A very common thing.

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[The following is from the Civil War diary of Samuel Clear, a Union soldier.]

Saturday, Sept 3rd

The Regiment all went out on Fatigue duty, I sent over to the 85th. Bro Ed had peas for dinner, we got to talking about old times, I eat all the peas and when I started home I could hardly get there, while we was eating a shell came over (a very common thing) and took a mans arm off. I got back to quarters safely.

Source:

Chisholm, Daniel, et al. “Diary.” The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865. Ballantine Books, 1990. 38. Print.

[**The following is from the Civil War diary of Samuel Clear, a Union soldier.**] >*Saturday, Sept 3rd* >The Regiment all went out on Fatigue duty, I sent over to the 85th. Bro Ed had peas for dinner, we got to talking about old times, I eat all the peas and when I started home I could hardly get there, while we was eating a shell came over (a very common thing) and took a mans arm off. I got back to quarters safely. ________________________ **Source:** Chisholm, Daniel, et al. “Diary.” *The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865*. Ballantine Books, 1990. 38. Print.

A very common thing.

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