read and sometime write a letter. He want to transfer into a new quarter. So he spoke with surgen to ask him if he could transfer into a new quarter in order to get well.He was feeling better after his wouned heal. -
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Marching
May-6
They were marching through Nicholasville, across the Kentucky River at Hickman. They march 17 miles more and camped. It was raining and give him a hard time. They have a raw pork and hardtack.
May-7
It was a cold ranning day. He wish that they don't have to march until a good wearther but an order come told them to go. They march in muddy and pased through Lancaster. They marched about 14 more miles and camped.
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Racing between the reble.
They are racing between the reble. Who can get to the Knoxville. IT was a muddy day. Some soidier have to walk without their shose. He feel that he was lucky enough to have shose. -
Discharge
He got his discharge from the military. He feel welcome home. -
Date of death
