The Sixth Division received orders to be ready to march in
the morning. We have been in the rear of the army and we are now to move
forward. The railroad being in operation now, it is said that our base of
supplies will be moved forward and established at Holly Springs, Mississippi.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 87
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