A Diary written by Confederate Officer Lt. James McCulloch in Company A, 34th Georgia,
writes about his experiences during the Civil War,
with additional pages of notes.

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Took one company
as skrimmishers and
spread through the field.
Got to a bend on the river
Found a *bushwacker
shot through & through
the breast. Right arm broke
duying. Found his gun
Took him to the lane
& left him for the dappers
& miners to bury.
Calvelry came up and
scouted the hillsides
Got 10-12 prisoners.
Heard that one Calvelry
man was killed but don't
know. Went on a mile
or so & came to Boston.
Found the Calvelry in a
store helping themselves.
Went to another store. It
had a guard round it.
Got in a window.

*Named Frank Faulkner. Bushwackers dress in light blue homespun jeans.

Looked for boots. Found
a pr. Couldn't get them
on my socks were wet.
Got a dry pr. Boots went
on. I went in got some
tobacco, handerchief
cloth, coat, sweet soap.
Swapped my old shirt
for a new one. Got a
pair of ladies hose, took
them along to look at.

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Got this*book & pencil &
many other little necessaries.
Got a first rate dinner
then proceeded to whare
Col.J. was distributing some
apple brandy. Proceeded
amediately to tast it &
then to take a drink &
then to fill my canteen.

*If anyone finds this
book, recollect it's mine.

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