. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . egi-ment resumed its march. It reached Harri-sons Landing about four in the afternoon,just as it began to rain in torrents. Here theywere relie\^ed from guard duty and allowed theprivilege of making themselves as comfortableas possible under the circumstances. The levelland which terminates in blufis on the JamesRiver was covered with hundreds of acres ofwheat ready for the harvest. The process ofcuttmg for the army began without delay,and before night every blade of it Avas inuse for bedding and forage; not a vestigeremained to tell of the
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . egi-ment resumed its march. It reached Harri-sons Landing about four in the afternoon,just as it began to rain in torrents. Here theywere relie\^ed from guard duty and allowed theprivilege of making themselves as comfortableas possible under the circumstances. The levelland which terminates in blufis on the JamesRiver was covered with hundreds of acres ofwheat ready for the harvest. The process ofcuttmg for the army began without delay,and before night every blade of it Avas inuse for bedding and forage; not a vestigeremained to tell of the waving fields whichhad covered the plain a few hours fields whereon it stood were trampledunder foot; not even a stubble stood in fields of mud were the resting-place ofthe army. It was almost as muddy as if thewaters of the deluge had just receded fromthe face of the earth. Mules, horses, and menwere alike smeared and spotted with mire,and the ardor of the army was somewhatdampened thereby. RECOLLECTIONS OF A PRIVATE. ^39.
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