Thursday, May 24, 2012

Diary of Alexander G. Downing: Sunday, September 1, 1861


We had our first preaching in camp today, both morning and evening, by the chaplain of the Eleventh Iowa Infantry. Quite a number of folks came out from town to attend the meeting. At 5 o'clock we had dress parade with the Eighth Iowa.

Source: Alexander G, Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 7

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