We had a heavy rain during the night and the day opened
cloudy and dismal. Our entire expedition started on the return journey for
Vicksburg. We covered twenty-six miles and camped for the night on Oak Ridge.
Some of the men had found too much of the "Southern bay rum," and
imbibing quite freely, became so top-heavy on the way that they had to be
hauled all day.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 139
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