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Aprile 28 the 1865

R.C.Caldwells Campaigne and
travels through this war from I
Left home to I returned back
Left home Sept 17th 1863
arived at Charlotte on 18th started
to Wilmington and landed there on the 21st
then I Comenced my campaign
Dec 22 Left Willmington Marched
to fort Caswell, on the 11th of March
Left caswell Marched back to Willmington
Camp Lamb, Left Camp Lamb and March
out to Martins 3 miles from
Willmington, on the 25 Left Martins
and returned to caswell
on the Same Day, Left Caswell on
the 7 of Aprile on furlow and returnd
the 19th , May the 21 Left
for Caswell and Marched back
to Willmington , on 22nd Marche d
to masons burrow Sound the Sam
Day ) July 9th Left Willmington
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and Marched to Charleston lande[d]
the 10th on James Island, on the
22 marched back to Willmington
Landed 23rd, oct 20th Left
Willmington marched to the Sound
Camp Davis, Left Camp Davis
Nov 10 and Marched to fort Fisher
Camp Sugar Loaf, Nov 22nd
Left Sugar Loaf and March back
to Willmington, and then marched
from there to Agusta Georgia .
Landed on the 25 Nov, Left Agusta
Geor, marched to Pocotaligo Landed
the 1st Dec, Left Pocotaligo th 2nd
Landed the 3 at Savanna marched
from Savanna the same day 45 miles
four and a half Station Centerel
R R, on the 4 fell Back 35 miles
thence marched back eight miles
on the 8th there we had a fight and
then fell back to Savanna on the
Same night into the Rifle pits
there we remained under fire
till the fall of Savanna the
20th Dec, thence fall back to
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Hardeeville, Left Hardeeville on the
25 Dec and fell back to Pocotaligo
Left Pocotaligo 14th January and fell
back to Saltcetchie River, feb the 3rd
fell Back to the geo R R on the 4 and 5 feb
we retreated back to Branchville
from there we marched Doun the
Edisto River 5 miles from thence
Doun the R R to Ridgeville 17th feb
from thence to the River Brige on
the Charleston R R from thence to
Florence from thence to Chenaw
and there we Crossed the Peedee Rive
from there to Rockingham NC and
from thence we marched on to
Smithfield on the centerel R R
on from there we fell Back to
Guillford County where we was
Surrendered
Aprile 25th I Landed
home

Date: 
April 28, 1865

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. C, 10th Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Cabarrus County, NC

Recipient(s)

Unit: 
Co. C, 10th Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Cabarrus County, NC

From

From State: 
North Carolina

To

To State: 
North Carolina
To County: 
Cabarrus

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Andrea Cudworth
Transcription Date: 
November, 2011
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
December, 2011
Comments: 
This "letter" actually catalogs how Robert Caldwell traveled home at the end of the war. Because of the field requirements, I had to fill out some information that isn't necessarily accurate.

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