{"id":1002,"date":"2013-05-30T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.bowdoin.edu\/arch\/civil-war-blog\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:46:21","slug":"may-30-1863","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/civil-war-blog\/2013\/05\/30\/may-30-1863\/","title":{"rendered":"May 30, 1863"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/civil-war-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2013\/03\/32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1003 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/civil-war-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2013\/03\/32-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"32\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/civil-war-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2013\/03\/32-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/civil-war-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2013\/03\/32-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/civil-war-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2013\/03\/32-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/civil-war-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2013\/03\/32.jpg 1633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a>Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Turned out at 3 \u00bd o\u2019clock, made coffee, &amp; started about 4 \u00bd.\u00a0 The morning was warm &amp; sultry, but we made good time &amp; reached the \u201cMeeting House in the Woods\u201d\u2014the limit of our march, on the 14<sup>th<\/sup> of March\u2014at 9 o\u2019clock.\u00a0 Here both Regiments halted two hours to put the arms in order &amp; have them inspected.<\/p>\n<p>The big guns have been thundering away for the last hour (9 o\u2019clock now) &amp; I suppose there is soon to be work for us.\u00a0 May God grant great success to our arms, &amp; \u201ccover our heads in the day of battle.\u201d\u00a0 May he verify his promise to us \u201cCall upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, &amp; thou shalt glorify me.\u201d\u00a0 I feel that I ought to glorify Him for his past mercies to me &amp; mine, &amp; should he spare my life, I will try to glorify his holy name through all my life.\u00a0 May he help me to do so, Amen.<\/p>\n<p>Moved again at 11 &amp; marched [illeg. word] across the plains some six miles to a plantation about 3 miles from our batteries that have been playing upon the rebel works all day.\u00a0 We are to spend the night here, but whether we are to go into battle tomorrow we know not.<\/p>\n<p>We are here about opposite the centre of the works, 7 shall probably be in Grover\u2019s Division.\u00a0 The impression seems to prevail that the rebels cannot hold out more than a few days at most, but that their works will not be taken without much loss of life.\u00a0 God grant that we may succeed without much further sacrifice of life.\u00a0 Lay down early &amp; slept well.\u00a0 The big guns were roaring all night, though I did not hear them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.bowdoin.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/1540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diary of Isaac Winslow Case [Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday. 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