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October 26, 1863

October 26, 2013 by mvanders

Camp.  Very cold today.  Commenced drilling again.  This afternoon skirmished.  The peculiar meaning, (army definition,) is killed lice.  Everybody gets them on the march.  I found many.  Hair cut &c.  Sort of a claring [sic] up time with me.  Beautiful moonlight evening.

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