We had a downpour of
rain last night which continued most of the day. Our camp is flooded, the dry
run beside it having become a raging torrent, and our camp ground is under
water from one to four feet. Some of the boys put all their belongings on their
bunks and others left for higher grounds.
Source: Alexander G.
Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary,
p. 150
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