It was cloudy with some rain, though it cleared off in the
afternoon and turned quite cool. Things are very quiet in camp, and our duty is
light; we do not have even picket duty, as the cavalry are doing that on the
outskirts. Nearly all the citizens inside of our lines have taken the oath,
swearing that they will not aid the Southern Confederacy. All of them express
the view that the war will come to a close soon. We hope their view will prove
true.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 241-2
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