Near Beaufort, S. C., January 26, 1865.
We have had heavy rains and now very cold weather without being in the least prepared for it. We move tomorrow at 7 a. m. for the main land and forage.
All tents are to be left behind “until they can be forwarded by water.” That seems to point to a short and sharp campaign, and we all think Charleston is the objective point.
SOURCE: Charles Wright Wills, Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, p. 337
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