Sunday, July 15, 2012

Diary of Alexander G. Downing: Wednesday, September 25, 1861


It rained all day and we had to drill in a big barn on the edge of town. We drilled in the barn on the "double quick." On account of the rain, business of all kinds is almost at a standstill.

Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 10

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