War Diaries (September 8) (nonfiction)
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War Diary quotations for September 8
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Thomas D. Christie: September 8, 1862
… we have received orders to make everything ready for active service, all the ammunition is to be inspected, and cooked rations kept on hand to last 3 days.
Rumors are flying round of our Battery being ordered to Kentucky to defend Cincinnatti [sic] and help to whip Kirby Smith. One thing is certain, your letters will not be directed to Corinth much longer, the Fall Campaign will soon open in the West and we entertain expectation of wintering in Mobile and bathing in salt water.
