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12th. About six this morning enemy appeared in our front and drove in our pickets ; skirmishing all day, assisted by Cavalry.
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At 5.00 PM we were overpowered, cut off from the division, and 127 of our regiment, among whom was your humble servant, were compelled to surrender.
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All the prisoners were dismounted,
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The enemy proved to be the advance of General Lee's army; remained prisoner at Jefferson all night.
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13th. The rebels took us to Harrington and then back to Jefferson; had nothing to eat these two days and men very hungry.
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virtualmod wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:35 am 12th. About six this morning enemy appeared in our front and drove in our pickets ; skirmishing all day, assisted by Cavalry.
12. Около шести часов утра враг появился на нашем фронте и въехал в наши пикеты; перестрелка весь день, поддерживаема Кавалерией.
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virtualmod wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:35 am At 5.00 PM we were overpowered, cut off from the division, and 127 of our regiment, among whom was your humble servant, were compelled to surrender.
В 17.00 мы были подавлены, отрезаны от дивизии, и 127-го нашего полка, среди которых был и ваш покорный слуга, были вынуждены сдаться.
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virtualmod wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:36 am All the prisoners were dismounted,
Все пленники были спешены,
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virtualmod wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:36 am The enemy proved to be the advance of General Lee's army; remained prisoner at Jefferson all night.
Враг оказался наступлением армии Генерала Ли; оставался пленником в Джефферсоне всю ночь.
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virtualmod wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:36 am 13th. The rebels took us to Harrington and then back to Jefferson; had nothing to eat these two days and men very hungry.
13. Повстанцы отвезли нас в Харрингтон, а затем обратно в Джефферсон; нечего есть эти два дня, и мужчины очень голодные.
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