Orders were issued
this morning for the army not to destroy any more property while on the march.
We just learned that while we were in Canton, General Hurlbut levied a tax on
the citizens, compelling them to furnish corn meal and other articles of food
for the army. Today we marched fifteen miles, reaching Clinton Crossroads by night,
where we went into bivouac. The rebels are still following us and there was
some skirmishing in the rear, which at times made it necessary to bring the
light artillery into action.
Source: Alexander
G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary,
p. 171
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