Saturday, February 22, 2014

Diary of Alexander G. Downing: Saturday, April 25, 1863

Our division received orders to get ready to March. All the sick are being taken to the hospital and we are storing our supplies1 upon the boat. We have to go in light marching order, one tent to each company and with five days' rations.
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1 Tents and extra baggage. — A. G. D.

Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 111

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