Thursday, October 16, 2014

Diary of Private Alexander G. Downing: Thursday, December 17, 1863

It cleared off and has turned quite cold, consequently the boys not on duty keep pretty close to the fires in their tents. There are no “chuck luck” banks in operation now — it is too cold, and then the boys' money is all gone.

Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 158

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