Sunday, May 11, 2014

Diary of Alexander G. Downing: Sunday, July 12, 1863

We started this morning at sunup and arrived at General Sherman's headquarters at 10 o'clock. Two regiments of Sherman's army came out to reinforce our train guard. They feared that the rebels' cavalry would make a raid on the train before we could reach the main army. We arrived safely without losing a single wagon. Cannonading is going on quite lively from both sides. Good water is very scarce here, and the few wells and cisterns which we can draw upon are crowded all the time; I stood with two canteens for more than an hour waiting for my turn.

Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 128

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