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"Soldiering – The Civil War Diary of
Rice C. Bull, 123rd New York Volunteer Infantry" edited by K. Jack
Bauer and published by Presidio Press.
"When the weather was dry and warm
our tents were comfortable sleeping quarters but in wet, cold times they were
anything but satisfactory. They would shed rain when it came gently but if the
storm was heavy the rain would come through, at first like damp mist and when
the cloth was well soaked would run through in big drops like a leaking roof. In
rainy weather we had either to stand out and take it full force or lie wet in
our tents."
Wounded at Chancellorsville, May 5,
1863
"but as the storm continued it drove
the rain and spray through our tent cloths and we were soon as wet as we could
be. We were fortunate that the water did not, at once, run into our tent;
however, the ground underneath was soon soaked and our blankets wet."
Marching with Shermans, March 9, 1865
"It had rained so hard during the
night that not many men stayed under their tents; the ground was so soaked with
water it was more comfortable to stand by the fires."
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