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my intention to make Moline the evening objective, 

 but I was compelled to halt at Milan — twenty miles 

 from the morning starting-point — where the bridge 

 was torn up that crossed Rock River at this point. 

 Being delayed, I sent a note forward to Davenport in- 

 forming Babcock that I would cross the Mississippi 

 the following afternoon at three o'clock ; in the mean- 

 time waiting, with what patience I could muster, for 

 the bridge work to proceed. 



