1862 August 20 on board the [Princeton?]

[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, musician and private in the 23rd Ohio]


Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1862

This morning at
daybreak were
ordered up and took
to the land & marched
across the country
about 6 miles to
Portland where after wait-
ing some time we learned
that our boat had grounded
and was broken  I went
to a house & got my
breakfast, after a time we
played some.  were  invited &
went to a lady
and played some several of
the boys got dinner, found that
they had fed probably more
than 100 soldiers. during the
afternoon the left wing came
up.  We with Co A went on
board the P[rinceton?]
mostly clear warm

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