We made the entire trip of thirty miles from Davenport last
night and reached home by daylight. I went up to Tipton this afternoon and was
sworn into the State service, my service dating back to August 20th. Our former
captain, Mr. McLoney, and some of the other Inland boys are here, besides four
of the Le Claire boys. We are trying to form a new company and everything looks
good for a new company in a short time, quite a number of the boys having
already enrolled. We are boarding at the hotel.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s
Civil War Diary, p. 9
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