We heard again that Port Hudson was taken, and also that
Rosecrans had a battle, but can learn nothing definite. A squad from our
regiment mounted on mules and horses had an exciting experience while out
scouting, about twelve miles from camp. Seeing some chickens in the yard of a
farm house, they thought they might as well get a few to take along with them.
When some of the boys, dismounting, entered the yard to catch the chickens,
they were met by the woman of the house with a bucket of scalding hot water and
they had a hard time trying to keep out of her way. Some of the boys got a touch
of the hot water, but they caught their chickens.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 104
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